You may want to take a look at:
http://librarysupportstaff.com/4automate.html
There are several free and low cost solutions but I don't know if there is one
that will be a viable solution for you. Sounds like you need a self checkout
system like the 3m unit that connects to III although that particular system
would be priced way outside your budget. But the idea is a patron scans there
card, mag stripe or bar code and then scans bar code from book/books. Still
it would be the honor system.
You may want to check other links from the Google I used:
Linux personal library software with bar code
Thomas
On Friday 23 September 2011 18:27:33 you wrote:
> Apologies if this is the wrong forum, but if anyone can point me in the
> right direction...
>
> We have an unstaffed library and can't leave a computer in it. Is there a
> way to automate
>
> 1) with no computer - do circulation and catalog in the cloud. Volunteers
> bring in laptops to do circulation and clients access catalog with iphones
> 2) that doesn't cost a fortune
>
> Thanks so much
>
> Rowan
>
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