If I recall correctly, Librarything has a some kind of check-in/check-out
functionality, intended for people who use their personal collection as a
lending library.

I'm signing into my account to check right now.

- Dave

On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 11:51 PM, rowan eisner <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hi Dave
>
> It's an honesty system, card based, the way most community libraries used
> to
> work before computers. Because it's unstaffed about 15% of books aren't
> returned but we get a similar amount of donations. So we have that constant
> churn to take in and out of a card catalog manually.
>
> We need borrowers to be able to check out books. I was thinking maybe with
> a
> scanner attached to an iphone running an app. I didn't think librarything
> could do circulation. I thought it was just a catalog.
>
> What do you reckon?
>
> Cheers
> Rowan
>
> On 23 September 2011 21:34, David Mayo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I think it's going to be difficult to find a solution that's entirely
> cloud
> > based.
> >
> > What functionality do you need? If you have a very limited subset of
> > ILS/OPAC functions in mind, theoretically a LibraryThing paid account or
> > similar quasi-library service might suffice.
> >
> > I'm having trouble understanding how circulation works/is expected to
> work
> > when librarians aren't present.  Is there a sign-out sheet?  How do you
> > monitor for lossage?
> >
> > - Dave Mayo
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:42 PM, rowan eisner <[log in to unmask]
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Esme
> > >
> > > No, the library is open all hours but volunteers just come in 2 hrs a
> > week.
> > > I'm not sure how it could work but if we leave anything plugged in it
> > will
> > > get stolen or struck by lightning. We're in cloud forest.
> > >
> > > With koha and open-ils do we have to run the software on a server or do
> > we
> > > just get an account on an existing system? Running a system ourselves
> > might
> > > take a lot for us to figure out.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Rowan
> > >
> > > On 23 September 2011 16:38, Cowles, Esme <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Rowan-
> > > >
> > > > Having a hosted catalog and circ system seems very easy to do.  There
> > are
> > > > several open source library systems such as Koha and Evergreen that
> > might
> > > > suit your needs:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.koha.org/
> > > >
> > > > http://open-ils.org/
> > > >
> > > > Are there volunteers present the entire time the library is open to
> > > > borrowers?  Or are you counting on borrowers having smartphones to
> > > complete
> > > > self-checkout?
> > > >
> > > > -Esme
> > > > --
> > > > Esme Cowles <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >
> > > > "I don't need to be forgiven." -- The Who, Baba O'Reilly
> > > >
> > > > On Sep 23, 2011, at 3:27 PM, rowan eisner 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
> > > >
> > >
> >
>