http://www.bookbump.com/manual.php

There's some level of loaned/borrowed tracking functionality.  Might do; at
least closer than LibraryThing.

- Dave Mayo

On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 12:14 AM, David Mayo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> They don't, actually. My mistake.
>
> How are you imagining the check-in/check-out working when there aren't
> volunteers - a sign out sheet?
>
> If all you want is essentially a sign-out sheet attached to a database of
> your collection, it wouldn't be hard to whip something up, or use an
> existing solution - but if you want something that you don't have to host
> yourself, I'm not sure there's anything that's going to get you all the way
> there.
>
> I'm looking now to see if I can find another cataloging site that does some
> level of circulation.
>
> One other thing you could do is use something like
> http://alexandria.rubyforge.org/features.html, and pass the datafile
> manually to anyone who needs to have it.  Not a great solution, but the best
> my brain is coming up with right now.
>
> - Dave Mayo
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 11:58 PM, David Mayo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>> > > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>>
>>
>>
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