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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 > > >