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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 >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > >>> >> >> >