One Day Pilot Workshop on KOHA - 4 August 2018

IIT Bombay has created a series of Spoken Tutorials on Koha, an open source integrated library management software, under the 'National Virtual Library of India (NVLI) project'. In this regard, we are conducting a pilot workshop on 'Koha' for Library staff and Library science students.

The workshop will be conducted through the award-winning Spoken Tutorial methodology developed at IIT Bombay. As a result, there shall be no lectures. Participants will learn 'Koha' by listening to Spoken Tutorials and practising them on live 'Koha' software.

As this workshop emphasizes learning by doing, it is very effective, as opposed to listening to lectures. It increases the self-confidence of learners. Anyone who undergoes this workshop can themselves conduct such a workshop.

Koha is a state of the art library management software. It is open source software and hence one can use it free of cost. Koha allows total customization and complete control of library data at a fraction of the cost of a proprietary system. It’s main strength is its web accessibility and ease of use. Libraries do not have to install the software on staff and user terminals. Koha supports all library housekeeping activities such as Acquisition, Cataloging, Circulation, Serial Control, Patron Management, and OPAC. It also supports Web 2.0 tools. Thus, Koha can be readily configured to the needs of each library and is updated with new features frequently.

Following topics will be covered in this course :

• Overview of Koha
• Installation of Koha
• Create a Library
• Create a Superlibrarian
• Add an Item type
• Create MARC Framework
• Set Currency
• Add Budget & Fund allocation
• How to place an order for a Book
• Cataloging
• Circulation
• Catalogue Serial subscriptions
• Add subscription in Serials
• Receive Serials
• Close a Budget
• Global system preferences
• OPAC
• Access to self-Library account in OPAC