INTRODUCTION OF KOHA BY ANISH MOHAMMAD RP - LIBRARY

Saturday, November 6, 2021
Anish Mohammad ,
Resource Person ( Library),
Email Address – anishmohammad79@gmail.com
anishmohammad79@yahoo.in

 Introduction ,
 Why is the KOHA best LMS,
 Features of KOHA ,
 KOHA ON CLOUD,
 KOHA : Open source ILS,

 The word Koha is a Maori word meaning gift or
donation.
 Koha is the first open-source Integrated Library
System (ILS),
 Development started in New Zealand in 1999-2000
by a web development company called Katipo for
libraries in rural areas of New Zealand.
 Katipo worked with Horowhenua Library Trust
(HLT) to write the first version of Koha, and then
released the code under the GPL (The GNU General
Public License).

 Koha is not a company - Koha is a world-wide
project and a product.
 Koha development is steered by the collaboration of
a growing community of libraries and a team of
volunteers from around the globe.
 Koha is developed using technologies like Perl
(Practical Extraction and Report Language), HTML,
CSS, Javascript, Apache and MySQL. It runs on
Linux.Sources: Wikipedia, koha-community.org,
kohacon10.org.nz
 Koha can be downloaded from the official site:
www. koha-community.org

 OPEN SOURCES,
 OPEN STANDARDS,
 FREEDOM FOR USER
 NO VENDOR LOCK
 ALL FEATURES THAT YOU WILL EVER
NEED
 CUSTOMIZE IT YOURSELF
 BUILT FOR THE WORLD
 MARC STANDARDS COMPLIANT
 COMPLETELY WEB BASED

 Features of Koha Fully web-based and all
necessary library modules available to perform
traditional library operations:
 Completely web based OPAC
 Circulation
 Cataloging
 Serials control
 Acquisitions
 Custom Reporting Source

 OPAC: customizable, RSS feed for searches, comments /
reviews by patrons
 Circulation: checking in/out, overdue notices (email, sms)
 Patron Management: photos, custom fields, fine management,
history
 Cataloging: data entry, copy cataloging using Z39.50 search,
MARC and UNIMARC support, authority control
 Serials: serials management, receive issues, track late issues,
process vendor claims, check-in supplements
 Acquisitions track vendors, track orders, receive orders,
process claims, budgeting Source
 Custom Reporting: Statistics wizards - select fields to display
in table form and generate statistics ,
 Report wizard - Choose database fields to generate custom
reports to meet your library's needs, SQL reports

MARC record can be
add by the help of
other libraries ( search
targets)

Opteration research

Separate server in each
Institution,
Air-conditioning for each
Institution,
Power-backup issues each
Institution,
Server-maintenance each
Institution,
Big-bandwidth for each
Institution

 Saving of Hardware, Software, Maintenance,
Manpower, Bandwidth, Infrastructure, Power
and Air-conditioning costs Ease of Operation
for all – All work on web

 Full-featured ILS including modules for,
 Circulation,
 Cataloging,
 Acquisitions,
 Serials ,
 Reserves,
 patron management,
 Branch relationships, and more.
 Dual Database Design: Text-based and RDBMS
to handle the transaction load of any library

 Library Standards Compliant like MARC21 OR
UNIMARC.
 Web-based Interfaces: makes it platform
independent solution.
 Free / Open Source. Koha is distributed under
the open-source GPL.
 libraries are free to install and use Koha
themselves or to purchase
support/development services from the best
available source.

 Libraries and Open Source Both...
• Believe that information should be freely
accessible to everyone
• Give away stuff
• Benefit from the generosity of others
• Are about communities
• Make the world a better place

Thanks

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