NExpress Shared Catalog

There is an option in Koha that is similar to the ephemeral function in Sirsi. It can be used for items that you just want a circ stat for, but don’t want to check them out and then back in. For example, Atchison uses this for checking out paperbacks that are not barcoded – and they really don’t care if the books don’t come back, but they want a circ stat for them. Other libraries might use this for items patrons have used in the library, but have not checked out. Here’s how to use this function: create a patron using the Statistical patron type (I made one for NEKLS with the patron name of Statistical-NEKLS, with a patron card number Stats-NEKLS.) You will need to run a “dummy” barcode under the scanner for each use, but it will keep track for you in your circ stats. You can use the same “dummy” over and over.