On Jun 25, 2012 1:28 AM, "alaa Badri" <elbadri_fat...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks All > I will develop it for myself > And commit it back to Koha for all to use as well, I'm sure you also meant to say.
:) Chris > Best Regards, > Alaa BadriSystem and network administrator New Generation International Schools01227204728 > > Subject: Re: [Koha] Recall function > From: ro...@catalyst.net.nz > Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:10:17 +0100 > To: david.n...@gmail.com; elbadri_fat...@hotmail.com > CC: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > > University libraries have it, where a student may be allowed, say, 3 recall requests per year to allow for things that are real emergencies. I used it once when I needed to verify something a week before my thesis was due. > > -- > > Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > David Nind <david.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Alaa. > > Koha doesn't have this feature as far as I can see in 3.8.1 or 3.8.2 (happy > to be corrected if it does). > > There is an abandoned RFC (request for comment) for this: > http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Recall_requests_RFC > > Recalls are also mentioned in this RFC: > http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Messaging_rewrite_RFC > > To add this type of feature you could log an enhancement request, develop > it yourself if you have the skills, or sponsor the development e.g. through > another developer or one of the commercial Koha support companies: > http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Enhancement_Request_Guidelines > As a non-librarian my only comment is that this seems like a very strange > 'feature' to have. I have an item checked out, someone else wants it and > can't wait until it is returned by the normal due date (using the > holds/reserve feature), but can then make me return it early! (I know what > my response would be!). After a quick search on the internet it looks like > something academic libraries might use. I could understand this type of > feature if the loan period for an item was months or years. As 'they' say, > every library is a little different.... > > > David Nind | david.n...@gmail.com > PO Box 12367, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6144 > h. +64 4 9720 600 | m. +64 21 0537 847 | w. +64 4 8906 098 > > On 24 June 2012 20:36, alaa Badri <elbadri_fat...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Dear All > > > > I need to know if is recall function added to koha 3.8.1 or not if is not > > how > i can > add it or use it in this release > > Thanks for your effort > > > > Best Regards, > > Alaa BadriSystem and network administrator New Generation International > > Schools01227204728 > > > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha