This plugin allows users to search your Hoopla collection and checkout titles directly from the Koha catalog. Users will need a valid cardnumber and your library must have user authentication setup to work with Koha/Hoopla.
From the release page you can download the relevant *.kpz file
To install simply download the latest release, browse to Administration->Plugins in your koha system, and click 'Upload plugin' and choose the file
The plugin system needs to be turned on by a system administrator.
To set up the Koha plugin system you must first make some changes to your install.
- Change
<enable_plugins>0<enable_plugins>to<enable_plugins>1</enable_plugins>in your koha-conf.xml file - Confirm that the path to
<pluginsdir>exists, is correct, and is writable by the web server - Restart your webserver
Once set up is complete you will need to alter your UseKohaPlugins system preference.
The plugin has a configuration page where you will need to enter your library ID as supplied by Hoopla.
You will also need a username/password added your koha-conf.xml file on your Koha sever to access the hoopla api, if you are using a support vendor they should eb able to obtain these for you. They should be added in the config section like:
<hoopla_api_username>YOUR_USERNAME</hoopla_api_username>
<hoopla_api_password>YOUR_PASSWORD</hoopla_api_password>
This plugin utilizes the Koha REST api to interact with the Hoopla api.