cataloging a record

placing an order

receiving an order

This preference lets you decide when you'd like to create an item record in Koha. If you choose to add an item record when 'placing an order' then you will enter item information in as you place records in your basket. If you choose to add the item when 'receiving an order' you will be asked for item record information when you're receiving orders in acquisitions. If you choose to add the item when 'cataloging a record' then item records will not be created in acquisitions at all, you will need to go to the cataloging module to add the items.

created by staff member

from staff member's branch

in system, regardless of owner

When in acquisitions this preference allows you to control whose baskets you can see when looking at a vendor. The default value of 'created by staff member' makes it so that you only see the baskets you created. Choosing to see baskets 'from staff member's branch' will show you the baskets created by anyone at the branch you're logged in at. Finally, you can choose to set this preference to show you all baskets regardless of who created it ('in system, regardless of owner). Regardless of which value you choose for this preference, superlibrarians can see all baskets created in the system.

always ask for confirmation

do not ask for confirmation

This preference adds the option to skip confirmations on closing and reopening a basket. If you skip the confirmation, you do not create a new basket group.

360,000.00 (US)

360 000,00 (FR)

This preference will allow the library to define a default Goods and Services Tax rate. The default of value of 0 will disable this preference.

If this preference is left blank when adding items in acquisitions there will be no check for uniqueness. This means that a duplicate barcode can be created in acquisitions which will cause errors later when checking items in and out.

no

the Common name

the EmailAddress

lots of - will show as much information as possible

no - will only show basic error messages

some - will show only some of the information available

This preference determines how much information will be sent to the user's screen when the system encounters an error. The most detail will be sent when the value level is set at 2, some detail will be sent when the value is set at 1, and only a basic error message will display when the value is set at 0. This setting is especially important when a system is new and the administration is interested in working out the bugs (errors or problems) quickly. Having detailed error messages makes quick fixes more likely in problem areas.

#'s

backslashes

commas

semicolons

slashes

tabs

This preference determines how reports exported from Koha will separate data. In many cases you will be able to change this option when exporting if you'd like.

This preference allows one email address to be used in warning messages set to the OPAC. If no email address is set for the branch this address will receive messages from patrons regarding modification requests, purchase suggestions, and questions or information regarding overdue notices. It is recommended that a email address that can be accessed by multiple staff members be used for this purpose so that if one librarian is out the others can address these requests. This email address can be changed when needed.

Shows

Don't show

This preference allows the system administrator to determine if users will be able to set and see an item type icon the catalog on both the OPAC and the Staff Client. The images will display in both the OPAC and the Staff Client/Intranet. If images of item types are disabled, text labels for item types will still appear in the OPAC and Staff Client.

Allow

Don't Allow

This preference controls whether the lists functionality will be available in the staff client and OPAC. If this is set to "Don't allow" then no one will be able to save items to public or private lists.

Set IP address range in the library administration area

Don't require

Require

This preference protects the system by blocking unauthorized users from accessing the staff client program and settings. Authorized and unauthorized users are determined by their computer's IP addresses. When the preference is set to 'Require', IP authorization is in effect and unauthorized IP addresses will be blocked. This means that staff cannot work from home unless their IP address has been authorized. When set to 'Don't require', anyone with a staff client login will have access no matter which IP address they are using.

Don't prevent

Prevent

This preference should only be used by library systems which are sharing a single Koha installation among multiple branches but are considered independent organizations, meaning they do not share material or patrons with other branches and do not plan to change that in the future. If set to 'Prevent' it increases the security between library branches by: prohibiting staff users from logging into another branch from within the staff client, filtering out patrons from patron searches who are not a part of the login branch conducting the search, limiting the location choices to the login branch when adding or modifying an item record, preventing users from other branch locations from placing holds or checking out materials from library branches other than their own, and preventing staff from editing item records which belong to other library branches. All of these security safeguards can be overridden only by the superlibrarian, the highest level of privileges.

Allow

Don't allow

This preference controls whether or not authentication (user login) will be required to gain access to the staff client. If set to 'Allow', all authentication is bypassed. If set to 'Don't allow' authentication (login) on the staff client is required.

as temporary files

in the MySQL database

in the PostgreSQL database

This preference allows administrators to choose what format session data is stored in during web sessions.

This preference sets the length of time the Staff Client or OPAC accounts can be left inactive before re-logging in is necessary. The value of this preference is in seconds. At this time, the amount of time before a session times out must be the same for both the Staff Client and the OPAC.

do not generate

generate

When this and BiblioAddsAuthorities are both turned on, automatically create authority records for headings that don't have any authority link when cataloging. When BiblioAddsAuthorities is on and AutoCreateAuthorities is turned off, do not automatically generate authority records, but allow the user to enter headings that don't match an existing authority. When BiblioAddsAuthorities is off, this has no effect.

allow

don't allow

Do

Don't

This preference tells Koha how to handle changes to your Authority records. If you edit an authority record and this preference is set to 'Do' Koha will update all of the bib records linked to the authority with the new authority record's data. If this is set to "Don't" then Koha won't edit bib records when changes are made to authorities.

This preference controls the default value in the 008 field on Authority records. It does not effect bibliographic records.

Don't use

Use

For libraries that have authority files, they may want to make it so that when a link to an authorized subject or author is clicked on the OPAC or staff client it takes the searcher only to a list of results with that authority record. Most libraries do not have complete authority files and so setting this preference to 'Don't use' will allow searchers to click on links to authors and subject headings and perform a keyword search against those fields, finding all possible relevant results instead.

Do

Do not

Longtime users of Koha don't expect the authority and bib records to link consistently. This preference makes it possible to disable authority relinking in the cataloging module only (i.e. relinking is still possible if link_bibs_to_authorities.pl is run). Note that though the default behavior matches the previous behavior of Koha (retaining links to outdated authority records), it does not match the intended behavior (updating biblio/authority link after bibliographic record is edited). Libraries that want the intended behavior of authority control rather than the way Koha used to handle linking should set CatalogModuleRelink to 'Do'. Once setting this to 'Do' the following preferences can also be set.

Do

Do not

When set to 'Do', the linker will never remove a link to an authority record, though, depending on the value of LinkerRelink, it may change the link.

Default

First match

Last match

This preference tells Koha which match to use when searching for authority matches when saving a record.

This is a pipe separated (|) list of options. At the moment, the only option available is "broader_headings." With this option set to "broader_headings", the linker will try to match the following heading as follows:

=600 10$aCamins-Esakov, Jared$xCoin collections$vCatalogs$vEarly works to 1800.

First: Camins-Esakov, Jared--Coin collections--Catalogs--Early works to 1800

Next: Camins-Esakov, Jared--Coin collections--Catalogs

Next: Camins-Esakov, Jared--Coin collections

Next: Camins-Esakov, Jared (matches! if a previous attempt had matched, it would not have tried this)

Do

Do not

When set to 'Do', the linker will confirm the links for headings that have previously been linked to an authority record when it runs, correcting any incorrect links it may find. When set to 'Do not', any heading with an existing link will be ignored, even if the existing link is invalid or incorrect.

Display -- shows the tag numbers on the cataloging interface

Don't display -- shows just descriptive text when cataloging

ISBD form -- displays records in the staff client in the old card catalog format

Labelled MARC form -- displays records in the staff client in MARC with text labels to explain the different fields

MARC form -- displays records in the staff client in MARC

normal form -- visual display in the staff client (for the average person)

This setting determines the bibliographic record display when searching the catalog on the staff client. This setting does not affect the display in the OPAC which is changed using the BiblioDefaultView preference under the OPAC preference tab. This setting changes the look of the record when first displayed. The MARC and ISBD views can still be seen by clicking in the sidebar.

This determines how the ISBD information will display. Elements in the list can be reordered to produce a different ISBD view. ISBD, the International Standard Bibliographic Description, was first introduced by IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) in 1969 in order to provide guidelines for descriptive cataloging. The purpose of ISBD is to aid the international exchange of bibliographic records for a variety of materials.

Do -- will combine all identical tag numbers under one heading in the MARC view in the OPAC and Staff Client

Don't -- will list all of the tags individually in the MARC view in the OPAC and Staff Client

Don't hide -- will show items in OPAC search results if they are marked suppressed

Hide -- will not show items in OPAC search results if they're marked as suppressed

An authorized value for 942$n field should be set to eliminate errors. One example would be to create an authorized value titled SUPPRESS with a value of 0 for don't suppress and 1 for suppress.

If the 856 field does not have a subfield 3 or y defined, the OPAC will say 'Click here to access online.' If you would like the field to say something else enter that in this field.

Don't use

Use

If you have a serial called "Journal of Interesting Things" which has a separate record from when it was called "Transactions of the Interesting Stuff Society," you could add linking fields to indicate the relationship between the two records. UseControlNumber allows you to use your local accession numbers for those links. In MARC21, the relevant sections of the two records might look like this:

    =001    12345
    =110  2_$aInteresting Stuff Society.
    =245  10$aTransactions of the Interesting Stuff Society.
    =785  00$aInteresting Stuff Society$tJournal of Interesting Things.$w12346
     
    =001    12346
    =110  2_$aInteresting Stuff Society.
    =245  10$aJournal of Interesting Things.
    =780  00$aInteresting Stuff Society$tTransactions of the Interesting Stuff Society.$w12345

With UseControlNumber set to 'Use', the 78x links will use the Control Numbers is subfield $w, instead of doing a title search on "Journal of Interesting Things" and "Transactions of the Interesting Stuff Society" respectively.

This preference determines whether or not MARC field names will be present when editing or creating MARC records.

Display

Don't display

ANSCR (Sound Recordings)

Dewey Decimal Classification

Library of Congress Classification

Other/Generic Classification Scheme

SuDoc Classification (U.S. GPO)

Universal Decimal Classification

Display

Don't Display

An analytic entry in a catalog is one that describes a part of a larger work that is also described in the catalog. In bibliographic cataloging, analytic entries may be made for chapters in books or special issues of articles in periodicals. In archival cataloging, analytic entries may be made for series or items within a collection. This feature in Koha allows for an easy way of linking analytic entries to the host records, and this system preference adds several new menu options to the staff cataloging detail pages to allow that to happen.

Sometimes libraries migrate to Koha with their holding info in the 852 field (OCLC holdings information field) and choose not to transfer that information into the 952 (Koha holdings information field) because they don't plan on circulating those items. For those libraries or other libraries that have data in the 852 fields of their records that they want to display, these preferences let you choose to display holdings info from a field other than the 952 field. The AlternateHoldingsField preference can contain multiple subfields to look in; for instance 852abhi would look in 852 subfields a, b, h, and i.

With AlternateHoldingsField set to 852abhi and AlternateHoldingsSeparator set to a space the holdings would look like the following:

generated in the form <branchcode>yymm0001

generated in the form <year>-0001

<year>-0002. generated in the form 1, 2, 3

not generated automatically

This setting is for libraries wishing to generate barcodes from within Koha (as opposed to scanning in pre-printed barcodes or manually assigning them). The default behavior makes it so that when you click in the barcode field (952$p in MARC21) it will populate with the automatic barcode you have chosen. If you would rather it only enter an automatic barcode when you click on the plugin (the ... to the right of the field) you can change the plugin used for that field in the framework. Set the plugin for 952$p (if using MARC21 or equivalent field mapped to items.barcode in your local MARC format) for your frameworks to barcode_manual.pl instead of barcode.pl. Learn more about editing frameworks under the MARC Bibliographic Frameworks section of this manual.

biblio record

specific item

This preference determines whether the item type Koha uses for issuing rules will be an attribute of the bibliographic record or the item record. Most libraries refer to the item record for item types. It also determines if the item type icon appears on the OPAC search results. If you have the preference set to 'biblio record' then Koha displays the item type icon on the search results to the left of the result info.

This setting determines which MARC field will be used to determine the call number that will be entered into item records automatically (952$o). The value is set by providing the MARC field code (050, 082, 090, 852 are all common) and the subfield codes without the delimiters ($a, $b would be ab).

Dewey: 082ab or 092ab; LOC: 050ab or 090ab; from the item record: 852hi

This preference defines global MARC style (MARC21 or UNIMARC) used for encoding. MARC21 is the standard style for the US, Canada and Britain. UNIMARC is a variation of MARC21 that is used in France, Italy, Russia, and many other countries.

MARC21

UNIMARC

The MARC Organization Code is used to identify libraries with holdings of titles and more.

This preference allows for ‘Personal Name Authorities' to replace authors as the bibliographic authority. This preference should only be considered by libraries using UNIMARC.

Copy

Don't copy

This preference defines which MARC fields will be used for ‘Personal Name Authorities' to replace authors as the bibliographic authorities. This preference only applies to those using UNIMARC encoding. The MARC fields selected here will only be used if ‘z3950NormalizeAuthor' is set to “Copy". The default field are 700, 701, and 702.

do

don't

Display

Don't display

Don't require

Require

This preference let's you decide if you want to always be warned that the patron has fines when checking out. If you have it set to 'Require' then no matter how much money the patron owes a message will pop up warning you that the patron owes money.

Allow

Don't allow

This preference lets you decide if you staff can check out to patrons who owe more money than you usually let them carry on their account. If set to 'Allow' staff will be warned that the patrons owes money, but it won't stop the staff from checking out to the patron.

Allow

Don't allow

When this preference is set to 'Allow' patrons will be able to use your external self check machine to check out a book to themselves even if it's on hold for someone else. If you would like Koha to prevent people from checking out books that are on hold for someone else set this preference to "Don't allow."

Allow

Don't allow

This parameter is a binary setting which controls the ability of staff (patrons will always be prevented from checking these items out) to check out items that are marked as “not for loan". Setting it to “Allow" would allow such items to be checked out, setting it to “Don't allow" would prevent this. This setting determines whether items meant to stay in the library, such as reference materials, and other library resources can be checked out by patrons.

Allow

Don't allow

This preference is a binary setting which controls the ability of staff to override the limits placed on the number of times an item can be renewed. Setting it to “Allow" would allow such limits to be overridden, setting it to “Don't allow" would prevent this. This is a preference in which if it is set to “allow" it would allow the library staff to use their judgment for overriding the renew limit for special cases, setting it to “Don't allow" prevents an opportunity for abuse by the library staff.

Do

Don't

This preference is a binary setting which determines whether an item is returned to its home branch automatically or not. If set to “Don't", the staff member checking an item in at a location other than the item's home branch will be asked whether the item will remain at the non-home branch (in which case the new location will be marked as a holding location) or returned. Setting it to “Do" will ensure that items checked in at a branch other than their home branch will be sent to that home branch.

the library the item is from

the library the patron is from

the library you are logged in at

This preference establishes what may be done with a loaned item once the item has been returned. It deals with situations in which one library branch has borrowed materials from a different branch. Essentially it decides whether a library may check the borrowed item back out to its patron or if it must immediately send the item back to the owning location.

the library the item is from

the library the item was checked out from

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the library the item is from

the library item was checked out from

This preference will control where Koha prompts you to return the checked in item to. The value in this preference is overridden by any values you have related to item returns and floating collections in the Circulation and Fine Rules.

Don't move

Move

Don't prevent

Prevent

This preference determines if a patron can check items out if there is an overdue fine on the account and any of the materials the patron wishes to check out will potentially tip the account balance over the maximum fines policy the library has in place.

This preference is the maximum amount of money owed to the library before the user is banned from borrowing more items. This also coincides with maxoutstanding that limits patrons from placing holds when the maximum amount is owed to the library.

Ask for confirmation

Block

Don't block

the old due date of the checkout

the current date

Don't require

Require

This is preference may prevent a patron from having items checked out after their library card has expired. If this is set to “Require", then a due date of any checked out item can not be set for a date which falls after the patron's card expiration. If the setting is left “Don't require" then item check out dates may exceed the expiration date for the patron's library card.

Don't move

Move

The TransferMaxDaysWarning preference is set at a default number of days. This preference allows for a warning to appear after a set amount of time if an item being transferred between library branches has not been received. The warning will appear in the Transfers to Receive report.

Don't enforce

Enforce

collection code

item type

This parameter is a binary setting which determines whether items are transferred according to item type or collection code. This value determines how the library manager is able to restrict what items can be transferred between the branches.

circulation rules only.

the calendar to push the due date to the next open day.

the calendar to skip all days the library is closed.

This preference controls how scheduled library closures affect the due date of a material. The 'the calendar to skip all days the library is closed' setting allows for a scheduled closure not to count as a day in the loan period, the 'circulation rules only' setting would not consider the scheduled closure at all, and 'the calendar to push the due date to the next open day' would only effect the due date if the day the item is due would fall specifically on the day of closure.

The library has put December 24th and 25th in as closures on the calendar. A book checked out by a patron has a due date of December 25th according to the circulation and fine rules. If this preference is set to 'circulation rules only' then the item will remain due on the 25th. If the preference is set to 'the calendar to push the due date to the next open day' then the due date will be December 26th. If the preference is set to 'the calendar to skip all days the library is closed' then the due date will be pushed to the 27th of December to accommodate for the two closed days.

directly

not including the days the library is closed

This preference will determine whether or not fines will be accrued during instances when the library is closed. Examples include holidays, library in-service days, etc. Choosing 'not including the days the library is closed" setting will enable Koha to access its Calendar module and be considerate of dates when the library is closed. To make use of this setting the administrator must first access Koha's calendar and mark certain days as “holidays" ahead of time.

Calculate (but only for mailing to the admin)

Calculate and charge

Don't calculate

Allow

Don't allow

Allow

Don't allow

This parameter is a binary setting which controls whether or not hold requests can be placed on items that are marked as “damaged" (items are marked as damaged by editing subfield 4 on the item record). Setting this value to “Don't allow" will prevent anyone from placing a hold on such items, setting it to “Allow" will allow it. This preference is important because it determines whether or not a patron can place a request for an item that might be in the process of being repaired or not in good condition. The library may wish to set this to “Don't allow" if they were concerned about their patrons not receiving the item in a timely manner or at all (if it is determined that the item is beyond repair). Setting it to “Allow" would allow a patron to place a hold on an item and therefore receive it as soon as it becomes available.

Allow

Don't allow

This preference is a binary setting which controls whether or not the library staff can override the circulation and fines rules as they pertain to the placement of holds. Setting this value to “Don't allow" will prevent anyone from overriding, setting it to “Allow" will allow it. This setting is important because it determines how strict the libraries rules for placing holds are. If this is set to “Allow", exceptions can be made for patrons who are otherwise normally in good standing with the library, but there is opportunity for the staff to abuse this function. If it is set to “Don't allow", no abuse of the system is possible, but it makes the system entirely inflexible in respect to holds.

Allow

Don't Allow

This preference is a binary setting which controls the ability of patrons to place holds on items that are not currently checked out. Setting it to “Don't allow" allows borrowers to place holds on items that are checked out but not on items that are on the shelf (or assumed available in the library), setting it to “Allow" allows borrowers to place holds on any item that is available for loan whether it is checked out or not. This setting might be set to "Allow" if the library system is a multi branch system and patrons used the hold system to request items from other libraries, or if the library wanted to allow users to place holds on items from home through the OPAC. Setting it to “Don't allow" would enforce a first come, first served standard.

Allow

Don't allow

If this preference is set to 'Allow' then all suspended holds will be able to have a date at after which they automatically become unsuspended. If you have this preference set to 'Allow' you will also need the Unsuspend Holds cron job running.

This preference is a binary setting which determines whether patrons can place holds on items from other branches. If the preference is set to “Allow" patrons can place such holds, if it is set to “Don't allow" they cannot. This is an important setting because it determines if users can use Koha to request items from another branch. If the library is sharing an installation of Koha with other independent libraries which do not wish to allow interlibrary borrowing it is recommended that this parameter be set to “Don't allow".

Allow

Don't allow (with independent branches)

Don't enable

Enable

Don't enable

Enable

This preference enables Koha to email the library staff whenever a patron requests an item to be held. While this function will immediately alert the librarian to the patron's need, it is extremely impractical in most library settings. In most libraries the hold lists are monitored and maintained from a separate interface. That said, many libraries that allow on shelf holds prefer to have this preference turned on so that they are alerted to pull an item from the shelf.

Allow

Don't allow

If set to 'allow' this will cancel holds that have been waiting for longer than the number of days specified in the ReservesMaxPickUpDelay system preference. Holds will only be cancelled if the Expire Holds cron job is runnning.

If you are expiring holds that have been waiting too long you can use this preference to charge the patron for not picking up their hold. If you don't charge patrons for items that aren't picked up you can leave this set to the default which is 0. Holds will only be cancelled and charged if the Expire Holds cron job is running.

Allow

Don't allow

Allow

Don't allow

Changing this preference will not prevent staff from being able to transfer titles from one branch to another to fill a hold, it will only prevent patrons from saying they plan on picking a book up at a branch other than their home branch.

item's home library.

patron's home library.

This preference (based on calendar days, not the Koha holiday calendar) puts an expiration date on an item a patron has on hold. After this expiration date the staff will have the option to release the unclaimed hold which then may be returned to the library shelf or issued to the next patron on the item's hold list. Items that are 'expired' by this preference are moved to the 'Holds Over' tab on the 'Holds Awaiting Pickup' report.

Automatically

Don't automatically

This preference refers to ‘item specific' holds where the item is currently on the library shelf. This preference allows a library to decide whether an ‘item specific' hold is marked as “Waiting" at the time the hold is placed or if the item will be marked as “Waiting" after the item is checked in. This preference will tell the patron that their item is ‘Waiting' for them at their library and ready for check out.

in random order

in that order

These preferences control how the Holds Queue report is generated using a cron job.

If you do not want all of your libraries to participate in the on-shelf holds fulfillment process, you should list the the libraries that *do* participate in the process here by inputting all the participating library's branchcodes, separated by commas ( e.g. "MPL,CPL,SPL,BML" etc. ).

By default, the holds queue will be generated such that the system will first attempt to hold fulfillment using items already at the pickup library if possible. If there are no items available at the pickup library to fill a hold, build_holds_queue.pl will then use the list of libraries defined in StaticHoldsQueueWeight. If RandomizeHoldsQueueWeight is disabled ( which it is by default ), the script will assign fulfillment requests in the order the branches are placed in the StaticHoldsQueueWeight system preference.

For example, if your system has three libraries, of varying sizes ( small, medium and large ) and you want the burden of holds fulfillment to be on larger libraries before smaller libraries, you would want StaticHoldsQueueWeight to look something like "LRG,MED,SML".

If you want the burden of holds fulfillment to be spread out equally throughout your library system, simply enable RandomizeHoldsQueueWeight. When this system preference is enabled, the order in which libraries will be requested to fulfill an on-shelf hold will be randomized each time the list is regenerated.

Leaving StaticHoldsQueueWeight empty is contraindicated at this time. Doing so will cause the build_holds_queue script to ignore RandomizeHoldsQueueWeight, causing the script to request hold fulfillment not randomly, but by alphabetical order.

Allow

Don't allow

The holds suspension feature can be turned on and off in the staff client by altering this system preference. If this is set to 'allow' you will want to set the AutoResumeSuspendedHolds system preference.

Allow

Don't allow

The holds suspension feature can be turned on and off in the OPAC by altering this system preference. If this is set to 'allow' you will want to set the AutoResumeSuspendedHolds system preference.

Allow

Don't allow

This preference is a binary setting which determines whether auto-completion of fields is enabled or disabled for the circulation input field. Setting it to “Try" would enable a staff member to begin typing a name or other value into the field and have a menu pop up with suggestions for completing it. Setting it to “Don't try" would disable this feature. This preference can make staff members' jobs easier or it could potentially slow down the page loading process.

Don't try

Try

clear the screen

open a print quick slip window

If this preference is set to open a quick slip for printing it will eliminate the need for the librarian to click the print button to generate a checkout receipt for the patron they're checking out to. If the preference is set to clear the screen then "checking out" an empty barcode will clear the screen of the patron you were last working with.

Koha's overdue report shows you all of the overdue items in your library system. If you have a large library system you'll want to set this preference to 'Require' to force those running the report to first limit the data generated to a branch, date range, patron category or other such filter. Requiring that the report be filtered before it's run prevents your staff from running a system heavy report and slowing down other operations in the system.

Don't require

Require

Don't notify

Notify

With this preference set to 'Notify' all books that have overdue fines owed on them will pop up a warning when checking them in. This warning will need to acknowledged before you can continue checking items in. With this preference set to 'Don't notify,' you will still see fines owed on the patron record, you just won't have an additional notification at check in.

Don't show

Show

Convert from CueCat format

Convert from Libsuite8 form

Don't filter

Remove spaces from

Remove the first number from T-prefix style

If you would like to style your notices with a consistent set of fonts and colors you can use this preference to point Koha to a stylesheet specifically for your notices.

earliest to latest

latest to earliest

Don't record

Record

When this preference is set to "Don't record" you can record local use of items by checking items out to the statistical patron. With this preference set to "Record" you can record local use by checking out to the statistical patron and/or by checking in a book that is not currently checked out.

Don't enable

Enable

This preference allows for circulation staff to change a due date from the automatic due date to another calendar date. This option would be used for circumstances in which the due date may need to be decreased or extended in a specific circumstance. The “Allow" setting would allow for this option to be utilized by staff, the “Don't allow" setting would bar staff from changing the due date on materials.

Allow

Don't allow

earliest to latest

latest to earliest

Don't enable

Enable

Don't notify

Notify

When checking in books you can choose whether or not to have a notice pop up if the patron who returned the book has a hold waiting for pick up. If you choose 'Notify' for WaitingNotifyAtCheckin then every time a hold is found for the patron who had the book out last a message will appear on your check in screen.

Allow

Don't allow

This preference is used to determine if you want patrons to be allowed to return items through your self check machines. By default Koha's self check interface is simply for checking items out.

Allow

Don't allow

The username of a staff patron with 'circulate' permissions.

The password of a staff patron with 'circulate' permissions.

Clicking the 'Help' link in the top right of the self checkout interface opens up a three step process for using the self check interface. Adding HTML to this system preference will print that additional help text above what's already included.

Barcode

Username and password

This preference lets you decide how your patrons will log in to the self checkout machine. Barcode is the patron's card number and their username and password is set using the opac/staff username and password fields on the patron record.

After the machine is idle for the time entered in this preference the self check out system will log out the current patron and return to the starting screen.

Don't show

Show

Don't enable

Enable

Don't show

Show

Using the rules set forth in the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic records, this option, when enabled, pulls all editions of the same title available in your collection regardless of material type. Items will appear under an 'Editions' tab on the detail page for the title in question.. According to Libraries Unlimited's Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science (http://lu.com/odlis/), FRBRizing the catalog involves collating MARC records of similar materials. FRBRization brings together entities (sets of Works, Expressions, or Manifestations), rather than just sets of Items. It can aid patrons in selecting related items, expressions, and manifestations that will serve their needs. When it is set to "Show", the OPAC will query one or more ISBN web services for associated ISBNs and display an Editions tab on the details pages. Once this preference is enabled, the library must select one of the ISBN options (ThingISBN and/or XISBN). This option is only for the Staff Client; the OPACFRBRizeEditions option must be enabled to have the Editions tab appear on the OPAC.

Using the rules set forth in the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic records, this option, when enabled, pulls all editions of the same title available in your collection regardless of material type. Items will appear under an 'Editions' tab on the detail page for the title in question.. According to Libraries Unlimited's Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science (http://lu.com/odlis/), FRBRizing the catalog involves collating MARC records of similar materials. FRBRization brings together entities (sets of Works, Expressions, or Manifestations), rather than just sets of Items. It can aid patrons in selecting related items, expressions, and manifestations that will serve their needs. When it is set to "Show", the OPAC will query one or more ISBN web services for associated ISBNs and display an Editions tab on the details pages. Once this preference is enabled, the library must select one of the ISBN options (ThingISBN and/or XISBN). This option is only for the OPAC; the FRBRizeEditions option must be turned “On" to have the Editions tab appear on the Staff Client.

Don't show

Show

Don't use

Use

Sign up at: http://aws.amazon.com/

Enter your key in the AWSAccessKeyID system preference

This preference does not display any content but instead enables other Amazon-related preferences (AmazonCoverImages, AmazonSimilarItems, AmazonReviews). Before turning this feature to "Use", the library must first set AWSAccessKeyID and AWSPrivateKey. Furthermore, if Amazon content is enabled, other jacket services should be disabled to avoid interference. This preference applies only to the Staff Client. In order to display Amazon content on the OPAC, please set the OPACAmazonEnabled preference.

Don't use

Use

Sign up at: http://aws.amazon.com/

Set your enter your key in the AWSAccessKeyID system preference

This preference does not display any content but instead enables other Amazon-related preferences (AmazonCoverImages, AmazonSimilarItems, AmazonReviews). Before turning this feature to "Use", the library must first set AWSAccessKeyID and AWSPrivateKey. Furthermore, if Amazon content is enabled, other jacket services should be disabled to avoid interference. This preference applies only to the OPAC. In order to display Amazon content on the Staff Client, please set the AmazonEnabled preference.

American

British

Canadian

French

German

Japanese

If the library has signed up for an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account, it will be assigned an Access Key ID. In order to enable Amazon content, cover images, reviews, and similar item suggestions, the library's Access Key ID must be entered here.

If the library has signed up for an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account, it will be assigned a Secret Access Key. In order to enable Amazon reviews and similar item suggestions, the library's Secret Access Key must be entered here.

An Amazon Associates Tag allows a library to earn a percentage of all purchases made on Amazon when a patron accesses Amazon's site via links on the library's website. More information about the Amazon Associates program is available at Amazon's Affiliate Program's website, https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/. Before a tag can be obtained, however, the library must first apply for an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account. Applications are free of charge and can be made at http://aws.amazon.com. Once an AWS account has been established, the library can then obtain the Amazon Associates Tag.

Don't show

Show

This preference makes it possible to either allow or prevent Amazon cover images from being displayed in the Staff Client. Cover images are retrieved by Amazon, which pulls the content based on the first ISBN number in the item's MARC record. Amazon offers this service free of charge, but interested libraries must first establish an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account (http://aws.amazon.com). If the value for this preference is set to "Show", the cover images will appear in the Staff Client, and if it is set to "Don't show", the images will not appear. If activating this feature, the library must first set AWSAccessKeyID and AWSPrivateKey. Finally, if you're using Amazon cover images, all other cover image services must be disabled. If they are not disabled, they will prevent AmazonCoverImages from functioning properly.

Don't show

Show

This preference makes it possible to either allow or prevent Amazon reviews from being displayed in the Staff Client. Amazon offers this service free of charge, but interested libraries must first establish an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account (http://aws.amazon.com). If the value is set to "Show", the reviews will appear in the Staff Client, and if it is set to "Don't show", the reviews will not appear. Before setting this to "Show", the library must first set AWSAccessKeyID and AWSPrivateKey. Finally, if AmazonReviews is enabled, all other review services should be disabled to avoid interference.

Don't show

Show

This preference makes it possible to either allow or prevent Amazon's suggestions for Similar Items from being displayed in the Staff Client. Amazon offers this service free of charge, but interested libraries must first establish an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account (http://aws.amazon.com). If the value is set to "Show", the Similar Items suggestions will appear in the Staff Client, and if it is set to "Don't show", the suggestions will not appear. Before enabling this preference, the library must first set AWSAccessKeyID and AWSPrivateKey. Finally, if AmazonSimilarItems is enabled, all other similar item services should be disabled to avoid interference.

Don't show

Show

This preference makes it possible to either allow or prevent Amazon cover images from being displayed in the OPAC. Cover images are retrieved by Amazon, which pulls the content based on the first ISBN number in the item's MARC record. Amazon offers this service free of charge, but interested libraries must first establish an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account (http://aws.amazon.com). If the value for this preference is set to "Show", the cover images will appear in the OPAC, and if it is set to "Don't show", the images will not appear. If activating this feature, the library must first set AWSAccessKeyID and AWSPrivateKey. Finally, if you're using Amazon cover images, all other cover image services must be disabled. If they are not disabled, they will prevent AmazonCoverImages from functioning properly.

Don't show

Show

This preference makes it possible to either allow or prevent Amazon's suggestions for Similar Items from being displayed in the OPAC. Amazon offers this service free of charge, but interested libraries must first establish an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account (http://aws.amazon.com). If the value is set to "Show", the Similar Items suggestions will appear in the OPAC, and if it is set to "Don't show", the suggestions will not appear. Before enabling this preference, the library must first set AWSAccessKeyID and AWSPrivateKey. Finally, if AmazonSimilarItems is enabled, all other similar item services should be disabled to avoid interference.

Don't show

Show

This preference makes it possible to either allow or prevent Amazon reviews from being displayed in the OPAC. Amazon offers this service free of charge, but interested libraries must first establish an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account (http://aws.amazon.com). If the value is set to "Show", the reviews will appear in the OPAC, and if it is set to "Don't show", the reviews will not appear. Before setting this to "Show", the library must first set AWSAccessKeyID and AWSPrivateKey. Finally, if AmazonReviews is enabled, all other review services should be disabled to avoid interference.

This preference makes it possible to display a Babeltheque tab in the OPAC, allowing patrons to access tags, reviews, and additional title information provided by Babeltheque. The information which Babeltheque supplies is drawn from the French language-based Babelio.com, a French service similar to LibraryThing for Libraries. More information about Babeltheque is available through its website, http://www.babeltheque.com. Libraries that wish to allow access to this information must first register for the service at http://www.babeltheque.com. Please note that this information is only provided in French.

Do

Don't

Add

Don't add

This preference makes it possible to display Baker & Taylor content (book reviews, descriptions, cover images, etc.) in both the Staff Client and the OPAC. Libraries that wish to display Baker & Taylor content must first register and pay for this service with Baker & Taylor (http://www.btol.com). If Baker & Taylor content is enabled be sure to turn off other cover and review services to prevent interference.

Some libraries generate additional funding for the library by selling books and other materials that are purchased from or have been previously leased from Baker & Taylor. These materials can be accessed via a link on the library's website. This service is often referred to as “My Library Bookstore." In order to participate in this program, the library must first register and pay for the service with Baker & Taylor. Additional information about this and other services provided by Baker & Taylor is available at the Baker & Taylor website, http://www.btol.com. The BakerTaylorBookstoreURL preference establishes the URL in order to link to the library's Baker & Taylor-backed online bookstore, if such a bookstore has been established. The default for this field is left blank; if no value is entered, the links to My Library Bookstore will remain inactive. If enabling this preference, enter the library's Hostname and Parent Number in the appropriate location within the URL. The “key" value (key=) should be appended to the URL, and https:// should be prepended.

This setting in only applicable if the library has a paid subscription to the external Content Café service from Baker & Taylor. Use the box provided to enter in the library's Content Café username and password. Also, ensure that the BakerTaylorBookstoreURL and BakerTaylorEnabled settings are properly set. The Content Café service is a feed of enhanced content such as cover art, professional reviews, and summaries that is displayed along with Staff Client/OPAC search results. For more information on this service please see the Baker & Taylor website: http://www.btol.com

Add

Don't add

This setting controls the display of applicable cover art from the free Google Books database, via the Google Books API. Please note that to use this feature, all other cover services should be turned off.

Don't use

Use

Set to 'Use' to display an “Editions" tab on the item's detail page. Editions are listed, complete with cover art (if you have one of the cover services enabled) and bibliographic information. The feed comes from LibraryThing's ThingISBN web service. This is a free service to non-commercial sites with fewer than 1,000 requests per day.

Don't show

Show

This setting is only applicable if the library has a paid subscription to the external LibraryThing for Libraries service. This service can provide patrons with the display of expanded information on catalog items such as book recommendations. It also can offer advanced features like tagged browsing, patron written reviews, and a virtual library display accessed from the details tab.

This setting is only applicable if the library has a paid subscription to the external LibraryThing for Libraries service. Use the box provided to enter in the library's LibraryThing for Libraries ID as provided to the library by LibraryThing. The ID number is a series of numbers in the form ###-#########, and can be found on the library's account page at LibraryThing for Libraries. This service can provide patrons with the display of expanded information on catalog items such as book recommendations and cover art. It also can offer advanced features like tagged browsing, patron written reviews, and a virtual library display accessed from the details tab.

in line with bibliographic information

in tabs

This setting is only applicable if the library has a paid subscription to the external LibraryThing for Libraries service. This service can provide patrons with the display of expanded information on catalog items such as book recommendations and cover art. It also can offer advanced features like tagged browsing, patron written reviews, and a virtual library display accessed from the details tab.

Allow

Don't allow

If this preference is set to 'Allow' then you can upload multiple images that will appear in the images tab on the bib record in the OPAC and the staff client. This preference requires that either one or both LocalCoverImages and OPACLocalCoverImages are set to 'Display.'

Display

Don't display

Setting this preference to 'Display' allows you to upload your own cover images to bib records and display them on the detail page in the staff client. At this time the cover will only show under the 'Images' tab on the holdings table on the detail display, not next to the title at the top left or on the search results.

Display

Don't display

Setting this preference to 'Display' allows you to upload your own cover images to bib records and display them on the detail page and search results in the OPAC.

Add

Don't add

Novelist Select from Ebsco is a subscription service that can provide additional content in the OPAC.

Novelist Select from Ebsco is a subscription service that can provide additional content in the OPAC.

Novelist Select provides a lot of content, for that reason you have four choices of where to display this content. The default view is in a tab in the holdings table.

The content is the same if you choose to show it above the holdings table or below it. If shown in the right column of the page it's the same content, but displays a bit differently since space is limited.

above the holdings table

below the holdings table

in an OPAC tab

under the Save Record dropdown on the right

Set to 'Use' to display an “Editions" tab on the item's detail page. Editions are listed, complete with cover art and bibliographic information. The feed comes from OCLC's xISBN web service. The feed limit for non-commercial sites is 1000 requests per day.

Don't use

Use

This setting is only applicable if the library has an OCLC Affiliate ID. This allows WorldCat searching in the OPAC via the XISBN programming interface. Simply enter the library's OCLC Affiliate ID in the box provided. Please note that using this data is only necessary if FRBRizeEditions and/or OPACFRBRizeEditions and XISBN settings are enabled. For more information on this service please visit the OCLC website: http://www.worldcat.org/affiliate/default.jsp.

Add

Don't add

This setting controls the display of applicable cover art from the free Open Library database, via the Open Library API. Please note that to use this feature, all other cover services should be turned off.

Don't use

Use

When this option is enabled any of the Syndetics options can be used.

Once the library signs up for Syndetics' services, Syndetics will provide the library with an access code. (Visit the Syndetics homepage at http://www.bowker.com/syndetics/ for more information.) This is the code that must be entered to access Syndetics' subscription services. Syndetics is a paid subscription service. This value must be entered before SyndeticsEditions can be enabled. If the code is lost, corrupted, or forgotten, a new one can be obtained from http://www.bowker.com/syndetics/.

When enabled, SyndeticsCoverImages, allows libraries to display Syndetics' collection of full-color cover images for books, videos, DVDs and CDs on their OPAC. For each book or item that comes up during a user search, the cover image for that title will be displayed. Since these cover images come in three sizes, the optimum size must be selected using the SyndeticsCoverImageSize preference after SyndeticsCoverImages are enabled. Syndetics cover images come in two sizes: mid-size (187 x 187 pixels), and large (400 x 400 pixels). Syndetics is a paid subscription service. The SyndeticsClientCode must be entered and the SyndeticsEnabled option must be activated before this service can be used. Other cover image preferences should also be disabled to avoid interference.

Don't show

Show

medium

large

Don't show

Show

When this option is set to "Show", Syndetics provides notes and short author biographies for more that 300,000 authors, in both fiction and nonfiction. With this option enabled the library can display Syndetics Author Notes on the OPAC. According to the Syndetics Solutions website (http://www.bowker.com/syndetics/), Author Notes include lists of contributors for many multi-author texts and compilations. The SyndeticsClientCode must be entered and the SyndeticsEnabled option must be activated before this service can be used.

Don't show

Show

When this option is set to "Show", Syndetics provides its clients with a list of awards that any title has won. With this service enabled the library can display those awards for each book on its website. For each book or item that comes up during a user search, the list of awards for that title will be displayed. When a user clicks on a given award, information about that award is presented along with a list of the other titles that have won that award. If the user clicks on any title in the list, they will see holdings information about that title in their region. This option is a paid subscription service. The SyndeticsClientCode must be entered and the SyndeticsEnabled option must be activated before this service can be used.

When enabled this option shows information on other editions of a title from Syndetics on the item detail pages of the OPAC. Syndetics is a paid subscription service. The SyndeticsClientCode must be entered and the SyndeticsEnabled option must be activated before this service can be used.

Don't show

Show

Don't show

Show

This preference allows Syndetics to display excerpts given to them from selected publishers. The excerpts are available from prominently reviewed new titles, both fiction and non-fiction. The excerpts include poems, essays, recipes, forwards and prefaces. Automatic links provided by the ISBNs within local MARC records are required to integrate Syndetics secured, high-speed Internet servers to the library OPACs. For more information see (http://www.bowker.com/syndetics/).

Don't show

Show

Syndetics Reviews is an accumulation of book reviews available from a variety of journals and serials. The reviews page displays colored images of reviewed books dust jackets, partnered with the names of the journal or serial providing the review. Clicking on an icon opens a window revealing the book title, author's name, book cover icon and the critic's opinion of the book. Automatic links provided by the ISBNs within local MARC records are required to integrate Syndetics secured, high-speed Internet servers to the library OPACs. For more information see (http://www.bowker.com/syndetics/).

Don't show

Show

Each fiction title within a series is linked to the complete series record. The record displays each title in reading order and also displays the publication order, if different. Alternate series titles are also displayed. Automatic links provided by the ISBNs within local MARC records are required to integrate Syndetics secured, high- speed Internet servers to the library OPACs. For more information see (http://www.bowker.com/syndetics/).

Don't show

Show

Providing more than 5.6 million summaries and annotations derived from book jackets, edited publisher copy, or independently written annotations from Book News, Inc. Covering fiction and non-fiction, this summaries option provides annotations on both trade and scholarly titles. For more information see (http://www.bowker.com/syndetics/).

Don't show

Show

This preference allows staff and patrons to review the Table of Contents from a wide variety of publications from popular self-help books to conference proceedings. Specific Information access is the main purpose for this option, allowing patrons guidance to their preferred section of the book. Special arrangements with selected book services is used to obtain the table of contents for new publications each year. Automatic links provided by the ISBNs within local MARC records are required to integrate Syndetics secured, high-speed Internet servers to the library OPACs. For more information see (http://www.bowker.com/syndetics/).

Allow

Don't allow

Set to 'Allow' enable tagging. A tag is metadata, a word added to identify an item. Tags allow patrons to classify materials on their own. TagsEnabled is the main switch that permits the tagging features. TagsEnable must be set to 'Allow' to allow for other tagging features.

Don't require

Require

When set to 'Require,' all tags to be first filtered by the tag moderator. Only approved tags will be visible to patrons. When set to 'Don't require' tags will bypass the tag moderator and patrons' tags to be immediately visible. When this preference is enabled the moderator, a staff member, would approve the tag in the Staff Client. The moderator will have the option to approve or reject each pending tag suggestion.

Get there: More > Tools > Tags

Allow

Don't allow

Allow

Don't allow

The dictionary includes a list of accepted and rejected tags. The accepted list includes all the tags that have been pre-allowed. The rejected list includes tags that are not allowed. This preference identifies the "accepted" dictionary used. Ispell is an open source dictionary which can be used as a list of accepted terms. Since the dictionary allows for accurately spelled obscenities, the libraries policy may dictate that modifications are made to the Ispell dictionary if this preference is use. For more information about Ispell http://www.gnu.org/software/ispell/ispell.html. Enter the path on your server to a local ispell executable, used to set $Lingua::Ispell::path.

Don't show

Show

as specified in the ISBD template.

in simple form.

in their MARC format.

This preference determines the level of bibliographic detail that the patron will see on the OPAC detail page. The simple form displays the graphical interface; MARC format displays the MARC21 cataloging view; ISBD displays the ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description, AACR2) view.

Don't include

Include

COinS stands for ContextObjects in Spans. COinS is a method to embed bibliographic metadata in the HTML code of web pages. This allows bibliographic software to publish machine-readable bibliographic items and client reference management software (such as Zotero) to retrieve bibliographic metadata. The metadata can also be sent to an OpenURL resolver. This allows, for instance, searching for a copy of a book in one's own library.

Don't show

Show

Items that are marked lost by the library can either be shown or not shown on the OPAC. By setting the value to “Don't show," the lost item is not shown on the OPAC. By setting the value “Show," the lost item is shown on the OPAC for patrons to view with a status of 'lost.'

Don't show

Show

Add

Don't Add

This preference is looking for the URL of your public catalog (OPAC). Once it is filled in Koha will use it to generate permanent links in your RSS feeds, for your social network share buttons and in your staff client when generating links to bib records in the OPAC.

The preference can look for stylesheets in the template directory for your OPAC language, for instance: /koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/css. If you upload a custom file, opac-mystyles.css to this directory, you can specify it by entering opac-mystyles.css in your opaccolorstylesheet system preference. This adds your custom stylesheet as a linked stylesheet alongside the OPAC's default CSS files. This method is preferable because linked stylesheets are cached by the user's browser, meaning upon repeat visits to your site the user's browser will not have to re-download the stylesheet, instead using the copy in the browser's cache.

If you would rather, you can upload your CSS to another server and enter the full URL pointing to it's location remember to begin the URL with http://

This setting is for credits that will appear at the bottom of your OPAC pages. Credits traditionally encompass copyright information, last date updated, hyperlinks or other information represented in an HTML format. This is static information and any updates must be entered manually.

Both results and details pages

Detail page only

Neither details or results page

Results page only

In addition to this option being set, the corresponding XSLT option must be turned on. Also, the corresponding 856q field must have a valid MIME image extension (e.g., "jpg") or MIME image type (i.e. starting with "image/"), or the generic indicator "img" entered in the field. When all of the requirements are met, an image file will be displayed instead of the standard link text. Clicking on the image will open it in the same way as clicking on the link text. When you click on the image it should open to full size, in the current window or in a new window depending on the value in the system pref OPACURLOpenInNewWindow.

Don't show

Show

In the OPAC on the right of each bib record there is a menu that allows for saving the record in various formats. This patch will allow you to define which options are in the pull down menu. Available options are: BIBTEX (bibtex), Dublin Core (dc), MARCXML (marcxml), MARC-8 encoded MARC (marc8), Unicode/UTF-8 encoded MARC (utf8), Unicode/UTF-8 encoded MARC without local use -9xx, x9x, xx9- fields and subfields (marcstd), MODS (mods), and RIS (ris).

The favicon is the little icon that appears next to the URL in the address bar in most browsers. The default value for this field (if left blank) is the small 'K' in the Koha logo.

Don't highlight

Highlight

Don't show

Show

When this preference is set to 'Show' text will appear in the bottom right of the OPAC footer stating 'Powered by Koha' and linking to the official Koha website.

This setting's function is to point to the *.css file used to define the OPAC layout. A *.css file is a cascading stylesheet which is used in conjunction with HTML to set how the HTML page is formatted and will look on the OPAC. There are two stylesheets that come with the system; opac.css and opac2.css. A custom stylesheet may also be used. A style sheet designated in the opacstylesheet preference will override the stylesheet listed here. The stylesheets listed in the opaclayoutstylesheet preference are held on the Koha server.

This preference allows the system administrator to turn off the OPAC during maintenance and display a message to users. When this preference is switched to “Show" the OPAC is not usable. The text of this message is not editable at this time.

Don't show

Show

In this preference you can enter HTML that will appear on the 'Checked Out' tab on the 'My Summary' section when logged in to the OPAC. The placeholders {BIBLIONUMBER}, {TITLE}, {ISBN} and {AUTHOR} will be replaced with information from the displayed record. This can be used to enter in 'share' links for social networks or generate searches against other library catalogs.

Don't enable

Enable

This preference determines if your OPAC is accessible and searchable by anyone or only by members of the library. If set to 'Don't enable' only members who are logged into the OPAC can search. Most libraries will leave this setting at its default of 'Enable' to allow their OPAC to be searched by anyone and only require login for access to personalized content.

The HTML entered in this preference will appear on the search results pages below the list of facets on the left side of the screen.

Don't show

Show

This preference allows all patrons to see who has the item checked out if it is checked out. In small corporate libraries (where the OPAC is behind a firewall and not publicly available) this can be helpful so coworkers can just contact the patron with the book themselves. In larger public and academic libraries setting this to 'Show' would pose serious privacy issues.

Don't show

Show

If you have chosen to allow comments in your OPAC by setting reviewson to 'Allow' you can include a link to the recent comments under the search box at the top of your OPAC with this preference.

The opacsmallimage system pref is a little tricky to deal with because you really have to tweak some CSS at the same time. The default CSS defines a region just large enough to display the Koha logo, and if your logo doesn't match the Koha logo's dimensions (120 pixels wide by 38 pixels high), it won't display correctly.

no

only details

results and details

Star ratings are a way for your patrons to leave ratings without having to leave a full review. Patrons who are not logged in will only be able to see the stars, once logged in patrons can click on the stars on the details page to leave their own rating. Clicking on the stars on the search results will not submit a rating.

This preference allows the administrator to completely replace the default stylesheet with their own alternate stylesheet. This allows the administrator to completely customize the look of the OPAC. To change the stylesheet, enter a complete URL, including the http:// to the custom stylesheet. Content in the custom/alternate stylesheet will overwrite any data in the default stylesheet defined in the opaclayoutstylesheet setting. The default stylesheet will likely be found at http://your_koha_address/opac- tmpl/prog/en/css/opac.css

prog

do

don't

This preference determines if URLs in the OPAC will open in a new window or not. When clicking on a link in the OPAC, a patron does not need to worry about navigating away from their search results.

OPACUserCSS allows the administrator to enter styles that will overwrite the OPAC's default CSS as defined in ‘opaclayoutstylesheet' or ‘opacstylesheet'. Styles may be entered for any of the selectors found in the default style sheet. The default stylesheet will likely be found at http://your_koha_address/opac-tmpl/prog/en/css/opac.css. Unlike opaccolorstylesheet, opaclayoutstylesheet and opacstylesheet this preference will embed the CSS directly on your OPAC pages.

This preference allows the administrator to enter JavaScript or JQuery that will be embedded across all pages of the OPAC. Administrators may use this preference to customize some of the interactive sections of Koha, customizing the text for the login prompts, for example. Sample JQuery scripts used by Koha libraries can be found on the wiki: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library.

leave empty to not use the XSLT stylesheet

enter "default" for the default one

put a path to define a XSLT file

put an URL for an external specific stylesheet

XSLT stylesheets allow for the customization of the details shows on the screen when viewing a bib record. This preference will allow you either use the default look that comes with Koha or design your own stylesheet.

leave empty to not use the XSLT stylesheet

enter "default" for the default one

put a path to define a XSLT file

put an URL for an external specific stylesheet

XSLT stylesheets allow for the customization of the details shows on the screen when viewing the search results. This preference will allow you either use the default look that comes with Koha or design your own stylesheet.

By default the RSS feed that is automatically generated for every search results page will list 50 items. This can sometimes be too much for some RSS feed readers and for some people this isn't enough. This preference allows you to adjust this number to show the best number of results for your patrons.

This preference displays the link on the OPAC for the authority search (titled 'Browse by Subject'). By setting the preference to “Allow" patrons can use this search link of the OPAC.

Allow

Don't allow

Allow

Don't allow

This preference allows the user to temporarily save a list of items found on the catalog. By using the Book Bag, or Cart, the user can print out or email a list of items found. The user does not need to be logged in. This list is temporary and will be emptied, or cleared, at the end of the session.

Allow

Don't allow

disable

enable

This preference will control the option to return to your results and/or browse them from the detail page in the OPAC.

Allow

Don't allow

Allow

Don't allow

Allow

Don't allow

If patrons are allowed to notify the library of changes an email will be sent to the library administration email address with the changes. Lines that start with the field name in all caps are the lines that the patron made changes to.

Don't show

Show

If patronimages is set to allow the upload of patron images via the staff client, then setting this preference to 'show' will show the patron what image you have on file for them when they view their personal information on their account in the OPAC.

Allow

Don't allow

This preference allows the administrator to choose to show the “Most Popular" link at the top of the OPAC under the search box. The “Most Popular" page shows the top circulated items in the library, as determined by the number of times a title has been circulated. This allows users to see what titles are popular in their community. It is recommended that you leave this preference set to 'Don't allow' until you have been live on Koha for a couple of months, otherwise the data that it shows will not be an accurate portrayal of what's popular in your library.

Allow

Don't allow

Allow

Don't allow

Allow

Don't allow

This button allows the patrons to submit comments on books they have read via the OPAC. If this preference is set to “Allow" reviews are first sent to the staff client for staff approval before the review is displayed in the OPAC. The staff member who reviews and approves comments may find the pending comments on the Comments tool. The staff member can then choose to approve or delete the comments.

first name

first name and last initial

full name

last name

no name

username

If you would like to protect your patron's privacy in the OPAC you can choose to hide their names or parts of their names from any of the comments they leave on bib records in your system. reviewson needs to be set to 'Allow' for this to preference to come in to play

Hide

Show

This system preference allows libraries to show avatars next to patron's comments in the OPAC. These avatars are pulled from the Libravatar library, an open source powered product that allows Internet users to choose a small icon to display next to their name on various different websites. The library has no control over the images the patron chooses to display.

Disable

Enable

This preference will enable a line of social network share buttons below the right hand column on the detail pages of records in the OPAC.

Allow

Don't allow

Allow

Don't allow

If your library system lets patrons make purchase suggestions for a specific branch you can set this preference to 'Allow' to add a branch selection option to the purchase suggestion form.

Allow

Don't allow

Public lists are visible to anyone who visits your OPAC. With this preference you can control whether or now patrons are allowed to create these public lists. If this is set to "Don't allow" then only staff will be able to create public lists.

Allow

Don't allow

This feature will add the option for patrons to share their lists with other patrons.

In this field you can enter criteria for items you would like to hide from display in the OPAC. This field takes any combination of item fields (from the items table in the Koha database) for blocking. For example a value of:

itype: [07, 10]
location: [STAFF, ISO]

Will block items with an itype code of 07 or 10 as well as items that have a shelving location of STAFF or ISO.

In items my items.itype 07 is defined in Item Types Administration as Staff Assigned My items.itype 10 in Item Types is Archival Copy The locations STAFF and ISO are in Authorized Values for category=LOC STAFF means it's assigned to the staff reading room and ISO means it is in the isolation room.

Allow

Don't allow

Allow

Don't allow

This preference allows the administration to choose if patrons can renew their checked out materials via their checked out history in the OPAC. It allows patrons to renew their materials without having to contact the library or having to return to the library.

NULL

'OPACRenew'

the item's home branch

the patron's home branch

the branch the item was checked out from

This value is used in the statistics table to help with reporting. The statistics table in Koha keeps track of all checkouts and renewals, this preference defines which branch is entered in to the table when a patron renews an item for themselves via the OPAC.

Don't show

Show

Don't limit

Limit

Allow

Don't allow

This preference is for libraries that have branches but do not want to share their items among other branches within their system. If the preference is set to “Don't allow" then holdings will be shown for all branches within a system. On the “Home" screen of the OPAC users have the choice of narrowing down results by item location. Setting this preference to “Allow" will display only one branch's holdings.

Allow

Don't allow

Don't keep

Keep

Allow

Don't allow

Don't show

Show

This preference allows patrons to view what is located on the shelf near the item they looked up. The shelf browser option appears on the details page to the right of each items' call number. Clicking the 'Browse Shelf' link allows for a virtual shelf browsing experience via the OPAC and lets patrons see other books that may relate to their search and items that sit on the shelf near the item they are looking at.

Don't use

Use

If your library uses collection codes then you might want the shelf browser to take into consideration what collection the books belong to when populating the virtual shelf browser.

Don't use

Use

If you have a multiple branch system you may want to make sure that Koha takes into consideration what branch owns the books when populating the virtual shelf browser for accuracy.

Don't use

Use

If your library uses shelving locations then you might want the shelf browser to take into consideration what shelving location the books belong to when populating the virtual shelf browser.

Don't use

Use

Don't use

Use

automatically

only if * is added

This setting allows for searches to be automatically truncated or for additional characters to be added to the end of a search string. When set to "automatically" the search string automatically ends with a wildcard function. For example, a search for the word “invent" with auto truncation enabled will also retrieve results for inventor, invention, inventory, etc. If you don't want this to happen automatically you can still be perform wildcard searches manually by adding an asterisk (*). Typing “invent*" even with auto truncation disabled will retrieve the same inventor, invention, inventory results. Auto truncation bypasses the necessity to type long search strings in their entirety.

Don't try

Try

This preference enables “fuzzy" searching, in which the search engine returns results that are similar to, but not exactly matching, the word or words entered by the user. This preference enables the search function to compensate for slightly misspelled names or phrases.

Don't remove

Remove

Don't try

Try

This preference enables word stemming. Stemming allows the search function to return multiple versions of the same word, as well as related terms (i.e., both fish and fishing would be returned).

Disable

Enable

Don't force

Force

When TraceCompleteSubfields is set to "force," clicking on links in non-authority controlled subject tracings will only find other records where the entire subfields match. Leaving it at "don't force" does a keyword search of the subject indexes.

Don't include

Include

When TraceSubjectSubdivisions is set to "Include," if you click on a subject with subdivisions (subfields other than 'a') they will be searched along with the subject heading (subfield 'a'). To have only the subject heading (subfield 'a') searched, set this preference to "Don't include."

Not using

Using

ICU is a set of code libraries providing Unicode and Globalization support for software applications. What this means is ICU Zebra indexing is only necessary if you use non-roman characters in your cataloging. If using ICU Zebra indexing you will want to not use QueryFuzzy.

These preferences set the default sort field and sort order for searches on the staff side. Regardless of your choice, the other sort options are still available in the drop down list on the advanced search page.

author

call number

date added

date of publication

relevance

title

total number of checkouts

ascending

descending

from A to Z

from Z to A

This preference lets you decide if you show how many times a facet is used in your search results in the OPAC and the staff client. The relevance of these numbers highly depends on the value of the maxRecordsForFacets preference. Showing these numbers can potentially effect the performance of your searching, so test your system with different values for this preference to see what works best.

Don't show

Show

In the OPAC and the staff client your facets are cut off at 20 characters by default. Depending on your layout this may be too many or two few letters, this preference lets you decide what number is best for your library's design.

This preference will let you set how many results display by default when a search is run on the Staff Client.

By default Koha only bases facets on the first page of results (usually 20 results). This preference lets you tell Koha to based the facet descriptions and numbers on any number of search results returned. The higher this number the longer it will take for your search results to return, so test with various different values to find the best balance for your library.

These preferences set the default sort field and sort order for searches on the OPAC. Regardless of your choice, the other sort options are still available in the drop down list on the advanced search page.

author

call number

date added

date of publication

relevance

title

total number of checkouts

ascending

descending

from A to Z

from Z to A

Don't show

Show

This setting selects the information about an item that will display in the search results page of the OPAC. The results can display the status of an item and/or full details including branch, location, and call number. While the 'Show' option allows for more information to be displayed on the search results page, the information can be overwhelming for large collections with multiple branches.

On the advanced search page you can choose to allow filters on one or all of the following: Item types (itemtypes), Collection Codes (ccode) and Shelving Location (loc). If you would like to be able to limit searches on item type and shelving location for example you would enter itemtypes|loc in the preference input box. The order of these fields will determine the order of the tabs in the OPAC and staff client advanced search screens. Values within the search type are OR'ed together, while each different search type is AND'ed together in the query limits. The current stored values are supported without any required modification.Each set of advanced search fields are displayed in tabs in both the OPAC and staff client. The first value in the AdvancedSearchTypes syspref is the selected tab; if no values are present, "itemtypes" is used. For non-itemtype values, the value in AdvancedSearchTypes must match the Authorised Value name, and must be indexed with 'mc-' prefixing that name.

don't show

show

Both results and details pages

Detail page only

Neither details or results page

Results page only

In addition to this option being set, the corresponding XSLT option must be turned on. Also, the corresponding 856q field must have a valid MIME image extension (e.g., "jpg") or MIME image type (i.e. starting with "image/"), or the generic indicator "img" entered in the field. When all of the requirements are met, an image file will be displayed instead of the standard link text. Clicking on the image will open it in the same way as clicking on the link text. When you click on the image it should open to full size, in the current window or in a new window depending on the value in the system pref OPACURLOpenInNewWindow.

This preference is used to set the background color and style of the Staff Client. The value is a .css file. The system administrator should determine which file is appropriate.

The favicon is the little icon that appears next to the URL in the address bar in most browsers. The default value for this field (if left blank) is the small 'K' in the Koha logo.

The Intranetstylesheet preference is a layout and design feature for the intranet or staff client. To change the stylesheet from the original, place in this preference the file path to the style sheet - include the entire url starting with http://. This preference allows a library to customize the appearance of the Staff Client.

This preference allows the administrator to enter JavaScript or JQuery that will be embedded across all pages of the Staff Client. Administrators may use this preference to customize some of the interactive sections of Koha, customizing the text for the login prompts, for example. Sample JQuery scripts used by Koha libraries can be found on the wiki: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library.

If you would like to style your receipts or slips with a consistent set of fonts and colors you can use this preference to point Koha to a stylesheet specifically for your slips.

Don't show

Show

prog

leave empty to not use the XSLT stylesheet

enter "default" for the default one

put a path to define a XSLT file

put an URL for an external specific stylesheet

XSLT stylesheets allow for the customization of the details shows on the screen when viewing a bib record. This preference will allow you either use the default look that comes with Koha or design your own stylesheet.

leave empty to not use the XSLT stylesheet

enter "default" for the default one

put a path to define a XSLT file

put an URL for an external specific stylesheet

XSLT stylesheets allow for the customization of the details shows on the screen when viewing the search results. This preference will allow you either use the default look that comes with Koha or design your own stylesheet.

from Yahoo's servers

included with Koha

The yuipath preference allows for the user to define a local path or web URL to the Yahoo User Interface Library (http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/2/). This library is a resource of developer tools including JavaScript and style sheets.

Don't show

Show

Don't show

Show

Allow

Don't allow

Allow

Don't allow

Allow

Don't allow

Disable

Enable

Disable

Enable

For the Open Archives Initiative-Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) there are two groups of ‘participants': Data Providers and Service Providers. Data Providers (open archives, repositories) provide free access to metadata, and may, but do not necessarily, offer free access to full texts or other resources. OAI-PMH provides an easy to implement, low barrier solution for Data Providers. Service Providers use the OAI interfaces of the Data Providers to harvest and store metadata. Note that this means that there are no live search requests to the Data Providers; rather, services are based on the harvested data via OAI-PMH. Koha at present can only act as a Data Provider. It can not harvest from other repositories. The biggest stumbling block to having Koha harvest from other repositories is that MARC is the only metadata format that Koha indexes natively. Visit http://www.oaforum.org/tutorial/english/page3.htm for diagrams of how OAI-PMH works.

Disable

Enable

This is the maximum number of records that would be returned based on ListRecord or ListIdentifier queries from harvesters. ListRecords harvest the entire records while the ListIdentifier is an abbreviated form of ListRecords, retrieving only headers rather than records.