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How to check out books using the barcode or a keyword search
Would you like to have the option to check out an item in Koha using either the barcode or a keyword? In this Koha tutorial, learn how the new system preference itemBarcodeFallbackSearch allows you to...
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Privacy and Circulation History in Koha
In this Koha tutorial, let’s talk about Patron Privacy and how staff and patrons can manage their privacy settings in the OPAC and staff client. Patron Categories Let’s start with the patron categories...
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Holds- Part 2 : The Staff Side
In Part 1 of this Holds Series, we discussed the patron side of holds. If you didn’t see that post, please check it out here. This is Part 2 of the Holds Blog highlighting the process of holds from...
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Koha Tutorial on Hiding Items from the OPAC
This koha tutorial will cover the basics of how to hide specific items from being visible in the OPAC. Your library has the capability to hide specific shelving locations, item types, withdrawn items...
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Purchase Suggestions in the OPAC
Koha offers a great feature for your library to allow patrons to make purchase suggestions via the OPAC. There are a few tools that you can use in conjunction with this feature that will help your...
View ArticleSetting Up Course Reserves in Koha
Here is a short Koha tutorial video on Setting Up Course Reserves in Koha. Steps for setting up Course Reserves To enable the Course Reserve Module on Koha, go to the administrative module and under...
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Holds Troubleshooting: The Maxreserves Preference
One topic that has appeared frequently in our support tickets this week has been an issue with setting the number of holds. For example, a library would like to set a total of 50 holds for a specific...
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Serial Claims and Notices
Here are a few steps to set up Serial Claims and Notices in Koha is your are using the Serials Module. The first thing you will want to do is set up your notice to send to the vendors. Notice Set-Up...
View ArticleHow to Set-Up and Use the Quick Add Patron Option
Here is a short Koha tutorial on how to set-up and use the Quick Add patron option. Below are step by step instructions for more assistance in setting the quickaddpatron options up. Summary of the...
View ArticleLexile Searching in Koha OPAC
As the summer winds down, and the mad rush to buy pencils, notebooks, glue sticks and new school clothes begins, why not help your local teachers out by adding a Lexile search to your koha catalog?...
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Setting Up An ILL Workflow for Your Library
This blog has been created to help those libraries with an Inter-Library Loan process. This is not the only way to process a library’s ILL materials, however, it can certainly be a starting point....
View ArticleTutorial on Tracking In House Use
In this Koha tutorial we will show you two ways to track your library’s in house use. This video will talk about each way, using a Statistical Patron and the System Preference: Recordlocaluseonreturn....
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Cover Images on the Koha OPAC – Coce Server
In this Koha tutorial we will discuss the options for using the Coce Server to display cover images. Koha users have several options when it comes to displaying cover images on the OPAC. Users can...
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Closing out your Budget in Koha Acquisitions
The end of the fiscal year is coming! Now, how do I close out my budget in Koha? In this Koha tutorial we will walk you through closing the budget, options for moving the unspent funds and unreceived...
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Searching in the OPAC by Language
Does your library have a collection of books or items that are in a foreign language? Patrons can search for an item in your collection by language. On the library’s OPAC under the advanced search...
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Exporting records from Koha & Using MarcEdit for Modifications or Data Changes
Many libraries like to use MarcEdit for modifications or data cleanup. MARCedit is an open source software program downloadable for free. You can download MARCedit at: http://marcedit.reeset.net/ In...
View ArticleDate Calculation for Holds Awaiting Pickup
In this koha tutorial we will walk you through the system preference for date calculations for Holds Awaiting Pickup. With the new 17.05 upgrade, there is a new system preference that will take into...
View ArticleCheck Previous Checkouts – a new system preference with Koha 17.05
In this Koha tutorial we will show you the new system preference with the 17.05 upgrade called Checkprevcheckout. This system preference can be set to allow and Koha will check patron’s circulation...
View ArticleOPAC tutorial : Sorting Patron Reading History
This koha tutorial will show your patrons how to see their reading history in their account and also how they can sort this by title, author or date. **This will only be available to patrons who have...
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Blocking automatic renewals if the OPACFineNoRenewals amount is reached
In this Koha tutorial we will talk about the new enhancement in the 17.05 release that adds the ability to block auto renewals if the OPACFineNoRenewals amount is reached. If your library is using the...
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