Joann, i use Koha for the community library at the township i live in. See https://www.pustake.org Here's some patron attribute types i added for our own use: a) i added a 'drop-down' list of neighborhoods for the particular residential complex the member lives in b) And a 'drop-down' list to designate members as one of {resident/tenant/employee}, since we have all of them in the township I eventually plan to pull reports that will tell me how many members are residents or tenants, from a particular area, etc. Maybe we can use those reports to decide to reach certain parts better, for example. Though i haven't tried pulling a report yet, i am pretty confident that can be done from within Koha by creating a custom report or by just running straight SQL on the database. Thanks and regards, krishnan mani Pune, India --- On Mon, 8/12/08, Joann Ransom <jransom@library.org.nz> wrote: From: Joann Ransom <jransom@library.org.nz> Subject: [Koha] Patron attribute types To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Date: Monday, 8 December, 2008, 9:49 AM Hi there, probably a dumb question ...(sigh) I am working through the system preferences and parameters for a lovely new Koha 3.0 test site. We are running 3.00.00.107. Is it important to enter / specify any attribute types in the "Patron Attribute Types" are under Patrons and Circlation"?. If I should enter any / some, what ones would people suggest and why? Thanks for any helpful suggestions! cheers Jo Ransom. Horowhenua Library Trust NZ _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/