Hello, We are new to Koha and subscribed to Koha Express through Liblime (Koha 3.00.02). When I try to create new authorities under "Authorities" and search for it, I get "no results found." I searched through documentation and support archived discussions but did not find an answer. I see this in Koha's manual: Query authority file when adding/editing a record (during cataloging) The Bibliographic editor allows queries to the authority file at the add/edit stage of a record, so that cataloging staff can create the links between a bibliographic and authority record when they are cataloging. If you wish to provide access to authority records for a given subfield -- MARC 21's 700a subfield, for instance, to make sure an author's name is available in an added entry in its approved form -- you will need to create a subfield "9" for that tag (e.g. tag 700, subfield 9). This is done by adding the subfield via the 'Authority types' administration module. * Get there: More > Administration > Authority types * TIP: Make sure this subfield is managed in the same tab as the other managed subfields for this tag, and then click the "hidden" checkbox so it will not be displayed with the rest of the record. Koha uses subfield 9 to store the link between a bibliographic record and an authority record. When the catalogers are adding a record, they will see three dots (...) after the textbox of the 700a subfield (or any field you have chosen to add a subfield 9 to). Clicking on these dots will open a pop-up window allowing the cataloger to search your authority records for a standardized version of the author's name. If the desired name is found in your authority records, it can be automatically copied into the 700a subfield. (If the desired name is not found, the cataloger can enter the name manually.) If I want to create an authority for 100a, does that mean I need to add a subfield 9 to field 100 in Authority Types? Can anyone help me? Thanks, Pauline Martin Librarian/Archivist The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm Street Dallas, TX 75202 Phone: 214-747-6660 x6646 Fax: 214-747-6662 Email: paulinem@jfk.org Website: www.jfk.org