To be fair, item types are actually used (from the business-logic POV) as a way to group bibliographic stuff to define rules. We might as well call item types... dunno... 'item sets' (i'm no sure only because I'm not a native english speaker). This is one of the first things I need to teach new users before doing the initial setup. The material type is defined in the MARC headers. So technically, itemtypes are what you are looking for regarding how to define rules for different materials. I'm not closing any door, but it seems to me that it is not a trivial subject for discussion. I hope others weight in and give more points of view. Regards El mié., 31 may. 2017 a las 11:17, Christopher Davis (< cgdavis@uintah.utah.gov>) escribió:
Owen and Tomas,
Thank you for your feedback. At my library, the Koha item type represents (with one exception) the type of an item- if it's a book, we call it a book regardless to what collection (picture books, young adult, large print, new books) it belongs.
Regards,
Christopher Davis, MLS Systems & E-Services Librarian Uintah County Library cgdavis@uintah.utah.gov (435) 789-0091 ext.261 <(435)%20789-0091> uintahlibrary.org basinlibraries.org facebook.com/uintahcountylibrary instagram.com/uintahcountylibrary
On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 7:06 AM, Tomas Cohen Arazi <tomascohen@gmail.com> wrote:
El mar., 30 may. 2017 a las 19:02, Christopher Davis (<cgdavis@uintah.utah.gov>) escribió:
Dear Colleagues,
I thought that I remember someone stating that Koha's circ and fine rules can be configured using collection codes instead of item types.
That cannot be done right now, but is certaintly a good idea. It would require making collections first-class citizens in Koha, and not just an authorized value, though.
I think it is a good idea :-D -- Tomás Cohen Arazi Theke Solutions (https://theke.io) ✆ +54 9351 3513384 <+54%209%20351%20351-3384> GPG: B2F3C15F
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