Kate, You can't type in the field because you have the wrong setting for the BiblioAddsAuthorities system preference. This preference makes it so that you can only search for authority records - not type in data yourself. As for the the authority search, it searches the records in your system - not systems outside. See: http://sites.google.com/a/liblime.com/koha-manual/ for more info --- Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 nce@liblime.com AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard http://liblime.com http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/ On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 6:35 PM, Kate Blair Elliott <kate.bookgirl@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi we are working on doing some retro cataloging as we work to get Koha up and running and I am running into trouble when trying to create original MARC records (note we don't do a lot of this).

I wanted to enter the personal name in the 100 field but the field was shaded grey and wouldn't let me enter anything.

I went to do an authority search and found no results.

Two questions: Any ideas on why I can't click in that field (I assume this is something simple I am just flaking on)

and

Where is the system searching for authority records...our other MARC records...the Library of Congress list? Do we set th

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