We are attempting to download a new version and Koha and set it up. We are playing with 3.02 as downloaded from a livecd. The OPAC currently lists item type only so we assume we should actually use this to identify different collections. However, we have books in four difference collections (general, reference, reserve and kidz). Should these be in the collection codes after all and how do we get them to show on the opac? Do most libraries have both item type and collections showing or just use one? We also have different media types in our AV collection. Therefore we have one item type in four collections and one collection with 6 different item types. Anyone give us a clue. Setting up is only the beginning of our worries. We then have to import date. The documentation is not clear regarding setting up from scratch. Sorry Nicole - if you know where it is could you give me page number please. So far documentation describes what something is but not how to alter it, or load data into it, or in fact which area is most appropriate when there are numerous options. Not much hair left to turn out. Thanks all, Rachel Black (RLIANZA) Library Manager The Shepherd's Bible College 354 Te Aute Road, RD 2, Hastings 4172 PO Box 8229 Havelock North 4157 Phone: 06-873-0054 Fax: 06-877-7545 Mobile: 021-059-7464 or 022-034-3752 Email: library@tsbc.org.nz Web: www.tsbc.org.nz/library MSN: library@tsbc.org.nz Skype: rachel.e.black
The OPAC currently lists item type only so we assume we should actually use this to identify different collections.
The most important factor to consider is that at the moment item types can be used to set circulation policies and collection codes cannot. Other than that they're fairly interchangeable. You can set the "AdvancedSearchTypes" system preference to show either item types or collection code on the advanced search page. Because circulation policies can be set per item type we have set up a few general item types for circ rules: circulating, videos and DVDs, audio books, and non-circulating. Then we have a lot of collection codes which we use to classify various combinations of audience, material, and genre. As log as you're giving your patrons and staff the right categories to narrow their searches and you've got the circulation policies in place that you need, there's not a wrong way to do it. -- Owen -- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org
Hi Rachel, We have gone the other way: many item types and few collections. This is a post I wrote at the time when I was trying to decide how best to use item types and colelction codes. http://library-matters.blogspot.com/2009/03/dont-be-afraid-of-using-lots-of-... Cheers Jo. On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Owen Leonard <oleonard@myacpl.org> wrote:
The OPAC currently lists item type only so we assume we should actually use this to identify different collections.
The most important factor to consider is that at the moment item types can be used to set circulation policies and collection codes cannot. Other than that they're fairly interchangeable. You can set the "AdvancedSearchTypes" system preference to show either item types or collection code on the advanced search page.
Because circulation policies can be set per item type we have set up a few general item types for circ rules: circulating, videos and DVDs, audio books, and non-circulating. Then we have a lot of collection codes which we use to classify various combinations of audience, material, and genre.
As log as you're giving your patrons and staff the right categories to narrow their searches and you've got the circulation policies in place that you need, there's not a wrong way to do it.
-- Owen
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oops - this is the post I really wanted to refer to: http://library-matters.blogspot.com/2009/03/summary-of-discussion-about-item... On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Joann Ransom <jransom@library.org.nz>wrote:
Hi Rachel,
We have gone the other way: many item types and few collections. This is a post I wrote at the time when I was trying to decide how best to use item types and colelction codes.
http://library-matters.blogspot.com/2009/03/dont-be-afraid-of-using-lots-of-...
Cheers Jo.
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Owen Leonard <oleonard@myacpl.org> wrote:
The OPAC currently lists item type only so we assume we should actually use this to identify different collections.
The most important factor to consider is that at the moment item types can be used to set circulation policies and collection codes cannot. Other than that they're fairly interchangeable. You can set the "AdvancedSearchTypes" system preference to show either item types or collection code on the advanced search page.
Because circulation policies can be set per item type we have set up a few general item types for circ rules: circulating, videos and DVDs, audio books, and non-circulating. Then we have a lot of collection codes which we use to classify various combinations of audience, material, and genre.
As log as you're giving your patrons and staff the right categories to narrow their searches and you've got the circulation policies in place that you need, there's not a wrong way to do it.
-- Owen
-- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
-- Joann Ransom RLIANZA Head of Libraries, Horowhenua Library Trust.
*Q: Why is this email three sentences or less? A: http://three.sentenc.es*
-- Joann Ransom RLIANZA Head of Libraries, Horowhenua Library Trust. *Q: Why is this email three sentences or less? A: http://three.sentenc.es*
Joann and Owen, Could I get a copy of your circulation matrix? I'd like to put together a short tutorial of some kind on item types, circulation codes and why you'd go one way or the other. I think this is one thing that is really important for new Koha users to understand...and that understanding would ideally come BEFORE migration. I'd like to see how you two implemented your two opposite approaches. If anyone has anything else they'd like to share that might serve as a good resource, let me know. Lori 2011/1/24 Joann Ransom <jransom@library.org.nz>
Hi Rachel,
We have gone the other way: many item types and few collections. This is a post I wrote at the time when I was trying to decide how best to use item types and colelction codes.
http://library-matters.blogspot.com/2009/03/dont-be-afraid-of-using-lots-of-...
Cheers Jo.
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Owen Leonard <oleonard@myacpl.org> wrote:
The OPAC currently lists item type only so we assume we should actually use this to identify different collections.
The most important factor to consider is that at the moment item types can be used to set circulation policies and collection codes cannot. Other than that they're fairly interchangeable. You can set the "AdvancedSearchTypes" system preference to show either item types or collection code on the advanced search page.
Because circulation policies can be set per item type we have set up a few general item types for circ rules: circulating, videos and DVDs, audio books, and non-circulating. Then we have a lot of collection codes which we use to classify various combinations of audience, material, and genre.
As log as you're giving your patrons and staff the right categories to narrow their searches and you've got the circulation policies in place that you need, there's not a wrong way to do it.
-- Owen
-- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
-- Joann Ransom RLIANZA Head of Libraries, Horowhenua Library Trust.
*Q: Why is this email three sentences or less? A: http://three.sentenc.es*
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Hi Lori, Discussion comments and blog posts where I tried to work through this process: http://library-matters.blogspot.com/search?q=item+types Attached jpeg of our circ rules matrix. Cheers Jo. On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre@galecia.com>wrote:
Joann and Owen,
Could I get a copy of your circulation matrix? I'd like to put together a short tutorial of some kind on item types, circulation codes and why you'd go one way or the other. I think this is one thing that is really important for new Koha users to understand...and that understanding would ideally come BEFORE migration. I'd like to see how you two implemented your two opposite approaches.
If anyone has anything else they'd like to share that might serve as a good resource, let me know.
Lori
2011/1/24 Joann Ransom <jransom@library.org.nz>
Hi Rachel,
We have gone the other way: many item types and few collections. This is a post I wrote at the time when I was trying to decide how best to use item types and colelction codes.
http://library-matters.blogspot.com/2009/03/dont-be-afraid-of-using-lots-of-...
Cheers Jo.
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Owen Leonard <oleonard@myacpl.org>wrote:
The OPAC currently lists item type only so we assume we should actually use this to identify different collections.
The most important factor to consider is that at the moment item types can be used to set circulation policies and collection codes cannot. Other than that they're fairly interchangeable. You can set the "AdvancedSearchTypes" system preference to show either item types or collection code on the advanced search page.
Because circulation policies can be set per item type we have set up a few general item types for circ rules: circulating, videos and DVDs, audio books, and non-circulating. Then we have a lot of collection codes which we use to classify various combinations of audience, material, and genre.
As log as you're giving your patrons and staff the right categories to narrow their searches and you've got the circulation policies in place that you need, there's not a wrong way to do it.
-- Owen
-- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
-- Joann Ransom RLIANZA Head of Libraries, Horowhenua Library Trust.
*Q: Why is this email three sentences or less? A: http://three.sentenc.es*
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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com (707) 763-6869 // Lori.Ayre@galecia.com
<Lori.Ayre@galecia.com>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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Kia ora! I agree. It's nice and granular with many itemtypes. Cheers, Brooke Hi Rachel, We have gone the other way: many item types and few collections. This is a post I wrote at the time when I was trying to decide how best to use item types and colelction codes. http://library-matters.blogspot.com/2009/03/dont-be-afraid-of-using-lots-of-... Cheers Jo. On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Owen Leonard <oleonard@myacpl.org> wrote:
The OPAC currently lists item
type only so we assume we should actually use this to identify different collections.
The most important factor to consider is that at the moment item types can be used to set circulation policies and collection codes cannot. Other than that they're fairly interchangeable. You can set the "AdvancedSearchTypes" system preference to show either item types or collection code on the advanced search page.
Because circulation policies can be set per item type we have set up a few general item types for circ rules: circulating, videos and DVDs, audio books, and non-circulating. Then we have a lot of collection codes which we use to classify various combinations of audience, material, and genre.
As log as you're giving your patrons and staff the right categories to narrow their searches and you've got the circulation policies in place that you need, there's not a wrong way to do it.
-- Owen
-- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
-- Joann Ransom RLIANZA Head of Libraries, Horowhenua Library Trust. Q: Why is this email three sentences or less? A: http://three.sentenc.es
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