[Koha] Setting up a machine as a lone station and searching by reading levels

[Rachel Hollis]

As a one-time cataloger providing public service through library biblios, I know that it is possible to set up a field so that it is searchable and/or a link. When I did it, I asked the systems librarian to make it happen. There's no systems librarian here; in Koha I believe you would go to your MARC Frameworks and edit subfields constraints for 521. Under display more constraints, there is a checkbox for "is a URL" and that should make your reading levels clickable to other biblios with the same text string. You could get fancy and use Authorized Values so that your staff have text strings from which to choose, this would also provide uniformity to that field. I hope this helps,

Rachel Hollis, librarian
Stevens-Henager College, Boise Idaho Campus

-----Original Message-----
From: koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Darla Grediagin
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:11 PM

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Second questions, I would like to have my reading levels be searchable.
Can I set up MARC line 521 to be searchable or would I need to put these
levels in as subject headings?

These questions have become much too big for me and my little brain to
think about for a Friday.  I appreciate any help/insite someone would
like to give.

Have a good weekend

Darla -- Who will be updating MARC records from now until the cows come
Home.

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