[Koha] Search multiple libraries

Waylon Robertson wrobertson1981 at yahoo.co.nz
Sat Sep 11 15:03:02 NZST 2010


I have done part of this for mandumah.com, however its pretty site-specific... 
and unclean. I need to finish it, clean it up abit, and make changes to the 
current 3 and 3.2 versions.



----- Original Message ----
From: Nicole Engard <nengard at gmail.com>
To: Zachary Spalding <spalding at senylrc.org>; Koha <Koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
Sent: Sat, 11 September, 2010 8:27:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Koha] Search multiple libraries

Oh! That's a cool idea - but right now it is not possible.  I'm CCing
the entire list so they see your idea and maybe someone might develop
it one day :)

Nicole

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Zachary Spalding <spalding at senylrc.org> wrote:
>  I am wondering if that setting can be set per patron and not for everybody.
>  I got some people who only work one specific library and only want to
> search that library, but then I also have several other people that work in
> several libraries and want to search everything.
>
> I currently have it set to limit the search to their specific library since
> I have more people who work only in one library.
>
> Zachary Spalding
> Systems Manager
> Southeastern NY Library Resources Council
> 21 S. Elting Corners Rd
> Highland, NY 12528
>
> Phone: 845-883-9065x13
> Fax: 845-883-9483
> Email: spalding at senylrc.org
>
>
> On 9/10/2010 2:12 PM, Nicole Engard wrote:
>>
>> I'm confused ... the default is for patrons to search all libraries.
>> You need to check your settings on the SearchMyLibraryFirst
>> preference.
>>
>> More info is here:
>> http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual/?ch=c19#AEN1689
>> under 1.1.11.3.6.
>>
>> If that's not the case then we need more info...
>>
>> Nicole
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Zachary Spalding<spalding at senylrc.org>
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>  Is there a way to set up a patron to override the default setting of
>>> searching their local library/branch to search all libraries/branches?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zachary Spalding
>>> Systems Manager
>>> Southeastern NY Library Resources Council
>>> 21 S. Elting Corners Rd
>>> Highland, NY 12528
>>>
>>> Phone: 845-883-9065x13
>>> Fax: 845-883-9483
>>> Email: spalding at senylrc.org
>>>
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