[Koha] tagging in koha
G. Laws
glawson at rhcl.org
Wed May 25 08:34:58 NZST 2011
Maybe a tag should be a keyword search option in advanced search?
Greg
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On 05/24/2011 03:28 PM, G. Laws wrote:
> We are considering, to be a bit more specific, funding improvements to
> the tagging feature, and would happily welcome participative
> assistance in this regard with any interested parties. If you are
> interested we can discuss it with ByWater Solutions, with which we
> have been talking about enhancements, or via direct email.
>
>
> Greg
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> On 05/24/2011 03:08 PM, Caitlin McGurk wrote:
>> Interesting- fixed the OPAC configuration, so thanks for that.
>>
>> I'm also finding that although you can tag an item, you still can't
>> search for that tag and get any results. Seems silly to me that
>> tagging would be worth anything in Koha at all if that's the case.
>> Maybe I'm just not understanding the feature, but I would think that
>> implementing tags *should* be there to make searching more robust.
>>
>> Has anyone had much luck with the LibraryThing for Libraries
>> function? My institution is thinking about getting it to fix this
>> tagging issue. If anyone is currently using it, I'd be curious to
>> know whether or not it allows you to find the tags in a catalog search.
>>
>> Caitlin M
>>
>> 2011/5/24 G. Laws <glawson at rhcl.org <mailto:glawson at rhcl.org>>
>>
>> I don't think you can tag from the staff interface. We've talked
>> about doing some tagging enhancements; so maybe this will be a
>> good discussion topic.
>>
>> However, you clearly have a separate problem with tagging from
>> the OPAC that needs to be resolved. You have to enable tagging in
>> the staff interface. In the OPAC configuration there are several
>> settings, like tagsenabled and tagsmoderated, etc. Check those.
>>
>> Of interest, however, I now see that the text for tagsenabled
>> says it enables both patrons and staff to tag, so I don't know
>> what's with that.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Greg Lawson
>> Rolling Hills Consolidated Library
>> 1912 N. Belt Highway
>> St. Joseph, MO 64506
>> 816-232-5479 x2303 <tel:816-232-5479%20x2303>
>>
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>> On 05/24/2011 01:48 PM, Caitlin McGurk wrote:
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> How does Tagging work in Koha? Can it be done through the
>>> administrative end? I can't find a section for it, other than
>>> from the patron side. When I try to add tags to certain books as
>>> a patron, they do not save and the item does not appear when a
>>> search is done for that tag after.
>>>
>>> Suggestions?
>>>
>>> CM
>>>
>>> --
>>> Caitlin McGurk
>>> /Librarian
>>> The Schulz Library
>>> The Center for Cartoon Studies <http://www.cartoonstudies.org>
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>> --
>> Caitlin McGurk
>> /Librarian
>> The Schulz Library
>> The Center for Cartoon Studies <http://www.cartoonstudies.org>
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