[Koha] Staff Collection in Koha

[Chad Roseburg]

Thanks, I had thought of that but I would not be able to control other
policies like float vs. non-floating ...etc.
Most of our collections float.




On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 11:48 AM, George <gwilliams at nekls.org> wrote:

> Chad,
>
> Why not collection code?  I think you can use CCODE values in
> opachiddenitems.
>
> George
>
> On 6/7/2018 12:29 PM, Chad Roseburg wrote:
>
>> Just curious as to how other libraries set up staff only collections. I
>> suspect that I
>> am overthinking this. We'd like to create a collection for librarian-led
>> programs, Eg., movie night, program kits ...etc.
>>
>> Such that:
>>
>>     - Hidden in OPAC via OPACHiddenItems
>>     - Easily searchable by staff
>>     - Non-floating
>>     - No reserves or checkouts allowed except to staff
>>
>> I see 2 - 3 possibilities:
>>
>>     - Item Type
>>     - Location or branch "Staff Collection"
>>     - Some combination of the 2 (?)
>>
>> I'm not a fan of using item type as it complicates the role and meaning (
>> taxonomic ) of item type for material classification so I'm leaning
>> towards
>> creating a branch and assigning rules to this branch. Shelving location
>> does not offer the same flexibility, correct? I don't see a way to set
>> rules by shelving location. That would be ideal as this collection is
>> housed at an existing branch.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>>
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Chad Roseburg
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North Central Regional Library