[Koha] collection vs item types

[Joann Ransom]

oops - this is the post I really wanted to refer to:

http://library-matters.blogspot.com/2009/03/summary-of-discussion-about-item-types.html

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Joann Ransom <jransom at 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-item.html
>
> Cheers Jo.
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Owen Leonard <oleonard at 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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>> Athens County Public Libraries
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