Koha Tutorial Videos

Monday Minutes: Retaining Search Terms

In this week's Monday Minutes, Kelly and Jessie show you how to retain search terms in both the patron search and catalog search.

System Preference - Catalog

  1. Navigate to Administration --> System preferences
  2. Search for RetainCatalogSearchTerms
  3. Clicking Retain will save search terms between searches when searching from the 'search the catalog' tab in the staff interface header.

System Preference - Patron

  1. Navigate to Administration --> System preferences
  2. Search for RetainPatronsSearchTerms
  3. Clicking Retain will save search terms between searches when searching from the 'checkout' and 'search patrons' tab in the staff interface header.

Additional Resources

Monday Minutes: Searching on Staff Client

Monday Minutes: Search Results