Resource Rewind: April 2022

by Elise Aiello on May 2, 2022

We put together a recap of our Koha news and educational content for the month of April case you missed anything!

Koha Question of the Week

Can a library share to Mana?

Learn what Mana is and how your library can contribute!

How to turn on Purchase Suggestions in the OPAC?

Koha offers a great feature for your library to allow patrons to make purchase suggestions via the OPAC. There are a few tools that you can use in conjunction with this feature that will help your library.

What is an On-Shelf Hold?

An On-Shelf hold is a hold that is placed by a patron or staff for an item that is currently available and on the shelf.

How do I Customize the Language dropdown in the OPAC?

For libraries with a collection of material written in different languages, there is a specific dropdown in the Advanced Search on the OPAC that will allow your patrons to search by the language of the material. This dropdown is very long and not helpful to patrons if your library does not actually have material written in all the languages

What are multi-item holds in Koha?

Monday Minutes

How to Float Items in Koha

Kelly and Jessie discuss how to float items in Koha.

Patron Record Main Contact Method

Kelly and Jessie will show a new enhancement in 21.11 that allows staff members to track the primary contact method for patrons.

Holds Queue Report Enhancements

Kelly and Jessie will show an enhancement in the Holds Queue Report where you can run by item type, shelving location & collection code.

Retain Fields during Patron Import

Kelly and Jessie show off another new feature coming Koha 21.11. When importing a batch of imports, a library will now be able to preserve fields that they don't wish to be overwritten.