Koha How-To
Resource Rewind: February 2023
by Elise Aiello on Mar 7, 2023
We put together a recap of our Koha news and educational content for the month of February in case you missed anything!
Koha Question of the Week
What's the difference between Notes and Messages in Patron Accounts?
Both Notes and Messages are two options for free text to be added to the patron's account in Koha.
Here are the steps to take for merging patrons. There is no undo for this action!
Within the Advanced Cataloging feature, a librarian can create a macro to streamline the cataloging process.
Macros are short programs you write to automate routine tasks. Macros are built from commands. Each command does one step in the procedure you want to run automatically.
How to Customize the OPAC Advanced Search?
There are three system preferences that drive the options in the Advanced Search on the OPAC.
Monday Minutes
Flexibility with Z39.50 Searching
In this Monday Minutes tutorial, Jessie and Kelly demonstrate a way to include other MARC fields in the z39.50 results screen.In this week's Monday Minutes, Kelly and Jessie break down how to add new record-matching rules, what are match points, and how to apply these new rules to your MARC imports.
In this week's Monday Minutes, Kelly and Jessie show how to share your reports in the Mana database.
In this Monday Minutes, Jessie and Kelly talk about how to track donations in Koha, either through the Acquisitions Module or within the Items Record.
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