Koha How-To

Resource Rewind: January 2023

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

Koha Question of the Week

How to Export a Set of Barcodes?

The item search is the perfect answer for a library to export a set of barcodes directly from Koha. The beauty of a barcode file is the ability to use this file with many other tools found in Koha, such as batch item modification, batch item deletion, adding items to a list, and inventory.

How to Close a Branch in Koha

A question that comes up a lot is how to close a branch in Koha. There are many reasons why a library to close a branch, and we want to give you the best and easiest way to do this! We will break down a few areas that need to be focused on for this branch to be closed in Koha.

Can a Fund Be Edited?

Yes! At any time, a staff member can edit a fund/subfund if necessary.

What does the system preference AllowcheckoutNotes do?

This system preference will allow patrons to add notes to an item they have currently checked out


Monday Minutes

Customizable Authority Fields

In this week's Monday Minutes, Kelly and Jessie discuss two new system preferences to customize a library's authority record in 22.05.


New Koha Staff Interface Coming in 22.11

In this week's Monday Minutes, Kelly and Jessie show off the new staff interface coming in the next release 22.11.

Using Clubs for Summer Reading

In this week's Monday Minutes, Christofer Zorn from Ajax Public Library joins Kelly and Jessie to talk about how their library utilized Koha's Club Feature for their Summer Reading Program.

Tracking Donations in Koha

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.

RFID and Koha

In this week’s Monday Minutes Kelly and Jessie talk about RFID with Koha with David from McKinney Public Library.

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