.. include:: images.rst .. _opac-system-preferences-label: OPAC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Get there:* More > Administration > Global system preferences > OPAC .. _advanced-search-options-label: Advanced search options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. _opacadvancedsearchtypes-label: OpacAdvancedSearchTypes ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Show tabs in the OPAC advanced search for limiting searches on the \_\_\_ fields. Default: itemtypes Description: - On the advanced search page in the OPAC, you can choose to allow filters on one or all of the following: item types (itemtypes), collection codes (ccode) and shelving location (loc). |opacadvancedsearch-itypetabs| - Separate multiple values with a pipe (\|). For example, enter itemtypes\|loc to allow to limit searches on item type and shelving location. - The order in which the options are entered in the system preference is the order in which the tabs will appear. The first option in the system preference is the selected tab. - If left empty, "itemtypes" is used. - Values within the search type are OR'ed together, while each different search type is AND'ed together in the query limits. See also: - :ref:`AdvancedSearchTypes ` .. _opacadvsearchmoreoptions-label: OpacAdvSearchMoreOptions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Show search options for the expanded view \_\_\_ Default: Select all Values: - [Select all] - Item types - Language - Location and availability - Publication date - Sorting - Subtypes Description: - The settings in this preference will determine which search fields will show when the patron is using the 'More options' mode on the advanced search page. .. _opacadvsearchoptions-label: OpacAdvSearchOptions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Item types, Language, Location and availability, Publication date, Sorting Asks: Show search options \_\_\_ Values: - [Select all] - Item types - Language - Location and availability - Publication date - Sorting - Subtypes Description: - The settings in this preference will determine which search fields will show when the patron is using the 'Fewer options' mode on the advanced search page. .. _appearance-label: Appearance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These preferences control how things appear in the OPAC. .. _bibliodefaultview-label: BiblioDefaultView ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: in simple form Asks: By default, show bibliographic records \_\_\_ Values: - as specified in the ISBD template. - See :ref:`ISBD ` preference for more information - in simple form. - in their MARC format. Description: - This system preference determines the level of bibliographic detail that the patron will see on the OPAC detail page. The simple form displays the graphical interface; MARC format displays the MARC21 cataloging view; ISBD displays the ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description, AACR2) view. .. _coinsinopacresults-label: COinSinOPACResults ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Include Asks: \_\_\_ COinS / OpenURL / Z39.88 in OPAC search results. Values: - Don't include - If you choose not to include COinS on the search results, it will still be loaded on the individual bibliographic records. - Include - Enabling this feature will slow OPAC search response times. Description: - COinS stands for ContextObjects in Spans. COinS is a method to embed bibliographic metadata in the HTML code of web pages. This allows bibliographic software to publish machine-readable bibliographic items and client reference management software (such as Zotero) to retrieve bibliographic metadata. The metadata can also be sent to an OpenURL resolver. This allows, for instance, searching for a copy of a book in one's own library. .. _displayopaciconsxslt-label: DisplayOPACiconsXSLT ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ the format, audience, and material type icons and descriptions in XSLT MARC 21 results and detail pages in the OPAC. Default: Don't show Values: - Don't show - Show Description: - This system preference is used to show or hide the format, audience and material type information pulled from the control fields of the MARC 21 bibliographic record. |DisplayOPACiconsXSLT| .. Note:: See the :ref:`XSLT material type icons ` for more information on these icons. .. Warning:: This is only used in XSLT displays, so :ref:`OPACXSLTResultsDisplay ` and/or :ref:`OPACXSLTDetailsDisplay ` must be set to use an XSLT stylesheet for this to show (default or custom) See also: - :ref:`OPACXSLTResultsDisplay ` - :ref:`OPACXSLTDetailsDisplay ` - :ref:`DisplayIconsXSLT ` .. _hidelostitems-label: hidelostitems ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't show Asks: \_\_\_ lost items on search and detail pages. Description: - Items that are marked lost by the library can either be shown or not shown on the OPAC. By setting the value to "Don't show," the lost item is not shown on the OPAC. By setting the value "Show," the lost item is shown on the OPAC for patrons to view with a status of 'lost.^ Values: - Don't show - Show |image63| .. _highlightownitemsonopac-label: HighlightOwnItemsOnOPAC and HighlightOwnItemsOnOPACWhich ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ HighlightOwnItemsOnOPAC Default: Don't emphasize HighlightOwnItemsOnOPACWhich Default: patron's home library Asks: \_\_\_ results from the \_\_\_ by moving the results to the front and increasing the size or highlighting the rows for those results. HighlightOwnItemsOnOPAC Values: - Don't emphasize - Emphasize HighlightOwnItemsOnOPACWhich Values: - OPAC's library based via the URL - The library is chosen based on the Apache environment variable BRANCHCODE. For example, this could be added to the OPAC section of koha-httpd.conf: SetEnv BRANCHCODE "CPL" - patron's home library - The items emphasized will be those of the same library as the patron's library. If no one is logged into the OPAC, no items will be highlighted. **Important** This system preference will only effect sites that are not using an XSLT stylesheet. XSLT stylesheets are defined in the :ref:`OPACXSLTResultsDisplay ` and :ref:`OPACXSLTDetailsDisplay ` preferences. .. _libraryname-label: LibraryName ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Show \_\_\_ as the name of the library on the OPAC. **Note** This value will appear in the title bar of the browser **Note** Add a news item with the opacheader display location with the :ref:`news tool ` if you'd like to add a library name above your search box on the OPAC |image64| .. _opacadditionalstylesheet-label: OpacAdditionalStylesheet ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Include the additional CSS stylesheet \_\_\_ to override specified settings from the default stylesheet. Description: - The preference can look for stylesheets in the template directory for your OPAC language, for instance: /koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/css. If you upload a custom file, opac-mystyles.css to this directory, you can specify it by entering opac-mystyles.css in your opaccolorstylesheet system preference. This adds your custom stylesheet as a linked stylesheet alongside the OPAC's default CSS files. This method is preferable because linked stylesheets are cached by the user's browser, meaning upon repeat visits to your site the user's browser will not have to re-download the stylesheet, instead using the copy in the browser's cache. - If you would rather, you can upload your CSS to another server and enter the full URL pointing to it's location remember to begin the URL with http:// **Note** Leave this field blank to disable it **Note** This file will add a linked CSS, not replace the existing default CSS. .. _opacaddmastheadlibrarypulldown-label: OpacAddMastheadLibraryPulldown ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't add Asks: \_\_\_ a library select pulldown menu on the OPAC masthead. Values: - Add |image65| - Don't Add |image66| .. _opacbaseurl-label: OPACBaseURL ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: The OPAC is located at \_\_\_ Description: - This system preference is looking for the URL of your public catalog (OPAC) with the http:// in front of it (enter http://www.mycatalog.com instead of www.mycatalog.com). Once it is filled in Koha will use it to generate permanent links in your RSS feeds, for your social network share buttons and in your staff interface when generating links to bibliographic records in the OPAC. **Important** Do not include a trailing slash in the URL this will break links created using this URL. (example: http://www.google.com not http://www.google.com/) **Important** This must be filled in with the URL of your public catalog for RSS, unAPI, and search plugins to work. **Important** This must be filled in with the URL of your public catalog to show 'OPAC View' links from bibliographic records in the staff interface: |image67| .. _opacdisplay856uasimage-label: OPACDisplay856uAsImage ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Display the URI in the 856u field as an image on: \_\_\_ Default: Neither details or results page Values: - Both results and details pages .. Note:: Both :ref:`OPACXSLTDetailsDisplay ` and :ref:`OPACXSLTResultsDisplay ` need to have values in order for this preference to work. .. Warning:: This is only implemented for MARC21. - Detail page only |OPACDisplay856uAsImage-detail| .. Note:: :ref:`OPACXSLTDetailsDisplay ` needs to have a value in it for this preference to work. .. Warning:: This is only implemented for MARC21. - Neither details or results page - Results page only |OPACDisplay856uAsImage-results| .. Note:: :ref:`OPACXSLTResultsDisplay ` needs to have a value in it for this preference to work. .. Warning:: This is only implemented for MARC21. Description: - In addition to this option being set, the corresponding XSLT option must be turned on. - Also, the corresponding 856q field must have a valid MIME image extension (e.g., "jpg") or MIME image type (i.e. starting with "image/"), or the generic indicator "img" entered in the field. |856imagemarc| .. Note:: **Common image MIME types** +----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+ | File type | Image MIME type | File extension | +==================================+=================+================+ | Bitmap | image/bmp | bmp | +----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Graphic interchange format (gif) | image/gif | gif | +----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+ | JPEG image | image/jpeg | jpg | +----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+ | JPEG image | image/jpeg | jpeg | +----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Scalable vector graphic | image/svg+xml | svg | +----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+ | TIF image | image/tiff | tiff | +----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+ | TIF image | image/tiff | tif | +----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+ - When all of the requirements are met, an image file will be displayed instead of the standard link text. Clicking on the image will open it in the same way as clicking on the link text. When you click on the image it should open to full size, in the current window or in a new window depending on the value in the system pref :ref:`OPACURLOpenInNewWindow `. See also: - :ref:`Display856uAsImage ` - :ref:`OPACXSLTDetailsDisplay ` - :ref:`OPACXSLTResultsDisplay ` - :ref:`OPACURLOpenInNewWindow ` .. _opacexportoptions-label: OpacExportOptions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: |image1192| Asks: Select export options that should be available from OPAC detail page: \_\_\_ Description: - In the OPAC on the right of each bibliographic record there is a menu that allows for saving the record in various formats. This patch will allow you to define which options are in the pull down menu. Available options are: BIBTEX (bibtex), Dublin Core (dc), MARCXML (marcxml), MARC-8 encoded MARC (marc8), Unicode/UTF-8 encoded MARC (utf8), Unicode/UTF-8 encoded MARC without local use -9xx, x9x, xx9- fields and subfields (marcstd), MODS (mods), and RIS (ris). .. _opacfallback-label: OPACFallback ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: bootstrap Asks: Use the \_\_\_ theme as the fallback theme on the OPAC. Description: - The purpose of this preference is to provide a way to choose to what theme to fallback on when you have a partial theme in place. .. _opacfavicon-label: OpacFavicon ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Use the image at \_\_\_ for the OPAC's favicon. Description: - The favicon is the little icon that appears next to the page title in the tab in most browsers. The default value for this field (if left blank) is the small 'K' of the Koha logo on a white background. |OpacFavicon| - Enter a complete URL (starting with http:// or https://) to your image .. Note:: Turn your logo into a favicon with the `Favicon Generator `__. .. _opachighlightedwords-and-nothighlightedwords-label: OpacHighlightedWords and NotHighlightedWords ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ OpacHighlightedWords Default: Don't highlight NotHighlightedWords Default: and\|or\|not Asks: \_\_\_ words the patron searched for in their search results and detail pages; To prevent certain words from ever being highlighted, enter a list of stopwords here \_\_\_ (separate columns with \|) OpacHighlightedWords Values: - Don't highlight - Highlight .. _opacholdingsdefaultsortfield-label: OPACHoldingsDefaultSortField ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: First column of the table Asks: \_\_\_ is the default sort field for the holdings table Values: - First column of the table - Holding library - Home library .. _opackohaurl-label: OpacKohaUrl ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't show Values: - Don't show - Show Description: - When this preference is set to 'Show' text will appear in the bottom right of the OPAC footer stating 'Powered by Koha' and linking to the official Koha website. |image75| .. _opaclangselectormode-label: OpacLangSelectorMode ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: only footer Asks: Display language selector on \_\_\_. Values: - both top and footer - only footer - top Description: - If you have the :ref:`opaclanguagesdisplay ` preference set to display language options in the public catalog, then this preference will allow you to control where the language selector shows. You can choose to show it only on the top or bottom or in both places. .. _opaclayoutstylesheet-label: opaclayoutstylesheet ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: opac.css Asks: Use the CSS stylesheet /css/ \_\_\_ on all pages in the OPAC, instead of the default Description: - This setting's function is to point to the \*.css file used to define the OPAC layout. A \*.css file is a cascading stylesheet which is used in conjunction with HTML to set how the HTML page is formatted and will look on the OPAC. There are two stylesheets that come with the system; opac.css and opac2.css. A custom stylesheet may also be used. The stylesheets listed in the opaclayoutstylesheet preference are held on the Koha server. **Note** Leave this field blank to disable it and let Koha use the default file instead **Important** Using a custom value in this preference causes Koha to completely ignore the default layout stylesheet. .. _opaclocationbranchtodisplay-label: OpacLocationBranchToDisplay ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: holding library Asks: Display the \_\_\_ for items on the OPAC record details page. Values: - holding library - home and holding library - home library Description: - Defines whether to display the holding library, the home library, or both for the opac details page. .. _opaclocationondetail-label: OpacLocationOnDetail ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: below the holding library Asks: Display the shelving location \_\_\_ for items on the OPAC record details page. Values: - below both home and holding libraries - on a separate column - below the holding library - below the home library Description: - Defines where the shelving location should be displayed, under the home library, the holding library, or both, or in a separate column. .. _opacmaintenance-label: OpacMaintenance ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't show Asks: \_\_\_ a warning that the OPAC is under maintenance, instead of the OPAC itself. **Note** this shows the same warning as when the database needs to be upgraded, but unconditionally. Description: - This system preference allows the system administrator to turn off the OPAC during maintenance and display a message to users. When this preference is switched to "Show" the OPAC is not usable. The text of this message is not editable at this time. Values: - Don't show - Show - When this preference is set to show the maintenance message the ability to search the OPAC is disabled and a message appears. The default message can be altered by using the :ref:`OpacMaintenanceNotice ` preference. |image76| .. _opacmaintenancenotice-label: OpacMaintenanceNotice ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Show the following HTML when OpacMaintenance is enabled Descritpion: - This system preference will allow you to set the text the OPAC displays when the :ref:`OpacMaintenance ` preference is set to 'Show.^ .. _opacmaxitemstodisplay-label: OpacMaxItemsToDisplay ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: 50 Asks: Display up to \_\_\_ items on the bibliographic record detail page Description: - This system preference will help with slow load times on the bibliographic detail pages by limiting the number of items to display by default. If the bibliographic record has more items than this, a link is displayed instead that allows the user to choose to display all items. .. _opacmetadescription-label: OpacMetaDescription ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: This description will show in search engine results (160 characters). Description: - This system preference adds functionality to add a meta description tag with content (up to 160 characters). This is used by search engines to add a description to the library in search results. .. _opacMoreSearches-label: OpacMoreSearches ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Add additional elements to the "More Searches" bar on the OPAC, with the following HTML (leave blank to disable) Description: - This system preference allows you to add more links/searches under the search box at the top of the OPAC. By default (and depending on system preferences) there is a link for Advanced Search, Course reserves, Authority search, and Tag cloud. Any new searches will be added to the left of the already present links. An example of the HTML that would be added to this system preference: - Koha Community On the OPAC, this will display the text Koha Community and link to the Koha Community website. .. _opacmysummaryhtml-label: OPACMySummaryHTML ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Include a "Links" column on the "your summary" tab when a user is logged in to the OPAC, with the following HTML (leave blank to disable). Description: - In this preference you can enter HTML that will appear on the 'Checked Out' tab on the 'your summary' section when logged in to the OPAC. The placeholders {BIBLIONUMBER}, {TITLE}, {ISBN} and {AUTHOR} will be replaced with information from the displayed record. This can be used to enter in 'share' links for social networks or generate searches against other library catalogs. |image78| Sample Data: ::

Share on Facebook
TITLE: {TITLE}
AUTHOR: {AUTHOR}
ISBN: {ISBN}
BIBLIONUMBER: {BIBLIONUMBER}

.. _opacmysummarynote-label: OPACMySummaryNote ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Note to display on the patron summary page. Description: - This system preference will display text above the patron's summary and below the welcome message when the patron logs in to the OPAC and view their 'your summary' tab. |image1193| .. _opacnav-label: OpacNav ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Important links here. Asks: Show the following HTML on the left hand column of the main page and patron account on the OPAC (generally navigation links) |image79| Learn more in the :ref:`OPAC editable regions ` section. .. _opacnavbottom-label: OpacNavBottom ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Show the following HTML on the left hand column of the main page and patron account on the OPAC, after :ref:`OpacNav `, and before patron account links if available: Description: - When a patron is logged in to their account they see a series of tabs to access their account information. :ref:`OpacNav ` appears above this list of tabs and OpacNavBottom will appear below them. When not on the patron account pages the HTML in OpacNavBottom will just appear right below :ref:`OpacNav `. |image80| .. _opacnoitemtypeimages-label: OpacNoItemTypeImages ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ itemtype icons in the OPAC. Default: Show Values: - Don't show - Show Description: - This system preference allows the system administrator to determine if users will be able to set and see an item type icon in the catalog in the OPAC. - If images of item types are disabled, text labels for item types will still appear in the OPAC. - The :ref:`noItemTypeImages ` system preference is used to show or hide the itemtype images in the staff interface. .. _opacnoresultsfound-label: OPACNoResultsFound ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ No Default Asks: Display this HTML when no results are found for a search in the OPAC This HTML will display below the existing notice that no results were found for your search. |image82| **Note** You can insert placeholders {QUERY\_KW} that will be replaced with the keywords of the query. .. _opacplaymusicalinscripts-label: OPACPlayMusicalInscripts ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't play Asks: \_\_\_ MIDI representation of musical inscripts on the OPAC record details page. Values: - Don't play - Play Description: - This system preference controls whether a short audio clip is available to play when musical inscripts are added to the detailed view of a bibliographic record. **Note** The :ref:`OPACShowMusicalInscripts ` preference must be set to 'Show' for these clips to display. .. _opacpublic-label: OpacPublic ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Enable Asks: \_\_\_ Koha OPAC as public. Private OPAC requires authentication before accessing the OPAC. Values: - Don't enable - Enable Description: - This system preference determines if your OPAC is accessible and searchable by anyone or only by members of the library. If set to 'Don't enable' only members who are logged into the OPAC can search. Most libraries will leave this setting at its default of 'Enable' to allow their OPAC to be searched by anyone and only require login for access to personalized content. .. _opacresultslibrary-label: OPACResultsLibrary ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: home library Asks: For search results in the OPAC, show the item's \_\_\_. Please note that this feature is currently available for MARC21 and UNIMARC. Values: - current location - home library .. _opacresultsmaxitems-label: OPACResultsMaxItems ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Show no more than \_\_\_ (available) individual items on the OPAC XSLT search results Default: 1 Description: - This system preference is used to limit the number of available items shown in the search results in the OPAC. - If you show a lot of information in :ref:`OpacItemLocation ` and have a lot of items, the view can get cluttered or overwhelming for patrons. Use this system preference to show only the information for a limited number of individual items. By default, the details (such as location, call number, etc.) of only one item are displayed in the search results. - Patrons can still click through to the detailed record to see the details of each individual item. - This system preference affects the display for 'available' and 'available for reference' items .. Note:: Statuses that are 'available for reference' are managed in the :ref:`Reference_NFL_Statuses `. .. Note:: :ref:`OPACResultsMaxItemsUnavailable ` does the same as this preference for unavailable items. .. _opacresultsmaxitemsunavailable-label: OPACResultsMaxItemsUnavailable ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: [...] and show no more than \_\_\_ (unavailable) individual items for categories like Checked out, Damaged, On Hold, but only when you group them by branch. Default: 0 Description: - This system preference is used to limit the number of unavailable items shown in the search results in the OPAC. - By default, no individual information (such as location, call number, etc.) is shown for unavailable items. .. Warning:: This preference only works if :ref:`OPACResultsUnavailableGroupingBy ` is set to 'branch and substatus'. If :ref:`OPACResultsUnavailableGroupingBy ` is set to 'branch and substatus', and this preference is set to a value higher than 0, you will see the details specified in :ref:`OpacItemLocation ` for the number of items set. If :ref:`OPACResultsUnavailableGroupingBy ` is set to 'branch only', it will only show the library name with the number of unavailable items for this library in parentheses. And if :ref:`OPACResultsUnavailableGroupingBy ` is set to 'substatus only', it will only show the status ('checked out', 'withdrawn', 'on hold', or 'damaged') with the number of unavailable items with this status in parentheses, across all libraries. .. _opacresultsunavailablegroupingby-label: OPACResultsUnavailableGroupingBy ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: [...] Group unavailable items by \_\_\_. Values: - branch and substatus - branch only - substatus only Default: branch and substatus Description: - This system preference is used to group unavailable items in the OPAC search results. - In this context, 'substatus' refers to the nature of the unavailability (for example, 'Checked out', 'withdrawn', or 'on hold') - If set to 'branch and substatus' the OPAC search results will show the number of items for each substatus in each library. - If :ref:`OPACResultsMaxItemsUnavailable ` is set to a value higher than 0, it will also show the information specified in :ref:`OpacItemLocation ` for the number of items set in :ref:`OPACResultsMaxItemsUnavailable ` - If set to 'branch only', the OPAC search results will show the number of unavailable items for each library, regardless of their substatus. .. Warning:: This option will disable :ref:`OPACResultsMaxItemsUnavailable ` - If set to 'substatus only', the OPAC search results will show the number of unavailable items by substatus, across all the libraries. .. Warning:: This option will disable :ref:`OPACResultsMaxItemsUnavailable ` .. _opacresultssidebar-label: OPACResultsSidebar ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Include the following HTML under the facets in OPAC search results Description: - The HTML entered in this preference will appear on the search results pages below the list of facets on the left side of the screen. .. _opacsearchfortitlein-label: OPACSearchForTitleIn ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default:
  • Other Libraries (WorldCat)
  • Other Databases (Google Scholar)
  • Online Stores (Bookfinder.com)
  • Asks: Include a "More Searches" box on the detail pages of items on the OPAC, with the following HTML (leave blank to disable) **Note** The placeholders {BIBLIONUMBER}, {CONTROLNUMBER}, {TITLE}, {ISBN}, {ISSN} and {AUTHOR} will be replaced with information from the displayed record. .. _opacseparateholdings-and-opacseparateholdingsbranch-label: OpacSeparateHoldings and OpacSeparateHoldingsBranch ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ OpacSeparateHoldings default: Don't separate OpacSeparateHoldingsBranch default: home library Asks: \_\_\_ items display into two tabs, where the first tab contains items whose \_\_\_ is the logged in user's library. The second tab will contain all other items. OpacSeparateHoldings values: - Don't separate - Separate OpacSeparateHoldingsBranch values: - holding library - home library Description: - This system preference lets you decide if you would like to have the holding information on the bibliographic detail page in the OPAC split in to multiple tabs. The default is to show all holdings on one tab. |image83| .. _opacshowcheckoutname-label: OPACShowCheckoutName ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't show Asks: \_\_\_ the name of the patron that has an item checked out on item detail pages on the OPAC. Values: - Don't show - Show Description: - This system preference allows all patrons to see who has the item checked out if it is checked out. In small corporate libraries (where the OPAC is behind a firewall and not publicly available) this can be helpful so coworkers can just contact the patron with the book themselves. In larger public and academic libraries setting this to 'Show' would pose serious privacy issues. .. _opacshowholdqueuedetails-label: OPACShowHoldQueueDetails ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't show any hold details Asks: \_\_\_ to patrons in the OPAC. Values: - Don't show any hold details - Show holds - Show holds and their priority level - Show priority level Description: - This system preference allows you to choose the type of hold information to make available to patrons when logged in to their account on the OPAC. If you select to include hold priority information the list of holds will initially be sorted by priority. .. _opacshowmusicalinscripts-label: OPACShowMusicalInscripts ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't show Asks: \_\_\_ musical inscripts on the OPAC record details page. Values: - Don't show - Show Description: - This system preference allows musical inscripts to be displayed in the detailed view of a bibliographic record on the OPAC. MARC data for the inscripts is added to the 031 MARC21 tag of the record. Audio clips can also be displayed if the :ref:`OPACPlayMusicalInscripts ` preference set to 'Play'. .. _opacshowrecentcomments-label: OpacShowRecentComments ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't show Asks: \_\_\_ a link to recent comments in the OPAC masthead. Values: - Don't show - Show Description: - If you have chosen to allow comments in your OPAC by setting :ref:`OPACComments ` to 'Allow' you can include a link to the recent comments under the search box at the top of your OPAC with this preference. |image88| .. _opacshowunusedauthorities-label: OPACShowUnusedAuthorities ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Show Asks: \_\_\_ unused authorities in the OPAC authority browser. Values: - Do not show - Show - **Important** Requires that the :ref:`OpacAuthorities ` preference is set to 'Allow' Description: - When patrons search your authority file via the OPAC they will see all authorities in your system even if you don't have them linked to any bibliographic records. This system preference lets you determine what the default behavior is when searching authorities via the OPAC. If you choose 'Do not show' it will only show patrons authority records that are linked to bibliographic records in the search results. Otherwise the system will show all authority records even if they aren't linked to records. .. _opacstarratings-label: OpacStarRatings ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Show star-ratings on \_\_\_ pages. Default: no Values: - results, details and patron - star ratings appear in - the results list |opacsearchresults| - the bibliographic record details page |opacrecorddetails| - the patron's checkouts list |yoursummary| - the patron's checkout history list |yourcheckouthistory| - only details - star ratings appear in the bibliographic record details page - no - star ratings are deactivated Description: - Star ratings are a way for your patrons to leave ratings without having to leave a full review. - Patrons who are not logged in will only be able to see the stars, and the average rating. - Logged in patrons can click on the stars on the bibliographic record details page, in their current checkouts list or checkout history list to leave their own rating. - Clicking on the stars in the search results will not submit a rating. .. _opacsuggestionmanagedby-label: OpacSuggestionManagedBy ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Show Asks: \_\_\_ the name of the staff member who managed a suggestion in OPAC. Values: - Don't show - Show Description: - If you're :ref:`allowing patrons to make purchase suggestions ` then they will see the 'your purchase suggestions' tab when logged in. This tab shows the patron the librarian who approved or rejected the purchase suggestion. This preference controls if the patron sees the librarian's name or not. .. _opacthemes-label: opacthemes ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: bootstrap Asks: Use the \_\_\_ theme on the OPAC. Values: - bootstrap Bootstrap Theme This theme is completely responsive .. _opacurlopeninnewwindow-label: OPACURLOpenInNewWindow ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: don't Asks: When patrons click on a link to another website from your OPAC (like Amazon or OCLC), \_\_\_ open the website in a new window. Values: - do - don't Description: - This system preference determines if URLs in the OPAC will open in a new window or not. When clicking on a link in the OPAC, a patron does not need to worry about navigating away from their search results. .. _opacusercss-label: OPACUserCSS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Include the following CSS on all pages in the OPAC Description: - OPACUserCSS allows the administrator to enter styles that will overwrite the OPAC's default CSS as defined in 'opaclayoutstylesheet' or 'opacstylesheet'. Styles may be entered for any of the selectors found in the default style sheet. The default stylesheet will likely be found at http://your\_koha\_address/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/css/opac.css. Unlike :ref:`OpacAdditionalStylesheet ` and :ref:`opaclayoutstylesheet ` this preference will embed the CSS directly on your OPAC pages. .. _opacuserjs-label: OPACUserJS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Include the following JavaScript on all pages in the OPAC |image91| |image92| |image93| Description: - This system preference allows the administrator to enter JavaScript or JQuery that will be embedded across all pages of the OPAC. Administrators may use this preference to customize some of the interactive sections of Koha, customizing the text for the login prompts, for example. Sample JQuery scripts used by Koha libraries can be found on the wiki: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library. .. _opacusersummary-label: OPACUserSummary ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Show Asks: \_\_\_ a summary of a logged in user's checkouts, overdues, holds and fines on the mainpage Description: - When activated, this preference system replaces the login form on the OPAC main page by a summary when the user is logged in. .. _opacxsltdetailsdisplay-label: OPACXSLTDetailsDisplay ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Display OPAC details using XSLT stylesheet at: \_\_\_ Default: default Values: - Enter "default" to use the default stylesheet - Enter a path to an XSLT file - For example, /path/to/koha/and/your/stylesheet.xsl - In a multi-language system you can enter {langcode} in the path to tell Koha to look in the right language folder - For example, /home/koha/src/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/{langcode}/xslt/MARC21slim2OPACDetail.xsl - For example, http://mykohaopac.org/{langcode}/stylesheet.xsl - Enter an URL to an external stylesheet - For example, http://mykohaopac.org/stylesheet.xsl Description: - XSLT stylesheets allow for the customization of the details shows on the screen when viewing a bibliographic record. This system preference will allow you either use the default look that comes with Koha or design your own stylesheet. - This system preference controls the display of the detailed bibliographic record in the OPAC. - If using a custom stylesheet that uses item MARC fields, enable the :ref:`PassItemMarcToXSLT ` system preference. Otherwise, item fields are not available for use in XSLT stylesheets. See also: - :ref:`OPACXSLTListsDisplay ` - :ref:`OPACXSLTResultsDisplay ` - :ref:`XSLTDetailsDisplay ` - :ref:`DisplayOPACiconsXSLT ` - :ref:`PassItemMarcToXSLT ` .. _opacxsltlistsdisplay-label: OPACXSLTListsDisplay ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Display lists in the OPAC using XSLT stylesheet at: \_\_\_ Default: default Values: - Enter "default" to use the default stylesheet - Enter a path to an XSLT file - For example, /path/to/koha/and/your/stylesheet.xsl - In a multi-language system you can enter {langcode} in the path to tell Koha to look in the right language folder - For example, /home/koha/src/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/{langcode}/xslt/MARC21slim2OPACResults.xsl - For example, http://mykohaopac.org/{langcode}/stylesheet.xsl - Enter an URL to an external stylesheet - For example, http://mykohaopac.org/stylesheet.xsl Description: - XSLT stylesheets allow for the customization of the details shows on the screen when viewing lists. This system preference will allow you either use the default look that comes with Koha or design your own stylesheet. - This system preference controls the display of the records in a :ref:`list ` in the OPAC. - If using a custom stylesheet that uses item MARC fields, enable the :ref:`PassItemMarcToXSLT ` system preference. Otherwise, item fields are not available for use in XSLT stylesheets. See also: - :ref:`OPACXSLTDetailsDisplay ` - :ref:`OPACXSLTResultsDisplay ` - :ref:`XSLTListsDisplay ` - :ref:`PassItemMarcToXSLT ` .. _opacxsltresultsdisplay-label: OPACXSLTResultsDisplay ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Display OPAC results using XSLT stylesheet at \_\_\_ Default: default Values: - Enter "default" to use the default stylesheet - Enter a path to an XSLT file - For example, /path/to/koha/and/your/stylesheet.xsl - In a multi-language system you can enter {langcode} in the path to tell Koha to look in the right language folder - For example, /home/koha/src/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/{langcode}/xslt/MARC21slim2OPACResults.xsl - For example, http://mykohaopac.org/{langcode}/stylesheet.xsl - Enter an URL to an external stylesheet - For example, http://mykohaopac.org/stylesheet.xsl Description: - XSLT stylesheets allow for the customization of the details shows on the screen when viewing the search results. This system preference will allow you either use the default look that comes with Koha or design your own stylesheet. - This system preference controls the display of the records in the :ref:`search results ` in the OPAC. - If using a custom stylesheet that uses item MARC fields, enable the :ref:`PassItemMarcToXSLT ` system preference. Otherwise, item fields are not available for use in XSLT stylesheets. See also: - :ref:`OPACXSLTDetailsDisplay ` - :ref:`OPACXSLTListsDisplay ` - :ref:`XSLTResultsDisplay ` - :ref:`DisplayOPACiconsXSLT ` - :ref:`PassItemMarcToXSLT ` .. _reference_nfl_statuses-label: Reference_NFL_Statuses ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: List the following not for loan statuses as available for reference in OPAC search results: \_\_\_ Default: 1|2 Description: - This system preference is used to specify which not for loan statuses should appear as 'Available for reference' |Reference_NFL_Statuses-Available-for-reference| When the not for loan status is in the Reference\_NFL\_Statuses list, it will appear as 'Available for reference' in green text in the OPAC. - The other not for loan statuses will appear as 'Not available' |Reference_NFL_Statuses-Not-available| When the not for loan status is NOT in the Reference\_NFL\_Statuses list, it will appear as 'Not available' in red text in the OPAC. - The values for the not for loan statuses are found in the NOT\_LOAN :ref:`authorized value category`. - Values must be separated by a pipe (|). .. _opacfeatures-label: Features ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. _numsearchrssresults-label: numSearchRSSResults ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: 50 Asks: Display \_\_\_ search results in the RSS feed. Description: - By default the RSS feed that is automatically generated for every search results page will list 50 items. This can sometimes be too much for some RSS feed readers and for some people this isn't enough. This system preference allows you to adjust this number to show the best number of results for your patrons. .. _opacacquisitiondetails-label: OPACAcquisitionDetails ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ the acquisition details on OPAC detail pages. Default: Don't show Values: - Don't show - Show Description: - If set to 'Show' this preference shows patrons how many items are on order in the Holdings tab if the basket is set to create items when 'cataloging the record'. |OPACAcquisitionDetails| .. Note:: This does not work if items are created when 'receiving the order'. In that case, it will only show that there are no physical items. - If set to "Don't show", the holdings tab will only say "No physical items for this record". .. _opacauthoridentifiers-label: OPACAuthorIdentifiers ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ identifiers for authors and contributors to the detail pages in the OPAC. Values: - Display - Don't display Default: Don't display .. Note:: This is currently only available for MARC21. Description: - This system preference is used to display an 'Author identifiers' tab in the OPAC bibliographic record details page that contains the authors' identifier numbers with a link to the author's record on the source website. |authoridentifiersopac| - In order to have the IDs display, the authors' authority records must have identifying information in 024. |authority024| - Subfield 2 must contain the source of the identifier. .. Note:: Valid source codes in $2 are currently: - loop - orcid - rid - scopus - viaf - Subfield a must contain the identifier .. _opacauthorities-label: OpacAuthorities ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to search your authority records. Description: - This system preference displays the link on the OPAC for the authority search. By setting the preference to "Allow" patrons can use this search link of the OPAC. Values: - Allow - A link labeled 'Authority search' will appear at the top of your OPAC under the search box |image94| - Don't allow .. _opacbookbag-label: opacbookbag ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to store items in a temporary "Cart" on the OPAC. Values: - Allow - Don't allow Description: - This system preference allows the user to temporarily save a list of items found on the catalog. By using the book bag, or cart, the user can print out or email a list of items found. The user does not need to be logged in. This list is temporary and will be emptied, or cleared, at the end of the session. .. _opacbrowser-label: OpacBrowser ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ **Important** This system preference only applies to installations using UNIMARC at this time. Default: Don't allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to browse subject authorities on OPAC Values: - Allow - Don't allow **Important** run the :ref:`authorities browser cron job ` to create the browser list .. _opacbrowseresults-label: OpacBrowseResults ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: enable Asks: \_\_\_ browsing and paging search results from the OPAC detail page. Values: - disable - enable |image95| Description: - This system preference will control the option to return to your results and/or browse them from the detail page in the OPAC. .. _opaccloud-label: OpacCloud ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ **Important** This system preference only applies to French systems at this time. Default: Don't show Asks: \_\_\_ a subject cloud on OPAC Values: - Don't show - Show **Important** run the :ref:`authorities browser cron job ` to create the browser list .. _opacdetailqrcode-label: OPACDetailQRCode ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't enable Asks: \_\_\_ the option to show a QR Code on the OPAC bibliographic detail page. Values: - Don't enable - Enable Description: - With this preference enabled a new option 'Send to device' displays in the list of options on the OPAC details page. When this link is clicked a QR code will be displayed which can be scanned using a compatible device in order to save the bibliographic details to that device. .. _opacfinestab-label: OPACFinesTab ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to access the Fines tab on the 'your summary' page on the OPAC. Values: - Allow - :ref:`opacuserlogin ` needs to be set to 'allow' - Don't allow .. _opacholdnotes-label: OpacHoldNotes ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Do not allow Asks: \_\_\_ users to add a note when placing a hold. Values: - Allow |image96| - Do not allow .. _opacisbd-label: OPACISBD ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: See `ISBD view configuration ` on the wiki. Asks: Use the following as the OPAC ISBD template: Description: - This determines how the ISBD information will display in the OPAC. Elements in the list can be reordered to produce a different ISBD view. ISBD, the International Standard Bibliographic Description, was first introduced by IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) in 1969 in order to provide guidelines for descriptive cataloging. The purpose of ISBD is to aid the international exchange of bibliographic records for a variety of materials. .. _opacitemlocation-label: OpacItemLocation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Show \_\_\_ for items on the OPAC search results. Default: library and call number Values: - library and call number - library, collection code, and call number - only library - library, location, and call number Description: - This setting allows users of the OPAC results XSLT stylesheet to choose to display collection code or location in addition to library and call number. .. _opacnewslibraryselect-label: OpacNewsLibrarySelect ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ a library selection list for news items in the OPAC. Default: Don't show Values: - Don't show - Show Description: - If set to 'Show' a dropdown menu will be displayed above the news in the OPAC so that patrons can choose which library they want to see the news from. |OpacNewsLibrarySelect| - If set to "Don't show", unlogged OPAC users will only see system-wide news (news set to 'All libraries') and logged in users will see news for their home library and system-wide news. .. _opacpasswordchange-label: OpacPasswordChange ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to change their own password on the OPAC. Values: - Allow - :ref:`opacuserlogin ` needs to be set to 'allow' - Don't allow **Important** Enabling this will break LDAP authentication. .. _opacpatronimages-label: OPACpatronimages ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't show Asks: \_\_\_ patron images on the patron information page in the OPAC. Values: - Don't show - Show Description: - If :ref:`patronimages ` is set to allow the upload of patron images via the staff interface, then setting this preference to 'show' will show the patron what image you have on file for them when they view their personal information on their account in the OPAC. .. _opacpopupauthorssearch-label: OPACPopupAuthorsSearch ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ the list of authors/subjects in a popup for a combined search on OPAC detail pages. Default: Don't show Values: - Don't show - Show Description: - If this preference is set to 'Show', clicking a subject or author from the details page in the OPAC will present the patron with a pop up box. From this box they can check any of the subjects or authors listed and search them all at once by clicking 'Search' at the bottom of the pop up. |OPACPopupAuthorsSearch| - If this preference is set to "Don't show", the default behavior, Koha will search just the clicked author or subject. .. _opacreportproblem-label: OPACReportProblem ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to submit problem reports for OPAC pages to the library or Koha administrator. Default: Allow Values: - Don't allow - Allow Description: - This system preference controls the 'Report a problem' feature on the OPAC. - This feature enables patrons to send problem reports from the OPAC. - Problem reports are managed in the :ref:`OPAC problem reports ` tool **Note** This system preference requires that :ref:`KohaAdminEmailAddress ` have a value. .. _opacresetpassword-label: OpacResetPassword ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: not allowed Asks: Library users are \_\_\_ to recover their password via e-mail in the OPAC. Values: - allowed |image1195| - not allowed Description: - This system preference controls whether you present users of the public catalog with a 'Forgot your password' link or not. Learn more in the :ref:`OPAC section ` of this manual. .. _opactopissue-label: OpacTopissue ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to access a list of the most checked out items on the OPAC. Values: - Allow - A link to 'Most Popular' will appear at the top of your OPAC |image99| - Don't allow Description: - This system preference allows the administrator to choose to show the "Most Popular" link at the top of the OPAC under the search box. The "Most Popular" page shows the top circulated items in the library, as determined by the number of times a title has been circulated. This allows users to see what titles are popular in their community. It is recommended that you leave this preference set to 'Don't allow' until you have been live on Koha for a couple of months, otherwise the data that it shows will not be an accurate portrayal of what's popular in your library. |image100| .. _opacuserlogin-label: opacuserlogin ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to log in to their accounts on the OPAC. Values: - Allow - Don't allow - The OPAC will still be searchable if patrons can't log in, this just disables the patron account access via the OPAC .. _quoteoftheday-label: QuoteOfTheDay ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Show quote of the day in the \_\_\_ main page Default: (none) Values: - [Select all] - OPAC - staff interface Description: - This system preference allows you to choose where the quotes from the :ref:`quote of the day editor ` tool will appear. .. _opacholdrequests-label: OPACHoldRequests ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to place holds on items from the OPAC. Values: - Allow - :ref:`opacuserlogin ` needs to be set to 'allow' - Don't allow .. _opaccomments-label: OPACComments ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to make comments on items on the OPAC. Default: Allow Values: - Allow - Patrons comments/reviews all require moderation before they appear in the OPAC - :ref:`opacuserlogin ` needs to be set to 'Allow' - Don't allow Description: - This system preference determines if patrons are allowed to submit comments on titles they have read on the OPAC. If this preference is set to "Allow" reviews are first sent to the staff interface for staff approval before the review is displayed in the OPAC. The staff member who reviews and approves comments may find the pending comments on the :ref:`comments tool `. The staff member can then choose to approve or delete the comments. See also : - :ref:`ShowReviewer ` - :ref:`ShowReviewerPhoto ` - :ref:`OpacShowRecentComments ` .. _showreviewer-label: ShowReviewer ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: full name Asks: Show \_\_\_ of commenter with comments in OPAC. Values: - first name - first name and last initial - full name - last name - no name - username Description: - If you would like to protect your patron's privacy in the OPAC you can choose to hide their names or parts of their names from any of the comments they leave on bibliographic records in your system. :ref:`OPACComments ` needs to be set to 'Allow' for this system preference to come in to play .. _showreviewerphoto-label: ShowReviewerPhoto ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ reviewer's avatar beside comments in OPAC. Default: Show Values: - Don't show - Show Description: - This system preference allows libraries to show avatars next to patron's comments in the OPAC. |ShowReviewerPhoto| - These avatars are pulled from the `Libravatar `_ library, an open source powered product that allows Internet users to choose a small icon to display next to their name on various different websites. - The library itself has no control over the images the patron chooses to display. .. Note:: This system preference requires that :ref:`OPACComments ` be set to 'Allow' and :ref:`ShowReviewer ` be set to 'Show' to have any effect. .. _socialnetworks-label: SocialNetworks ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Disable Asks: Show \_\_\_ social network links in opac detail pages Options: - Email - Facebook - LinkedIn - Twitter |image102| Description: - This system preference will enable a line of social network share buttons below the right hand column on the detail pages of records in the OPAC. **Important** In order for these share buttons to work when clicked you must have filled in your :ref:`OPACBaseURL ` preference. .. _suggestion-label: suggestion ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to make purchase suggestions on the OPAC. Values: - Allow - :ref:`opacuserlogin ` needs to be set to 'allow' unless :ref:`AnonSuggestions ` is set to 'allow' - Don't allow .. _payments-label: Payments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These preferences will allow you control the tools you use to accept online payments from your patrons via the OPAC. .. _enablepaypalopacpayments-and-paypalsandboxmode-label: EnablePayPalOpacPayments and PayPalSandboxMode ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ EnablePayPalOpacPayments Default: Don't allow PayPalSandboxMode Default: Sandbox Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to make payments from the OPAC via PayPal in \_\_\_ mode. EnablePayPalOpacPayments values: - Allow - Don't allow PayPalSandboxMode values: - Production - Visit https://developer.paypal.com/ to get information for accepting payments in production - Sandbox - Visit https://developer.paypal.com/developer/accounts/ to get information for your sandbox account Description: - This system preference will allow you to accept credit card payments via the OPAC for fines via PayPal. You will need to set up your PayPal account and it is recommended that you run tests before using this in production. **Important** PayPayl's terms of service state that you cannot charge your patrons for the processing fees and so this plugin will not add additional fees to the charges. .. _paypalchargedescription-label: PayPalChargeDescription ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Koha fee payment Asks: The patron should see the charge description as \_\_\_ Description - This system preference controls what the patron will see on their PayPal account/bank account for this charge. .. _paypalpwd-label: PayPalPwd ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: The password for the PayPal account to receive payments is \_\_\_ .. _paypalreturnurl-label: PayPalReturnURL ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: After payment or cancellation, PayPal should return to the \_\_\_ Default: :ref:`OPACBaseURL ` Values: - :ref:`OPACBaseURL ` - configured return URL Description: - This system preference lets you decide where a patron is redirected after they are done with their transaction, either the :ref:`OPACBaseURL ` or the URL specified in the PayPal configuration .. _paypalsignature-label: PayPalSignature ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: The signature for the PayPal account to receive payments is \_\_\_ .. _paypaluser-label: PayPalUser ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: The email address to receive PayPal payments is \_\_\_ .. _policy-label: Policy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. _blockexpiredpatronopacactions-label: BlockExpiredPatronOpacActions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't block Asks: \_\_\_ expired patrons from OPAC actions such as placing a hold or renewing. Values: - Block - Don't block Description: - This system preference lets you set a default value for how Koha handles permissions for patrons who are expired. This system preference can be overwritten by the setting on :ref:`individual patron categories `. .. _maxopensuggestions-label: MaxOpenSuggestions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: blank Asks: Limit patrons to \_\_\_ open suggestions. Leave empty for no limit. **Note** This setting does not affect anonymous suggestions. .. _maxtotalsuggestions-numberofsuggestionsdays-label: MaxTotalSuggestions and NumberOfSuggestionDays ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Number of total suggestions allowed \_\_\_ in \_\_\_ days. Description: - This system preference is used to limit the number of suggestions a patron can make in a certain number of days. - For example, if you want to limit patrons to 10 suggestions per week, enter 10 and 7. .. _opacallowpubliclistcreation-label: OpacAllowPublicListCreation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Allow Asks: \_\_\_ opac users to create public lists. Values: - Allow - Don't allow Description: - Public lists are visible to anyone who visits your OPAC. With this preference you can control whether or now patrons are allowed to create these public lists. If this is set to "Don't allow" then only staff will be able to create public lists. **Important** This system preference will only be taken in to account if you have :ref:`virtualshelves ` set to 'Allow' .. _opacallowsharingprivatelists-label: OpacAllowSharingPrivateLists ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't allow Asks: \_\_\_ opac users to share private lists with other patrons. Values: - Allow - Don't allow Description: - This feature will add the option for patrons to share their lists with other patrons. When this is set to 'Allow' patrons will see a share link at the top of their list. When they click that link it will ask for the email of the patron they would like to share with. Koha will then email the patron an invitation to see the list. .. _opacfinenorenewals-label: OPACFineNoRenewals ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: 99999 Asks: Only allow patrons to renew their own books on the OPAC if they have less than \_\_\_ USD in fines **Note** Leave this field blank to disable **Important** To allow renewals in the OPAC, :ref:`opacuserlogin ` needs to be set to 'allow' .. _opacfinenorenewalsincludecredits-label: OPACFineNoRenewalsIncludeCredits ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Include Asks: \_\_\_ outstanding/unapplied credits when applying the OPACFineNoRenewals rule to users Values: - Include - Don't include Description: - This system preference controls whether the :ref:`OPACFineNoRenewals ` function uses the account balance (which combines outstanding credits and debits) or account amount outstanding (which excludes any credits) to make the calculation. **Note** Generally you would set this system preference to align with the :ref:`AccountAutoReconcile ` system preference. If you have AccountAutoReconcile set to ‘Do’ you should leave this system preference as ‘Include’. If you have AccountAutoReconcile set to ‘Do not’ it would make sense to have this set as ‘Don’t include’. .. _opachiddenitems-label: OpacHiddenItems ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Allows to define custom rules for hiding specific items at opac. Description: - In this field you can enter criteria for items you would like to hide from display in the OPAC. This field takes any combination of item fields (from the items table in the Koha database) for blocking. For example a value of: :: itype: [07, 10] location: [STAFF, ISO] Will block items with an itype code of 07 or 10 as well as items that have a shelving location of STAFF or ISO. .. Warning:: Requires YAML syntax to work This means - Make sure there is NO space between the field name and the colon - Make sure there IS a space between the colon and the value - If there are more than one values for the same field, put them in square brackets, separated by comma and space - Make sure each pair is on its own line .. _opachiddenitemsexceptions-label: OpacHiddenItemsExceptions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: blank Asks: List of borrower categories, separated by (pipe) \|, that can see items otherwise hidden by OpacHiddenItems Description: Patron category codes listed here separated by a pipe | will be able to view items on the OPAC that would otherwise be hidden by the OpacHiddenItems system preference. .. _opacrenewalallowed-label: OpacRenewalAllowed ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to renew their own books on the OPAC. Values: - Allow - :ref:`opacuserlogin ` needs to be set to 'allow' - Don't allow - Staff will still be able to renew items for patrons via the staff interface Description: - This system preference allows the administration to choose if patrons can renew their checked out materials via their checked out history in the OPAC. It allows patrons to renew their materials without having to contact the library or having to return to the library. .. _opacrenewalbranch-label: OpacRenewalBranch ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: the library the item was checked out from Asks: Use \_\_\_ as branchcode to store in the statistics table Values: - NULL - 'OPACRenew' - the item's home library - the patron's home library - the library the item was checked out from Description: - This value is used in the statistics table to help with reporting. The statistics table in Koha keeps track of all checkouts and renewals, this preference defines which library is entered in to the table when a patron renews an item for themselves via the OPAC. .. _opacsuggestionmandatoryfields-label: OPACSuggestionMandatoryFields ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Blank Asks: Fields that should be mandatory for patron purchase suggestions: \_\_\_ Note: if none of the above options are selected, 'Title' field would be mandatory anyway, by default. Values: - [Select all] - Author - Collection title - Copyright or publication date - ISBN, ISSN or other standard number - Item type - Library - Note - Patron reason - Publication place - Publisher name - Title .. _opacsuggestionunwantedfields-label: OPACSuggestionUnwantedFields ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Blank Asks: Fields that should be hidden for patron purchase suggestions: \_\_\_ Note: Do not make OPACSuggestionMandatoryFields unwanted fields. Values: As for :ref:`OPACSuggestionMandatoryFields ` shown above. .. _opacviewotherssuggestions-label: OPACViewOthersSuggestions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't show Asks: \_\_\_ purchase suggestions from other patrons on the OPAC. Values: - Don't show - Show - :ref:`opacuserlogin ` needs to be set to 'allow' .. _searchmylibraryfirst-label: SearchMyLibraryFirst ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't limit Asks: \_\_\_ patrons' searches to the library they are registered at. Values: - Don't limit - Searching the OPAC will show results from all libraries - If you're a one library system, choose 'Don't limit' - Limit - Patrons will still be able to search other libraries via the Advanced search page - but will be limited to searches for their library only from the basic search box - :ref:`opacuserlogin ` needs to be set to 'allow' .. _privacy-label: Privacy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. _allowpatrontosetcheckoutsvisibilityforguarantor-label: AllowPatronToSetCheckoutsVisibilityForGuarantor ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to choose their own privacy settings for showing the patron's checkouts to the patron's guarantor". Values: - Allow - Don't allow Description: - By default staff can see checkouts to family members via the staff interface. This system preference will allow guarantees (children) to grant permission to guarantors (guardians) to view their current checkouts via the public catalog. This system preference requires that you allow patrons to choose their own privacy with the :ref:`OPACPrivacy ` preference. .. _anonsuggestions-label: AnonSuggestions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons that aren't logged in to make purchase suggestions. **Important** If set to 'Allow', suggestions are connected to the :ref:`AnonymousPatron ` Values: - Allow - Don't allow .. _anonymouspatron-label: AnonymousPatron ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: 0 Asks: Use borrowernumber \_\_\_ as the Anonymous Patron (for anonymous suggestions and reading history) **Note** Before setting this preference :ref:`create a patron ` to be used for all anonymous suggestions and/or reading history items. This patron can be any type and should be named something to make it clear to you that they're anonymous (ex. Anonymous Patron). **Important** Remember to use the borrowernumber not the patron's cardnumber for this value. The borrowernumber can be found on the patron record under 'Library use' on the right. |image1196| .. _enableopacsearchhistory-label: EnableOpacSearchHistory ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Keep Asks: \_\_\_ patron search history in the OPAC. Values: - Don't keep - Keep .. _opacholdshistory-label: OPACHoldsHistory ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to see the list of their past holds. Default: Don't allow Values: - Allow - Don't allow Description: - This system preference determines if patrons are allowed to see their :ref:`holds history on the OPAC `. .. _opacprivacy-label: OPACPrivacy ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to choose their own privacy settings for their reading history. **Important** This requires :ref:`opacreadinghistory ` set to 'Allow' and :ref:`AnonymousPatron ` to be set to your anonymous patron's borrowernumber. Values: - Allow - Don't allow Description: - The default privacy setting for each patron category can be set in the :ref:`patrons categories ` area. If you set this preference to 'allow' then patrons can change that for themselves via the OPAC. **Important** If patron has chosen to have their reading history anonymized and you have :ref:`StoreLastBorrower ` set to "Don't store" then as soon as the item is checked in the last borrower will be anonymized. .. _opacreadinghistory-label: opacreadinghistory ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Allow Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to see what books they have checked out in the past. **Important** Enabling this will make it so that patrons can view their circulation history in the OPAC unless you have :ref:`OPACPrivacy ` set to 'Allow'. **Important** This data is stored in the system regardless of your choice, unless your patrons have chosen to never have their reading history kept. .. _trackclicks-label: TrackClicks ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't track Asks: \_\_\_ links that patrons click on. Values: - Don't track - Track - Track anonymously Description: - By setting this preference to one of the track options you will allow Koha to track every link clicked in Koha. This data will be stored in a database table so that you can run reports against that data. If you choose to 'Track' clicks then Koha will record both the link clicked and the logged in user who clicked the link. If you choose to 'Track anonymously' then the borrowernumber will not be recorded, but the rest of the data will. **Note** Remember to update your local privacy policies and link to them from the OPAC to notify your users that you are tracking their information. .. _restricted-page-label: Restricted page ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Using the following preference you can create a page within your Koha system that is accessible by only specific IP addresses. This can be used to house links to databases that can only be accessed from with the library or other licensed content. .. _restrictedpagecontent-label: RestrictedPageContent ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: HTML content of your restricted page. .. _restrictedpagelocalips-label: RestrictedPageLocalIPs ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Access from IP addresses beginning with \_\_\_ do not need to be authenticated Description: - You can enter individual IPs as a comma separated list (ex: '127.0.0,127.0.1') or just the beginning of the IP range allowed (ex: '127.0.^) .. _restrictedpagetitle-label: RestrictedPageTitle ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Use \_\_\_ as title of your restricted page Description: - This title will appear in the breadcrumb and on the top of the restricted page. .. _self-registration-label: Self registration and modification ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. _opacpatrondetails-label: OPACPatronDetails ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ patrons to notify the library of changes to their contact information from the OPAC. Default: Allow Values: - Allow - :ref:`opacuserlogin ` needs to be set to 'allow' - Don't allow Description: - If patrons are allowed to notify the library of changes to their account then staff will need to approve the changes via the staff interface. Notification of patron account requests will appear on the dashboard below the list of modules with other pending actions. |patronsrequestingmod| Once you click the notification you will be presented with the changes the patron would like to make to their account and from there you can choose how to proceed. |updatepatronrecords| **Note** You can control which fields patrons see and can modify via the OPAC by setting the :ref:`PatronSelfModificationBorrowerUnwantedField ` and :ref:`PatronSelfModificationMandatoryField ` preferences. .. _patronselfmodificationborrowerunwantedfield-label: PatronSelfModificationBorrowerUnwantedField ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: The following `database columns `__ will not appear on the patron self-modification screen: \_\_\_ Description: - This system preference allows you to define which fields patrons can edit if you're allowing them to update their personal information via the public catalog with the :ref:`OPACPatronDetails ` preference. .. _patronselfmodificationmandatoryfield-label: PatronSelfModificationMandatoryField ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: The following `database columns `__ must be filled in on the patron self-modification screen: \_\_\_ Description: - This system preference allows you to define which fields patrons must fill in if you're allowing them to update their personal information via the public catalog with the :ref:`OPACPatronDetails ` preference. .. _patronselfregistration-label: PatronSelfRegistration ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ library patrons to register an account via the OPAC. Default: Don't allow Values: - Allow - Don't allow Description: - Setting this preference to 'Allow' will provide a link on the OPAC to register for a new account. Using the other :ref:`self registration ` system preferences you can control how this preference will function. |image103| **Important** Patrons registering via the OPAC will not need to be approved by a librarian. For this reason it is recommended that you set up a provisional :ref:`patron category ` with no :ref:`circulation rights `. That way patrons will have to come in to the library to verify their identity before given circulation rights at the library. Once the patron confirms their identity the library staff can change the category to one with permissions to check items out and place holds. .. _patronselfregistrationadditionalinstructions-label: PatronSelfRegistrationAdditionalInstructions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Display the following additional instructions for patrons who self register via the OPAC ( HTML is allowed ): Description: - This system preference takes any HTML you'd like to display on the page the patron sees after successfully registering for their library card. .. _patronselfregistrationborrowermandatoryfield-label: PatronSelfRegistrationBorrowerMandatoryField ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: The following database columns must be filled in on the patron entry screen: \_\_\_ Default: surname\|firstname Description: - This system preference allows you to define what fields patrons must fill in on their self registration form. If any of the required fields are blank Koha will not let the patron register. **Important** Separate columns with \| **Note** For help with field names, ask your system administrator or `view the database structure `__ associated with the borrowers table. **Note** If you're going to require that patrons verify their accounts via email with the :ref:`PatronSelfRegistrationVerifyByEmail ` preference the email field will automatically be marked as required. .. _patronselfregistrationborrowerunwantedfield-label: PatronSelfRegistrationBorrowerUnwantedField ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: The following database columns will not appear on the patron entry screen: \_\_\_ Description: - Using this preference you can hide fields from the patron registration and update form in the OPAC. **Important** Separate columns with \| **Note** For help with field names, ask your system administrator or `view the database structure `__ associated with the borrowers table. .. _patronselfregistrationconfirmemail-label: PatronSelfRegistrationConfirmEmail ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ users to confirm their email address by entering it twice. Default: Do not require Values: - Do not require - Require Description: - If this preference is set to 'Require', users will have to enter their email address twice. - Make sure to enable this system preference if :ref:`PatronSelfRegistrationVerifyByEmail ` is enabled. .. _patronselfregistrationdefaultcategory-label: PatronSelfRegistrationDefaultCategory ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Use the patron category code \_\_\_ as the default patron category for patrons registered via the OPAC. Description: - Enter in the patron :ref:`category code ` for the category that all new patrons registered via the OPAC will be put in to. .. Warning:: Do not use a regular :ref:`patron category ` for this, as any patron who has not completed the registration verification process will be deleted by the :ref:`cleanup\_database.pl script ` after the number of days indicated in :ref:`PatronSelfRegistrationExpireTemporaryAccountsDelay `, including regular patrons who have not registered online. .. Warning:: Patrons registering via the OPAC will not need to be approved by a librarian. For this reason it is recommended that you set up a provisional :ref:`patron category ` with no :ref:`circulation rights `. That way, patrons will have to come in to the library to verify their identity before being given circulation rights at the library. Once the patron confirms their identity, the library staff can change the category to one with permissions to check items out and place holds. .. Warning:: If you leave this blank or enter in an invalid code, your patrons will still be able to register but will not be given a username. There will be no errors on the page to explain this, so be sure to enter a valid patron category code. - This system preference is required by :ref:`PatronSelfRegistration `. .. _patronselfregistrationemailmustbeunique-label: PatronSelfRegistrationEmailMustBeUnique ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ patron's email (borrowers.email) as unique on self registering. An email won't be accepted if it already exists in the database. Default: Do not consider Values: - Do not consider - Consider Description: - If enabled, this system preference will prevent user from creating several accounts with the same email address. .. _patronselfregistrationexpiretemporaryaccountsdelay-label: PatronSelfRegistrationExpireTemporaryAccountsDelay ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Delete patrons still in the category indicated by :ref:`PatronSelfRegistrationDefaultCategory ` \_\_\_ days after account creation. Default: 0 Description: - This system preference links to the :ref:`cleanup\_database cron job `. If that cron is set to run nightly with the --del-exp-selfreg parameter, it will clean up any registrations that have not been verified via email in the number of days entered on this preference. - This system preference is dependent on the :ref:`PatronSelfRegistrationVerifyByEmail ` system preference. .. _patronselfregistrationlibrarylist-label: PatronSelfRegistrationLibraryList ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: Enable the self registration for the following libraries: \_\_\_ (separate branchcode with \|). If empty, all libraries will be listed. Description: - If only some libraries in your system are accepting self-registered patrons, enter the list of :ref:`codes ` here and separate each with a pipe (\|). - If this system preference is left empty, all libraries will be listed. .. _patronselfregistrationprefillform-label: PatronSelfRegistrationPrefillForm ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ password and login form after a patron has self registered. Default: Show and prefill Values: - Don't show and prefill - Show and prefill Description: - This system preference is used to prefill (or not) the login form on the OPAC after :ref:`self registration`, so the patron doesn't have to type in the information. .. _patronselfregistrationverifybyemail-label: PatronSelfRegistrationVerifyByEmail ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Asks: \_\_\_ that a self-registering patron verify themselves via email. Default: Don't require Values: - Don't require - Require Description: - If you require patrons to verify their accounts via email they will not be able to log in to the OPAC until they acknowledge the email sent by Koha. If you don't require this then patrons will be able to log in as soon as they fill in the registration form. You can set the :ref:`PatronSelfRegistrationExpireTemporaryAccountsDelay ` preference to delete the un-verified self registrations after a certain number of days. **Note** If you're going to require that patrons verify their accounts via email then the email field will automatically be marked as required. **Important** If you require email verification, also set :ref:`PatronSelfRegistrationConfirmEmail ` to 'Require' to prevent patrons from entering an erroneous email address and never being able to confirm their account. .. _shelf-browser-label: Shelf browser ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. _opacshelfbrowser-label: OPACShelfBrowser ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Show Asks: \_\_\_ a shelf browser on item details pages, allowing patrons to see what's near that item on the shelf. Values: - Don't show - Show |image104| Description: - This system preference allows patrons to view what is located on the shelf near the item they looked up. The shelf browser option appears on the details page to the right of each items' call number. Clicking the 'Browse Shelf' link allows for a virtual shelf browsing experience via the OPAC and lets patrons see other books that may relate to their search and items that sit on the shelf near the item they are looking at. **Important** This uses up a fairly large amount of resources on your server, and should be avoided if your collection has a large number of items. .. _shelfbrowserusesccode-label: ShelfBrowserUsesCcode ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Don't use Asks: \_\_\_ the item collection code when finding items for the shelf browser. Values: - Don't use - Use Description: - If your library uses collection codes then you might want the shelf browser to take into consideration what collection the books belong to when populating the virtual shelf browser. .. _shelfbrowseruseshomebranch-label: ShelfBrowserUsesHomeBranch ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Use Asks: \_\_\_ the item home library when finding items for the shelf browser. Values: - Don't use - Use Description: - If you have a multiple library system you may want to make sure that Koha takes into consideration what library owns the books when populating the virtual shelf browser for accuracy. .. _shelfbrowseruseslocation-label: ShelfBrowserUsesLocation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Default: Use Asks: \_\_\_ the item location when finding items for the shelf browser. Values: - Don't use - Use Description: - If your library uses shelving locations then you might want the shelf browser to take into consideration what shelving location the books belong to when populating the virtual shelf browser.