How to add a new shelving location

This document outlines how to add a new shelving location to the Koha site. 

Step 1 - Navigate to the shelving location table

Go to Koha administration > Basic parameters > Authorized values.

 This will take you to a new page with a table of authorised values on your site. Use the search box at the top of the table to search for loc.

This will narrow the table down to show the shelving location authorised value called LOC - Shelving location (usually appears when adding or editing an item). LOC maps to items.location in the Koha database.

Click the +Add button and you will be taken to a new page where you can fill out the details for the new shelving location you want to add.

Step 2 - Complete form 

In this table, only the Authorised value and the Description field must be filled out, all other fields are optional.

Authorised value

This is a unique code to represent the shelving location and the format should be similar to the codes already defined in the table. For example, if the shelving locations already defined take the format of FIC, for Fiction, then the other values should generally be three figures for the start of the word.

Description

This is the name of the value as it will appear for staff members. 

Description(OPAC)

This is the name of the value as it will appear on the OPAC. 

Library limitation

This allows the shelving location to be restricted to one or more branches. If this is left on All libraries there will be no limitation on the location and will be available to be applied by all branches.

Choose an icon

This allows an image to be associated with the shelving location and will appear on items where the location has been applied.

Hit Save.

This will take you to the LOC authorised values table, updated with the newly created shelving location.

 

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