OPAC
How to hide the cart on OPAC
How to hide the cart on the OPAC A standard OPAC implementation allows logged in users to create Lists and update a Cart. If you want to hide the Cart feature, go to Administration, search for the System Preference OPACbookbag, select Don’t Allow ...
How to change the default sort order on OPAC
How to change the default sort order on the OPAC When you search on OPAC and retrieve more than one result, you can change the order in which the results display by clicking on the dropdown option in the top right of the list, If you want to change ...
How to require a tag to be checked before it displays on the OPAC
Tags are applied to bibliographic records by patrons through the OPAC, to add a review or a description of the title. By default, tags added with this feature will automatically appear on the OPAC as soon as they are submitted. However, it is ...
How to add tags through the record details page on the OPAC
Tags are applied to bibliographic records by patrons through the OPAC, to add a review or a description of the title. This document will outline how to use this feature on the record details page on the OPAC. Please note, this assumes the tagging ...
How to enable the tagging feature on Koha
Tags are applied to bibliographic records by patrons through the OPAC, to add a review or a description of the title. This document will outline how to enable the tags feature on Koha. Setting the system preferences To enable this feature, go ...
How to allow certain patron categories to view suppressed items
This document will outline how to allow specified patron categories to view normally suppressed items on the OPAC when the patron is logged in. For more details about suppressing items on the OPAC, please check our Help Centre. ...
How to allow patrons to suspend holds from the OPAC
This document will outline how to enable the option for patrons to suspend their own holds from the OPAC. This means a hold will not be deleted, but it will not be taken account of by the system while it is suspended. A patron can then choose to ...
How patrons can place a note on a hold from the OPAC
This document will outline how to allow patrons to add a note to a hold that they place from the OPAC. For more details about how patrons can place holds on the OPAC, please check our Help Centre. Enabling the feature Go to Koha administration > ...
How to place a hold from the OPAC
This document will outline how to enable the option for patrons to place holds once they are logged into the OPAC. Please note, there are a variety of options for determining which items patrons can place on hold and under what circumstances. This ...
How to hide a branch from the Libraries heading on the OPAC
On the OPAC homepage there is a link to information on the different branches within a library. This document will demonstrate this feature and how branches may be hidden from this area. How the branches appear by default on the OPAC On the OPAC ...
How to add an avatar to comments on the OPAC Libravatar
This document will outline how to display the Libravatar avatar of a patron next to comments they have made on the OPAC. Please note, Interleaf Technology is not associated with Libravatar and we do not advocate for the use of the site. This document ...
How to display the name of the patron who submitted a comment on the OPAC
It is possible to enable comments on the OPAC, for more details on this, please check our Help Centre. By default, these comments will be anonymous on the OPAC, but it is possible to set the site to display a name of the patron who made the comment. ...
How to allow patrons to view recent comments
This document will outline how to allow patrons to view a selection of comments that have been made on items on the OPAC. How to enable the function Go to Koha administration > Global System Preferences and search for OpacShowRecentComments. This ...
What is the cart on the OPAC and how can it be used?
This document will outline the functionality of the cart on the OPAC. This feature allows patrons to create temporary list of titles from the catalogue, which can then be emailed or exported for later reference. This list will be saved in the cart ...
How to show the name of the patron with the checkout on the OPAC
This document will outline how to set the site to display the name of the patron an item is checked out to on the OPAC. This will mean that anyone searching the OPAC, logged in or not, will be able to see the patron who has a particular item checked ...
How to limit the number of purchase suggestions a patron can make in a set number of days
Purchase suggestions can be made by patrons on the OPAC to request the library get in specific materials. This document will outline how to limit the number of purchase suggestions a patron can make within a set amount of days. Step 1 - Navigate to ...
How to edit the purchase suggestions form
It is possible to allow patrons to make purchase suggestions from the OPAC with the use of a purchase suggestion form. For instructions on checking if the purchase suggestion option is available on your site, please check our Help Centre. This ...
What are the options for the self registration form?
This document will outline optional system preferences that can be used to personalise how the self registration form functions. For a more general guide to setting up the self registration form, please check our Help Centre. Navigate to the system ...
How to hide book rental records on the OPAC
While Book Rental items serve an important purpose, they can take up unnecessary space in the OPAC search results. As these items are not usually in general circulation it is rare that patrons will deliberately seek them out within the catalogue and ...
How to allow select patron categories to view items suppressed on the OPAC
It is possible to hide items on the OPAC so they will not appear in search results, instructions for which appear on our Help Centre. However, it is also possible to allow patrons in identified patron categories to view these suppressed items once ...
Cannot login to OPAC
Some staff users cannot login to the OPAC If staff members have access to the self-check modules, they will not be able to login to the OPAC. Go to the Patron record for the staff member, click the More button and select Permissions in the patron ...
How to add local cover
Cover images for books are automatically added to the catalogue, usually from Amazon, Adlibris etc., depending on which source has been set in the system preferences. Only one of these sources can be selected for the image display to work correctly, ...
Options for the OPAC
Options for the OPAC - Non- JCSP This table of information is intended to outline the various options non-JCSP sites have for manipulating the site to improve student experiences. - Easy and usable search facility that generates returns to students ...
Quote of the Day
It is possible to set a variety of quotes to appear on the either the OPAC or staff homepage, or both, in a random pattern, so that every time a patron visits a quote will appear at the top of the page. Step 1 - Enable the functionality Go to KOHA ...
How to suppress items in the OPAC
Suppressing an item on the OPAC means that specific item records of your choosing will be hidden on the patron side of Koha. There are a variety of reasons for suppressing an item on the OPAC and the procedure for suppressing an item can be slightly ...
How to enable purchase suggestions on the OPAC
Step 1 - How to tell if purchase suggestions are enabled on the OPAC When a patron logs onto the OPAC they are taken straight into their patron account. This page will include a list of tabs to the left hand side, including a variety of functions for ...
How the Forgot Password functionality works
The intention of this document is to show how to enable the Forgot Password function on the OPAC and outline some options for how this feature can be used. Step 1 - Setting a Forgot Password Link on the OPAC Go to Koha Administration > Global System ...
How to make barcodes appear on the OPAC
Item barcodes do not display by default on the OPAC but it is possible to enable them with the following steps. Step 1 - Find configure columns Go to KOHA administration > Additional parameters > Configure Columns This will take you to a new page ...
Creating News Items
It is possible to create messages for the staff interface, OPAC and/or circulation slips which will appear for a pre-defined period of time and then be removed automatically. Step 1 - Navigate to the News tool Go to the Koha homepage and click into ...
How to install and configure the coverflow carousel plugin on Koha
Step 1 - Preparing the System To start, contact Interleaf to ensure that the plugin system is enabled in the configuration file on your Koha database. Once this has been confirmed, go to Koha Administration > Global System Preferences > ...
Turn off Search highlighting on OPAC
If you don’t want the system to highlight your search term when displaying the results of your search: Set System Preferences OPAC > Appearance > OpacHighlightedWords and NotHighlightedWords Set OpacHighlightedWords = Don’t highlight words the patron ...
How to enable self-registration for patrons on the OPAC
This document will outline how to enable the basic self registration form on the OPAC, so that patrons without accounts can apply for accounts to be created. In addition to the basic set up outlined in this document, there are several other ...
How to use a Star rating on the OPAC
It is possible to allow patrons on the OPAC to rate items a certain number of stars. These ratings can then be viewed by other patrons on the OPAC and reported on by staff members on the staff side. For details of reporting on these ratings please ...
How to add a GDPR consent field to the OPAC
It is possible to require patrons on the OPAC to consent to GDPR rules set by the library before they can self register or log into the OPAC. Step 1 - Enable the GDPR_Policy system preference Go to KOHA administration > Global System Preferences and ...
How patrons can add notes to items checked out on their accounts
It is possible to allow patrons to add notes via the OPAC to items they have checked out which can then be viewed on the staff interface. Enable the function to add notes on the OPAC Go to KOHA administration > Global system preferences and search ...
How to set purchase suggestions to be automatically removed after a set period of time
It is possible to set a time limit on how long purchase suggestions remain, unaddressed, on the staff side before they are removed from the system. Enable the system preference Go to KOHA administration > Global System Preferences and search for ...
My Account Summary
If you want the system to display a summary to the user as soon as they login to OPAC: Set SysPref OPACUserSummary = Show a summary of a logged in user's checkouts, overdues, holds and fines on the mainpage. Version History Version Date Detail Author ...
How to approve a comment from the OPAC
It is possible for borrowers to post comments on items but these reviews need to be approved by a library staff member before they appear on the OPAC. How to enable comments on the OPAC Go to administration > Global System Preferences and search for ...
Decisions for OPAC Setup
Your OPAC The OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) is the interface patrons can use to search for titles in the library catalogue. Library staff can choose to allow patrons to log into the OPAC and access other functions including, but not limited ...