Koha -- System Administration

Koha Administration

System Preferences
System preferences Change essential system preferences like MARC flavor, date format, administrator e-mail, and templates.
System parameters
For best results, configure these parameters in the order they appear
Library branches The different branches you manage with this Koha server.
Book funds Book fund administration. Remember to edit your book funds before you start editing the budgets.
Currencies Define exchange rates.
Item types Define item types.
Borrower categories Define the categories of borrowers.
City Define citie
Road Type Define road type
Issuing rules Define issuing rules for branches / borrowers / item types (nb of issues, duration, cost...)
Authorised values Define categories and authorised values for them. Authorised values are used in MARC form to limit and help editing MARC biblios.
Thesaurus Structure Define categories and thesaurus/authority MARC structure.
Biblio framework (MARC structure) the frameworks defined for the MARC editor. Create frameworks, then define the MARC structure (fields & subfields)
Links Koha - MARC DB Define links between the Koha standard DB and the MARC one. Note those links can be defined through MARC structure. This tool is just a shortcut to speed up linkage.
MARC Check Checks the MARC structure. USE IT before working with real data. It will show mistakes that can BREAK Koha's database!
Various parameters
Printers Printers (UNIX paths).
Stop words Words deleted during searches.
Z39.50 Servers Servers to query for MARC data.
Tools
Export
MARC biblio export Exporting in MARC format.
Import
Upload MARC records to the reservoir The reservoir is a table where imported MARC records are stored. A MARC record is stored in the reservoir as long as you have no item. When you type the ISBN or title of a biblio, it's searched for in the reservoir. If it is found, the biblio is added to Koha active table.
Barcode generator
Generate barcodes the barcode generator deals with generating barcodes for items you acquire
Holidays Holidays (closed days for the library)
Basic news system A basic news system to put news on OPAC or library staff