[Koha-devel] Re: [Koha] Koha Admin Screens

[Steven F. Baljkas]

Friday, October 29, 2004     01:51 CDT

Hi, Rachel,

I just got through viewing the Admin Screens and I think the overall look is
great. :-) Very clean and easy to follow.

As a cataloguer, I would suggest separation of Acquisitions from
Cataloguing. Traditionally, they are considered separate functions as
technical services.

Otherwise, on that screen, you would need to have Cataloguing as a heading
above MARC options as well, since all MARC is is a format for cataloguers to
standardise and exchange information and save on labour.

Searching, not incidentally, can be seen, legitimately, as related to
Cataloguing and the Admin Search page could be included with cataloguing,
wherever it goes, since stop words are related to Authorities.

I just wanted to clarify one thing (that the new screens reminded me of) in
case I am understanding it wrong: can the OPAC display be set as non-MARC
and the Intranet as MARC?

As for MARC-specific things: I don't know if someone is working on it, but
Koha would need to learn to deal with MARC Authority files eventually, if it
is to have a fair shot at larger academic libraries in North America, where
many a cataloguing department is obeisant to OCLC and LC auths.

While I find the idea of little library things to do vs. big library things
to do list options interesting -- especially as Koha could be adapted for
different types of collections beyond the chiefly monographic library --,
the vast majority of libraries of any size have to do all the same things:
it is usually just a matter of scale that determines some priorities.

All in all, I quite like the new screens, Rachel. Brava!

Cheers,
Steven F. Baljkas
library tech at large
Koha neophyte
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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From: "Rachel Hamilton-Williams" <rachel at katipo.co.nz>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 12:03 AM
Subject: [Koha] Koha Admin Screens


> Hi all,
>
> I was setting up a quick demo Koha today for someone and it got me
> thinking about a better way to layout the admin screens.
>
> http://katipo.co.nz/gallery/koha-admin
>
> Are some pictures.
>
> My general feeling was that there are only a few things you need to set
> if you're just wanting to put in a few books and see what it does (hence
> the short list of required settings)
>
> But that then the other preferences should be grouped into the area they
> relate to perhaps?
>
> I did think that they could be grouped into "things to do if you've got
> a big library" and things to do if you don't - but that seemed a bit
> harder to decide on.
>
> Anyway let me know if it appeals - we might give it a try in the Katipo
> templates first.
>
> PLUS are there actually more admin parameters than I've got here....
>
> And are any of them MARC/NON MARC specific - I'd particularly like to
> not have people setting variables that they don't have to.
>
> Cheers
> Rachel
>
>
>
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