Hi Katrin! > * You could use the "Item modifications by age" too to automatically > move them from a short term loan itemtype to a different item type using > some rules and the "age" of the items. > > * You could also use the course reserves module to give them a temporary > item type that is then switched to the final one when they are removed > from the 'shelf'/course reserve.
I'll check those options. Thank you for the pointers :) > For the databases/licenses > > * I also lean towards manually entering the due date on checkout, as > Caroline suggested. You could then summarize those under one itemtype > like 'individual loan period' or 'license/subscription' and have that > show up in the OPAC search filters. It seems indeed the way to go. > And you could use the item type to > create some "alert" on checkin/checkout to remind your staff about the > special use case. Those would show once staff returns the items in the admin interface, right? > Sometimes item types and material types overlap, but not always. Maybe it's just the words that confused me a bit, as I had read `item` like `material`. The examples are a bit suggestive in this sense. > You'll find that you can pretty much hide > the item type from display anywhere in the OPAC using configuration. If > you are looking for something specific, let us know. Thank you. I'll shout out loud for help if I get lost :) -- Kind regards, Alexander Wagner Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Library and Documentation Building 01d Room OG1.444 Notkestr. 85 22607 Hamburg phone: +49-40-8998-1758 e-mail: alexander.wag...@desy.de _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
