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-<h1>Item types management</h1>
-<p>You can define as many itemtypes as you want.</p>
+<h1>Item Types</h1>
-<p>The item types are the "categories" into which your library items fall. For instance, you probably want to have videocassettes in a different category from non-fiction books, and mysteries in a different category from children's picture books. If you already are using a commercial ILS, you almost certainly already have all of your materials divided up into such categories. Now you need to tell Koha what your categories are.</p>
+<p>Koha allows you to organize your collection by item types and collection codes.</p>
-<p>The itemtype code is limited to four characters. This code is rarely displayed by Koha; instead the description of the type will be what users see.</p>
+<p>Item types typically refer to the material type (book, cd, dvd, etc), but can be used in any way that works for your library.</p>
-<p>"Rental charge" is any amount you might charge to users for borrowing items of a certain type (like videos).</p>
+<h2>Adding Item Types</h2>
-<p>"Renewals allowed" says how many times an items of this type may be renewed.</p>
+<p>To add a new item type, simply click the 'New Item Type' button at the top of the Item Types page.</p>
-<p>Item types are useful for many things, and <b>very</b> important in controlling how Koha works :</p>
<ul>
- <li>Borrowers can search on itemtypes</li>
- <li>Issuing rules are set for item types (and for borrower types / branches)</li>
+ <li>In the 'Item Type' field, enter a short code for your item type</li>
+ <li>The description is the plain text definition of the item type</li>
+ <li>You can choose to have an image associated with your item type
+<ul>
+ <li>You can choose from a series of image collections</li>
+ <li>You can link to a remote image</li>
+ <li>Or you can just have no image associated with the item type</li>
+ <li style="color: #990000;">Important: To have your item type images appear in the OPAC you need to set noItemTypeImages to 'Show'
+<ul>
+ <li>Get there: More > Administration > Global System Preferences > Admin</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
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+ <li>For items that do not circulate, check the 'Not for loan' options
+<ul>
+ <li>Items marked 'Not for loan' will appear in the catalog, but cannot be checked out to patrons</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+ <li>Enter the total number of renewals allowed for the item type in the 'Renewals' box</li>
+ <li>For items that you charge a rental fee for, enter the total fee you charge in the 'Rental charge' field
+<ul>
+ <li style="color: #990000;">Important: Do not enter symbols in this field, only numbers and decimal points (ex. $5.00 should be entered as 5 or 5.00)</li>
+ <li>This will charge the patron on checkout</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+ <li>When finished, click 'Save Changes'
+<ul>
+ <li>Tip: All fields, with the exception of the 'Item Type' will be editable from the Item Types list</li>
</ul>
-<p>Setting up item types is one of the first things you should do after installing the Koha software.</p>
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+ <li>Your new item type will now appear on the list</li>
+</ul>
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+<h2>Editing Item Types</h2>
+
+<p>Each item type has an Edit button beside it. To edit an item simply click the 'Edit' link.</p>
+
+<p>You will not be able to edit the code you assigned as the 'Item Type' but you will be able to edit the description for the item.</p>
+
+<h2>Deleting Item Types</h2>
+
+<p>Each item has a Delete button beside it. To delete an item, simply click the 'Delete' link.</p>
+
+<p>You will not be able to delete item types that are being used by items within your system.</p>
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