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Item types management

You can define as many itemtypes as you want.

Item Types

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.

Koha allows you to organize your collection by item types and collection codes.

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.

Item types typically refer to the material type (book, cd, dvd, etc), but can be used in any way that works for your library.

"Rental charge" is any amount you might charge to users for borrowing items of a certain type (like videos).

Adding Item Types

"Renewals allowed" says how many times an items of this type may be renewed.

To add a new item type, simply click the 'New Item Type' button at the top of the Item Types page.

Item types are useful for many things, and very important in controlling how Koha works :

Borrowers can search on itemtypes
Issuing rules are set for item types (and for borrower types / branches)
In the 'Item Type' field, enter a short code for your item type
The description is the plain text definition of the item type
You can choose to have an image associated with your item type +
- You can choose from a series of image collections
- You can link to a remote image
- Or you can just have no image associated with the item type
- Important: To have your item type images appear in the OPAC you need to set noItemTypeImages to 'Show' +
  - Get there: More > Administration > Global System Preferences > Admin
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For items that do not circulate, check the 'Not for loan' options +
- Items marked 'Not for loan' will appear in the catalog, but cannot be checked out to patrons
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Enter the total number of renewals allowed for the item type in the 'Renewals' box
For items that you charge a rental fee for, enter the total fee you charge in the 'Rental charge' field +
- Important: Do not enter symbols in this field, only numbers and decimal points (ex. $5.00 should be entered as 5 or 5.00)
- This will charge the patron on checkout
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When finished, click 'Save Changes' +
- Tip: All fields, with the exception of the 'Item Type' will be editable from the Item Types list
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Setting up item types is one of the first things you should do after installing the Koha software.
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Your new item type will now appear on the list

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Editing Item Types

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Each item type has an Edit button beside it. To edit an item simply click the 'Edit' link.

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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.

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Deleting Item Types

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Each item has a Delete button beside it. To delete an item, simply click the 'Delete' link.

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You will not be able to delete item types that are being used by items within your system.

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