Amber, The authorities module doesn't seem to work so well.
That said, it sounds to me like perhaps your particular situation might be spoken to in the manual at: http://manual.koha-community.org/3.6/en/administration.html#authprefs 1.3. Authorities Get there: More > Administration > Global System Preferences > Authorities 1.3.1. BiblioAddsAuthorities Default: allow Asks: When editing records, ___ them to automatically create new authority records if needed, rather than having to reference existing authorities. Values: * allow * This setting allows you to type values in the fields controlled by authorities and then adds a new authority if one does not exist * don't allow * This setting will lock the authority controlled fields, forcing you to search for an authority versus allowing you to type the information in yourself. Is your preference set to "don't allow"? Kurt Kurt A. Bodling Technical Services Librarian George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, Museum & Gardens P.O. Box 110 Mount Vernon, VA 22121 Phone: 703-799-6835 Fax: 703-799-8698 Email: [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amber Amland Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 7:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Koha] Unlocking MARC Fields in Koha 3.06 We just upgraded Koha, and in MARC the fields such as 650 a are locked, and it looks like you're supposed to use authority search to fill them in. However, authority search doesn't work, and I often have new names or subjects that wouldn't be in there (I think). Does anyone know how to unlock those fields? We're now using Koha version 3.06.00.000 on Linux library 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2009-10-26 15:49:03 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Thank you so much! Amber Amber Amland Librarian Mountainview International Christian School www.mountainviewics.org<http://www.mountainviewics.org> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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