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'''Enter Layout name: Spine Layout'''
 
'''Enter Layout name: Spine Layout'''
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Today we learned how to:
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* '''Create '''a''' Spine Label Layout '''in''' Koha'''.
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Latest revision as of 15:13, 13 June 2025

Title of the Script: Create a Spine Label Layout

Author: Vaibhavi Satardekar and Maya Hans

Keywords: Koha, Koha 24.05, Label Creator, Label Layout, Spine Label, Video tutorial.


Prerequisite: Create a Spine Label Template


Visual cue Narration
Slide Number 1

Title Slide

Welcome to this Spoken Tutorial on Create a Spine Label Layout in Koha.
Slide Number 2

Learning Objectives

We will learn how to:

  • Create a Spine Label Layout
In this tutorial, we will learn how to:
  • Create a Spine Label Layout in Koha.
Slide Number 3

System Requirement

To record this tutorial, I am using

  • Ubuntu Linux OS version 22 point 04
  • Koha version 24 point 05
  • Firefox version 131 point 0 point 3
  • A working internet connection
To record this tutorial, I am using
  • Ubuntu Linux OS version 22 point 04
  • Koha version 24 point 05
  • Firefox version 131 point 0 point 3

I also have a working internet connection.

Slide Number 4

Pre-requisites

  • You should have knowledge of Library Science
To follow this tutorial, you should have knowledge of Library Science.
Login with Superlibrarian account

Username - Bella

Password - Library@1

Choose Library as Spoken Tutorial Library.

Click on Login

To create a spine label layout in Koha I have already logged in as a Superlibrarian.
Click on Cataloging module On the Koha homepage click on the Cataloging module.
Highlight Cataloging page The Cataloging page opens.
Cursor on Tools >> Choose #Label Creator Now go to the Tools section and click on Label Creator.
Highlight Label creator The Label creator page opens.
Click on New dropdown>> Layout Click on the New drop down and select Layout.
Highlight New label layout page The New label layout page opens.
Cursor on Layout name

Enter Layout name: Spine Layout

For the Layout name we will type Spine Layout.
Cursor on Choose barcode type(encoding)

From the dropdown select Code 39

Next is the Choose barcode type(encoding) field.

Here you can select the encoding for the barcode.

The most common is Code 39.

So from the drop down select Code 39, if not selected by default.

Cursor on Choose layout type

From the dropdown select>> Only the bibliographic data is printed

Next is the Choose layout type field.

Here we are creating a spine label, so from the drop down select Only the bibliographic data is printed.

Highlight Bibliographic data to print

Cursor on Choose order of text fields to print: title, author, isbn, issn, itemtype and barcode

Cursor on List fields Data fields

Next is the Bibliographic data to print section.

Here Koha auto selected Choose order of text fields to print option with the predetermined fields.

Below that we can also see the List fields option.

From the given options choose as per your requirement.

Select Choose order of text fields to print.

itemcallnumber dropdown select 1

barcode dropdown select 2.

Leave the remaining dropdowns empty.

For now we will go with the first option Choose order of text fields to print.

So for itemcallnumber from the drop down select 1.

For barcode, from the drop down select 2.

Leave the remaining drop downs empty.

Highlight Text justification>>Center For the Text justification field, from the drop down select Center.
Highlight Font

From the drop down select Times-Roman

Next is the Font field.

From the drop down select Times-Roman.

You can choose as per your requirement.

Highlight Font size

Type 10

For the Font size field.

Type 10.

You can set it as per your requirement.

Highlight Barcode width

Set it to 2.5 in

Highlight Barcode height

Set it to 1.5 in

For the Barcode width enter 2 point 5 and for Barcode height enter 1 point 5
Narration only Rest of the fields we will leave it as it is.
Click on Save Now click on the Save button at the bottom of the page.
Cursor on
  • Layout ID
  • Layout
  • Barcode type
  • Print type
  • Fields to print
  • Actions
This will bring us to the Label layouts page.

Here we can see the Spine Layout is added successfully.

Narration only With this we come to the end of this tutorial.
Slide Number 5

Summary

We learned to:

  • Create a Spine Label Layout
Let’s quickly recap.


Slide Number 6

Assignment

Create another Spine Label Layout with the following dimensions:

  • Barcode width: 1.5 in
  • Barcode height: 1 in
As an assignment
  • Create another Spine Label Layout.
Slide Number 7

Thank you

Thank you for joining.

Contributors and Content Editors

Madhurig, VaibhaviS