Koha-Library-Management-System/C2/Add-Subscription-in-Serials/English
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Title Slide | Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on How to add Subscription in Serials. |
Learning Objectives | In this tutorial we will learn:
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Slide Number 3
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To record this tutorial, I am using
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Pre-requisites |
To follow this tutorial, learners should have knowledge of Library Science. |
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Pre-requisites |
You should have Koha installed on your system.
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Narration only | In an earlier tutorial, we had learnt How to catalog Serial subscriptions
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Show Koha interface
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Let us go to the Koha interface
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As explained in an earlier tutorial:
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As explained in an earlier tutorial in this series, create a new vendor for the serials subscription.
I will give the name Mumbai Journals Supplier. Then I have added an email id. - mumbaijournals@gmail.com Remember to check the check-boxes for-
These details will be used later in this tutorial. Likewise, you have to fill in the details of your vendor. |
Pictorial representation of the Journal
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Here is the screen-shot of the Journal that we have to subscribe.
All details shown here are the ones I will be entering in my Koha interface. |
On the Koha homepage, click on Serials | Now on the Koha homepage, click on Serials. |
Click on ‘+New Subscription’. | On the page that opens, click on ‘+New Subscription’. |
Cursor on Add a new subscription (1/2)
(One of two) |
It will open another new page that says Add a new subscription (1/2)
Here we will be prompted to fill some details. |
For Vendor-
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For Vendor-
You should type the name of your vendor here.
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Cursor on Record
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Next is Record-
Under these blank boxes are two tabs:
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Cursor on Search for record
Cursor on Create record |
In case, the record already exists, then click on Search for record.
Else, click on the tab Create record to create a new entry for the respective serial. |
Click on the tab Search for record. |
In an earlier tutorial, we have already cataloged a serial with the title- Indian Journal of Microbiology
Therefore, we will click on the tab Search for record. |
Cursor on Catalog search
In the field for Keyword enter- Microbiology Click on Search |
A new window, Catalog search opens.
In the field for Keyword enter- Microbiology Then, click on Search at the bottom of the page. |
Cursor on Search results from 1 to 1 of 1,
Cursor on Title- Indian Journal of Microbiology Publisher- Springer Publication year- ISSN-0046-8991 |
A new page, Search results from 1 to 3 of 3, opens.
It has the following details as entered earlier: Title- Indian Journal of Microbiology Publisher- Springer Publication year- ISSN- 0046-8991 You will see the details that you entered. |
Click on Choose
Cursor on number 33. |
Next, click on Choose button at the right corner of the table.
The same window closes and the details entered appear on the page-
In my case, it shows number 33.
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Cursor on
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Moving on, I will leave the following as they are:
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Narration Only
By default Koha selects
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Note that by default, Koha selects
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Cursor on
When there is an irregular issue: Skip issue number Keep issue number |
Next, I will also leave the following as they are:
Skip issue number Keep issue number |
Narration Only | Note that by default, Koha selects: Keep issue number |
Cursor on Library
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Let’s proceed.
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Cursor on
Public note Nonpublic note |
If required you may fill in the-
Public note Nonpublic note
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Cursor on Patron notification:
From the drop down select Routing List |
Next is Patron notification:
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For Location: from the drop down, I will select On Display | For Location: from the drop-down, I will select On Display.
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Grace period: Select 15 day(s) | For Grace period: I will select 15 day(s) |
Enter:
4 for Number of issues to display to staff
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For Number of issues to display to staff: enter 4.
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Click on Next | After entering all the details, click on Next at the bottom of the page. |
Cursor on Add a new subscription (2/2), | A new page, Add a new subscription (2/2), opens. |
Cursor on Serials Planning:
Subscription start date: enter 01/01/2017 Subscription end date: enter 01/12/2017 Numbering pattern: from the drop down, select Volume and Number Locale: I will leave this blank
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For the section, Serials Planning, enter the following-
Subscription start date: enter 01/01/2017 Subscription end date: enter 01/12/2017 Numbering pattern: from the drop-down, select Volume and Number
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Cursor on table for Volume and Number
Pause the video and fill the details |
Next, enter the following for the table for Volume and Number.
Begins with: Number=1 Inner counter: Number =4 |
Click on Show/Hide advanced pattern
Pause the video and fill in the entries |
However, if you want to change the pattern-type then-
Click on Show/Hide advanced pattern To edit the entries, click on modify pattern at the bottom of the Advanced prediction pattern table. Note that Pattern name should be: Volume, Number Numbering formula should be: Vol.{X}, No.{Y}
Koha by default selects values for
2. Begins with :
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Click on the Test prediction pattern | Now, click on the Test prediction pattern at the bottom of the page. |
Cursor on Prediction pattern. | Prediction pattern will appear on the same page towards the right side. |
Cursor on # Volume,
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Prediction pattern will show the details of-# Volume,
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Click on Save subscription at the bottom of the page. | Lastly, click on Save subscription at the bottom of the page. |
Cursor on-
Subscription for Indian Journal of Microbiology. Cursor on- * Information
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A new page-
Subscription for Indian Journal of Microbiology with the following details opens:
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Click the tab Planning | Click on the tab Planning |
Volume= 57 and Number= 1
Volume=99999 and Number=4 |
Check the following
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Next click the tab Issues
Cursor on * Issue number: Vol. 57, No. 1
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Next click the tab Issues
This will show the following details-* Issue number: as Vol. 57 and No. 1
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Narration Only | With this-
The Journal subscription is added successfully |
Narration only |
Purpose of adding Subscription of Serials is for keeping track of-* Journals
that are published on a regular schedule |
Log out from Koha
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You may now log out from Koha.
Click on Spoken Tutorial Library and select log out from the drop-down |
Narration Only | This brings us to the end of this tutorial. |
Summary slide.
In this tutorial we learnt:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learnt:
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Assignment
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Assignment
Add a new Subscription for Journal of Molecular Biology |
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Acknowledgement
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This is Bella Tony from IIT Bombay signing off.
Thank you for joining. |