Aspen/Koha Glossary

Aspen/Koha Glossary


Aspen
Koha
Description
Materials request
Purchase suggestion
Allows patrons to request that the library purchase a title
Freeze/unfreeze
Suspend/unsuspend
Temporary pause on a hold
Patron types
Patron categories
Broad groupings of patrons (including staff) that share common settings/policies/circulation rules
Statuses/status mappings
Lost, Not for loan, Withdrawn, Damaged (authorized value categories)
"Statuses" in Aspen refer to those four authorized value categories in Koha
PIN/Password
Password
Code to log in to Aspen and Koha. Patrons and staff will use their Koha password to log in to Aspen.
OPAC Notes
OPAC note
Permanent note in patron's account
Borrower Notes
OPAC message
Temporary note in patron's account
Debarment Notes
Restriction message
Description of restriction (if no description is set in Koha, generic message will show in Aspen)