Symphony to Koha Glossary

Symphony to Koha Glossary

All
Patrons
Circulation and statuses
Cataloging
All
Symphony
Koha
Charge
Check out(s) or issues
Discharge
Check in
Bills
Fines
LOSTASSUM
Long overdue lost
LOSTCLAIM
Lost
Discards
Withdrawn
Onshelf item list
Holds queue
Add brief title
Fast add/Fast cataloging
Title-level hold
Record-level hold
Copy-level hold
Item-level hold
Shadowed
Suppressed
Home location
Shelving location

Home library is the owning library

Holding library is the current location (including location where the item was last seen)
Staff note (blocker)
Materials specified (pop-up)
Item Cat1
N/A in Koha
Item Cat2
Collection code
Linking items
Adding items
User
Patron
User profile
Patron category
User category
Patron attribute
Copy user
Duplicate patron
WAIVER (FORGIVEN)
Write off

Patrons
Symphony
Koha
User
Patron
User profile
Patron category
User category
Patron attribute
Copy user
Duplicate patron


Circulation and statuses
Symphony
Koha
Charge
Checkouts or issues
Discharge
Check in
Bills
Fines
LOSTASSUM
Long overdue lost
LOSTCLAIM
Lost
WAIVER (FORGIVEN)
Write off
Discards
Withdrawn
Staff note (blocker)
Materials specified (pop-up)
On-shelf item list
Holds queue



Cataloging
Symphony
Koha
Linking item
Add item
Home location
Shelving location
Item Cat2
Collection code
Item Cat1
N/A in Koha
Shadowed
Suppressed
Title-level hold
Record-level hold
Add brief title
Fast add/fast cataloging

Home library is the owning library

Holding library is the current location (including location where the item was last seen)



There are a few conceptual differences between Koha and Symphony.
  1. Koha uses item statuses instead of cards or dummy patrons in the item lifecycle. Instead of checking something out to a mending card, for example, in Koha an item can be given a Damaged status of 'Mending'. 
  2. Staff access is governed by permissions assigned to individual staff accounts.