Before we configure Koha's cataloging module, we will need to develop a plan based on the library's needs and circumstances. We will need to identify how to use Koha's Authority Control, what types of material we would want to catalog, and what fields and subfields we will need for each material type. We will also need to define which of these fields and subfields will be mandatory, which ones will be controlled using Authority Control or Authorized Values Control.
We will first need to decide how to use Koha's Authority Control, if at all.
Using Authority Control has cost implications; you will need staff to maintain your authority files, or you may outsource this work. You may have to purchase authority records from the Library of Congress or other sources.
You will also need to establish a process for using Authority Control. Will you create authority records during the creation of bibliographic records, or after? What process...