And finally we turn our attention to configuring other general Koha features:
Messaging: Is related to how Koha communicates with patrons
Security: How access to the OPAC and the staff client is secured
Search: How catalog search can be tailored to a Library's needs
Libraries need to communicate with patrons for a variety of reasons—to inform them of account creation, or of upcoming events, or to remind them of overdue items.
Sometimes patrons too need to communicate with libraries, for instance to request a change in their address, or to make a purchase suggestion.
Koha can send messages to patrons via e-mail or SMS. Most Koha libraries use e-mail. We are already familiar with setting up overdue notices and trigger from previous chapters. In addition to overdue notices Koha can send other types of messages on upcoming events, when holds are fulfilled, or when items are nearly due. Libraries can choose to allow patrons to set...