OpacPublic

OpacPublic System Preference

Status:	unknown
Sponsored by:	no-one
Developed by:	KohaAloha and CALYX information essentials
Expected for:	2011-04-04
Bug number:	Bug 4289
Work in progress repository:	No URL given.
Description:	We propose the addition of a system preference (OpacPublic) to enable librarians to close the Opac to public browsing. See also: Bug 4288 OpacPublic: Enable/Disable Koha Opac as Public. Private OPAC requires authentification before accessing the OPAC. Default value : Enable. Setting the value to Disable removes the Search bar from the Opac home page so that a user's only option is to log in. This completes a range of user options for opac presentation: opac may be searched without logging in however user may log in to access additional features (default behaviour); opac may be searched without logging in and user has no option to log in (by setting opacuserlogin to 'Don't Allow'); opac may not be searched unless user is logged in (by setting OpacPublic to 'Disable'). This work is further described in Bugzilla (Bug 4288, Bug 4289). The work is a collaboration between KohaAloha and CALYX information essentials and is sponsored by clients of CALYX.