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3.4 News
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Get there: More > Tools > Additional Tools > News
Koha's news module allows librarians to post news to the OPAC, staff interface and circulation receipts.
To add news to either the OPAC, the Staff Client or a Circulation receipt:
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Click 'New Entry'
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Under 'Display Location' choose whether to put the news on the OPAC, Slip (circulation receipt) or the Librarian (Staff) Interface.
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Choose the library this news item will show for
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Choose a title for your entry
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Using the publication and expiration date fields you can control from which date and for how long your news item appears
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Examples: (these assume today's date as 07-May-2015)
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Publish on current date: set publication date as 07-May-2015
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Schedule for publishing in future: set date later than 07-May-2015
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Backdate the news item: set date earlier than 07-May-2015
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'Appear in position' lets you decide what order your news items appear in
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The 'News' box allows for the use of HTML for formatting of your news item
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After filling in all of the fields, click 'Submit'
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News in the OPAC will appear above the OpacMainUserBlock
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Below the news in the OPAC there will be an RSS icon allowing you to subscribe to library news
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News in the Staff Client will appear on the far left of the screen
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News on the circulation receipts will appear below the items that are checked out
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Depending on your choice for the NewsAuthorDisplay preference you will also see the person who created the news item (this uses the logged in person)