What is OPAC and its use?

• The OPAC(Online Public Access Catalogue) is one of the most heavily used application of KOHA Library management software of a library. Besides listing of the entire books, journals, newspapers, e-books, etc, available in the library, it allows indicates status of a particular book. OPAC is searchable by author, title, accession number, subject and several other fields.

Basic searching

• In the OPAC, library users/patrons will see a search box at the top of most pages.
• To search, enter a word or multiple words in the search box. ... (e.g.: Subject, Author, Title etc.)
• Koha will perform the search and return the results.
• The order of the words does not affect the retrieval results.

Advanced searching

• In the OPAC, library users/patrons will look for the "Advanced Search" option on the top of most pages.
• In the advanced search interface, you'll typically find multiple search fields or criteria, These might include options like Title, Author, Subject, ISBN, Publishers etc.
• Input the specific details or keywords related to your search in the corresponding fields. You can combine multiple criteria to narrow down your search results.
• Advanced search interface offer additional options to refine your search, such as limiting results by format, language, location, or availability.
• Once you've entered your search criteria, click to the "Search" button or similar action to initiate the search process.
• After submitting your search, Koha OPAC will display a list of results matching your criteria. You can browse through these results to find the item you're looking for.
• Click on the title or item link to view more details about a specific item in the search results. This may include information such as availability, location, summary, description and related items