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Chapter 5
Configuring Authority Types
Authority Types are MARC frameworks for authority records. Commonly used
Authority Types are available with the default installation of Koha. You can create
new ones if you want to bring fields other than name and subject headings under
Authority Control.
To create a new authority type, follow these steps:
1.
We find Authority Types screens in the Catalog section under
Administration.
2. Click on New Authority Type button.
3.
Enter an Authority Type code, Description, and Summary.
4.
The field Authority field to copy is most important we enter the tag in the
authority record that should be copied into the bibliographic record. Look
at the existing Authority Types for reference.
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