What are cookies?
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Essential cookies
Here is the list of essential cookies used on the Koha online catalog.
Some of these depend on settings chosen by the library team; therefore all the cookies listed may not apply to this site.
| Storage | Name | Value | Expiration | Description |
|---|
| Cookie | CGISESSID | Session ID | Until logout or end of session | Session cookie |
| Cookie | KohaOpacLanguage | Language code | 3 years | Stores the language the user selected, so the online catalog will appear in that same language the next time it is visited. |
| Cookie | form_serialized form_serialized_limits | Search terms and limits | End of session or when the advanced search page is accessed again. | jQuery cookie. Stores search terms and limits of the last advanced search. Set when an advanced search is submitted. |
| Cookie | search_path_code | ads (fewer) or exs (more) | End of session or when the advanced search page is accessed again. | jQuery cookie. Related to serialized_form* cookies. Stores if the advanced search form was used with 'More options' or 'Fewer options'. |
| Cookie | num_paragraph | Count of search options added | End of session or when the advanced search page is accessed again. | jQuery cookie. Used to store the number of created options when user selects 'More options' in advanced search to increase search boxes. |
| Cookie | bib_list | List of record IDs (biblionumbers) separated by / | End of session or until the cart is emptied. | Stores cart contents in the online catalog. Set when records are added to the cart for the first time. |
Non-essential cookies
The library team may create additional cookies. These are optional and will require your agreement before they are used.
If any non-essential cookies are created, they will appear below.