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title: "Auto Cat & Image settings"
canonical: "https://support.soutron.net/space/HG/3278665/Auto%20Cat%20%26%20Image%20settings"
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The Auto Cat & Images tab allows you to define the settings for:

- displaying images of [book covers](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3277876) from Google, linking on the ISBN that has been added to the record
- Auto Cataloguing

### > Macro (anchor)

Book cover images


In order to display the images in the record, you also need to include the Book Cover field in the relevant [record type template](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3277986) and [search results](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3279439) screen.

### Auto Cataloguing

Auto Cataloguing allows you to [import individual records](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3278477) from other data sources. As well as the setting on this page, you also need to [select the data source](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3278461) and [define the mappings](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3278283) between the data source and the Soutron Library Management System.

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**To access System Configuration Maintenance, select** <span style="color: #ff0000">**System Management > System Configuration Maintenance**</span>.

Click on the Auto Cat & Images tab to display the page as follows:

![image](media://3c9f0101-49b8-4166-a57d-23af37419597)

The table below explains the function of each setting. With the exception of the "Publish Imported Records" setting, they all relate to Book Cover Images.

| **Setting** | **Function** | **Default value** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Cover Image Size** | Describes the size of the image to be used: for Google | Small |
| **Cover Image API Engine** | Enter Google | Amazon |
| **Show Details** | This is no longer used in the application and can be ignored | Yes |
| **Publish Imported Records** | Selecting No (the default) means that all imported records created using the AutoCat (Import Records) facility will not be published, so that the imported bibliographic record can be correctly validated. In this case, It will be necessary to manually assign "Publish" when cataloguing imported records.<br>Select Yes to automatically publish imported records. | No |
| **Amazon AWS Access KeyID ****<span style="color: #ff0000">Deprecated</span>** | The Access Key ID supplied by Amazon | {none} |
| **Amazon AWS Secret KeyID ****<span style="color: #ff0000">Deprecated</span>** | The Secret Key ID supplied by Amazon | {none} |
| **Amazon Associate Tag ****<span style="color: #ff0000">Deprecated</span>** | Leave this as the default | soutroncom-20 |
| **ISBN System Field Name** | The catalogue field which is to be used to search for ISBNs on Google | ISBN |
| <span style="color: #333333">**Google Cloud API Key**</span> | API key when using your own google API account for book covers |  |
| <span style="color: #333333">**Google Book Cover API URL**</span> | Google Book cover API URL & query |  |
| <span style="color: #333333">**Alternative Book Cover Field**</span> | If you store your own images in the database its possible to display those as the primary image source, if your own image does not exist the system will attempt to get it from google. |  |