Hi Gina, That should be a setting. We don't tie usernames to user barcodes.
*Dawn Dale, PINES Services Specialist - Circulation* ------------------------------ Georgia Public Library Service 2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250 | Atlanta, GA 30341 (404) 291-2800, [email protected] <https://www.facebook.com/georgialibraries> <https://www.twitter.com/georgialibs> <https://www.instagram.com/georgialibraries/> Join our email list <http://georgialibraries.org/subscription> for stories of Georgia libraries making an impact in our communities. On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 11:02 AM Gina Monti via Evergreen-general < [email protected]> wrote: > That's a good question. The eresources accounts are handled differently > so changing the username in Evergreen won't affect those accounts. The > patron would need to enter the new barcode anyway in order to gain access. > If the username isn't filled out to the current barcode, they will be > blocked from using the OPAC. > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 10:58 AM Diane Disbro <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> If we don't reset the Username to match the new patron barcode, will the >> patron be able to continue to use their eResource accounts with the old >> barcode and not have to create a new account and begin again placing holds? >> >> Thank you. >> >> Diane Disbro >> Pronouns: she/her >> Circulation Coordinator >> Scenic Regional Library >> 251 Union Plaza Drive >> Union, MO 63084 >> (636) 583-0652 ext 110 >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 9:37 AM Gina Monti via Evergreen-general < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello Everyone, >>> >>> We contacted library directors individually on Friday with information >>> on the issue some patrons were experiencing logging in through the OPAC. >>> In short, older barcodes that were saved as their usernames needed to be >>> changed to their current barcode in order to gain access. Today we have >>> globally changed all the affected patrons to have their usernames reflect >>> their current barcode. >>> >>> We produced shared buckets for each library to keep track of the >>> affected patrons for your records. If you would like your shared bucket >>> ID, please email me off list. >>> >>> Thank you most of all for your patience during this situation. A >>> reminder that when you are replacing a barcode, please replace the username >>> if the username isn't set to a unique field that the patron requested. >>> >>> -- >>> Gina Monti >>> Evergreen Systems Specialist >>> Bibliomation, Inc. >>> (203) 577-4070 ext. 109 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Evergreen-general mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >>> >> > > -- > Gina Monti > Evergreen Systems Specialist > Bibliomation, Inc. > (203) 577-4070 ext. 109 > _______________________________________________ > Evergreen-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >
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