Hi, On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 9:35 PM, Gurinder Bains <[email protected]> wrote: > I realize this is a very basic question, but having never worked in a > library, I'm not sure of the answer. I'm creating patrons records at home on > the Evergreen demo client by making up barcodes on my own. In the library, > surely the system would automatically supply a barcode for each new patron > (just as it does a passwords - which the client will be later asked to > change)?
Many libraries purchase or make pre-printed barcodes, either as part of the patron card or as labels that get applied to the card. When a new patron registers with the library, a new card is taken from a stack at the circulation desk and the barcode is scanned into the patron registration form. Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton Manager of Implementation Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts email: [email protected] direct: +1 770-709-5581 cell: +1 404-984-4366 skype: gmcharlt web: http://www.esilibrary.com/ Supporting Koha and Evergreen: http://koha-community.org & http://evergreen-ils.org
