I'm glad you brought that up Grace. One of our libraries would has also requested this functionality, but got hung up on that same issue. We would be grateful to hear from others who have already explored this topic.
Justin On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Grace Dunbar <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to say that the last time I spoke with a library about this they had > concerns that allowing an "unvalidated" patron access to their digital > content might violate their agreement with the database provider in some > way... > As I have no personal contracts with any database/digital services providers > I can't speak to that myself but it seems like something to check into. > > Grace > > On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Bill Erickson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> KCLS is interested in this as well. I haven't given it much thought yet >> beyond, "wouldn't it be nice if...". >> >> -b >> >> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 12:25 PM, McCanna, Terran >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I would also be interested in hearing if anyone else has done something >>> like this. We have our self-registration set to remove a pending >>> registration after two weeks if the patron has not come into the library to >>> complete the process, so that could potentially add another layer of >>> complexity even if a temporary barcode number and password were assigned, >>> and even if SIP2 could authenticate it. >>> >>> Terran McCanna >>> PINES Program Manager >>> Georgia Public Library Service >>> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 >>> Atlanta, GA 30345 >>> 404-235-7138 >>> [email protected] >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Dawn Dale" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" >>> <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 12:16:20 PM >>> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Self-Registration and Immediate Access >>> to Services >>> >>> I would be interested in knowing how others are handling these issues as >>> well. >>> >>> Dawn Dale >>> GPLS Helpdesk Manager >>> Georgia Public Library Service >>> 1800 Century Place >>> Suite 150 >>> Atlanta, GA 30345 >>> 404-235-7136 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "scott thomas" <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 9:21:51 AM >>> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Self-Registration and Immediate Access to >>> Services >>> >>> Hi, >>> Have any libraries done any work on allowing patrons who have >>> self-registered to get immediate access to digital services? The problem >>> appears to be twofold: >>> >>> 1. Many databases authenticate using the prefix of the patron barcode, >>> and, at least in our system, patrons are not assigned a library card number >>> during the self-registration process. >>> >>> 2. For services like Overdrive that use SIP2, pending patrons are not >>> truly registered and are therefore not visible via SIP2. >>> >>> Has anyone found a way around these problems? >>> >>> While many of our libraries are quick when it comes to processing pending >>> patrons, immediate access to digital services is great customer service. >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Scott >>> >>> Scott Thomas >>> Executive Director >>> Pennsylvania Integrated Library System >>> 717-873-9461 >>> [email protected] >> >> > > > > -- > Grace Dunbar, Vice President > Equinox Software, Inc. - The Open Source Experts > [email protected] > 1-877-OPEN-ILS www.esilibrary.com -- Regards, Justin
