>From a "our funding comes a local tax base" stand point my libraries (county based entities) would want to validate residency before giving out access to products. We charge out of county fees to non-residents.
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Justin Hopkins 📖 < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, York County Library System “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
