Thank you for this suggestion! Diane Disbro Branch Manager/Circulation Coordinator Union Branch Scenic Regional Library 308 Hawthorne Drive Union, MO 63084 (636) 583-3224 [email protected]
On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 6:05 PM, Elizabeth Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > We use the online registration form with a welcome email trigger. When > staff process online applications, new card holders get a welcome email > with their card number so that they can start using online resources. The > physical card arrives a few days later via snail mail. It's not instant, > but it's fairly quick. > > Elizabeth Davis > Head of Digital Services > Scranton Public Library > ________________________________________ > From: Open-ils-general [[email protected]] > on behalf of Stroup, Meg [[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 6:29 PM > To: Evergreen Discussion Group > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] online registration and mobile app > > >> We are interested in online registration that would allow patrons to > use their accounts instantly to check out online resources. << > > It’s not quite instant, but the South Carolina State Library uses the > online registration form<http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/get-library-card> > to allow almost-but-not-quite instant access to our electronic resources > (includes things like ebrary and Safari collections). That was the reason > we chose to implement the remote registration: to be able to grant access > to users across the state as quickly and seamlessly as possible. > Circulation staff monitor the pending patrons screen and are able to > approve users quickly. These users could be routed into an internet-access > permission group. > > I’m not sure if that answers your question, but it’s a workflow that > functions well for us. > > > Meg Stroup > SCLENDS Cataloging Coordinator > 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201 > (803) 737-7736 | [email protected]<mailto:mstroup@statelibrary. > sc.gov> > [/Users/mstroup/Library/Containers/com.microsoft. > Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_1568321086]<http://www. > statelibrary.sc.gov/> > Innovation | Collaboration | Participation > From: Open-ils-general <[email protected]> > on behalf of Diane Disbro <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Evergreen Discussion Group <open-ils-general@list. > georgialibraries.org> > Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 5:49 PM > To: Evergreen Discussion Group <[email protected] > > > Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] online registration and mobile app > > Good afternoon - > > We are interested in online registration that would allow patrons to use > their accounts instantly to check out online resources. Is that ever going > to be possible with Evergreen? > > We would also like to have a mobile app for our catalog. Will that be > possible in the future? > > Thank you. > Diane Disbro > Branch Manager/Circulation Coordinator > Union Branch > Scenic Regional Library > 308 Hawthorne Drive > Union, MO 63084 > (636) 583-3224 > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >
