[Evergreen-circ] Driver's license scanners

[Dawn Dale]

Hi Michele,

We use the same scanners from BayScan.  We put the cursor in the first
field on the patron registration page (the patron barcode) then scan the
drivers licenses. Once it is scanned we go back to the top and fill
in/verify the information.  It hasn't been an issue for us as far as
workflow goes to the best of my knowledge.

We have had some issues with the programming being different for some of
our libraries. We did figure out that the libraries that are using behind
the desk holds have an extra field and that throws off the rest of the
programming. Also, I have had one library tell me that the screen size can
make a difference. The computer at a desk in the back had a smaller screen
than the circ computers. It was being tested on the one in the back and was
off but when brought to the circ computer it was fine.

Thanks,



Dawn Dale, PINES Services Specialist - Circulation

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On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 9:34 AM Morgan, Michele <mmorgan at noblenet.org>
wrote:

> We're testing a driver's license scanner for patron registration in the
> web client:
>
>
> https://www.bayscan.com/bayscan-imaging-2d-drivers-license-scanner-clone.html
>
>
> It seems like a great time saver as well as ensuring accuracy of the
> entered data. We have it programmed to fill in all the patron fields in the
> right places, but then we need to backtrack on the form to fill in other
> pieces of data like profile, user settings, etc.
>
> For others that are already using this, what are your experiences?
>
> Any programming tips to enhance the workflow?
>
> Thanks,
> Michele
> --
> Michele M. Morgan, Technical Support Analyst
> North of Boston Library Exchange, Danvers Massachusetts
> mmorgan at noblenet.org
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