[Evergreen-general] Old Barcode/Username Change

Diane Disbro ddisbro at scenicregional.org
Thu Jan 27 10:58:23 EST 2022


If we don't reset the Username to match the new patron barcode, will the
patron be able to continue to use their eResource accounts with the old
barcode and not have to create a new account and begin again placing holds?

Thank you.

Diane Disbro
Pronouns: she/her
Circulation Coordinator
Scenic Regional Library
251 Union Plaza Drive
Union, MO 63084
(636) 583-0652 ext  110
ddisbro at scenicregional.org



On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 9:37 AM Gina Monti via Evergreen-general <
evergreen-general at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> We contacted library directors individually on Friday with information on
> the issue some patrons were experiencing logging in through the OPAC.  In
> short, older barcodes that were saved as their usernames needed to be
> changed to their current barcode in order to gain access.  Today we have
> globally changed all the affected patrons to have their usernames reflect
> their current barcode.
>
> We produced shared buckets for each library to keep track of the affected
> patrons for your records.  If you would like your shared bucket ID, please
> email me off list.
>
> Thank you most of all for your patience during this situation.  A reminder
> that when you are replacing a barcode, please replace the username if the
> username isn't set to a unique field that the patron requested.
>
> --
> Gina Monti
> Evergreen Systems Specialist
> Bibliomation, Inc.
> (203) 577-4070 ext. 109
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