[Evergreen-general] Old Barcode/Username Change

[Diane Disbro]

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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