[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] smartphone apps instead of library card

[Gagnon, Ron]

NOBLE libraries accept barcodes in smartphones and other mobile devices.

Here is the language of our policy, which has been in place for seven
months:
• *Scanned/Digitized Barcode Image, Verbal Recitation of Barcode, Other
Printed/Handwritten Form of Barcode:* Accept with additional identity
verification. Verification parameters will be determined by each individual
library and may include, but not be limited to, having the patron correctly
identify date of birth, address, telephone number, password, or other
personal information in the patron record.


Our barcodes are mostly 14 digits, including a check digit, so we have not
heard of any mistyping issues.

Ron
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Ronald A. Gagnon
Executive Director
North Of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
Danvers, Massachusetts  01923
978-777-8844
www.noblenet.org

On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Holly Brennan <haderhold at ci.homer.ak.us>
wrote:

> Are any Evergreeners accepting smartphone apps that store card barcodes?
> (CardStar, Keyring, etc) Or I guess I should ask, WHO is doing this?
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> To keep this Evergreen related, are you using anything in the staff client
> to verify patrons are who their phone says they are? We don’t like that
> anyone can type in any card number and have it generate a barcode. There
> needs to be some identification (photo ID? Ask birthdate?). It just dawned
> on me that any library with self-checkout must be dealing with this
> regardless of whether the practice is in the library’s policy.
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> Curious what you’ve come up with to use, besides asking for an ID, in
> addition to the barcode app. We’re dreaming of an Evergreen app that
> includes something like these “loyalty” apps, but specific to our library….
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> -Holly
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> Holly Brennan
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> Library Technology Specialist
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> Homer Public Library, Alaska
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> hbrennan at cityofhomer-ak.gov
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> 907-235-3180 (main)
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> 907-435-3154 (direct)
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