[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Self-Registration and Immediate Access to Services

[Grace Dunbar]

I want to say that the last time I spoke with a library about this they had
concerns that allowing an "unvalidated" patron access to their digital
content might violate their agreement with the database provider in some
way...
As I have no personal contracts with any database/digital services
providers I can't speak to that myself but it seems like something to check
into.

Grace

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Bill Erickson <berickxx at gmail.com> wrote:

> KCLS is interested in this as well.  I haven't given it much thought yet
> beyond, "wouldn't it be nice if...".
>
> -b
>
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 12:25 PM, McCanna, Terran <
> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org> wrote:
>
>> I would also be interested in hearing if anyone else has done something
>> like this. We have our self-registration set to remove a pending
>> registration after two weeks if the patron has not come into the library to
>> complete the process, so that could potentially add another layer of
>> complexity even if a temporary barcode number and password were assigned,
>> and even if SIP2 could authenticate it.
>>
>> Terran McCanna
>> PINES Program Manager
>> Georgia Public Library Service
>> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
>> Atlanta, GA 30345
>> 404-235-7138
>> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dawn Dale" <ddale at georgialibraries.org>
>> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <
>> open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 12:16:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Self-Registration and Immediate Access
>> to      Services
>>
>> I would be interested in knowing how others are handling these issues as
>> well.
>>
>> Dawn Dale
>> GPLS Helpdesk Manager
>> Georgia Public Library Service
>> 1800 Century Place
>> Suite 150
>> Atlanta, GA 30345
>> 404-235-7136
>> ddale at georgialibraries.org
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "scott thomas" <scott.thomas at sparkpa.org>
>> To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
>> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 9:21:51 AM
>> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Self-Registration and Immediate Access to
>>  Services
>>
>> Hi,
>>   Have any libraries done any work on allowing patrons who have
>> self-registered to get immediate access to digital services? The problem
>> appears to be twofold:
>>
>> 1. Many databases authenticate using the prefix of the patron barcode,
>> and, at least in our system, patrons are not assigned a library card number
>> during the self-registration process.
>>
>> 2. For services like Overdrive that use SIP2, pending patrons are not
>> truly registered and are therefore not visible via SIP2.
>>
>> Has anyone found a way around these problems?
>>
>> While many of our libraries are quick when it comes to processing pending
>> patrons, immediate access to digital services is great customer service.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Scott
>>
>> Scott Thomas
>> Executive Director
>> Pennsylvania Integrated Library System
>> 717-873-9461
>> scott.thomas at sparkpa.org
>>
>
>


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