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

[Tim Spindler]

I know access can be a big issue with academic institutions also.
Frequently the licensing is limited to a students and faculty only.

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Rogan Hamby <rogan.hamby at yclibrary.net>
wrote:

> From a "our funding comes a local tax base" stand point my libraries
> (county based entities) would want to validate residency before giving out
> access to products.  We charge out of county fees to non-residents.
>
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Justin Hopkins 📖 <
> justin at mobiusconsortium.org> wrote:
>
>> I'm glad you brought that up Grace. One of our libraries would has
>> also requested this functionality, but got hung up on that same issue.
>> We would be grateful to hear from others who have already explored
>> this topic.
>>
>> Justin
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Grace Dunbar <gdunbar at esilibrary.com>
>> wrote:
>> > 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
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Grace Dunbar, Vice President
>> > Equinox Software, Inc.  -  The Open Source Experts
>> > gdunbar at esilibrary.com
>> > 1-877-OPEN-ILS    www.esilibrary.com
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Justin
>>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
> Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
> York County Library System
>
> “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit
> me.”
> ― C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
>



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