[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Patron online self registration for immediate use accounts

[Terran McCanna]

Hi Lindsay,

We are interested in the possibilities of this idea. One of our key
considerations would be online identity and address verification (which
should be possible through a third party, such as the parties who verify
identities for credit card applications), and another consideration is the
prevention of duplicate accounts. In a large consortium like ours, we
already have significant issues with individuals finding ways to get
duplicate accounts, so we'd need to be sure that this process prevented the
problem from getting worse.

We are also interested in using this process to create full accounts (not
just for online use), with locally-determined options of the library
mailing physical cards to the patron or having the patron come in to a
library to pick up a physical card if they want one.


Terran McCanna
PINES Program Manager
Georgia Public Library Service
1800 Century Place, Suite 150
Atlanta, GA 30345
404-235-7138
tmccanna at georgialibraries.org


On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 9:42 AM, Lindsay Stratton <lstratton at pls-net.org>
wrote:

> We are looking into options to allow our patrons to create accounts online
> that can be immediately used to access and borrow online materials.
>
> Looking at the existing patron self-registration feature, that just
> creates pending accounts for staff to verify, etc.
>
> Is anybody else considering/interested in online registration for online
> access use? I'd create a wishlist, but am also be interested in finding
> potential funding partners.
>
>
> Lindsay Stratton
> Library Automation Services Manager
> Pioneer Library System
> 2557 State Rte 21
> Canandaigua, NY 14424
> 585-394-8260 x104 <(585)%20394-8260>
>
>
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