[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] online registration and mobile app

[Diane Disbro]

Thank you for this suggestion!

Diane Disbro
Branch Manager/Circulation Coordinator
Union Branch
Scenic Regional Library
308 Hawthorne Drive
Union, MO     63084
(636) 583-3224
ddisbro at scenicregional.org

On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 6:05 PM, Elizabeth Davis <edavis at albright.org>
wrote:

> We use the online registration form with a welcome email trigger.  When
> staff process online applications, new card holders get a welcome email
> with their card number so that they can start using online resources. The
> physical card arrives a few days later via snail mail.  It's not instant,
> but it's fairly quick.
>
> Elizabeth Davis
> Head of Digital Services
> Scranton Public Library
> ________________________________________
> From: Open-ils-general [open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org]
> on behalf of Stroup, Meg [MStroup at statelibrary.sc.gov]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 6:29 PM
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] online registration and mobile app
>
> >> We are interested in online registration that would allow patrons to
> use their accounts instantly to check out online resources. <<
>
> It’s not quite instant, but the South Carolina State Library uses the
> online registration form<http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/get-library-card>
> to allow almost-but-not-quite instant access to our electronic resources
> (includes things like ebrary and Safari collections).  That was the reason
> we chose to implement the remote registration:  to be able to grant access
> to users across the state as quickly and seamlessly as possible.
> Circulation staff monitor the pending patrons screen and are able to
> approve users quickly.  These users could be routed into an internet-access
> permission group.
>
> I’m not sure if that answers your question, but it’s a workflow that
> functions well for us.
>
>
> Meg Stroup
> SCLENDS Cataloging Coordinator
> 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201
> (803) 737-7736 | mstroup at statelibrary.sc.gov<mailto:mstroup at statelibrary.
> sc.gov>
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> From: Open-ils-general <open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org>
> on behalf of Diane Disbro <ddisbro at scenicregional.org>
> Reply-To: Evergreen Discussion Group <open-ils-general at list.
> georgialibraries.org>
> Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 5:49 PM
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> >
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] online registration and mobile app
>
> Good afternoon -
>
> We are interested in online registration that would allow patrons to use
> their accounts instantly to check out online resources. Is that ever going
> to be possible with Evergreen?
>
> We would also like to have a mobile app for our catalog. Will that be
> possible in the future?
>
> Thank you.
> Diane Disbro
> Branch Manager/Circulation Coordinator
> Union Branch
> Scenic Regional Library
> 308 Hawthorne Drive
> Union, MO     63084
> (636) 583-3224
> ddisbro at scenicregional.org<mailto:ddisbro at scenicregional.org>
>
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