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 tmcca...@georgialibraries.org On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 9:42 AM, Lindsay Stratton <lstrat...@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> > >