Re: [Koha] Patron login, password, card number, PIN terminology
Thanks, Agnes. One of our libraries doesn't issue patron cards (or have a barcode scanner), and as another variation we are even considering using letters for card number, so user: gorwell card#: gorwell pwd: 1234 Take care, Nelson From: Agnes Rivers-Moore [mailto:arm@hanover.ca] Sent: 23 May 2009 03:13 PM To: Nelson Fredsell -CCE Subject: Re: [Koha] Patron login, password, card number, PIN terminology Hello Nelson This is poorly labelled on the Koha system - I believe both login screens work the same way. Your patron can log in with either the card number, or the OPAC user ID - both seem to work. In our case we are using the card number as ID unless the user changes it themselves, so that there is less confusion. In your case: gorwell and 1234 - or - 3333 and 1234 will work in any OPAC login screen, whatever the screen text says. Try it and see! Agnes Nelson Fredsell -CCE wrote: Dear all, I'm a little befuddled about the login account/borrowing account information required by Koha. Do I need three distinct pieces of information, or may I use only two pieces? eg. Patron is George Orwell User: gorwell password/pin: 1234 George's card number: 3333 Using this information, I may either On the default Koha home page I can either "Log in to Your Account" with "Login" and "Password", or Click the link, "Log in to your account" in the upper right. This goes to a screen that asks for "Your card number" and "Password or PIN" What's the difference? Are login and cardnumber interchangeable re OPAC and/or Circulation? Thanks, Nelson implementing a union catalogue in Cape Town, South Africa _____ _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha _____ This email was Anti Virus checked by Astaro Security Gateway. http://www.astaro.com -- Agnes Rivers-Moore Assistant Librarian Hanover Public Library
It does sound like something we should change to be consistent. I submitted a bug for this - and if no one has any objections I can make the fix later today: http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=3257 --- Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 nce@liblime.com AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard http://liblime.com http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/ 2009/5/23 Nelson Fredsell -CCE <nelson@cfce.org.za>:
Thanks, Agnes.
One of our libraries doesn’t issue patron cards (or have a barcode scanner), and as another variation we are even considering using letters for card number, so
user: gorwell
card#: gorwell
pwd: 1234
Take care,
Nelson
From: Agnes Rivers-Moore [mailto:arm@hanover.ca] Sent: 23 May 2009 03:13 PM To: Nelson Fredsell -CCE Subject: Re: [Koha] Patron login, password, card number, PIN terminology
Hello Nelson
This is poorly labelled on the Koha system - I believe both login screens work the same way.
Your patron can log in with either the card number, or the OPAC user ID - both seem to work. In our case we are using the card number as ID unless the user changes it themselves, so that there is less confusion.
In your case: gorwell and 1234 - or - 3333 and 1234 will work in any OPAC login screen, whatever the screen text says.
Try it and see! Agnes
Nelson Fredsell -CCE wrote:
Dear all,
I’m a little befuddled about the login account/borrowing account information required by Koha. Do I need three distinct pieces of information, or may I use only two pieces?
eg. Patron is George Orwell
User: gorwell
password/pin: 1234
George’s card number: 3333
Using this information, I may either
On the default Koha home page I can either “Log in to Your Account” with “Login” and “Password”, or
Click the link, “Log in to your account” in the upper right. This goes to a screen that asks for “Your card number” and “Password or PIN”
What’s the difference? Are login and cardnumber interchangeable re OPAC and/or Circulation?
Thanks,
Nelson
implementing a union catalogue
in Cape Town, South Africa
________________________________
_______________________________________________
Koha mailing list
Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz
http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
________________________________
This email was Anti Virus checked by Astaro Security Gateway. http://www.astaro.com
--
Agnes Rivers-Moore
Assistant Librarian
Hanover Public Library
_______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Looks like someone else thought it was a good idea - this is fixed in version 3.01.00.034 --- Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 nce@liblime.com AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard http://liblime.com http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/ On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Nicole Engard <nicole.engard@liblime.com> wrote:
It does sound like something we should change to be consistent.
I submitted a bug for this - and if no one has any objections I can make the fix later today:
http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=3257
---
Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 nce@liblime.com AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard
http://liblime.com http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/
2009/5/23 Nelson Fredsell -CCE <nelson@cfce.org.za>:
Thanks, Agnes.
One of our libraries doesn’t issue patron cards (or have a barcode scanner), and as another variation we are even considering using letters for card number, so
user: gorwell
card#: gorwell
pwd: 1234
Take care,
Nelson
From: Agnes Rivers-Moore [mailto:arm@hanover.ca] Sent: 23 May 2009 03:13 PM To: Nelson Fredsell -CCE Subject: Re: [Koha] Patron login, password, card number, PIN terminology
Hello Nelson
This is poorly labelled on the Koha system - I believe both login screens work the same way.
Your patron can log in with either the card number, or the OPAC user ID - both seem to work. In our case we are using the card number as ID unless the user changes it themselves, so that there is less confusion.
In your case: gorwell and 1234 - or - 3333 and 1234 will work in any OPAC login screen, whatever the screen text says.
Try it and see! Agnes
Nelson Fredsell -CCE wrote:
Dear all,
I’m a little befuddled about the login account/borrowing account information required by Koha. Do I need three distinct pieces of information, or may I use only two pieces?
eg. Patron is George Orwell
User: gorwell
password/pin: 1234
George’s card number: 3333
Using this information, I may either
On the default Koha home page I can either “Log in to Your Account” with “Login” and “Password”, or
Click the link, “Log in to your account” in the upper right. This goes to a screen that asks for “Your card number” and “Password or PIN”
What’s the difference? Are login and cardnumber interchangeable re OPAC and/or Circulation?
Thanks,
Nelson
implementing a union catalogue
in Cape Town, South Africa
________________________________
_______________________________________________
Koha mailing list
Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz
http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
________________________________
This email was Anti Virus checked by Astaro Security Gateway. http://www.astaro.com
--
Agnes Rivers-Moore
Assistant Librarian
Hanover Public Library
_______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
participants (2)
-
Nelson Fredsell -CCE -
Nicole Engard