[IUG] New Patrons and Privacy Policy Agreements

[Emele Dykes <edykes at gvpl dot ca>]

My IT manager is looking for a way to systematically require new patrons 
to agree to our privacy policy as part of their account creation.  I 
checked with III and confirmed (as suspected) that no such functionality 
exists in the Millennium system that would result in circ staff being 
automatically reminded to ask patrons to agree to our privacy policy.

I thought I'd check here as I'm sure we aren't the only library with 
this problem (or something similar) - you could be having patrons agree 
to some form of terms of use, fines policy, technology policy and/or a 
privacy policy.

Has anyone else the need for a feature like this?  We are thinking of 
requesting an enhancement for a flag or required field or message 
reminder (customizable with the message we set) to require patrons to 
agree to the policy (at new account creation).  Also we'd like for this 
functionality to be included in the online patron registration 
functionality too (although I can mock it up myself with Javascript 
anyhow on the web).

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Emele Dykes, B.Comm.
Web & Database Administrator
Greater Victoria Public Library
735 Broughton Street
Victoria, BC
V8W 3H2 

http://www.gvpl.ca

phone:  (250) 413-0366
e-mail: edykes at gvpl dot ca

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