[Koha-bugs] [Bug 7067] allow patron self registration via the opac

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http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=7067

--- Comment #1 from Owen Leonard <oleonard at myacpl.org> 2012-02-08 16:49:03 UTC ---
Moving this discussion from Bug 1153:

(In reply to comment #3)
> That sounds like an excellent idea. We could even have printable temporary
> library cards! One issue: my library system requires a piece of mail to verify
> a home address. What do other libraries require? Should it include the ability
> to submit scanned documents, or should just let you fill out your data, bring
> your documents in and let a librarian verify and complete the process.
> 
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > I think we have a great opportunity to integrate and update to this system with
> > a system for online patron registration: Both could potentially use the same
> > table to store information which would require the librarian to validate and
> > approve.

I think the idea merits a wider discussion but I would propose:

- Allow, or not, the user to submit a new registration online.

 - Allow, or not, the online registration to become fully active
   automatically. If not:

  - Allow, or not, that online registration to give the user "probationary"
    privileges in the OPAC and for the purposes of SIP authentication. In
    other words, the patron can place holds, but the library might require
    documentation upon pickup. Or the patron might be able to access
    electronic resources which are authenticated against Koha's patron table.

In the latter two cases Koha would need to email a response to the user so that
they could activate their account (and so that we could validate the email). A
cron job could be set up to delete accounts which hadn't been activated after a
certain number of days.

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