[Koha-devel] Suggestions requested for a feature / enhancement based around opac-retrieve-file.pl

[BWS Johnson]

Salvete!

     I would be surprised if this is very different from some of the other authentication work that has already been done. ByWater did work with OverDrive that might be useful to think about.


     There are numerous ways to handle this. You could create a verified user category. They would then be alerted to the fact that you have to keep a maintenance log on access to certain files. This could be a simple email linked to a form, which the Library could then track and compile to verify that they did indeed opt in on a certain date. As long as your form fields were clever, you could automate the log for your Library staff. 


     The kicker for me is flexibility. Are you going to want a user, like a Professor or Department Chair, that will need access to everything the Library offers? Each thing with a paywall or barrier might warrant an articulation. For example, I might need access to PhD theses and Overdrive but not databases. Talk to your Library staff to see just who needs access to what so that there are a lot of plugs on the metaphorical authentication power strip. 


Hope this helped,
Brooke