Hello All,

I am faced with a bit of a challenge in that our access services supervisor has requested to have operator accounts for the students that work under her supervision.  The student assistants would be responsible for working the circulation desk, including  performing various tasks using the circulation module.  Our IT Department has very specific guidelines governing accounts, passwords and overall software use, and I am just wondering how you and your libraries handle non full-time employees (students, volunteers, part-time, etc.) having access to specifically the circulation module.

Our access services supervisor has had previous experiences where students were afforded generic log-on/accounts, and she has suggested this as a possibility with Voyager’s circulation module.  I also have had previous experiences like this, but the IT guidelines were a little less specific concerning passwords, user rights and privileges.

Any feedback and ideas would be sincerely appreciated, especially since we are trying to complete this “request for accounts” before the July 4^th holiday.

Best regards and thanks,

Elizabeth

M. Elizabeth Hill, M.L.S.

Library Technical Services Manager

Rockville Library

51 Mannakee Street, MT 303J

Rockville, MD 20850

240-567-7101 (Office)

240-567-7141 (Fax)

elizabeth.hill@montgomerycollege.edu