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Chapter 2. GETTING STARTED
Logging In
Some workstations within your library may be configured to provide “generic” patron access based on the IP address of the workstation. If your library utilizes “IP authentication” for “generic” patron login, and your workstation falls within the specified IP range, the “IP Authenticated” screen displays when you first access the system. Click the My AGent button to display the Login screen (click the Begin button to access the system as a “generic” patron).
NOTE: If your library has enabled the optional “Suppress ‘My AGent’ Login” feature, the My AGent button is not shown on the “IP Authenticated” login screen. You cannot perform an authenticated login from this workstation.
Some systems may be configured to provide authentication via a “cookie” saved to your workstation. If you wish to save a “cookie” containing your login information to your workstation for future logins, select the Remember me checkbox on the login screen, then submit your login request.
- A checkmark
indicates a “cookie” will be saved to your workstation. - An empty checkbox
indicates a
“cookie” will not be saved to your workstation. - Clicking the checkbox will toggle it on and off.
NOTE: If your workstation is used by more than one person, to prevent unauthorized access to staff features and functions, it is recommended that you do not save your login information to a “cookie”.
Once your login information has been saved to a “cookie” on your workstation, the Authenticated User Login screen will display each time you access RESEARCHit or SHAREit. Click the Begin button to login using the saved login data.
NOTE: If you choose to login as a different user, the “cookie” containing your current login data will be overwritten with the new login data.
The procedures to log in to the system as an authenticated patron depends on the authentication method used by your library; Auto-Graphics (AG) authentication where authentication (see Logging In (AG Authentication) for details), or external authentication using the Standard Interchange Protocol (SIP2) or NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP) (see Logging In (SIP2 / NCIP Authentication) for details).
NOTE: See the System Basics User Guide for procedures to access the system as a staff user.