Ebook Central Admin: Authentication, 'Patron Login' method

Key features of the 'Patron Login' authentication method: 

• Once a patron has a login, they can use it to gain access to the site from on- or off-campus.
• When a patron signs in to access the site, they are also automatically signed in to their personal Ebook Central account.

There are three ways a patron account can be created.  (Your librarians choose whether or not to allow either or both of the first two options.)

1. If a patron is coming from an authorized IP address, they can create an account.

• This is an optional setting
• Your librarians would need to provide the authorized IP addresses to the Technical Support Team. Please contact us by submitting your query on this form.  Options:
  • Your on-campus IP addresses
  • The IP address of your proxy server
• When accessing from an authorized IP, patrons accessing your Ebook Central site will see a “Create Account” button on the sign-in page:

• The patron is prompted to enter the following information and check the box to agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service:

• Once a patron has successfully created an account, they can then use that login to gain access to the site from on- or off-campus

2. Patrons can request an account

• This is an optional setting.
• If a patron is off-campus, or if on-campus account creation has not been enabled, patrons accessing your Ebook Central site see a “Request Account” button on the sign-in page:

• If the patron clicks the "Request Account" option, they are prompted to enter the following information and agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service:

• An email request is then sent to the specific librarian(s) indicated in LibCentral (under "Settings", "Alerts", "Patron Account Request Alert").  Patron account requests are also displayed at top-right of LibCentral home page.
• For more information about viewing and approving account requests, >See More

3. Librarians can create logins for patrons via LibCentral, either one at a time, or by uploading a list. Librarians can also modify patron accounts (including resetting a password) or delete patron accounts regardless of how they were created.  >See More


There are many optional settings to change details of how Patron Login works, >See More