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Log into FOLIO & navigate to the Users app.
In the upper right hand corner, click the “Actions” menu drop down and select “New.”
Create unaffiliated user record in FOLIO using the following conventions:
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Last name: Patron’s last name
First name: Patron’s first name
Patron group: [relevant patron group]
Status: Active
Expiration date:
Barcode: [patron barcode]
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External system ID: [patron barcode]@[institution].edu
Username: [patron barcode]
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Email: email address
Phone: phone number
Preferred contact: [select]
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Click on “Save & Close” at the bottom right to save the record.
Log into OpenAthens (OpenAthens Admin)
From the OpenAthens Dashboard click on Create “Create account."
Fill in the pop-up as follows:
Choose a username: [patron barcode]
Login by email address: leave checked
Expires on: Choose expiration date
Create account and: Leave checked “Email an activation code to the user”
Click Next“Next” at the pop-up’s lower right.
Fill in the next screen as follows:
First name(s):
Last name:
Email address: [email address in FOLIO]
Click Next
Group: Select a group (if using - can create a new group from here)
Skip all except the last field on this page
externalSystemID: [patron barcode]@[institution].edu (External system ID from FOLIO) - this MUST match exactly
Click Next
Click Create account
You will see a green success pop-up at the top of the screen and an account activation email is sent to the email address above. [Example of email is below]
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