[LIBRARYDIR] Mag strips on student ID cards
Mindy Coslor
Mindy.Coslor at skagit.edu
Mon Apr 2 10:43:43 PDT 2018
Thanks, Tammy. So far, you are the only one who indicated they are using a mag stripe. It is helpful to know what we need to do to make it work.
Dr. Mindy Coslor, Ph.D.
Director of Library Services
Skagit Valley College
360.416.7761
From: LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Tammy Siebenberg
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 4:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [LIBRARYDIR] Mag strips on student ID cards
We use mag strips on our new student ID cards and have student ID numbers as our primary identifier in Alma. Attached to each of our circulation stations is a card reader that we swipe the cards through. We did have to have our Tech Services people do a bit of tinkering with the card reader to prevent extra characters from appearing at the beginning and end of the ID numbers. You would also want to make sure a carriage return code is included so you don't have to hit enter after swiping the card.
Tammy
Tammy R. Siebenberg, MLIS
Director - Library & Media Services
Yakima Valley College<http://www.yvcc.edu/>
Yakima, WA 98902
509.574.4984
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Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 11:01 AM
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Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] Mag strips on student ID cards
Hi all,
Our registration office is considering switching to a student ID machine that encodes the student ID into a mag strip. Is anyone using a mag strip card with ALMA? Our practice over the last 15 years has been to attach a pre-printed barcode to the student ID. We'd like to get away from that.
Thanks!
Mindy
Mindy Coslor, Ph.D.
Director of Library Services
Skagit Valley College
360.416.7761
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