[LIBRARYDIR] Mag strips on student ID cards

[Tammy Siebenberg]

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

From: LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Mindy Coslor
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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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