My Account
This chapter will explain how users can use the My Account feature of the OPAC to manage their accounts.
First Login Password Update
Patrons are given temporary dummy barcodes when new accounts are created, or forgotten passwords are reset. Patrons MUST change their password to something more secure with their first ever OPAC login or first login after a password reset. Once the password is updated, they will not have to repeat this process for subsequent logins.
Open a web browser and go to: [URL]
Click My Account
Enter your Username and Password
By default, your username is your library card number.
Your password is a 4 digit code provided when your account was created. If you have forgotten your password, contact your local library to have it reset.
Click Login; you will be prompted to change your password
Enter your current password
Enter a new password
Enter the new password again
Click Update Password
At Password successfully updated pop-up click OK; you will be returned to the login screen
Enter your Username and new Password
Your Account Summary page displays.
To view your account details, click one of the My Account tabs
To start a search, enter a term in the search box at the top of the page and click Go!
If using a public computer be sure to log out!
Logging In
Logging into your account from the online catalog
Open a web browser and go to: [URL]
Click My Account
Enter your Username and Password
By default, your username is your library card number.
Your password is a 4 digit code provided when your account was created. If you have forgotten your password, contact your local
library to have it reset.
Click Login
At the first login, or following a password reset, you will be prompted to change your password.
After updating the password, you must enter your Username and Password again
Your Account Summary page displays
To view your account details, click one of the My Account tabs
To start a search, enter a term in the search box at the top of the page and click Go!
If using a public computer be sure to log out!
Password Reset
Evergreen 1.6.1 introduced a new feature to allow patrons to reset forgotten passwords from the My Account login screen.
To reset your password:
click on the the Forgot your password? link located under the login button
Fill in the Barcode and User name text boxes.
A pop up message should appear indicating that your request has been processed and that you will recieve an email with further instructions.
An email will be sent to the email addressed you have registered with your Evergreen library. You should click on the link included in the email
to open the password reset page. Processing time may vary.
You will need to have a valid email account set up in Evergreen for you to reset your password. Otherwise, you will need to
contact your library to have your password reset by library staff.
At the reset email page you should enter the new password in the New password field and re-enter it in the
Re-enter new password field.
Click Submit
A message should appear on the page indicating that your password has been reset.
Login to your account with your new password.
Account Summary
Users can view Staff Notes, home library, address, and phone numbers. They can also change account username, password, and email.
Items Checked Out
Users can manage items currently checked out and view overdue items and see renewals remaining.
Items On Hold
Manage items currently being requested
From My Account patrons can manage items currently being requested.
Actions include:
Suspend ~ set a period of time during which the hold will not become active, such as during a vacation
Activate ~ manually remove the suspension
Set Active Date ~ specify a date at which the suspension will be lifted
Cancel ~remove the hold request
Edit options include:
Enable/disable phone notifications
Change telephone number for notification
Enable/disable email notification
Change pick up library
Change expiration date
Suspend
Activate date
To edit items on hold:
Login to My Account, click the Items on Hold tab
Select the hold to modify
Click Edit or Actions for Selected Holds~
Select the change to make, follow the steps on the screen
Fines
Manage fines on items currently checked out
Preferences
Manage preferences for an account
Bookbags
My Bookbags is a feature that allows you to create lists of library materials (books, audiobooks, videos, etc.) These lists create links to records in the catalog, but are otherwise completely private and only accessible by you when logged in to your My Account.
You have the option to share specific lists with people whom you choose (send them the direct URL), or more generally via RSS feed. Shared bookbags do NOT create a link to your personal library account information or private bookbags. You can share or un-share bookbags at any time.
You can create as many bookbags and you want. Your bookbags will stay in your account until you delete them.
Items remain in bookbags until you remove them. Even if the item record is removed from the catalog, the bookbag entry will remain (but there will be no link to the catalog.)
Create a new Bookbag
Login to My Account , click My Bookbags
At Create a new Bookbag, enter the name of the new Bookbag
Share - yes or no
Click Submit
Click OK
Add items to a Bookbag
Search for an item, open the Title Record
Open the More Actions... list; click the Bookbag name
Click OK
Share a Bookbag
Login to My Account, click My Bookbags
Find the Bookbag to share, click Share this Bookbag
Click OK
Click OK
Click View to open the list as a webpage - copy and send this URL to selected recipients or embed in another website
Click the RSS symbol add the list to an RSS reader