TALARIA introduces the user roles that allow different levels of control over actions.
The Community manager oversees managing new libraries: when a new library requests to be part of the community (see “Library Registration”), the Community manager checks the validity of data, checks if there are duplicates or not and then enables the new library to start to operate exchanging requests and documents.
Library Operators manage the resource sharing workflow, and they can be authorised for multiple roles at the same time, in the same or in multiple libraries, depending on their tasks. The Library Operators’ roles are:
- The Library Manager is the role automatically acquired after user registration if the user decides to register a new library in the system. When a user registers a new library, their account is created or associated with that library with the role of Library Manager. The Library Manager has control of all operations, and they can invite, activate, deactivate and remove all the other library operators (including another Library Manager).
- The Borrowing Operator only manages the submissions and management of requests to other libraries.
- The Lending Operator only handles the supply of materials requested by other libraries.
f in the TALARIA initial setup the End-users management has been enabled, it means that the com- munity decides to manage Patron requests, then two more Library Operators roles and the Patron User role are available:
- The User Management Operator is the one who administers the library’s patron registration requests.
- The Delivery Operator oversees the management of the Pick-up Desks, printing and delivering requested documents that cannot be digitally delivered to the library’s patrons.
- The Patron User can manage their bibliography and request references, edit their personal information, and they can associate with, meaning that they may belong to, one or more libraries. To become a Patron User, the user must be associated with a library already present in the community. Patron Users.
