Yes, SAM is completely customizable. SAM uses filter levels to categorize Internet access. Based upon librarian feedback, SAM comes setup with Full, Restricted, and KidNet access plus three additional levels for you to customize. But SAM is not limited, you can setup as many filter levels as you need to satisfy your patrons and Policy. A. SAM starts by displaying a login box.
Patrons enter their library card number and, on first use, create their own password.
SAM remembers their password and uses it in combination with their library card number to recognize that patron. SAM also works with smart cards in which case patrons are identified by data on the card in combination with their password. A. Easy, the patron brings their library card to the help desk. We handle that as part of the installation service. A. SAM can link with your circulation desk software so that when you add, edit, or remove a patron record it is automatically reflected in SAM's database.