Social Security Numbers and User Authentication

[Heather Grady]

University of Illinois uses SSN for this same identification.  It allows
patrons to e-mail their search results to their accounts.  The number is
not a necessary entry to use the database, one can login as a guest, but
then lose the ability to email the records.
I'm not sure of the legality of all that (although I assume it is legal
since U of I is doing it). U of I also uses SSNs as the student id number.
So, there is not another number that could be used for this
identification.  
If you really reach a dead end in your search, I could put you in contact
with people in the know!
Heather Grady


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Heather A. Grady
Graduate Student in Library Science, University of Illinois
Graduate Student Assistant--Applied Life Studies Library
Http://www.library.uiuc.edu/alx/ (ALS Page)
HGrady at alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
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