A patron that has signed in on the main Vega site or any collection site should remain signed in when linking to another collection site (unless the library has specifically limited sign in to an individual site). Currently, when an authenticated patron clicks to view another collection site, they lose their authentication. Patrons are not aware that they are on a completely separate site and are then confused when clicking on "My Bookshelf" does nothing. If they click on their account at the top of the page, they are prompted to sign and and are then authenticated without having to enter any information; however, we are finding that patrons are just trying to access their account details in My Bookshelf, finding it doesn't work and walking away with the impression that things are broken.

Please allow authentication to persist accross collection sites to create a seamless customer experience.