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Librarian here.

Kanopy uses your card number and PIN to access an API for whatever ILS the library allows Kanopy to point to. Libraries allow access when they pay for giving access to Kanopy for their patrons.

However, in theory, this could give Kanopy access to try and harvest checked out materials via our catalog with these credentials. In practice, we haven't seen them doing this. Your PIN/password should after all be different from the ones you use for every website.




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