PIN Number

• MERLIN requires a PIN number if you use your EMPL ID number (and not your PawPrint) to do the following:
  • View your circulation record
  • Renew items online
  • Get books from other MERLIN libraries
  • Reserve a study room at Ellis Library
• The first time you REQUEST an Item or VIEW your circulation record in the MERLIN catalog, you create your own PIN (personal identification number). 
  • Use numbers or letters, six or more characters long that you can easily remember
• If you forget your PIN number, it can be changed at any Circulation Desk.
  

To create your own Pin Number

1. Connect to the MERLIN Catalog.
2. Select the option: My Library Account
3. Enter your name.
4. Enter your ID number (Students, Faculty and Staff):
   • enter zero + EMPL ID + c
     
     Example: 012345678c.
     
     
   • Students: look up your EMPL ID # in myZou
   • Faculty or staff: find your EMPL ID #
     
     
5. Enter your PIN Number (numbers or letters, at least six characters long).
6. Submit
7. Enter your PIN number a second time.
8. Submit.