Arena 2.0:My Profile

Your profile is part of your Arena user account. This article explains how to edit the basic settings in your profile.

How to change your password

You should change your password regularly to ensure its security. You should change your password immediately if you believe it has become known to someone else. To learn more see Tips for safety and security online.

1. If you have not logged in to Arena, do so now. To learn more see Login and Logout.
2. Locate the Hello panel.
3. Click My Profile. The My Profile panel will open.
4. Locate Password and click Edit below it. The password editing fields will appear.
5. In Old password type your existing password.
6. In New password type your new password.
7. In New password confirmation type your new password again.
8. Click Save to save the changes.

How to change your nickname

Nicknames provide a way to identify yourself uniquely within Arena. They provide some degree of anonymity, and help to distinguish between users with the same or similar names.

1. If you have not logged in to Arena, do so now. To learn more see Login and Logout.
2. Locate the Hello panel.
3. Click My Profile. The My Profile panel will open.
4. Locate Nickname and click Edit below it. The nickname editing field will appear.
5. In Nickname type your new nickname.
6. Click Save to save the changes.

How to change your email address

1. If you have not logged in to Arena, do so now. To learn more see Login and Logout.
2. Locate the Hello panel.
3. Click My Profile. The My Profile panel will open.
4. Locate Email and click Edit below it. The email address editing fields will appear.
5. In Email type your new email address.
6. Click Save to save the changes.

How to change your membership card details

1. If you have not logged in to Arena, do so now. To learn more see Login and Logout.
2. Locate the Hello panel.
3. Click My Profile. The My Profile panel will open.
4. Locate the library, archive or museum membership that you want to change.
5. Click My details. The membership details will appear.
6. Click Edit.
7. Edit the following fields, as required:
   1. In Name type your forename and surname.
   2. In Country select your country in which you are using Arena.
   3. In Area code type your telephone number area code.
   4. In Telephone number type your telephone number.
   5. Tick Select phone number to allow SMS notifications to allow the phone number to be used to

receive SMS notifications (text messages).

1. Click Save to save the changes.

How to add or remove a telephone number or email address from your membership card details

1. If you have not logged in to Arena, do so now. To learn more see Login and Logout.
2. Locate the Hello panel.
3. Click My Profile. The My Profile panel will open.
4. Locate the membership that you want to change.
5. Click My details. The membership details will appear.
6. Click Edit.
7. If there is a telephone number you want to remove, tick Remove below the Telephone number field.
8. If there is an email address you want to remove, tick Remove below the Email field.
9. To add a telephone number, click Add phone number, and then type the following:
   1. In Country select your country in which you are using Arena.
   2. In Area code type your telephone number area code.
   3. In Telephone number type your telephone number.
   4. Tick Select phone number to allow SMS notifications to allow the phone number to be used to

receive SMS notifications (text messages).

1. You may add an email address to the account. To do this, click Add Email address, and then type your email address.
2. Click Save to save the changes.

How to add your membership card details

For each library, archive or museum that is part of Arena, and for which you have membership, you may add details of your membership. When you have done this, the next time you login to Arena, you will be logged in to each of these systems.

1. If you have not logged in to Arena, do so now. To learn more see Login and Logout.
2. Locate the Hello panel.
3. Click My Profile. The My Profile panel will open.
4. Click Link my library card. The membership fields will appear.
5. In Choose your library select the library, archive or museum to which you are a member.
6. Click Card number type your membership number.
7. Click Card PIN type your PIN.
8. Tick I have read and accept the Arena terms of use.
9. Click Register card to save the changes.

How to add or remove absent dates

Absent dates is a feature supported by some library systems. It ensures that reservations are not made available to you when you are absent. To use it, you must specify a range of dates during which you will be absent. For example, you may be on vacation. The library

1. Locate the Hello panel.
2. Click My Profile. The My Profile panel will open.
3. Locate an agency that supports absent dates (for example, DDElibra).
4. Click My Details.
5. Click Edit.
6. In from date specify the start date in the range.
7. In to date specify the end date in the range.

• To remove absent dates, clear from date and from date.

1. Click Save to save the changes.