Using OverDrive

Beth Harding,

E-Resources Consultant

Sept. 2012

OverDrive Consortia

• Shared by approx. 200 libraries in Ontario

• Available to any library with an ILS system (e.g. JASI)

• Library Card Manager (with a population of under 100,000)

OverDrive Consortia

• Ebooks added in November 2010, Music and Video added in 2011

• Project Gutenburg titles now available• Libraries can add own collection – OverDrive Advantage• Participation in 2012 based on a fee schedule

2013 Fees

The Collection… so far

• To date: 42,137 ebooks, 10,938 audiobooks

• 88 Music titles, 141 Video titles

• Audiobooks - WMA Audiobooks, MP3 Audiobooks

• Ebooks - EPUB eBooks, PDF eBooks(Can return Ebooks early!)

• 7 or 14 day loans – patron chooses

Features

Features• Download to a Windows or Mac computer

and popular mobile devices and ereaders - Apple iPod,Sony Reader, Kobo, etc.

• Accessibility features included for the visually impaired.

Lending Policies

Searching and Downloading

http://downloadcentre.library.on.ca/

E-titles on Mobile Devices

In Library - Download Station

• Enables a public library PC with Internet access to become aself-service kiosk for audiobooks and music.

• Makes it easy for users to download and transfer audiobooks directly to their compatible devices. 

• Download speed depends on internet connections

Considerations

• ONLY reflects audiobook and music content, as eBooks are not supported at the Download Station at this time

• You do need to assign a computer to be the download station

• Staffing issues

OLITA Lending Library

What Assistance is Available?

• SOLS does purchasing – you can recommend titles

at any time

• Technical support goes to you (as library staff)

• Several training and support options are available

on the SOLS OverDrive site, including help guides

http://www.sols.org/libcollab/overdrive/index.htm

Content Reserve

Accounts: Dayna Lintner - dlintner@sols.org

http://www.contentreserve.com/Login.asp

Training

• Webinars

• OverDrive Online Learning Centre

• Compass 101

• Compass 201

Promotion

Updates

• Compass RSS Feed

• OverDrive Newsletter

• Twitter Feed: @SOLSLIB

• OverDrive’s Digital Library Blog

Coming Soon

Coming Soon

Coming Soon

Questions?

Beth Harding

bharding@sols.org

1-800-387-5765 ext. 5180