Test Drive Devices

Here’s the latest Test Drive guidelines and devices: Test Drive™ Approved Devices Agasio DroPad Model: A8i Operating System: Android 2.3 Tested: January 2012 The DroPad A8 (also named HeroTab C8) features a 7″ display and a 1GHz Samsung Cortex A8 processor. With OverDrive’s mobile app installed, users can borrow eBooks and audiobooks straight from the [...]

OverDrive Test Drive

Enter our Outreach Program Contest Next month, we’ll launch our annual Outreach Program Contest, asking libraries to share their marketing and outreach efforts and rewarding the most creative and innovative entries with prizes. This year, we’ve added a category specifically focused on Test Drive. We want to hear how you are using Test Drive in [...]

Helping you Help Patrons with eMedia

From OverDrive, helpful tips for library staff: Not too long ago, we released OverDrive Help.  The goal: Give librarians and end users a quick and easy way to find help for using OverDrive services.  Not sure how to transfer audiobooks to your iPod? No problem.  Want to know how to get a library title on [...]

Gale Directory Library

We now have the latest edition of Gale Directory Library for American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory, 23rd ed. Awards, Honors, & Prizes, 33rd ed. Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, 148th ed.

Your Guide to eReaders and eBooks for Library Staff

Print a PDF version of the guide Your Guide to eReaders and eBooks for Library Staff Follow these steps to help library patrons in-person or over the phone:Ask the patron what brand of eReader or tablet they have. The Kindle Fire can use the built-in browser to go directly to our eMedia Catalog, checkout and [...]

New Test Drive Program

Shannon Lichty Nov 22, 2011 1:37 PM – Show original item We are proud to announce Test Drive™, a program for libraries to support demonstration and lending of eBook reading devices and tablets to their patrons. The program includes device recommendations and guidelines for setup, maintenance and support, as well as best practices for institutions that want [...]

New Marketing Kit for eBooks!

OverDrive has a new marketing kit for our eMedia collection so be sure to check it out! Here’s the poster with our URL added: eMedia Poster (for this pdf version you will need to add the URL information before printing) There are other marketing materials available including bookmarkets and shelf talkers.

Librarian’s Share: Paige Jaeger recaps the Library Journal e-Conference

Here’s another recap from the eBook Summit. Adam Sockel Oct 18, 2011 1:34 PM – Show original item On Thursday, October 13th Library Journal held its 2nd annual eBook Summit web conference.  Paige Jaegar, the coordinator for School Library Services at Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES, not only attended this year’s conference, but she [...]

eBooks on Kindle eReaders and Other Devices

Staff members need to keepup-to-date about what is happening with eBooks and eReaders.  How it all works with library eBooks and eReaders is a moving target that the Virtual Library works hard to keep up with. We maintain a blog called eRead Me Vegas  and the FAQs, Tips & Tricks blog linked off it.  The [...]

LJ/SLJ eBook Summit Summary Articles

Since the archive of the ebook Summit is going to take a while to get, here are summaries for some of the discussions from spolanka Oct 14, 2011 12:37 PM The 2nd annual LJ/SLJ eBook Summit held on Wednesday offered some fantastic discussions on the implementation of eBooks in a variety of libraries.  Below are [...]

2011 OverDrive Experience & Explosion

You might have heard some big news about Kindle ereaders now working with our eBooks from OverDrive. To view how it works watch 2011 OverDrive Explosion. Many new features to the eMedia Catalog are covered in the 2011 OverDrive Experience. So you missed the sessions in September or October take a look at these to [...]

Kindle is Coming!!!

Amazon and OverDrive have quietly started rolling out Kindle ebook lending from public libraries, albeit in Beta. Even though there hasn’t been any official announcement yet, some public libraries have already started lending ebooks for the Kindle. The image to the left hails from the Seattle Public Library; several other libraries are starting to list [...]

LJ eBook Summit

The Virtual Library will be hosting a one day ebook summit – eBook the New Normal: How Libraries are Leveraging the ebook Opportunity – October 12th from 7am (well maybe we view recorded version the 7am one at a later date) – 3pm PST Please review the article in Digital Shift for more information and [...]

Wowbrary Updates

New Category for eBooks and eAudios: The #1 request we’ve recently received from patrons is to point them to new eBooks and eAudios. Although we already identify these within the relevant categories (for example, an eBook mystery shows up in Mysteries), we recently created a new category that separately lists all the new eBooks and [...]

ALA Top Tech Trends Recapped

Today I attended a webinar from ALA recapping the top tech trends found at the ALA conference. The archive of the session is available on the ALA TechSource blog. Here’s a few high points: Will the mouse die?  Most likely eventually but not right away.  The  Touch interface is the future.  MAC’s new OSX 10.7 [...]

Monday Morning Smile

What type of books does Jane E-y-r-e (patron spelled out) write? Are you familiar with her? Madison Ediger Olathe Public Library Olathe, KS In Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, Jane moves gradually from primitive and occasionally violent reactions to a more rational and civilized response. Eventually, both Jane and the novel evolve to the point that [...]

Huge News from Freegal

Dear Freegal Customers, I just wanted to share some important and exciting news about the Freegal Music Service. Library Ideas has reached a deal with IODA Alliance to bring their roster of incredible music to our service.   This is the centerpiece of a Freegal 3.0 Initiative (1.0 was launch, 2.0 was refinements and the subscription [...]

eBooks in the News

Library E-Book Checkouts Get a Major Boost – New York Times article.

Review: Get digital with the Aluratek Libre Color

So you are ready step forward into the digital age and jump on the eBook reader bandwagon. BUT you find yourself on a budget. What is a tech-lover to do? Well, late last year, Aluratek released the Libre Color for a fraction of the cost of the NOOKcolor. First and foremost this is a tried [...]

OverDrive to provide DRM-free eBook titles from O’Reilly Media

Today OverDrive announced it will offer 1500 DRM free eBook titles from O’Reilly is in relation to the new WIN platform.  Great news! More from the press release:  OverDrive announced today that booksellers, libraries, and schools in its global network will soon have access to DRM-free eBook titles from O’Reilly Media. The publisher’s entire eBook [...]