We’re in Love (with BISAC Codes)
By: Annie Suhy, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. I’m sure by now you’ve heard the big news we’ve been shouting from the rooftops: we’ve added BISAC codes to Marketplace! BISAC codes make our hearts skip a beat and have us feeling weak in the…
Reviewing the quantum thriller Dark Matter
By: Kristin Milks, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. What if you could live a life you thought was lost? Walk through a door and be a different version of yourself. Would you do it? Are you happy with the choices you’ve made? Jason wakes up in…
Marketplace updates: Improved Recommend to Library Manager and more
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Social Media Specialist OverDrive Marketplace is the cornerstone of your library’s digital collection. It’s where you add content for your users, access reporting and curate your lists. Marketplace is vital to the success of your OverDrive-powered website which is why we…
Get content in over 50 languages from OverDrive
By: Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst We here at OverDrive know that our library partners serve diverse patron populations. Not just in terms of what types of books they read but also what languages those books are in. Our catalog consists of…
Publish your curated collection for Armchair Explorers!
By: Jim Monastra, OverDrive Account Specialist The curated collections, Armchair Explorer Reads for Adults and Armchair Explorer Reads for Kids & Teens, are ready for you to Publish in the curation interface in OverDrive Marketplace! Boost circulation and reader engagement by publishing the collection to…
BISAC Tips, Tricks and helpful links
By: Liz Tousey, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Have you heard that we’ve added BISAC subject headings for some of our most popular content? Even if you have, read on anyway. You may have a few questions that can be answered below! BISAC Background…
We’re celebrating 30 years of digital content with a big Marketplace sale
In 1986, Steve Potash laid the foundation for what would become OverDrive, the world’s leading provider of digital content for libraries and schools. From that moment thirty years ago, when Steve began developing interactive diskette and CD-ROM products and digitizing legal documents through present day…
All the new Streaming Video titles available from OverDrive
By: Rachel Woods, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive Pssst… Yeah, you. Do you like to watch… videos? You do? Well, you’ve come to the right place! For those of you who may have missed last month’s post, this is our new Streaming Video…
Viz Media, Marvel, DC and the Walking Dead… OH MY!
By: Sheila Henline, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. My inner geek in is OverDrive! (Pun intended) This month at OverDrive we welcome the select catalog of VIZ Media, you know these guys (and gals), they publish some awesome manga titles including Naruto. Additionally, our…
Find your inner explorer with the new Readers’ Advisory collection
By: Jim Monastra, OverDrive Account Specialist. You are invited to participate in OverDrive’s next Readers’ Advisory project, “Armchair Explorers.” We’ll be featuring titles about adventure and exploration, with two separate collections available for your OverDrive site – one collection that focuses on titles for adults,…
Reviewing the mysterious The Gallery by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
The roaring ‘20s don’t feel so fun for Martha, who has to start working as a maid for the wealthy Sewell family on the Upper East Side of New York City. Martha has heard the stories about crazy Rose Sewell who used to be a…
Get popular fiction and LGBT content up to 50% off during the June Extravaganza
All month, we’ve been promoting the ability to save big on loads of content from OverDrive. The June Extravaganza Sale in OverDrive Marketplace with thousands of titles marked down anywhere from 25-50% off their normal sale price. Within the sale you’ll find eBooks, audiobooks and…