#PLA2016 preview: Advantage 3.0 to provide greatest customization for consortia libraries
At the Public Library Association conference in Denver this week, Team OverDrive will be presenting on the latest trends and innovations in digital library lending. Among the many exciting updates coming to your OverDrive-powered website that we’ll be demonstrating is Advantage 3.0, our most powerful…
Building Your Best Collection with Great Recommendations
By: Annie Suhy, Librarian and Collection Development Specialist at OverDrive. Over the weekend, I ate at a new Mexican restaurant a friend told me I should try. I asked the waiter about his favorite dish on the menu–enchiladas. No surprise, it was a big plate…
#booknerdproblems: Wanting to read books that don’t exist
By Rachel Kray, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive One of the biggest #booknerdproblems is the ever growing ‘To Read’ pile. The world is full of so many amazing books in the world and it makes me sad to think that I’ll never be…
The spring editions of OverDrive’s eHighlights catalog has arrived!
By Todd Warhola, librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive Do you feel that change in the air? Is it the sweet smell of Spring? Light dew mixed with sugary candies? Is it the smell of a fresh morning breeze, far away from the sadness…
Are you Streaming yet?
By Rachel Woods, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive All of the streaming video titles discussed in this post can be found here. I have a confession to make: I am a recovering serial video re-watcher. When I love a movie, I really love a…
History Lies
By Kristin Milks, librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive This St. Patrick’s Day we were struck dumb when we found out most of our traditions and thoughts about St. Pat’s Day are myth. Did you know St. Patrick wasn’t even Irish!? He was kidnapped…
OverDrive’s favorite titles by female authors for Women’s History Month
by Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Weather wise, we always like when March comes in like a lamb but I think we should champion and celebrate when it comes in like a lion, because March is also Women’s History Month in much…
Little House on the Prairie is now available through OverDrive!
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist “I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” -Laura Ingalls Wilder The simple things in life do tend to be the best ones. For us,…
A Few Excellent Reasons to Consider the Simultaneous Use Model
By Liz Tousey, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive All publishers and titles menitoned in this article are available here. OverDrive’ Simultaneous Use lending model allows you to circulate unlimited copies of a chosen titles or set of titles concurrently, for the length of your selected…
Save 40% on DK Publishing and Rough Guides titles
All content in this sale can be found here. Throughout the month of March your Collection Development team will be excited to learn that they can save 40% on popular content from Dorling Kindersley and Rough Guides. Titles in this sale include useful travel guides for…
Arcadia Publishing & The History Press titles are 30% Off
Shop the Arcadia and History Press sale here During the month of March you can save 30% off on local history eBooks from Arcadia Publishing and The History Press. These titles are renowned for their local and regional historical content as well as their iconic…
Simplify your Collection Development with OverDrive’s Smart List tools
By Rachel Kray, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive. In response to valuable partner feedback, we have made several enhancements to the Smart Lists tool, which is located on the Automate carts page under the Shop menu. Smart Lists are a…