Awareness of library eBook availability is at an all-time high
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Social Media Specialist Recently, Pew released a report titled “Libraries and Learning”, which found that the number of people aware of digital materials at their library has never been higher. As lifestyles continue to get busier and technologies advance, people are…
Cast your vote for the next Big Library Read!
On June 23rd, the global library community will once again come together to create the largest digital book club in the world and we want you, the readers, to pick the book everyone will be enjoying! Head over to the Big Library Read website and let…
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about OverDrive Marketplace (Webcast)
By: Sydney Kalnay, OverDrive Training Specialist. Please join OverDrive’s Training and Collection Development teams for our May 19th special webcast, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about OverDrive Marketplace. Registration is now open for this live session, where we’ll discuss and demonstrate advanced shopping techniques,…
Create Reading Happiness by getting “Caught Reading” all month long!
May is known nationwide as “Get Caught Reading” month, a time to not only celebrate your love of all things bookish but to let the world see your adoration by “getting caught” reading. As the cast of Hamilton would say, “Shout it from the rooftops!”…
College & university libraries evolving with digital content (webcast)
It’s no secret that thousands of libraries and K-12 schools partner with OverDrive to provide users and students 24/7 access to reading materials. In the last few years, colleges and universities around the world have begun creating digital library websites as well, providing students a…
#LBF16 preview: OverDrive adds 500 new publishers to global eBook catalog for schools and libraries
This week Team OverDrive will be at the London Book Fair holding meetings with library and publishing partners and offering demonstrations of the latest inventive technologies in digital library lending. While highlighting enhanced eBook features like Read-Along eBooks we’ll also be discussing the new publishing…
#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…
Digital libraries are once again setting a record checkout pace
2016 is off to a torrent start for digital library lending as checkout numbers are up for Q1 (Jan. 1, 2016 – March 31, 2016) based on the activities of 50 top circulating libraries. eBook, audiobook and digital magazine checkouts through OverDrive are on track…
Spring into action with OverDrive’s free training webinars
By Sydney Kalnay, OverDrive Training Specialist For many, spring is a time of renewal. The trees come alive with birdsong and lawns are awash in the first haze of green. For me, spring tends to mean one thing: restlessness. After being cooped up indoors for…
Create Reading Happiness: Librarians matter now more than ever
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist During April, we are proud to celebrate National Library Week, a time dedicated to the sheer awesomeness that is the librarian. Of course, celebrating “librarian love” is something we do every day here at OverDrive but National…
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