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OverDrive and the academic library: downloading digital content at McGill

OverDrive and the academic library: downloading digital content at McGill. Maria Savova Collection Development and Special Projects Librarian. Electronic? Yes! But text or media? Online or on the go?. Why OverDrive?. Innovative service for our “web-influenced” clients

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OverDrive and the academic library: downloading digital content at McGill

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  1. OverDrive and the academic library: downloading digital content at McGill Maria Savova Collection Development and Special Projects Librarian

  2. Electronic? Yes!But text or media? Online or on the go?

  3. Why OverDrive? • Innovative service for our “web-influenced” clients • Changes in teaching and learning - multiple formats, E-learning, M-learning • Serving clients with disabilities

  4. College Download Library

  5. Our collection Purchased Titles in the Collection: 1,778 • Adobe EPUB: 424 • Adobe PDF: 390 • Mobipocket: 116 • OverDrive MP3 Audiobook: 187 • OverDrive WMA Audiobook: 209 • OverDrive Music: 239 • OverDrive Video: 213

  6. Customized collections

  7. Local content

  8. Mobile website

  9. How does it work • Search or Browse, Borrow, Download • Titles accessible from McGill Library catalogue as well • Free software can be downloaded from the website / already installed on Library`s public computers • Borrowing policies and DRM • Purchasing models: • One copy – one user • Maximum access

  10. Search, borrow

  11. Download with software available for free on the website

  12. Available formats E-books: • Adobe formats – Adobe Digital Editions • PDF – preserves original formatting, displays well graphs and charts • EPUB – optimized for on-screen reading, reflowable text • Compatible with PC and Mac, Sony Reader, Kobo and Nook • MobiPocket Reader Format - universal eBook Reader for PDAs. • Compatible with PC, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, PalmOs, SymbianOs and dedicated ePaper devices (Cybook, iLiad)

  13. Available formats Audiobooks: • Size vs. compatibility Music and Video – Windows Media formats

  14. Formats compatibility

  15. Formats compatibility

  16. Usage reports

  17. The most popular audiobooks

  18. The most popular music titles

  19. The most popular e-books

  20. The most popular videos

  21. Coming soon… • Apps for smartphones and tablets • EPUBs “enhanced” with video • Free titles from Project Guttenberg, Internet Archive’s Open Library

  22. New in music: • Libraries can purchase individual tracks for patrons • All MP3s – no DRM • Compatible with Mac computers and Apple devices • No set-up fees, no annual contracts

  23. THANK YOU! QUESTIONS? All images used in this presentation are courtesy of OverDrive Inc. - http://www.overdrive.com/

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