Author: Sydney Kalnay
Lending models overview
Get started with Marketplace
Marketplace overview
Device notifications for iOS & Android
Learn how to receive notifications on your phone or tablet when your holds are ready in Sora.
Marketplace Essentials: The Shopping & Admin Portal
Get a birds-eye view of Marketplace, the back-end shopping and administrative portal for staff.
Notify Me tags
Create Notify Me tags to get notified about different events.
Curricular reads with Sora
Discover how you and your students can use the Sora platform for curricular reads.
Renew magazines, comics, and Libby Extras
Learn to easily renew your subscription-based magazines, comics, and Extras.
Create & publish an automated collection
Learn to create automated lists to share with your students
Intro to Sora (5 m)
Short on time? Want to share a quick tutorial on Sora with staff, students, and your school community? Try this 5 minute intro!
Create & publish a curated collection
Learn to create hand-picked lists to share with your students
Fall Picks from OverDrive Librarians (July 2024)
Join OverDrive’s staff librarians to hear about the best books landing on your digital shelves this fall. We’re sharing can’t-miss titles for Adult audiences, plus highlights in Literary Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, and Nonfiction.
Bonus: View the entire list of titles covered in this webinar in OverDrive Marketplace!
View Sora Activity
Get a pulse on Sora usage with at-a-glance insight into your students’ reading behavior and progress.
Kanopy overview
Get a short, thorough overview of how to use Kanopy. Great for anyone new to streaming thoughtful entertainment!
5 Essential Ways to Promote Ebooks, Audiobooks, and More in Libby (June 2023)
Join OverDrive marketing and outreach experts for proven methods to increase engagement with your digital collection in Libby. This session will be packed with tips and free resources to use right away, including how to leverage print materials, social media, PR, email, and training. Whether you’re brand new to promoting your collection or have been posting Libby news and TikTok videos for years, this session is for you!
Expand Content Discovery and Leverage Patron Interests with Libby (May 2023)
Deep search and Notify Me tags help your users discover more content in Libby. In Marketplace, Notify Me tags data offers your library direct feedback from users and helps you satisfy their reading interests in a new and innovative way. We’ll provide an overview, high level demonstration, and additional resources for you and your community. You’ll also hear how three libraries are already benefiting from these features.
Purchase, review, and pay for content credit
Learn how to purchase, review, and pay for content credit in OverDrive Marketplace
Support Your Users with Answers to Libby’s Most Frequently Asked Questions (May 2023)
Are you a staff member who supports Libby, the library reading app? Do you field questions from users like, “How do I know when my holds are ready to borrow?” or “I got a new card, where are my checkouts?” If so, join members of our Support teams who will guide you through:
- Helping new Libby users
- Answering the most frequently asked questions
- Supporting users through common troubleshooting issues
- Navigating and leveraging help resources
Bonus: Download a copy of the quick reference sheet we mention in the session!
Advantage filtering
Learn how to manage Advantage access to shared collection content on a title-by-title basis
Create a quote
Learn to create a quote for digital content in OverDrive Marketplace
Introduction to Marketplace (December 2023)
Join OverDrive’s Training team for a 30-minute overview of Marketplace, your hub for digital content. In this session, you’ll learn to:
- Sign into Marketplace
- Utilize Marketplace for purchasing, reporting, and/or managing your digital collection
- Differentiate publisher lending models
- Find help and training resources
Perform a deep search
Deep search & Notify Me in Libby
Learn about the Deep Search and Notify Me features in Libby.
Patron Interests Manager
Learn how to create a patron interests manager plan in Marketplace.
Notify Me data in Marketplace
Sora for Every Reader
This module is designed for educators. Discover features that help to make Sora accessible to as many students as possible.
Sora Essentials: The Reader Experience
Ready to learn the basics of Sora so you can start exploring and help others get started, too? Join us live for our demo and ask questions of our K-12 experts.
This session is primarily a demonstration of the user experience in Sora, the student reading app. Students and educators have access to all of the same great features within the app.
Would you prefer eLearning to learn the basics of Sora? Review our self-paced module here.
Customize your digital collection with Advantage
Discover how to customize your digital collection with an Advantage account.