Notify Me tags
Create Notify Me tags to get notified about different events.
Author: Sydney Kalnay
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.
Customize your digital collection with Advantage
Discover how to customize your digital collection with an Advantage account.
How to weed titles manually
How to set up an automated weeding plan
Best practices for weeding your library’s consortium collection
Wish list tags
Understand metadata
Learn best practices for working with OverDrive’s metadata.
Sora overview (12 m)
Get a short, thorough overview of how to use the Sora student reading app. Great for anyone new to Sora!
Note: This video offers English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese closed captions.
Add shelf talkers
Learn how to bring more librarian voices and faces into Libby with shelf talkers.
Maximize Your Time with the Top 10 Marketplace Search Techniques (September 2023)
Have you ever searched for titles in Marketplace and wondered: What’s the difference between street date and on sale date? What IS a street date? Why does this search allow Publisher Account, Publisher, and Imprint?
Join OverDrive’s Training team to learn 10 techniques to maximize your collection development time by using advanced search features in Marketplace.
You will learn how to:
- Identify and use key fields in Marketplace’s advanced search tool.
- Apply filters and “sort by” options to access key content quickly.
- Use advanced searches for shopping, collection management, and curation.
After watching the webinar, use this checklist to practice the tips mentioned!