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Category: Library

Holds management overview

Posted on April 15, 2024February 28, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
Discover OverDrive’s three recommended steps for digital holds management.
Posted in Holds & Metered Access Management, How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Webinars

Refine and understand search results

Posted on March 1, 2024August 15, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Posted in How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Shop & Purchase, Webinars

Promote Libby Extras with direct links

Posted on February 5, 2024April 16, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
Posted in Access Extras, How-To Videos, Libby, Library, Webinars

Audience analytics

Posted on December 20, 2023May 23, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Posted in Admin, How-To Videos, Kanopy, Library, Webinars

Monthly Budget Tracker

Posted on December 20, 2023May 23, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Posted in Admin, How-To Videos, Kanopy, Library, Webinars

Usage analytics

Posted on December 20, 2023May 23, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Posted in Admin, How-To Videos, Kanopy, Library, Webinars

Content offerings

Posted on December 20, 2023May 23, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Posted in Admin, How-To Videos, Kanopy, Library, Webinars

Marketplace overview (20 m)

Posted on December 19, 2023April 16, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
In this 20-minute overview of Marketplace, you’ll learn how to sign into Marketplace, utilize Marketplace for purchasing, reporting, and/or managing your digital collection, differentiate publisher lending models, and find help resources.
Posted in How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Recommended, Webinars

Manage expired Metered Access titles with holds that are no longer available for sale

Posted on December 12, 2023February 28, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn how to manage expired Metered Access titles with holds that are no longer available for sale
Posted in Holds & Metered Access Management, How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Webinars

Metered Access Manager overview

Posted on November 29, 2023August 16, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Get a high level overview of the Metered Access Manager tool.
Posted in Automated Purchasing Tools, How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Webinars

Create and review Metered Access Manager plans

Posted on November 29, 2023August 15, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn how to create and review Metered Access Manager plans.
Posted in Automated Purchasing Tools, How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Webinars

Subscribe to magazines

Posted on September 27, 2023February 7, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Posted in How-To Videos, Libby, Library, Read Magazines, Webinars

Notify Me tags

Posted on August 8, 2023July 31, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Create Notify Me tags to get notified about different events.
Posted in Create & Manage Tags, How-To Videos, Libby, Library, Webinars

Renew magazines, comics, and Libby Extras

Posted on August 4, 2023April 3, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn to easily renew your subscription-based magazines, comics, and Extras.
Posted in How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Shop & Purchase, Webinars

Fall Picks from OverDrive Librarians (July 2024)

Posted on July 7, 2023February 20, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
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!

Posted in Library, On-Demand Webinars Archive, Webinars

Kanopy overview

Posted on June 16, 2023May 23, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Get a short, thorough overview of how to use Kanopy. Great for anyone new to streaming thoughtful entertainment!
Posted in How-To Videos, Kanopy, Library, Signing In & Getting Started, Webinars

Purchase, review, and pay for content credit

Posted on May 12, 2023August 15, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn how to purchase, review, and pay for content credit in OverDrive Marketplace
Posted in Billing, How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace

Create a quote

Posted on May 9, 2023April 16, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn to create a quote for digital content in OverDrive Marketplace
Posted in Billing, How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace

Perform a deep search

Posted on March 3, 2023July 28, 2023 by Sydney Kalnay
Posted in Browse & Search for Titles, How-To Videos, Libby, Library, Webinars

Deep search & Notify Me in Libby

Posted on February 15, 2023August 15, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn about the Deep Search and Notify Me features in Libby.
Posted in Deep Search & Notify Me, How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Webinars

Patron Interests Manager

Posted on February 15, 2023August 16, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn how to create a patron interests manager plan in Marketplace.
Posted in Automated Purchasing Tools, How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Webinars

Notify Me data in Marketplace

Posted on February 15, 2023August 20, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Posted in Deep Search & Notify Me, How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace

How to weed titles manually

Posted on September 9, 2022March 11, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
Posted in How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Weeding

How to set up an automated weeding plan

Posted on September 9, 2022August 29, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Best practices for weeding your library’s consortium collection
Posted in How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Weeding

Wish list tags

Posted on September 8, 2022April 16, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
Posted in Create & Manage Tags, How-To Videos, Libby, Library, Webinars

Understand metadata

Posted on August 29, 2022August 15, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn best practices for working with OverDrive’s metadata.
Posted in Help & Support, How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace

Add shelf talkers

Posted on July 26, 2022October 24, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn how to bring more librarian voices and faces into Libby with shelf talkers.
Posted in Curate, How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Webinars

Step 2: Troubleshoot the Libby app

Posted on May 23, 2022April 16, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
Still having issues with Libby after troubleshooting your device? Next, troubleshoot the Libby app.
Posted in How-To Videos, Libby, Library, Troubleshoot, Webinars

Step 1: Troubleshoot your device – Web users

Posted on May 23, 2022April 16, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
Having trouble with Libby? Start by troubleshooting your Web browser.
Posted in How-To Videos, Libby, Library, Troubleshoot, Webinars

Step 1: Troubleshoot your device – Android users

Posted on May 23, 2022April 16, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
Having trouble with Libby? Start by troubleshooting your Android device.
Posted in How-To Videos, Libby, Library, Troubleshoot, Webinars

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