- Want more information about the subtle differences in searching for titles, running reports, and managing your collection from the Advantage perspective? This 30-minute video will take you through Marketplace as an Advantage user.
- Looking for curation tips? This PDF covers curation from the perspective of both an Advantage and non-Advantage library.
Category: Webinars
Weeding Titles in Marketplace for K-12 Schools
Curating Magazine Collections
Ebookin’ on a Budget: Buy More and Spend Less with OverDrive (February 2021)
Shop alternative lending models
Click here for a recording of this session that includes closed captioning.
This link will be live until 3/23/21.
Shop, Curate, Promote: Enhance your digital collection during OverDrive’s Chinese New Year Sale (February 2021)
Happy Year of the Ox! According to Chinese Astrology, 2021 is considered a year of prosperity and wellness for all. Join OverDrive experts as they share highlights from the Chinese New Year Sale in OverDrive Marketplace and best practices for leveraging the content at your library.
Prefer to jump to a particular section? Follow the time markers, below::
- Welcome and Agenda – 0:00-6:30
- Growth and Trends – 6:31-11:04
- Building a collection – 11:05-27:46
- Shopping and curating – 27:47-45:54
- Promoting – 45:55-52:36
- Follow-up and Thanks – 52:37-54:02
Click here for a recording of this session that includes closed captioning.
This link will be live until 3/11/21.
Marketplace Insights: Running Popular Reports for Libraries
This video covers the following reports:
Reports: Title Status & Usage for K-12 Schools
Note: this report is customizable for your reporting needs.
For our demonstration, we looked for specific information on a title and for information on expired titles in the collection by using the Title field, Date, and Holdings criteria.
Reports: Purchase Orders for K-12 Schools
Note: this report is customizable for your reporting needs.
For our demonstration, we looked for purchase orders from the last 6 months and purchase orders that have been created since the inception of the collection by using the Date criteria.
Reports: Current Holds for K-12 Schools
Note: this report is customizable for your reporting needs.
For our demonstration, we looked for what titles were currently on hold and already in our collection as well as users that currently have titles on hold using the Run By and Weed Status criteria.
Reports: Checkouts for K-12 Schools
Note: this report is customizable for your reporting needs.
Details: For our demonstration, we looked for number of checkouts per month over the last year and checkouts by format since the inception of the collection by using the Checkouts By and Period Type criteria.
Curating Advantage Collections for the Sora App (K-12 Schools)
Curation Introduction and Overview: 0:00-1:34
Curation demonstration: 1:35-15:52
Special Considerations for Advantage: 15:53-18:05
Advantage Curation demonstration: 18:06-21:13
Resources & Next Steps: 21:14-21:39
Looking Back, Staying Strong: The books and products that kept us going in 2020 (December 2020)
PART VIII: Enjoying OverDrive Magazines
Promoting Your Digital Library During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond (November 2020)
Getting Started with Lending Models – PART V: Simultaneous Use
Getting Started with Lending Models – PART III: Metered Access (MA)
Getting Started with Lending Models – PART II: One Copy One User (OCOU)
Marketplace Support
Automatic Weeding Plan & Smart List Overview
Bonus: download the accompanying PDF for a step-by-step guide you can print or reference quickly.
Digital Comics from OverDrive: We’ll show you how to add some POW! – K-12 Schools (October 2020)
Want to create more happy readers? Looking for a way to bring Comic-Con home to fans? Our team of comic connoisseurs will show you which titles and how to add comics and graphic novels to your digital collection.
Click WATCH VIDEO, below, to learn:
- How comics and graphic novels can engage readers of all ages and interests
- About graphic titles that are a must for your OverDrive collection
- How comics and graphic novels can be best showcased
Go from HOW to POW with digital comics for your collection! This webinar will benefit public library or K-12 staff who are selectors, purchasers, or curators for your digital collection, as well as anyone who’s responsible for the success of your digital library.
Sora Saves, Part 3 of 3: Energy (October 2020)
Sora Saves Energy is part three of a 3-part on-demand web series to explore digital reading from a feature, marketing, and training perspective.
Sora Saves, Part 2 of 3: Money (October 2020)
Sora Saves Money is part two of a 3-part on-demand web series to explore digital reading from a feature, marketing, and training perspective.
Sora Saves, Part 1 of 3: Time (October 2020)
Sora Saves Time is part one of a 3-part on-demand web series to explore digital reading from a feature, marketing, and training perspective.
Digital Comics from OverDrive: We’ll show you how to add some POW! (October 2020)
Want to create more happy readers? Looking for a way to bring Comic-Con home to fans? Our team of comic connoisseurs will show you which titles and how to add comics and graphic novels to your digital collection.
Click WATCH VIDEO, below, to learn:
- How comics and graphic novels can engage readers of all ages and interests
- About graphic titles that are a must for your OverDrive collection
- How comics and graphic novels can be best showcased
Go from HOW to POW with digital comics for your collection! This webinar will benefit public library or K-12 staff who are selectors, purchasers, or curators for your digital collection, as well as anyone who’s responsible for the success of your digital library.
Student-level data in Marketplace
Help Students Access Their Public Library in Sora
Expand Your Digital Reading Community through PR and Social Media (September 2020)
Managing MARC Express records
Adding Duke Classic Titles to Sora
Get Holds Current in OverDrive Marketplace (K-12)
- Introduction/Purpose 0:00-1:19
- Current Holds Report 1:20-5:55
- Metered Access Content 5:56-10:03
- Create Awareness 10:04-11:29
- Resources 11:30-12:06