K-12 Schools Staff Training
Fit learning into your busy schedule with access to on-demand training modules, downloadable PDFs, upcoming webinars, and tools to educate your staff and end users any time of day or night.
Getting Started
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Marketplace Overview
Take a bird's-eye view of Marketplace! Learn how easy it is to use our online shopping and administrative portal and where to get quick access to help and support, when needed.
PART I: Getting Started with Marketplace
Learn how to log in and navigate the Marketplace website.
PART II: Searching for Titles in Marketplace
Use Basic and Advanced search techniques, as well as quick as easy search tools like Must-Haves, Insights, and Featured lists.
PART III: Refining and Understanding Marketplace Search Results
Filter and sort search results, understand title information, and identify title information for consortium (shared) and individual libraries and schools.
PART IV: Creating and Editing Carts in Marketplace
Build and edit shopping carts, organize carts while you shop, automate carts, modify carts.
PART V: Reviewing and Purchasing Carts in Marketplace
Review carts and make purchases in Marketplace.
Getting Started with Lending Models (K-12 Schools) – PART I: Overview
Take a bird's eye view of all the lending models available in OverDrive Marketplace.
Getting Started with Lending Models (K-12 Schools) – PART II: One Copy One User (OCOU)
Learn about purchasing titles in the One Copy One User (OCOU) lending model.
Getting Started with Lending Models (K-12 Schools) – PART III: Metered Access (MA)
Learn about purchasing titles in the Metered Access (MA) lending model.
Getting Started with Lending Models (K-12 Schools) – PART IV: Class Sets
Learn about purchasing ("renting") titles in the Class Sets lending model.
Getting Started with Lending Models (K-12 Schools) – PART V: Simultaneous Use
Learn about purchasing titles in the Simultaneous Use lending model.
Getting Started with Lending Models (K-12 Schools) – PART VI: Cost Per Circ
Learn about purchasing titles in the Cost Per Circ (CPC) lending model.
Admin Tools
Managing Marketplace Admin Tools
How to manage account settings for both Marketplace and your digital library website.
Working with an OverDrive Advantage Account (K-12 Schools)
A primer on setting up an Advantage account for individual schools who are part of a shared collection.
Getting Started with Local Content (K-12 Schools)
How to upload and share content produced by students and faculty to your school’s digital website.
Weeding Titles in Marketplace
How to remove expired and unwanted content from your digital collection.
Assigning Titles to Students (K-12 Schools)
A review and demonstration of how to assign titles to students for use with Sora.
Managing Content Access Levels
Learn how to manage access to titles based on age-appropriateness.
Advantage Plus
How to move or share titles from an Advantage member collection to the shared collection.
- 00:18 What is Advantage Plus?
- 03:42 How to get started
- 05:47 Step 1: Enable Advantage Plus
- 09:15 Step 2: Create an Advantage Plus plan
- 15:45 Step 3: See results!
Managing Holds in Marketplace (K-12 Schools)
Learn how to monitor and respond to user holds in OverDrive Marketplace.
- 00:00-02:29 - Overview
- 2:30-8:46 - Holds Manager
- 8:47-14:27 - Current Holds Report
- 14:28-16:39 - End User Support
- 16:40-18:17 - Resources
Curation and Reports
Marketplace Insights (Reports) for K-12 Schools
Use Marketplace reporting tools to evaluate and make informed purchases for your school’s digital collection.
Curating Collections for the Sora App (K-12 Schools)
How to create and publish curated and automated collections for the Sora app.