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Curricular reads with Sora

Posted on August 7, 2023February 7, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Discover how you and your students can use the Sora platform for curricular reads.
Posted in Educators, K-12 Schools, Self Paced Training, Sora

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

Create & publish an automated collection

Posted on July 27, 2023February 7, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn to create automated lists to share with your students
Posted in K-12 Schools, Marketplace, Self Paced Training

Intro to Sora (5 m)

Posted on July 19, 2023February 7, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Short on time? Want to share a quick tutorial on Sora with staff, students, and your school community? Try this 5 minute intro!
Posted in How-To Videos, K-12 Schools, New & Recommended, Sora, Webinars

Create & publish a curated collection

Posted on July 18, 2023February 7, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn to create hand-picked lists to share with your students
Posted in K-12 Schools, Marketplace, Self Paced Training

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

View Sora Activity

Posted on June 16, 2023April 4, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Get a pulse on Sora usage with at-a-glance insight into your students’ reading behavior and progress.
Posted in K-12 Schools, Marketplace, Self Paced Training

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

Advantage filtering

Posted on May 9, 2023April 4, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn how to manage Advantage access to shared collection content on a title-by-title basis
Posted in K-12 Schools, Marketplace, Self Paced Training, Webinars

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

Sora for Every Reader

Posted on January 24, 2023August 7, 2023 by Sydney Kalnay
This module is designed for educators. Discover features that help to make Sora accessible to as many students as possible.
Posted in Educators, K-12 Schools, Self Paced Training, Sora

Sora Essentials: The Reader Experience

Posted on January 10, 2023March 27, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
Sora Essentials: The Reader Experience
Ready to learn the basics of Sora so you can start exploring and help others get started, too?

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.

Posted in K-12 Schools, On-Demand Webinars, Webinars

Customize your digital collection with Advantage

Posted on October 26, 2022August 17, 2023 by Sydney Kalnay
Discover how to customize your digital collection with an Advantage account.
Posted in K-12 Schools, Marketplace, Self Paced Training

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

Sora overview (12 m)

Posted on August 3, 2022March 7, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
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.

Posted in Uncategorized

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

Step 1: Troubleshoot your device – iOS users

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

Shop for Subscriptions

Posted on May 18, 2022April 8, 2025 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn how to browse and purchase Subscription titles and packages for your digital collection in OverDrive Marketplace.
Posted in K-12 Schools, Marketplace, Self Paced Training

Centro Cultural Nicaraguense Norteamericano – Getting Started with Libby

Posted on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 by Sydney Kalnay
Learn how to use Libby, the library reading app. Including how to:
  • Browse and borrow ebooks and audiobooks
  • Manage your settings
  • Promote your virtual library
Posted in Libby, Library, Uncategorized, Webinars

Patron Interests Dashboard overview

Posted on April 28, 2022September 10, 2024 by Sydney Kalnay
Posted in How-To Videos, Library, Public Library Marketplace, Reports

Log out

Posted on April 1, 2022June 16, 2023 by Sydney Kalnay
Want to log out of your Kanopy account?
Posted in How-To Videos, Kanopy, Library, Webinars, Your Profile

Kanopy Help

Posted on April 1, 2022December 8, 2023 by Sydney Kalnay
Need help and support?
Posted in How-To Videos, Kanopy, Library, Webinars, Your Profile

Link device

Posted on April 1, 2022June 16, 2023 by Sydney Kalnay
Want to link your Kanopy account to your media streaming device?
Posted in How-To Videos, Kanopy, Library, Webinars, Your Profile

My account

Posted on April 1, 2022June 16, 2023 by Sydney Kalnay
Want to learn more about the My Account page?
Posted in How-To Videos, Kanopy, Library, Webinars, Your Profile

Understand tickets

Posted on April 1, 2022November 1, 2023 by Sydney Kalnay
Want to learn more about tickets and how they work?
Posted in How-To Videos, Kanopy, Library, Tickets, Webinars

Use parental controls

Posted on April 1, 2022June 16, 2023 by Sydney Kalnay
Want to make sure your kids are viewing age-appropriate content on Kanopy?
Posted in How-To Videos, Kanopy Kids, Library, Webinars

About Kanopy Kids

Posted on April 1, 2022June 16, 2023 by Sydney Kalnay
Want to learn more about Kanopy Kids?
Posted in How-To Videos, Kanopy, Kanopy Kids, Library, Webinars

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