Launched in fifty libraries at the beginning of this year as part of a pilot program, OverDrive's Media Station allows library patrons to employ the in-library ebook, audiobook, music and video sampling and checkout terminal. Today, the world's largest distributor of digital content to academic and public libraries announced the Media Stations are widely available to their … [Read more...] about OverDrive Media Station Now Widely Available
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OverDrive Releases Update to School Digital Library Interface
OverDrive, one of the world's largest digital content and media suppliers to academic and public libraries, has rolled out a new update to its web interface that will make searching for content even more streamlined. The first enhancement helps ensure that users who access the interface via computer, tablet, or smartphone will see a very similar storefront, helping make … [Read more...] about OverDrive Releases Update to School Digital Library Interface
Gale Virtual Reference Library Model Bases eBook Purchase on Usage
eBook lending for libraries is still an issue for many reading consumers, and frustration on both sides of this issue still plagues both libraries and publishers. While libraries are concerned with meeting their budgets and offering relevant content in a way that keeps patrons looking to their libraries for material, publishers have to ensure that their authors are compensated … [Read more...] about Gale Virtual Reference Library Model Bases eBook Purchase on Usage
A Step Backward for UK eBook Lending
New concerns are growing among UK publishers over the fair compensation for their authors when it comes to library lending, specifically of ebooks. Unlike in the US where an author is only paid when a library purchases a particular title for lending from its catalog, under the UK law Public Lending Right, authors are compensated at each patron checkout, as well. But that might … [Read more...] about A Step Backward for UK eBook Lending
Libraries Receive New Digital Periodical Platform
Digital magazine newsstand platform Zinio and leading audiobook provider Recorded Bookshave joined to offer a digital magazine lending service to public libraries. The format, which allows readers to not only read on PCs and Macs as well as portable devices through Zinio dedicated apps but also supports multiple-user simultaneous checkouts, lets lending libraries select a … [Read more...] about Libraries Receive New Digital Periodical Platform