January 04, 2008
Update Your OverDrive Collection Automatically
BCR OverDrive subscribers — have you taken advantage of OverDrive's Download Standing Order Plans (DSOP)? If not, learn how you can make sure your library's digital media collection includes the latest in frontlist titles as soon as they are available.
The plan is customizable — you design the plan to fit your needs, selecting which titles from which publishers you wish to add to your collection — and it's all done automatically. Choose from publishers such as Books on Tape, Listening Library, Brilliance Audio, BBC Audiobooks America, Blackstone Audio, HarperCollins and more.
When you sign up for OverDrive's Download Standing Order Plans, you select the publisher plan and how many units of each frontlist title you wish to receive each month. New titles will appear on your Web site when they are available — sometimes even before their release date — so patrons can place holds on the titles they want to check out.
Current OverDrive library partners can log on to Content Reserve to sign up for Download Standing Order Plans. If you are new to OverDrive, contact BCR's Chris Cook (ccook@bcr.org) to learn how your library can loan bestselling audio books, e-books, music and videos to your patrons 24/7 through the Internet.
