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OverDrive Promotional Materials

Through the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC), library patrons can download titles from the “Digital Book Catalog & Download Center” using a service called OverDrive. When a patron checks out a title it is unavailable to anyone else for seven days, at the end of which the files are rendered unplayable on any of the supported devices. Users do have the option of burning most books to CDs, which do not have an expiration date.

WPLC also has a limited number of titles in MP3 format. These files will play on iPods and other devices that do not support the WMV format. While the MP3 files do not stop working when the two-week checkout expires, users must agree to delete the files after this time period.

To help make patrons aware of the resource, SCLS has promotional materials that are available free of charge to member libraries. You can download .pdf or .doc versions below, and either print them yourself or ask that we print copies for you.

Flier (.pdf) | Bookmark (.pdf) | Press Release (.doc) | Quick Tips (.pdf)

Also available are promotional materials from the WPLC, and these also will be printed free of charge.

Flier (.pdf) | Bookmark (.pdf) | Card (.pdf) | Poster (.pdf) | Smart Guide (.pdf) | Shelf Talker (.pdf) |

To submit a request for printed materials, contact Mark Ibach.

To download audio books, patrons must install proprietary software (Windows only) on their home computer. They can then use this software to listen to the book, or copy it to a PDA or MP3 player that supports the Windows Media Format. For a list of supported devices, visit www.playsforsure.com.

A Mac version of the OverDrive Media Console is available to play the new MP3 formats or transfer books to an iPod or other media player. Note that iPods, other Apple players, and Zune players cannot be used with library computers due to security problems with the additional software these players require. Visit the WPLC for more information about downloading the installing the Mac version of the OverDrive Media Console.

For more information, visit www.scls.info/technology/overdrive.

For more information about marketing and public relations, contact Mark Ibach.

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