Hi, I bought extensively from Overdrive when I worked for a large public library system. I even presented at and attended one of their conferences. In my experience, these are the following pros and cons.
Pros: Very organized site Great purchasing interface Great collection development staff who will make purchasing lists, etc. for you Decent selection of e-books and audiobooks Decent selection of educational videos One of the only vendors in this business Cons: Poor music and popular video selection. Not compatible with many ILS' so Overdrive material must be on a separate website/database Big learning curve for customers/patrons esp. with DRM management Popular audiobooks very expensive (over $100 for 1) On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Elizabeth Sheldon <elizab...@kinolorber.com > wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > Do any of you have experience with Overdrive, and if so, can you let > me know your thoughts in terms of: user experience, manageability and > cost for movies? Is this service more widely used by public libraries > than academic libraries? > > Many thanks in advance. > > Best, > > Elizabeth > > Elizabeth Sheldon > Vice President > Kino Lorber, Inc. > 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503 > New York, NY 10018 > (212) 629-6880 > > www.kinolorberedu.com > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > -- Danielle Phillips
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
