Solving the Self-Published Puzzle.

Macchio, Monica

Landgraf, G. (2015).  Solving the Self-Published Puzzle.  American Libraries, 46 (11/12), 44-47.  Retrieved from http://libaccess.sjlibrary.org/login?

 Summary

     This article from 2015 highlights the problems that public libraries are faced with when local authors want to have their items included in collections.  One of the public libraries mentioned is in Canada.  The staff at the Glen Ellyn Public Library has decided to include some self-published books only if they don’t have books on those topics.  The library launched a makerspace area to facilitate the creation of these materials. 

     Another library profiled is Mulnomah County Library in Oregon.  This library partnered with an e-book self-publishing platform called Smashwords.  Since Smashwords has a partnership with OverDrive, the library’s e-book vendor, it helps make purchasing these titles easier and less time-consuming.  In 2015, about 2,000 people were visiting the library’s Overdrive site per day.  Another stipulation that is placed on the self-published author is that these items must be donated to the library.  Librarians will then provide original cataloging to provide bibliographic records for these self-published works.  The library had 300 requests per year from self-published authors, but it accepts significantly less works. 

Evaluation

     The author, David Landgraf is a regular contributor to American Libraries magazine.  I liked his use of typewriter graphics because it was a reminder that not all self-published authors know the latest tools to use when creating their works.  I liked his touch of including the hot topic of Makerspaces to showcase the partnerships created between Public Libraries and the communities these writers live in.  He used quotes sparingly yet effectively to engage my attention. 

Overdrive to Offer Cost-Per-Circ Model for Ebooks and Audiobooks to Library and School Partners

DiBello, Amy

Bartholomew, H. (2018). Overdrive to Offer Cost-Per-Circ Model for Ebooks and Audiobooks to Library and School Partners. Overdrive Blogs. Retrieved from https://blogs.overdrive.com/general/2017/05/30/overdrive-offer-cost-per-circ-model-ebooks-audiobooks-library-school-partners/

https://blogs.overdrive.com/general/2017/05/30/overdrive-offer-cost-per-circ-model-ebooks-audiobooks-library-school-partners/

As I have been putting together presentation #4, I've been crunching the numbers on how to provide my library with more eBooks and eAudiobooks. Overdrive is taking a page from the hoopla playbook, and will soon offer cost-per-circ options for public and school libraries. 

This blog post by Hadie Bartholomew, Overdrive Communications Manager gives collection development librarians the means to meet patron-driven acquisition needs and libraries will only be charged when a patron actually borrows a title. It is possible to stay within a library budget and get patrons immediate access to an ebook without having to place a hold on a title.

My own public library uses hoopla, which has become one of my favorite apps, because it is ridiculously easy to use and has an excellent selection of books, movies, TV shows, music, and audio books to choose from. We are limited to five loans per month, so it will be interesting to see how Overdrive might change in the near future.

An Investigation of User Perceptions and Behavioral Intentions Towards the E-Library

The high schools in my district are coming online with the Overdrive application which will not only give us direct access to the San Diego Public Library System, but also allows each high school to build its own collection within the system for sharing among students, faculty, and the community. In building an e-collection, we need to be mindful of our most desired titles to market to our clientele since the majority of them are not familiar with using this format from the library.

This article will help digital immigrants market ebooks to the natives as the kids who have grown up with cell phones in their hands are accustomed to readers while those currently matriculating are not nearly as convinced. 

School Libraries and Ebooks

Wilson, Shibrie

Nelson, C. (2012). What eBooks Mean for School Libraries: Part 1. Education World. Retrieved from http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/how-a-school-library-has-embraced-ebooks.shtml

Dorman High School in Roebuck, South Carolina has adopted ebooks within its collection. Ebooks were initially used amongst students for recreational reading and many popular fiction books were available. Students were able to choose from two different resources, one being Gale resources and the other OverDrive. Gale resources are able to accessed from the library catalog operated by Destiny and accessed from computers and mobile devices. OverDrive was used for adult fiction books in which librarians felt that students would enjoy to read outside of curriculum reads. Devices are not provided to individuals by school instead, student bring their own devices and access materials accordingly. Teachers are also able to access these materials and according to article are extremely pleased because of amount of content they can access. Librarians found it important that students were able to have options in how to access materials such as whether or not to choose print or a digital book. 

Opinion:

I appreciate Dorman High School for doing a trial for how successful ebooks would be for the libraries. I think it is very important for students to have a choice in type of material in which they would like to choose. Both sources in which they are utilizing for digital materials are valuable. 

Adoption of Ebooks in Schools

Wilson, Shibrie

Overdrive. (2014). Schools Adopt and Integrate Ebooks at an Accelerating Rate. Retrieved from http://company.overdrive.com/news/schools-adopt-and-integrate-ebooks-at-an-accelerating-rate/

Overdrive is the leading supplier of Ebooks and audiobooks for libraries. Ebooks are being used in millions of schools across the world. Students are accessing ebooks using mobile devices such as tablets, smartphones, e-readers and computers. Many digital websites utilized by schools is operated by OverDrive and continues to increase overtime. According to the research "October 2013  school digital library website visits climber 252 percent over the previous year to 417,000." According to OverDrive teachers are beginning to adopt digital reading are becoming more prevalent. User experience is interactive and impactful due to amount of resources teachers and students are able to obtain. There is also filtering in which is beneficial for students to access materials specifically dedicated to individual reading levels. 

Opinion:
I have always used OverDrive specifically for downloading Ebooks from my library account unto my iPad. I was unaware that schools were using this resource being that in this course and within my school I have not heard anyone discuss using it. I would love to see how it benefits teachers in classroom setting and how responsive student are to it. I personally had difficulty downloading Ebooks and Audiobooks onto OverDrive from public library account. Hopefully, user experience for students is more user friendly.