[e-resources] Purchase Order Available for OverDrive Downloadable Audio Books

[Diana Sachs]

Hello,
After a survey of our members, TBLC is moving forward on the group purchase
of OverDrive’s Downloadable Audio Books.   Attached is a partnership
agreement and the purchase order; interested libraries should complete these
forms and return to TBLC.
OverDrive offers libraries the ability to offer their users downloadable
books from their homes.   Titles are hosted on an OverDrive server, however
titles can be integrated and accessed via your library’s online catalog.
Library users can access titles, browse booklists and check titles out
through a customizable interface. Participating libraries will be able to
choose the specific titles to be purchased for this joint collection. Titles
are owned locally after purchase.
OverDrive audio books support both dial-up and broadband users. The service
permits downloadable audio books to be burned to standard CDs for playing in
the car or for immediate use with many popular MP3 audio players. OverDrive
audio books also have accessibility features for the visually impaired and
are currently available from websites of talking book libraries serving the
blind. To view other libraries offering the service and to read more about
OverDrive, visit their web site at http://www.dlrinc.com.
The price for full participation in the OverDrive downloadable audio book
project is $4,400 per an institution if we have 10 libraries participate in
the project.
For more information on TBLC’s group purchase of OverDrive’s Downloadable
Audio Books, please contact Diana Sachs, 813.622.8252 ext 234 or
sachsd at tblc.org.
If your library is ready to join the TBLC group purchase please complete
both of the attached forms or download them from the TBLC web site at
http://www.tblc.org/technology/eresource.shtml#group by April 29, 2005.

Thanks for your interest-
Diana Sachs
Member Services Coordinator
Tampa Bay Library Consortium
813.622.8252 ext 234
sachsd at tblc.org
www.askalibrarian.org


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