[e-resources] New Group Purchase Opportunity: OverDrive Downloadable Audio Books

[Diana Sachs]

Hello,

On March 7, TBLC hosted a demonstration of OverDrive’s Digital Library
Reserve, which offers downloadable audio books.   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 www.dlrinc.com.   An information flyer is
also attached to this email.

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.

Would your library be interested in a TBLC group purchase of downloadable
audio books from OverDrive?  Would you like to receive more information
about OverDrive and its downloadable audio books?

Please complete the attached form and return it to TBLC by April 10, 2005.

If you have any questions about OverDrive downloadable audio books or need
additional information about the group purchase opportunity, feel free to
contact me at 813-622-8252 ext 234 or sachsd at tblc.org

Sincerely,
Diana Sachs
Member Services Coordinator
Tampa Bay Library Consortium
813.622.8252 ext 234
sachsd at tblc.org
www.askalibrarian.org
www.tblc.org







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