OverDrive and TLC partner to provide MARC records

By staff, January 24, 2012 3:34 pm

This past weekend at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference, OverDrive and The Library Corporation  announced an agreement that enables OverDrive customers to order high-quality TLC MARC records and cataloging services simultaneously with their digital OverDrive materials.

Using TLC’s streamlined BiblioFile OnDemand technology, MARC records for eBooks, audiobooks, music and video titles will be prepared and delivered directly to each OverDrive library ready to import in just a few days. Final testing is under way and is expected to go live soon.

“The first step to integrating electronic materials in today’s library system is to make sure MARC records exist for those items in the library catalog,” said Heather Brockerman, TLC Product Owner. “Our service accomplishes this quickly and easily. Our test libraries have been especially pleased with the quality and fast turnaround of just a matter of days.”

To learn more about TLC MARC records and cataloging services for your OverDrive account, check out the press release. You can also contact your account specialist or email librarypartnerservices@overdrive.com.

Change in Availability of Penguin Audiobooks

By staff, January 18, 2012 4:24 pm

We just received the following announcement from OverDrive regarding Penguin audiobooks. The 99 titles currently in the WPLC collection will not be affected.

Dear Library Partner,

Effective immediately, Penguin Group has suspended the availability of download audiobook titles for library purchase across all vendors. This change does not affect any Penguin audiobook titles currently in your library’s catalog. Your library will be able to purchase additional copies of titles released before 11/14/2011. However, titles released after this date and new releases will not be available, per instruction from the publisher.

Changes to Content Reserve

By staff, January 18, 2012 11:42 am

Dear Library Partner,

This note is to inform you of updates planned for your Content Reserve account. Below is a summary of the changes that will be implemented later this week:

1. Location of Holds Manager and Download Standing Order Plans:

The location of the automated selection tools in Content Reserve, Holds Manager Plan and Download Standing Order Plans, will move to a new location under the Collection tab called SelectExpress™ (Collection tab > SelectExpress).

2. Name change for Download Standing Order Plans:

The automated tool currently referred to as Download Standing Order Plan will change to Pre-Pub Standing Order Plans by Publisher.

3. Updates to User Rights and Permissions:

The Content Reserve user permissions will be updated. These updates will provide the ability to control use of the automated collection development tools, email notifications including when the Holds Manager and Pre-Pub Standing Order Plans by Publisher run and a purchase order is created, as well as advanced collection development features. Below is a chart showing the updated User Rights with their abbreviations:

User Rights

Required for

Which users will receive the new User Right

VP=View Profile Tab

Profile tab

All Consortium users with Manage Admin Users rights (not applicable for Advantage accounts)

MH=Manage Holds Manager

Holds Manager Plan

All users with Submit Select List and Manage DSOP rights, all Advantage users

Coming Soon: MR=Manage RTL Manager

RTL Manager

All users with Submit Select List and Manage DSOP rights, all Advantage Users

Coming Soon: MS=Manage Smart Lists

Smart Lists

All users with Submit Select List and Manage DSOP rights, all Advantage Users

Note: The administrator for your library’s or consortium’s Content Reserve account can adjust permissions if/as necessary.

Coming Soon:

1. Smart Lists:

Smart Lists allow you to create custom title selection profiles. With Smart Lists, you can enter factors into a selection profile including “What?”, “When?” and “How Much?” You can customize by author, series, review sources or publishers, and request titles not already in your collection. Options for Smart Lists include data-driven lists (e.g., Most Popular, On Patron Waiting List, Added within the last 30 days) and editorial lists (e.g., New York Times Bestsellers, Indie Nexts, etc.) You can choose to create a select list of titles within your selected profile or automatically purchase content according to the collection profile (i.e., set up a standing order plan).

2. ‘Recommend to Library’ Manager (RTL) for Patron Drive Acquisition:

With the ‘WIN’ Catalog (opt-in), users will be able to view and recommend titles from publishers’ entire catalogs; even titles the library has not yet purchased. This patron-driven acquisition tool will be controlled by the ‘Recommend to Library’ (RTL) Manager. With ‘RTL’ Manager, you can measure readers’ interest and either manually select title by title or automatically purchase the most requested titles not already in your collection. You can also set variables to control the number and frequency of requests per patron.

If you have any questions, please contact Sara Gold at sgold@wils.wisc.edu

Earn Sony eReaders Through OverDrive

By staff, January 17, 2012 2:33 pm

January 17th, 2012 is the final day to earn Sony eReaders through OverDrive.  The shared collection has earned approximately 34 eReaders, a final tally will be available by the end of the month. Any system with an Advantage account will receive ereaders directly from Sony. WiLS will send out a message regarding ereaders for the shared collection in early February.

Any questions, please email Sara Gold at sgold@wils.wisc.edu

Thank you!

Next Board Meeting – Jan. 17th, 2012

By staff, January 5, 2012 1:45 pm

That’s January 17, 10:00 am at South Central Library System.

Attached are the agenda for the WPLC Board meeting and the minutes from the November 9, 2011 meeting.  Connection information for those attending via GoToMeeting is on the agenda.

WPLC January 2012 Agenda

WPLC minutes November 2011

WiLS staff will send out information for some agenda items closer to the meeting.

Jim Trojanowski, Chair
jtrojanowski@nwls.lib.wi.us

 

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