Overview of Overdrive

Did you notice anything you liked, didn’t like?
It was interesting going through the titles and I found a few books that I didn't realize that we were purchasing for the system that I wanted to put on hold. Using the Overdrive Media Console to play the stories at a quicker speed could be useful to students who need to get through a book quickly. It will be nice when IPods are added, then we will be getting a major increase in usage.



How was the selection of titles on the topics you browsed?
Many of the titles I browsed actually had hold queues that surprised. Sometimes the waiting list was longer for the downloadable version than the physical version. Some authors that I liked had a good selection, some only had one title available. Downloadable video was not that great since most items I wouldn't normally want to watch if the TV was on and I didn't have anything better to do (though the documentaries could be useful in a research way).


Were your favorite authors available in the collection?
They had at least one title, some had quite a few.



Did anything surprise you about this service?
The amount of holds that are pending for many of the items.