One question, one comment:
1. Does all of the $750 go toward the shared collection? Meaning that even
though I'm a grades 6-12 school, some of the money I put in will be used
for elementary level books? Not a problem since in that scenario the
elementary schools would be paying for upper level books as well - just
want to be clear. I'm assuming it all goes into one big pot.
2. I've decided to go ahead with this. Will try to join the conference call
tomorrow, though the library remodel is keeping me hopping these days.
Thanks Kevin!
Cathy
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What I'm reading now:
*Hillbilly Elegy/*Vance
*Goodbye Days*/Zentner
Cathy Rettberg, Head Librarian
Menlo School
Atherton, CA
http://library.menloschool.org
On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 7:25 AM, Kevin Coon <kcoon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I heard that there are still some more questions about becoming part of an
OverDrive shared collection for BAISL members and as a result I am setting
aside two times this week to review with them with you by phone.
My hope is you can make it at one of these two times and there is no need
to sign up ahead of time:
*Tuesday, March 28th @ 3:00pm – Call 866-740-1260 <(866)%20740-1260> and
enter access code (5736844)*
*Wednesday, March 29th @ 9:00am – Call 866-740-1260 <(866)%20740-1260> and
enter access code (5736844)*
In the meantime, I want to provide some additional resources from various
sections of our website:
Shared Collections website: http://company.overdrive.com/
education/k-12-schools/shared-ebook-audiobook-collections/
Recent Press Release including main contact from ISLDA (Independent School
Library Director’s Association) in MN: http://company.overdrive.com/
long-term-success-through-digital-sharing/
Blog Post featuring ISLDA: http://blogs.overdrive.com/
front-page-school-news/2017/02/14/launch-a-shared-collection/
I have read some of the questions regarding the purchasing of content and
also want to address those concerns via e-mail as best I can:
My thought is that any titles that are deemed too controversial for the
shared collection will not be purchased in the shared collection and since
we are setting up a sub-account for every participating school (we call
this a Digital Book Account), you will have the ability to add titles you
deem appropriate for your students even if it’s not considered appropriate
for the shared collection. It’s possible that we can manage limited-life
titles this way as well, but that is ultimately a decision our team can
make with you during the launch and implementation process. I know our team
will be able to provide some best practices for some of these situations
including how to manage titles that are seeing high demand.
I have received a flurry of order forms this month and met two independent
schools at ASCD this weekend that I believe will join BAISL just to become
part of the OverDrive shared collection. J
Sincerely,
*Kevin Coon**, Account Executive*
*OverDrive Education*
Direct: 949-791-7793 <(949)%20791-7793>
Fax: 216-573-6889 <(216)%20573-6889>
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