[aisle] Sora app for ebooks

[Caitlin Greener]

Unless they’ve recently changed something Sora does filter public library
materials. You cannot access “adult” titles through Sora. This is the main
reason we don’t recommend it to our students. As a high school, many
curricular titles are “adult” and students can’t access them through Sora.

On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 10:54 AM Pam Meiser via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Which permission are you asking about, Denise?
>
> I don't know much about the "back end" of things, and all the arrangement
> of portals, etc, was handled by administration and our high school
> librarians. The great thing is when you make changes, such as weeding,
> creating collections, or purchasing titles, they're often in place within
> 30 minutes. Overdrive says it could be up to 24 hours, but I've never had
> it take that long. Now, if you have to get POs and people to sign off on
> things, that's wait time on the front end.
>
> On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 10:37 AM Denise Reeder via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I am curious, if you are using SORA, how long did it take you to hear
>> back from them once you filled out the request for permission?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>> Denise
>>
>> On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 9:14 AM Kulesza, Patti via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Could someone clarify overdrive sora app for me? The app for a school
>>> needs to be arranged by the overdrive rep. Then app gets downloaded on
>>> school chromebooks and kids then search through sora app/the public lib.
>>> Ebook & audio collection with filtered content. Is that right?
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Denise Reeder
>> Library Information Specialist
>> Lincoln M
>> iddle School
>> 200 South Lincoln Avenue
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/200+South+Lincoln+Avenue+Park+Ridge,+IL%C2%A0+60068?entry=gmail&source=g>
>> Park Ridge, IL  60068
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/200+South+Lincoln+Avenue+Park+Ridge,+IL%C2%A0+60068?entry=gmail&source=g>
>> https://sites.google.com/a/d64.org/lincoln-middle-school-lrc
>> 847.318.4220
>>
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> Ms. Pamela L. Meiser *Teacher Librarian **Barbara B. Rose Elementary
> School*
> *"Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are." -
> Mason Cooley*
> Click *HERE <https://soraapp.com/library/barringtoneil>* to access Sora,
> Barrington220's source for eBooks and audiobooks
> Click HERE <https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/3127> to
> access your child's library account
>
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*Caitlin Greener*
Librarian, Niles North High School
<https://north.niles-hs.libguides.com/friendly.php?s=nnlibrary>
847-626-2182
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