[aisle] Sora app for ebooks

Dawn Bik dbik at ksd140.org
Wed May 13 14:56:06 CDT 2020


I worked with Connie and she is awesome.

On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 11:45 AM Kulesza, Patti via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I attended a webinar a week or 3 weeks ago about overdrive and sora. I
> contacted the presenter her name was Connie Bowman, Acct. Exec.  Her number
> was one 309-360-2871 email address was cbowman at rakuten.com I am waiting
> for her to send necessary paperwork.
>
> On Wed, May 13, 2020, 11:26 AM Denise Reeder via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I received an email from Booklist which sent me to this
>> <https://pub.e.overdrive.com/sorabundle?utm_medium=paid&utm_source=booklist&utm_campaign=k12_2020&utm_content=booklist_may_email_sorabundle>
>> link.  I filled out the prompts, which ended with this:
>> [image: image.png]
>> I've filled it out several times but have not heard back from them.
>> Nothing in my Spam folder.  Perhaps this is a better way to do this?
>>
>> Thanks for the recommendations,
>> Denise
>>
>> 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
>>>>
>>> --
>>> 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
>>>
>>> MAILMAN_MIMEDEFANG
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>>
>>
>> --
>> 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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