[aisle] Sora/Overdrive -- Public Library Connect

[Thorstenson, Kara]

Hi Naomi,

We have discussed this many times with both Overdrive and the Chicago
Public Library but we actually got stuck well before the consortium ebook
collection on filtering CPL titles for a K-12 district. I am curious if you
discussed that element with Overdrive and/or your public library district
and if you guys had developed an effective strategy for ensuring that
students don't access inappropriate texts/content.

Please keep us posted!

Thanks,
Kara

On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 1:31 PM Naomi Mellendorf via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Good afternoon,
>
> I'm writing today to ask users out there about your use of Sora
> (Overdrive) to connect to your local public library's collection of ebooks
> and audiobooks through the Public Library Connect program from Overdrive.
> This program allows my students in the entire school district to use our
> school district's Google login credentials to login to the public library
> to check out ebook/audiobook materials. It has been a fantastic joint
> venture between our area public library and our school district increasing
> access for our students. It is a free program for both the public library
> and our school district, though the burden for purchasing digital titles
> remains with the public library since it is their collection.
>
> Here's my problem: our public library has two Overdrive collections -- one
> solely for users of the public library and one collection as a part of a
> consortium. We've made the Public Library Connect program work with the
> local Overdrive collection but *not* the consortium collection. In other
> words, my students can use their school district credentials (Google SSO)
> to login and check out our local public library Overdrive materials but not
> the consortium materials. The consortium materials, at this point, require
> their public library card credentials.
>
> Has anyone made the Public Library Connect program work with Overdrive
> consortium collections? Using their school district login credentials? If
> so, how? Our public library's Overdrive consortium is Digital Library of
> Illinois. I cannot find any information out there about contacting
> individuals associated with Digital Library of Illinois and how to make
> this collaboration work. The consortium collection has so much more
> material in it and as my students are members of a members library of the
> consortium, it would be incredible if students could login in a simple
> fashion -- their school credentials.
>
> Thank you!
> Sincerely,
> Naomi Mellendorf
>
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