[Lswtalk] FW: Get a Library Card Follow Up: LSW Consortium

[Erin Chesnutt]

Without the ability to determine which parish / library system should 
"pick up the tab" on any given new customer charge after the free trial, 
I would say no at this point.

Erin N. Chesnutt, MLIS
Director
*/Beauregard Parish Library/*/
Knowledge. Growth. Imagination./

On 11/16/2017 02:52 PM, Howard L. Coy Jr. wrote:
> Based on what we heard, no.
> Howard
>
> On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 2:48 PM, Loretta Gharst 
> <LGharst at calcasieulibrary.org <mailto:LGharst at calcasieulibrary.org>> 
> wrote:
>
>     Hi LSW Overdrive consortia members,
>
>     OverDrive is asking if we want a 90 day free trial of “Get a
>     Library Card.”
>
>     Please let us know if you have questions and if you think we
>     should try this.
>
>     Thanks!
>
>     Loretta Gharst
>
>     Associate Librarian for Collection & Computing
>
>     Calcasieu Parish Public Library
>
>     *From:* Katie Blachman [mailto:kblachman at overdrive.com
>     <mailto:kblachman at overdrive.com>]
>     *Sent:* Thursday, November 16, 2017 12:58 PM
>     *To:* Michael Broussard <mbroussard at calcasieulibrary.org
>     <mailto:mbroussard at calcasieulibrary.org>>; Loretta Gharst
>     <LGharst at calcasieulibrary.org <mailto:LGharst at calcasieulibrary.org>>
>     *Cc:* Shane Spencer <sspencer at overdrive.com
>     <mailto:sspencer at overdrive.com>>
>     *Subject:* Get a Library Card Follow Up: LSW Consortium
>
>     Hi Mike and Loretta,
>
>     Thank you for organizing last week’s call about Get a Library Card
>     (GLC), and for everyone’s insightful questions and feedback. Based
>     on our conversation, we understand there are some challenges to
>     implementing GLC on the consortium level, largely around billing
>     GLC to the group as a whole. I’ve submitted that feedback to our
>     GLC team so that they can keep our librarian feedback at the
>     forefront when continuing to develop the GLC feature.
>
>     With that all being said, we really appreciate your willingness to
>     learn about GLC and excitement for the opportunity it could bring
>     in helping more people connect with your library’s resources.
>     After some internal conversations, Shane and I were able to get
>     approval to offer the LSW consortium a free 90-day trial of GLC.
>     During this period, we could set up GLC and any users who register
>     with their mobile number would have access to the digital
>     collection for 1 year. We’d check in regularly during the trial to
>     discuss challenges, feedback, questions, etc. and then re-evaluate
>     closer to the end of the trial to determine if it’s something
>     you’d want to move forward with, or what further developments
>     would need to be made in order for GLC to best meet your needs.
>
>     I’ve attached the enrollment form that lays out the terms and
>     conditions of GLC. Once you have a chance to review, please let us
>     know if you have any additional questions and if this is something
>     you’re interested in moving forward with.
>
>     We look forward to hearing from you.
>
>     Kind regards,
>
>     Katie
>
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