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

Mon Nov 20 15:01:48 CST 2017

Hi all,

We here at CPPL are interested in piloting Overdrive’s Get a Library Card program. 

I agree there are many unanswered questions about the program, but I don’t think we’ll know the answers to these questions unless we go through it ourselves. We won’t know potential costs or how they might be reported, divided, or paid until we pilot the program. Trailing the program will also give us an opportunity to provide feedback to Overdrive for future improvements.

I don’t want us to just jump into it without planning and sorting out how it’ll work, but I do want us to give the 90-day free trial a good, honest try.

Margie 

Marjorie Harrison
Library Director
Calcasieu Parish Public Library 
301 West Claude Street
Lake Charles, LA 70605
337-721-7147  
337-477-3066 (fax)
mharrison at calcasieulibrary.org 

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From: lswtalk-bounces at beau.org [mailto:lswtalk-bounces at beau.org] On Behalf Of Erin Chesnutt
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:37 AM
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Subject: Re: [Lswtalk] FW: Get a Library Card Follow Up: LSW Consortium

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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