[Lswtalk] Overdrive - get a library card

[Loretta Gharst]

Hi all,

We saw this OD announcement and it looked interesting to us too.
A couple of questions so far:
Is this available to consortia?
How would the Library Card Manager Portal work in a consortia?

Please let us know any other questions and we can contact OverDrive before next meeting.

Thanks!

Loretta 

-----Original Message-----
From: lswtalk-bounces at beau.org [mailto:lswtalk-bounces at beau.org] On Behalf Of Erin Chesnutt
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 3:02 PM
To: DSanders at cameron.lib.la.us
Cc: lswtalk at beau.org
Subject: Re: [Lswtalk] Overdrive - get a library card

The pilot only began in August, I think, so there's still a long way to go on that.

Some details are here : 
https://resources.overdrive.com/library/product-information/get-a-library-card/

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

On 10/23/2017 02:44 PM, Dede Sanders wrote:
> I like the convenience of the pilot for the community...but how do 
> they prove they are from our parish?  If its just a zip code, I could 
> put in any town's zip.
> When a patron has very overdue items, we block them from all services 
> until the item is returned or paid for.  The pilot would undermine 
> that.  I don't know if I like the idea for that reason.  What reason 
> would a patron have to return their items if they could just get on 
> Overdrive and checkout anything they wanted to after being blocked?
> What is your take on the pilot?
> *Delia Sanders*
> Library Administrator
> *Cameron Parish Library*
> P.O. Box 1130
> Cameron, LA 70631
> (337)775-5421
> fax 800-861-3492
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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> *From*: "Erin Chesnutt" <echesnut at beau.org>
> *Sent*: Monday, October 23, 2017 2:38 PM
> *To*: "lswtalk at beau.org" <lswtalk at beau.org>
> *Subject*: [Lswtalk] Overdrive - get a library card Hi, all!
>
> Did you guys see / hear about the Get a Library Card (GLC) initiative 
> from OD that let's patrons in your service area use their zip code and 
> mobile number to apply for a mock library card to use in OD so they 
> don't have to come in to the library?
>
> It's a pilot program, but they plan - as I understand it - to 
> eventually allow the library to set how long the mock card can be used 
> (during pilot program, it expires after 1 year) and the library can 
> also access the list of registered GLC users for their area to a) 
> count them as library card holders, if you so choose and b) reach out 
> to the patron to encourage them to get a full library card.
>
> I'm interested in possibly exploring this (depending on how the pilot 
> program pans out) but I don't know if this is a service we could sign 
> up for individually or if the whole consortium would need to sign up.
> Anyone else want to discuss at an upcoming LSW meeting?
>
> http://blogs.overdrive.com/featured-post-library-blog/2017/10/17/get-a
> -library-card/
>
>
>
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>
> Erin N. Chesnutt, MLIS
> Director
> */Beauregard Parish Library/*/
> Knowledge. Growth. Imagination./
>
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