New Features in OverDrive’s Digital Download Center
With the addition of MP3 audiobooks, the WPLC Digital Download Center (OverDrive) has implemented five new features to make using the website a better experience:
Wish List While browsing the Digital Download Center collection, you can now add titles of interest to a ‘Wish List’. These titles will remain in the ‘Wish List’ until you remove them, and are available anytime you log in to your account.
Edit Email Address on Current Hold If you change your email address during the waiting time for a title, you will have the option to update it in your Digital Library account. You can edit your email address in My Account/ /My Holds/.
Displaying ‘Also Recommended Titles’ When you are viewing a title details page, you will see a new section labeled ‘If you like this title, then you might also like.’ The titles chosen for display are those that have authors, publishers, keywords, or imprints in common with the title you are viewing.
Search by awards, and display of awards on title details pages The Advanced search page now includes the option to search the collection by more than 60 awards. Additionally, if a title has received an award, this is displayed on the title details page. The award is shown as a hyperlink; users can simply click this link to view a list of titles that have received the same award. Some notable awards include Newbery Medal, PEN/Faulkner Award, Audie Awards, Best Books for Young Adults, Edgar Allan Poe Award, and Nebula Award.
Full Text Searching The quick search now supports full text searching of the record. This increases response times and allows you to search more fields for the record than before. Additional fields include publisher, creator, subject, and publisher-supplied keywords. With full text searching, you can search on multiple terms, and the search results will be ranked by relevance.
Check out the changes at http://http://dbooks.wplc.info.
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3 Comments Add your own
1. Nancy | February 2nd, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Why no list of books available on the new Playaway’s?
2. Tana | February 10th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Hi, Nancy, Playaways are a little different than Overdrive because they’re the device and the book in one package. You can find a list of books in Playaway format by doing a search in the library catalog by Format and then enter “playaway” in the “AUDIO BOOK Key Word” search box.
3. Dennis | February 12th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
There’s also the Don’t Miss Lists, which feature new titles added to the catalog during the previous month. New Playaway titles can be found under New Audiobooks by clicking the “Digital Audio Players” link.
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