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| Thursday, August 13, 2009 |
| My Digital Download |
The Worcester Public Library is excited to offer downloadable books, video and audio materials to our patrons. NetLibrary and OverDrive are two different companies that provide access to materials that can be downloaded to your computer or MP3 player. Coverage of materials and services is different for each company, so you might want to take a look at both before you choose what is right for you.
All you would need is a valid library card and access to the Internet (if logging on from home.) Please note that digital downloads can be enjoyed at home, at work, or when you travel, but are generally not for use on the computers in our library.
Plan 1. Netlibrary's eBooks and eAudiobooks
NetLibrary eAudiobooks can be played on a wide range of desktop, laptop and portable devices. The collection is available to anyone with a Worcester Public Library card. Once downloaded, eAudiobooks can be transferred to a wide range of portable devices that support playback of secure or protected wma files. To go portable, transfer an eAudiobook to your portable device using Windows Media Player (version 9.0 or higher) software.
-Pimsleur Language Series Collection: Easy-to-understand lessons for beginners, intermediate level speakers and ESL students. 39 languages offered.
-eAudiobooks Core Collection: the latest audio best-sellers, book club favorites, award-winning authors, timeless classic and more.
-eAudiobooks Essentials Collection: Classic fiction titles from Dickens, Joyce, Melville, Dostoyevsky and many more.
-Holy Bible Collection in 30 parts
Step 1. Learn More about Netlibrary eAudiobooks:
Curious about how downloadable eAudiobooks work? Want to check what features your portable music player needs in order for you to listen to eAudiobooks? Not sure how to transfer the downloaded file to your player? Click on the NetLibrary icon to go to their Help page or try the links below.
Online DemoQuick Start Guide (pdf)
Going Portable Guide (pdf)
Supported Portable Listening Devices (pdf)
Step 2. Access NetLibrary Materials:
If you are outside the library:
Click here to log in with your Worcester library card number
Or
Go to the library's website at http://www.worcpublib.org/
Click on Online Databases in the left Column
Select by Title
Scroll down to select Netlibrary eAudiobooks
Or
You can search eAudiobooks in the Library's catalog
Type "netlibrary" as Keyword or as Author
If you are inside the library:
Click here to start searching or browsing eAudiobooks (You can search and browse the eAudiobooks but you cannot download to the library's computer.)
Or
You can search eAudiobooks in the Library's catalog
Type "netlibrary" as Keyword or as Author
Step 3. Download, Checkout and Loan Periods:
Please refer to the comparison chart below for details.
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Plan 2. OverDrive's eBooks, Video and Audiobooks
Choose from fiction, nonfiction, bestsellers and classics for adults, teens and children. Browse by subject or format. Music downloads are currently not available.
OverDrive materials include:
-eBooks that use Adobe and MobiPocket format
- Windows Media Audio (WMA) and MP3 Audiobooks that use OverDrive Media Console™ format
-Videos that use OverDrive Media Console™ format
Step 1. Learn More about OverDrive eAudiobooks and Video:
FAQs, Basics, Troubleshoot and Quick Start Guide
Software Requirements
Step 2. Access OverDrive Materials:
If you are outside the library:
Click here to access the digital catalog (you will need a Worcester library card number for checkout and placing holds.)
Or
Go to the library's website at http://www.worcpublib.org/
Click on Online Databases in the left Column
Select by Title
Scroll down to select C/W Mars Digital Books and Movies
If you are inside the library:
Click here to start searching or browsing
Step 3. Download, Check Out and Loan Periods:
Please refer to the comparison chart below for details.
It's really that easy. Our collection of NetLibrary and OverDrive downloadable materials is online all the time, wherever you are. Download a title today!
Call us at 508-799-1655 x3 for more information.
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FAQs |
OverDrive |
NetLibrary |
Need a valid Worcester Library card? |
Yes |
Yes |
Need additional account? |
No |
No |
Need download software? |
Windows Media Player and OverDrive Media Console |
Windows Media Player (9.0 or higher) |
Checkout period |
7 days (video), 14 days (most other materials) |
21 days |
Checkout limit |
7 |
10 |
Simultaneous users per title |
No |
Yes |
Burn to CD |
Selected titles only |
No |
Renew |
No, can checkout again if available |
Yes |
Place holds |
Yes |
No |
Maximum items on hold |
5 titles |
N/A |
OverDrive |
NetLibrary |
Plan 1.OverDrive materials include: -eBooks that use Adobe Reader®/Adobe Digital Editions PDF format (eBooks optimized for on-screen reading) - eBooks that use Mobipocket® Reader format (eBooks optimized for on-screen reading & transfer to an array of portable devices) - WindowsMedia Audio (WMA) and MP3 Audiobooks that use OverDrive Media Console™ format -Videos that use OverDrive Media Console™ format Step 1. Learn More about OverDrive eAudiobooks and Video:
FAQs, Basics, and Troubleshoot and Quick Start Guide
Software Requirements Step 2. Access OverDrive Materials: If you are outside the library: Click here to access the digital catalog
Or
Go to the library's website at http://www.worcpublib.org/
Click on Online Databases in the left Column
Select by Title
Scroll down to select C/W Mars Digital Books and Movies If you are inside the library: Click here to start searching or browsing Step 3. Loan Rules: - Need valid Worcester Library card
- Need no other additional account
- Need Windows Media Player and OverDrive Media Console download software
- Checkout period is 7 days for videos and 14 for most other materials
- Checkout limit is 7 titles
- Does not allow simultaneous users per title
- Burn to CD allowed for selected titles
- Renewals not allowed, but can check out again if title is available
- Can place holds (maximum of 5 titles)
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Plan 2. NetLibrary materials include: -Pimsleur Language Series Collection: Easy-to-understand lessons for beginners, intermediate level speakers and ESL students. 39 languages offered. -eAudiobooks Core Collection: the latest audio best-sellers, book club favorites, award-winning authors, timeless classic and more. -eAudiobooks Essentials Collection: Classic fiction titles from Dickens, Joyce, Melville, Dostoyevsky and many more. -Holy Bible Collection in 30 parts Step 1. Learn More about Netlibrary eAudiobooks: 
Online DemoQuick Start Guide (pdf) Going Portable Guide (pdf) Supported Portable Listening Devices (pdf) Step 2. Access NetLibrary Materials: If you are outside the library: Click here to log in with your Worcester library card number
Or
Go to the library's website at http://www.worcpublib.org/
Click on Online Databases in the left Column
Select by Title
Scroll down to select Netlibrary eAudiobooks
Or
Search eAudiobooks in the Library's catalog
Type "netlibrary" as Keyword or as Author If you are inside the library: Click here to start searching or browsing
Or
You can search eAudiobooks in the Library's catalog
Type "netlibrary" as Keyword or as Author Step 3. Loan Rules: - Need valid Worcester Library card
- Need no other additional account
- Need Windows Media Player (9.0 or higher)
- Checkout period is 21 days
- Checkout limit is 10 titiles
- Allows simultaneous users per title
- Does not allow burn to CD
- One renewal allowed
- Cannot place holds
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| posted by Priya @ 1:28 PM |
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| Reader's Corner |
The Readers’ Corner 
What’s New
Click here to search the newest titles in Fiction,Nonfiction, Audiobooks and Videos!
What’s Popular
What are the most requested titles? Follow this link to see what everyone else is reading and reserve your copy!
Staff Picks and Bestsellers
Find recommendations by staff as well as bestseller lists & award-winners!
Sign Up for Good Reads
Click here for information on our free e-newsletter service, Good Reads. Sign up for alerts in specialty categories such as Books on the Air, Book Club Choices and more!
Book Discussion Groups
Great Books Discussion Group
The Great Books Discussion Group will begin its thirty-fourth year on September 3, 2008. The group meets at the Worcester Public Library the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Its purpose is to understand and appreciate great writing through the sharing of ideas.
BookClubsResource
Book-Clubs-Resource.com is a complete guide to book clubs and reading groups with an outstanding collection of links and information for readers, including information about saving with discount book clubs.
BookMuse
The goal at BookMuse is to enhance the joy and satisfaction that comes from reading, musing on, and discussing good books. To accomplish this, they offer book group members and avid readers of all ages materials, support, and guidance for the reading and discussion of books, all in a one-stop, comprehensive web site.
Reading Group Choices
Reading Group Choices selects discussible books and suggests discussion topics for reading groups.
Reading Group Guides
An online community for reading groups,this website features browsable reading guides from all genres, a monthly newsletter, a daily blog and interviews with librarians and booksellers.
Recommendations for Discussion Groups
If you're looking for titles for your book discussion group, check this list prepared by Worcester Public Library specialists!
Reading Resources
NoveList Plus
Listing over 150,000 fiction titles, over 4,000 custom created articles and lists and 50,000 readable nonfiction titles, NoveList Plus also contains Feature Articles, BookTalks, and Book Discussion Guides.
NY Times Book Review
Contains premier bestseller lists, reviews and essays from award-winning columnists and news from the publishing world. Search archives for reviews from 1981 to present.
Literary Reference Center
Containing detailed information on the most studied authors, LRC is a comprehensive database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else.
Nancy Pearl
Author of Book Lust and Readers Advisory expert, Nancy Pearl's Book Lust Wiki offers several sources for book reviews, including her own. Join the community and share your own reviews and recommendations as well as author interviews and photos.
Overbooked
A great source for title suggestions covering several genres, author information and more. As of February 2009 the site is being restructured and improved, so be patient!
The Romance Reader
This site professes to be "the only Internet site offering over 7,000 candid reviews of current romantic fiction. " Romance Reader is perfect for the serious romance novel enthusiast, offering features, columns, romance author interviews, reader commentary and reader feedback.
Stop, You're Killing Me!
A a resource for lovers of mystery, crime, thriller, spy, and suspense books. Lists over 2,700 authors, with chronological lists of over 30,000 books, both series and non-series.
Fantastic Fiction
A great site for finding out the newest titles in several genres, Fantastic Fiction also lists the top 100 books and 250 most popular authors. Best feature is a series search by single or multiple authors. Searchable by year for award winners and author information.
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