1. David Saia, School Librarian/Heim Middle, District Catalog Liaison Karen Greco, Instructional Specialist

2. Librarians are increasing student access to electronic materials through OverDrive and the roll-out of a NOOK lending program in each school.

3. OverDrive is a company that provides access to electronic books and other digital materials, in coordination with existing WCS library services.

4.  Technology shift towards e-readers, including, smart phones and tablets, warrants inclusion of digital materials in library offerings. Currently, two-tenths of one percent of our collection is digital.  Students are adroit at using this technology and actively seek it out.  Relieves the District of the responsibility of coordinating Digital Rights Management (DRM) of electronic content.

5.  OverDrive accommodates over 30 different e-readers and smart phones, including the NOOK, Kindle, Sony e-reader, i-Pad, i-Phone, Droid phones and computers.  In addition to e-books, OverDrive offers digital audiobooks in MP3 and WMA formats.  Provides 24/7 access to electronic content.

6.  OverDrive gives teachers the ability to upload student/staff created electronic content into the catalog for others to access.  50% of the cost of the service is credited to us to purchase e-books each year.  OverDrive is offered by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library for patrons, with limited materials appropriate for K-12 students.

7.  District librarians have developed a collection of electronic materials for all schools. This catalog is separate from our Destiny catalog, but OverDrive will link to Destiny for increased access to materials.  Each level (EM, MS,HS) was allotted one third of the collection development funds ($5k!) to purchase e-books for their level.  District librarians selected titles to include in our OverDrive catalog based on our selection policy and practice.

8.  Families and staff download free Adobe epub software and identify their e-reader devices. This is necessary for Digital Rights Management (DRM) of copyrighted materials.  I-Phone, I-Pad, Android or Blackberry users download the OverDrive Media Console App

9.  Students and staff  log onto the WCS OverDrive catalog,  check out materials and  download materials onto e-reader (exact download method varies depending on type of e- reader).  Younger students are not able to check out materials reserved for older students.  http://williamsville.lib.overdrive.com http://williamsville.lib.overdrive.com

10. Access OverDrive and log on!  Staff  WITS user i.d.  Password is 4 digit employee #  Students  WITS user i.d.  Password is 9 digit student i.d. #  Located on Profile tab of WITS

11.  Target date: January 4 th, 2012  OverDrive provides extensive marketing and instructional materials. We are in the process of selecting materials for use.  OverDrive provides a visiting “Digital Bookmobile” which we are considering.  Instruction methods planned by librarians include: class instruction, professional development workshops, outreach to students during lunches and study halls, faculty/staff presentations and PTSA events.  Advertising in PTSA newsletters and WCS website.

12.  Premise of OverDrive is “BYOD”—bring your own device.  Each district library has acquired several “simple touch” black and white NOOKs.  NOOK lending program is off and running (varied by building)!  Two per building (a third one is coming!) are available for students to borrow from the library, with parental permission,  Available for classroom  WCS librarians select titles to be downloaded onto each Nook through B&N’s purchase order process.

13. “ Libraries are not made, they grow ”