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• Community
• Reserve

Library2Library Digital Resource Sharing ALA
Washington, DC June 2007
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What Is OverDrive Community Reserve?

• Community Reserve is a digital resource sharing
  service
• Upload
• Share
• Select
• Growing collection of free content
• Many digital formats

Clevelands Community Reserve
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Benefits Your Library Patrons

• Benefits to Patrons
• Convenient online access
• Community builder
• Unique content
• Access other communities
• Benefits to Libraries
• FREE Low acquisition cost
• Increases collection size and value
• No loss, damage
• More than 5,000 libraries in network
• Existing hosting solution free bandwidth, storage

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What Goes In Community Reserve?

• Educational
• Teen Suicide
• Historical
• Federal Art in Cleveland
• Entertainment
• Bostons local band scene
• Information
• Somali immigrants orientation video

Rochesters Video for Somali Immigrants
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Contribute to Community Reserve Its Easy!

• Get permission for digital materials
• Prepare media
• Upload materials
• Set Share options for other libraries to access

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Add To Your Collection

• Browse OverDrive inventory for Community Reserve
  Holdings
• Select materials to add
• Patrons can download within minutes

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Get Involved Join Community Reserve!

• If you are an OverDrive partner
• talk to your project manager for more details on
  how to get involved with Community Reserve
• If you would like to become an OverDrive partner,
  please visit booth 609.

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