Read the license agreements of Overdrive and Wheelers.
Questions to consider-
• Can I use this in a school? (Is a school a non-commercial enterprise?) yes
• Can I copy this content and distribute to multiple devices? How many copies?
• Can I convert this content into a different format? some
• Can I share it with another school, eg interlibrary loan?
• Will I own this content if I stop subscribing? What if the publisher removes it from sale?
• Can I preview this content, or receive a refund if it is not what I was led to believe?
Summarise your findings.
I looked at both overdrive and wheelers as I have heard other libraries using or considering them .
I couldn't locate licensing information. I was only able to find more general information available. I watched the videos ( some for overdrive were not available) and was marketed to very nicely.Overdrive has a nice visual appeal and marketability . I can't answer the questions below with the amount of information available from both websites however. Is this deliberate?
The basic information from the videos and PDF states the following:
Overdrive -video
- uses 1000's of libraries to contribute 350 000 titles which can be customised or preselected in the form of starter packs.
- includes digital and audio, music and video content
- the system is set up for you then custom built .
- can download to computer or devices
- can convert some to other formats
- lesson plans, study guides etc are available
- free technical support available
- secure website
- intuitive navigation
- compatible with Pc or Mac
- titles only available through subscriptions
- same info as above
- you own the book and the title once purchased
- able to set loan parameters
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