Joining
- How do I join?
- To simplify ordering for our members, we’ve put pricing and an order form behind MyMOREnet. Nonmembers can order by contacting Lena Rose, OverDrive account manager, directly at lrose@overdrive.com.
- Do you have to be a MOREnet member to participate in the Missouri Shared Collection with OverDrive?
- No.
- Can an individual school participate?
- Individual or multiple schools can choose to participate, or the entire school district can participate.
- After I submit the application to participate in the Missouri Shared Digital Collection, will I still need to sign an agreement with OverDrive?
- All participants in the Missouri Shared Digital Collection will be required to complete the application and provide any other documentation required by OverDrive.
Content and Accounts
- Can I participate in the Missouri Shared Digital Collection and purchase my own content that is separate from the overall shared collection?
- Yes.
- How is content selected?
- The collection, like most of OverDrive’s shared collections across the country, is selected and curated by the OverDrive Content Specialist Librarians. You can meet them virtually at https://resources.overdrive.com/k-12-schools/collection-development-librarians/.
- MOREnet offers an opportunity for K-12 schools to participate and access the OverDrive School Digital Library service, called the Missouri Shared Digital Collection. OverDrive collection specialists, along with guidance OverDrive receives from participating school representatives, are responsible for content curation and access control for the Shared Digital Collection; MOREnet does not review or select the content, nor do we make any choices about how collection content is used or made available to students, as this is the responsibility of the participating member school.
- What type of accounts would I have? Can we keep our own Advantage Account?
- The Advantage Account is the account that a school uses to buy content for their own use. A Consortium account is provided for participation in this service.
- How does OverDrive transition us from our current membership to the new Missouri Shared Digital Collection? Will our current usernames and passwords still work?
- OverDrive will authenticate at the school/district level. Existing partners most likely will be able to use their existing methods of authentication. This also is a good time to explore newer and more dynamic authentication methods and make changes, if necessary.
- What are loan periods?
- Two weeks. You can borrow up to three titles at a time and put holds on up to three titles at a time.
Functionality
- What reading app should our students use?
- The preferred reading app is Sora.
- Who provides technical support and training?
- Technical support and training are provided by OverDrive.
For pricing, see MyMOREnet
