Tips for checking out e-books at Indianapolis libraries
An Indianapolis Public Library leader provides pointers on how to use e-books like a pro. The Indianapolis Public Library has shared its top tips for checking out e-books at libraries. The most popular titles have a "skip the line" copy reserved as a first-come, first-serve copy and can be checked out for one week at a time. Use the "deliver later" feature to delay the delivery of a book you've been waiting for, rather than burn through one of the library's limited e-book checkouts. Use similar genres or other books by the same author to filter for "available now" titles in Libby and Overdrive. Return your e-Books and audiobooks as soon as you're done, moving the line forward for the next person.
公開済み : 11ヶ月前 沿って Arika Herron の Tech
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On Monday, we told you about e-book publishers' restrictions stretching library budgets and creating long hold lists for popular titles. Why it matters: Long waits can be frustrating.
• Deb Lambert, chief collection management officer for the Indianapolis Public Library, shared a few tips with us on how to make the most of the library's resources while you wait for that bestseller.
• "There are so many titles in our collection that you can find something else to fill the time until the book you're waiting for comes in," Lambert said.
• Look for similar genres or other books by the same author.
• You can filter for "available now" titles in Libby and Overdrive.
Return your e-books and audiobooks as soon as you're done
• It's easy to finish a book and forget to actually "return" it through the app or e-reader you're using. But if you finish early, returning the book as soon as you're done moves the line along for the next person.
• It's the 21st-century version of "be kind, rewind."
• The most popular titles have a copy reserved as a "skip the line" copy, which is only available on a first-come, first-serve basis (so it doesn't get added into the hold pool) and can be checked out for just one week at a time.
• This is perfect for quick readers — just keep an eye out for them to pop up in your holds section.
Make use of the "deliver later" feature
• If a book you've been waiting for becomes available but you don't have time for it right now, you can choose to delay its delivery, rather than burning through one of the library's limited e-book checkouts.