OverDrive
A collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks (sound recordings of books in digital file format). Files are downloaded to a computer and may then be transferred to many mobile electronic devices, or in some cases to CDs, for offline use. (Link to Resource)
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Vendor:
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OverDrive, Inc. |
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Subjects Covered:
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Fiction, Nonfiction, Business, Finance, Health, Medicine, Literature, Science, Engineering, Technology, Computers, Humanities, Social sciences |
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Material Types:
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E-Audiobooks, E-Books |
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Source Titles List:
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Not applicable |
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Number of Titles:
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Indexed: 1266, Full-Text: 1266 (598 E-Audiobooks and 668 E-Books as of 13 December 2011) |
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Date Range:
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Indexed: Varies by book title, Full-Text: Varies by book title |
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Frequency of Updates:
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Irregular |
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Significant Canadian Content?
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No |
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Search Aids
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OverDrive's MyHelp! Beta site: http://seneca.lib.overdrive.com/selectHelpFormat.htm Digital Books Tour: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour Quick Start Guide: http://seneca.lib.overdrive.com/en/Help-QuickStartGuide.htm Seneca's Most Frequently Asked OverDrive Questions (http://library.senecacollege.ca/Technical_Help/overdrive.html) and OverDrive's FAQs: (http://seneca.lib.overdrive.com/en/Help-FAQ-General.htm) Compatible Devices: http://www.overdrive.com/resources/drc |
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Contains Image Collection?
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No |
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Exporting Options
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Temporarily transfer files to a mobile electronic device or, in some cases, to a CD. |
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Link to Provider Licensing Terms
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Click Here |
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Copying and Printing?
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Varies by title |
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Interlibrary Loans?
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No |
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Course Reserves?
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No |
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Downloading?
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Yes |
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Alerts?
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No |
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RSS Alerts?
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No |
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Persistent Links?
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Book title |
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Non-Commercial Course Packs?
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n/a |
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Access Options
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Access to the Seneca OverDrive site is open to anyone from anywhere via the World Wide Web. However, in order to add titles to a cart and check them out, users are required to enter a valid Seneca College e-mail username and password. |
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Notes
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E-Book reading requires Adobe Digital Editions software be available on your computer and you must create a personal Adobe account. Adobe Digital Editions is available on campus computers and is a free download for your personal computer. E-Audiobook listening requires the OverDrive Media Console software be available on your computer. It is not available on campus computers, but is a free download for your personal computer. All titles are one-copy/one-user-at-a-time titles in a check-out system. Users may place a request for titles that are currently checked out by other users. |