Posted on: June 27, 2012 - 6:03pm

You might be wondering, like me, how many checkouts does the Wisconsin Digital Library have?

As of today, 6/25/2012, the WPLC had:Checkouts:

  • 1,769,860 since 2005
  • There were 36,607 current checkouts when the report was pulled
  • This is 1.7% of OverDrive’s total of 100,000,000 since they started in 2003
  • We’re consistently getting 89,000 checkouts per month, maybe 90,000 this month
  • We should see 2,000,000 checkouts about the first part of September

breaking it down:

Posted on: May 9, 2012 - 5:03pm

We’re always impressed by the creative ways in which OverDrive library and school partners promote their digital collections, and our annual Outreach Program Contest gives us a chance to recognize and reward some of your best efforts. Between now and June 30, we invite all OverDrive library partners to enter the contest by sharing community-outreach success stories. We have great prizes to give away, including an Apple iPad® for the winner of the brand-new Test Drive category.

Posted on: May 7, 2012 - 5:03pm

WPLC provided a 90 minute webinar about Wisconsin’s digital media buying pool on Thursday, May 3, 2012.  View the archived recording here.

Panelists briefly discussed why and how the buying pool was created, why they believe it makes sense for Wisconsin’s public libraries, what they’ve learned in the few months since it started, and how materials are selected for the collection.

Documents shared during the webinar:

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