OverDrive’s Training Month: September 12 – October 7, 2011

Mark your calendars for OverDrive’s Training Month 2011… the perfect opportunity to learn what’s new for your OverDrive service, plus get a refresher on the basics.

This program is free to staff members of OverDrive partners. No travel is required; all you need is a computer (with headphones or speakers) to attend.

Our core courses will be available as anytime recordings, plus two new ‘hot topic’ courses will be presented live starting Sept. 12.

Recorded courses: Available anytime (and anywhere!) to help you prepare for Training Month. Listen at your convenience … plus pause, stop and fast forward to suit your learning style. All of our core courses will be available via our Training Center to help you catch up on the basics.

•Advantage

•Browse, Check Out, Download

•Collection Checklist

•Community Outreach

•Download Station

•Mobile Update

•Patron Assistance

•Reports

Live courses will be offered Sept. 12 – Oct. 7, 2011 hosted by our Training team. These courses will focus on current directions for OverDrive…
 •Meeting the challenges of the eBook explosion

•Simple steps to connect your customers with digital books

Prizes (really great prizes!) will be awarded to winners of our Download Discovery contest, a trivia contest comprised of questions from each session. Each time you attend a course (live or recorded) you’ll have another chance to enter.

Registration opens July 18. Whether you’re a repeat participant, or this will be your first year … you’re sure to learn something new at OverDrive’s Training Month 2011.

By the way, if you’ve had a good experience in the past, please post a comment to let others know. Bonus: We’ll give you a ‘free’ entry to the 2011 Download Discovery contest if you comment before July 18.
More information on Training Month 2011 will be coming soon. Stay tuned!
(Cassie Renner, OverDrive Training Coordinator- June 27, 2011)