Comments on: Potential, Tested http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/02/26/potential-tested/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Mon, 20 May 2013 23:17:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/02/26/potential-tested/#comment-867 Brian Herzog Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:40:31 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=580#comment-867 @Joseph: When we had our download station (we don’t anymore) we asked patrons to bring in their own cables. We had one cable that worked with the library’s mp3 player, which we’d let patrons use if it worked. But we thought there were way too many types of cables to try to have one of every one patrons might need on hand.

]]> By: Joseph Stude http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/02/26/potential-tested/#comment-866 Joseph Stude Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:33:12 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=580#comment-866 Brian, we’ve just implemented an OD download station at our library and I’m curious – do you have yours setup so that patrons have to provide their own USB cable(s) rather than providing them yourself? We originally wanted to provide them but the more we researched the more it became a can of worms (cables) and now we’re reconsidering that approach.

]]> By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/02/26/potential-tested/#comment-865 Brian Herzog Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:20:12 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=580#comment-865 You’re right about the Console download being difficult to find – the first time I tried it, someone had to show me I was doing it wrong. I don’t see why it can’t just be an easy direct link from within the library’s Overdrive catalog.

]]> By: Lindsay Shaw http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/02/26/potential-tested/#comment-864 Lindsay Shaw Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:18:28 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=580#comment-864 Overdrive venting:

1 – It is NOT user friendly. Pretend you are not computer savvy and try to figure out how to download the console.

2 – Our overdrive site separates young adult titles from kid’s titles. This is actually a great feature, except for the fact that whoever is separating them is a complete moron. “Looking for Alaska” is in Kids, while “The Secret Garden” is in Young Adult – Arrrrgh*
3 – Our collection sucks.

*yes, I did ask if it could be changed. answer from overdrive = NO

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