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Downloadable E-Content

Introduction

Downloadable content can include a variety of digital media formats. These include downloadable audio books, video and music. The content is available for play on personal computer workstations, portable mp3 enabled devices, or other portable productivity or entertainment media devices. The current statewide project offers patrons from participating libraries both downloadable audio and e-book titles.
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Toole County Library
Shelby, MT


Interested? Contact:
Sarah McHugh

MontanaLibrary2Go Link to External Site

This project utilizes the OverDrive Link to External Site product to offer Montana library patrons a collection of downloadable e-content. MontanaLibrary2Go offers over 5000 downloadable audio titles and a growing collection of downloadable e-books to patrons of participating libraries. Titles are available for download on MP3 players, iPads, Nooks and Sony Readers. Participating libraries offer a variety of download options to their patrons. Some libraries provide in-library downloading options. Some offer patrons players for checkout. All enable the patron to download titles from anywhere, onto their own players Link to External Site.

New content is purchased through funding contributed by participating libraries based on a local cost formula, in addition to LSTA provided by the State Library. Ongoing costs (doc) are based on a shared formula that count total active patron records in each participating library’s local catalog. Startup costs (doc) for new libraries include a pro-rated amount from the local cost formula based on the phase the library joins the consortium, an OverDrive one time new library participation fee and the cost of an OverDrive Download Station Link to External Site if in-library downloading is required. Ongoing costs (doc) include the library’s local cost formula share and subsequent years’ OverDrive Download Station maintenance cost, if purchased.

New content is added monthly, based on selections made on a rotating basis by members of the MontanaLibrary2Go Selection Team.

The MontanaLibrary2Go Selection Team is:
  • Kim Crowley - Flathead County Library
  • Kathy Mitchell - Missoula Public Library
  • Dee Ann Redman - Billings Parmly Library
  • Susie McIntyre - Great Falls Public Library
  • Karla Ritten - Lewis and Clark Public Library
  • John York - Glacier High School
  • Ann Rutherford - Miles Community College Library
  • Andrea Hayes - Roosevelt County Library
  • Katie Biehl - Bozeman Public Library
  • KellyAnne Terry - Lewistown Public Library

Next Phase:
  • Confirmation deadline: March 16, 2012
  • Implementation starts: April 2, 2012
  • Go live: May 31, 2012