OverDrive Holds Inaugural Digipalooza in Cleveland

-- Library Journal, 9/5/2006

Digipalooza, downloadable audio and ebook distributor OverDrive’s first annual user group meeting, was an upbeat presentation of librarian success stories and publisher presentations of their fall lists. Held in Cleveland, July 26–28, the meeting drew roughly 250 librarians, audiobook publishers, and hardware manufacturers from more than 30 states, Canada, and Mexico. In addition to showcasing innovative uses and marketing of digital media by librarians, the meeting highlighted upcoming features from OverDrive. New additions include a wiki for users, improved collection development tools with preordering capabilities and RSS feeds, and multilingual capabilities. There were also demos of OverDrive’s new Digital Library Reserve, which enables librarians to load local content into their library’s digital offerings.