OverDrive

Through OverDrive, your library's patrons can have the ability to search through a large library of ebooks, emagazines, and audiobooks. This search functionality can be enabled as an Inbound Search or through a Bento Search, and will allow patrons to view search results, preview content, place holds, checkout items and return items from your Stacks site. 

Searching OverDrive

From the primary search bar of your Stacks site, patron's can select the search type to access OverDrive content, which as mentioned could be an inbound search of OverDrive, or results returned via a Bento search.

The Stacks search options patron's can see can be configured in a number of different ways, these could include selecting the OverDrive or Bento Search option from tabs above the search bar, from a drop-down beside the search bar, or from radio buttons.

Patrons can then enter their search term, OverDrive will accept the following query types:

• Keyword
• Title
• Author
• ISBN

Clicking on any one of the returned results from an OverDrive will open the item's detail view.

If searching via a Bento search, results will be displayed along with results from other search types. These are typically organized into boxes labelled with the name of the search type, in this scenario the patron should expect to see a box labeled "OverDrive" displaying the proper results. Clicking on the title of one of the items in the box will open the detail view for that item. 

Previewing Content

Previews for items can be accessed from the item's detail view as described above, from here you will find links toward the bottom of the page. Clicking these links will open up a preview of the eBook, audio book or magazine in a new window of your browser.

The links will be any of the following preview links:

Borrowing eResources

Patrons can borrow items; however, unlike with searching and previewing, they must be logged in to perform this action.

Once logged in, navigate to the detail view of the item as described in the search section above. 

If an item is available to be borrowed, you will see a Checkout button, along with the availability information for the item.

Items may be unavailable if:

• All available copies are currently borrowed; in which case the patron can place a hold on the item
• The library does not have copies available to be borrowed

Placing items on hold

For items that are not available to be checked out, patron's will see a section towards the bottom of the detail view that allows them to enter their email address.

To place a hold on an item:

1. In the "We'll notify you at the email address below..." field, enter your email address
2. Click the Place Hold button; OR
   1. If you do not wish to place the item on hold, click No, go back

Checking out items

To checkout an available item

1. Click the Checkout button
2. Click Checkout Now; OR
   1. Click No, go back to cancel checking out the item
3. Once checked out, the patron will see the option to download the resource, click Download

Returning items

To return checked out items:

1. Navigate to the item via search or from the My Account area of Stacks
2. On the item record, click Return

Logged in patrons can access their "My Account" area by click the My Account link in the top menu of the Stacks site. Depending on your site's configuration some patrons may automatically be taken to their My Account page upon logging into the site. 

From here, patrons can view their hold and checked out items via the appropriate section of the page.