A new Web 2.0 program that allows public libraries to publish and share digital video, audio books, eBooks, and music with other libraries was recently unveiled. The First of its kind, OverDrive Community Reserve is a shared collection of locally produced digital content available to thousands of libraries worldwide that are part of the OverDrive network.
Libraries with permissions to digital book, audio, or video content can upload titles for download lending to their local patrons, and also now can share the materials with library users worldwide. For example, the Rochester (Minn.) Public Library received a grant to produce a video to orient and educate Somali immigrants to the features and services of a public library. Now the video has been added to Community Reserve and is available for download as part of their local OverDrive catalog, and also is available for free for lending by more than five thousand libraries around the world.
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