So apparently land is in sight, and we have one week left in our Learning 2.0 project! It really hasn't felt like we've been going that long. We've explored so many things, some of which I liked and some I didn't. But overall, I've been pretty impressed at the positive reactions the staff has had towards the project, and how well most everyone is taking to all this new information!
Our last task this week was to explore Overdrive!, an audiobook site KCLS has subscribed to for a while now. And I have to say, I really like Overdrive! I think the layout is great, I think the selection is pretty impressive, and I think the idea is a wonderful extension of an already very popular way of enjoying literature!
I don't listen to audiobooks, if I'm honest. I love to read, and I don't do enough traveling (either in the car, on an airplane, or any of the other modes of transportation upon which you may eat green eggs and ham) to necessitate listening to books instead of reading them. However, I certainly see the benefit of them! My dad DOES do a lot of traveling, and audiobooks are great for him. With Overdrive, he can download books onto his MP3 player and take them across the country on a piece of hardware smaller than a cassette tape. How great is that?!
I wasn't able to find all of my favorite authors through Overdrive, but more and more publishers are making their books available through eBook downloads. The longer we support Overdrive, the better this system is going to become.
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