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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hello, ODLC members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ODLC Executive Committee members met with representatives from the largest ODLC member libraries and OverDrive reps yesterday about the ongoing increased
use across the consortium, how that affects holds wait times, and strategies we could implement to increase library and patron satisfaction.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We know many of you utilize your Advantage/Advantage Plus accounts to mitigate issues, and we’d like to gather some information from you to determine
if there are commonalities or strategies that we could implement across the consortium. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m-8545240816791825046msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1. What guidelines does your library use when determining whether to purchase Advantage/Advantage Plus titles (e.g., holds ratio, adding breadth to your collection)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m-8545240816791825046msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2. For those of you who purchase with an Advantage account, please share what ODLC could do to convince your library to purchase with an Advantage Plus account.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m-8545240816791825046msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">3. Does your library have a policy or procedure to delete holds on your print titles after a certain period of time? For example, a library deletes holds after
one year. If so, please share details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please respond by end of day Friday, August 2.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Kris Wiley (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ODLC Chair, 2024-25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Roseburg Public Library Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd, Ste 100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Roseburg, OR 97470<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">541-492-7051<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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