As I was going through & adding photos to this blog, I realized I didn’t say anything about the Overdrive “Digital Bookmobile.” This is a fully self-contained 69 feet long (or 74 feet depending on the p.r. handout your read) 18-wheeler outreach vehicle . It’s loaded with HD flat screen tvs; Pcs and premium sound systems & divided into areas that highlight the different downloadable formats offered by Overdrive. According to their flyer, the digimobile “…promote[s] a host library’s digital media collection and ‘Virtual Branch’ download website. This is a great hands-on learning experience. they have their own generator & wifi set-up, and there is no cost to the library. This would be a great thing to have at some of our Listen NJ libraries.
However, there are a couple of problems. First of all, Overdrive prefers that the library have more than one of it’s downloadable formats available (something I’d like to see too). Then there is the size of the truck & where it could best be accommodated.
Anyway, it’s something to think about. I’d like to hear what others think. Here are a few photos I took while touring the Digital Bookmobile:
