New OverDrive feature

Wisconsin’s Digital Library has a new feature—its users can now recommend titles for inclusion in the collection.  This appears as a choice when you do a search, if you are logged in.  There will be a bar where you may click to search for Library Collection (all titles currently owned), Available Now (currently available for checkout), or use the new feature Additional Titles. 

You may access it from Advanced Search by clicking the button at the bottom of the search page.

The Additional Titles search refers to titles which are available to be purchased by the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium for inclusion in the Wisconsin’s Digital Library collection.  Choosing this search provides a list of all titles available for purchase, even those already purchased by Wisconsin’s Digital Library.  You can do a search for the title, author or subject.  When the list comes up you can tell which items are already owned by the listing of formats available to download and the choice Add to my cart or Place a hold.

For a title not currently owned click the light blue Recommend button to send this suggestion to the selectors.

A window will pop up giving two choices.  You can choose to be notified if the book is purchased and/or you may choose to be placed on the waiting list.  You will be prompted to type in your email address for a notice to be sent.

Recommendations for purchase will be reviewed by selectors.  A window will pop up showing you have recommended a title. 

When a book you recommended is purchased you will be notified according to your choices.  You may view titles you have recommended by going into My Account and clicking My Recommendations.

While not every title or author is available to be recommended, you will find new titles you are eager to read by using this new feature.