OverDrive Updates
Amanda facing only
8/25/23
Hold notification option
I'm excited to share a recent Sora update with you as we prepare for the new school year!
We've added a hold notification option on Android and iOS devices to alert students when holds are available to borrow. This will be great for any district that use iPads.
Push notifications for holds can alert students of available holds even if they don't open the app and are harder to miss than in-app notifications. In-app notifications will continue to work as normal; this is a level of optional communication on top of that feature. See below for more details:
Students will be prompted to allow hold notifications the first time they place a hold after this update (which occurred on the 24th). They can toggle this at any time in the new notifications setting in the menu.
When students turn on the hold notification setting in Sora, they'll be asked to grant permission on the operating system level as well.
Hold notifications will state that a hold is ready, as well as show a cover image of the title.
Once the user selects the notification, they'll be taken to a new landing page where they can borrow the book or choose to get it later with hold redelivery.
Note: Holds notifications are a per-device setting. This means that students must enable notifications on each device on which they wish to receive notifications.
If notifications are enabled in the app but not on the device, we will prompt the user to update their device settings via a Fix message that will appear in the main menu. It is up to the district whether push notifications are allowed on school devices. In-app hold notifications will continue to exist for all users regardless of whether they enable the push notifications.
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4/6/23
Advantage filtering
What: Advantage filtering lets certain Marketplace Advantage users determine which shared and/or advantage collection titles (including those shared through Advantage Plus), their end-users can see and borrow in Sora.
Why: Many school partners are navigating book challenges and bans, something especially challenging for large shared collections. Advantage filtering supports schools’ needs by providing an additional tool for granular title control.
Next steps: This new development is in its early stages. We wanted to give you a first glimpse at it and are prepared to talk about it more at length soon.
- Please review this Help article on how Advantage filtering works: https://help.marketplace.overdrive.com/7356.htm.
- Join us on Thursday, April 13th at 1:30 pm for a New York account team demo, FAQ, and Q&A.
- If you are unable to attend, we will send the recording.
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