Wednesday, August 13, 2014


New Features in Wisconsin's Digital Library (Overdrive)


Suspend a Hold
This feature allows users to temporarily suspend a hold.  The user's position will continue to advance in the queue while the hold is suspended, but the hold will not be filled.  After the suspension ends, the title will continue to advance until the hold becomes available.  If a user advances to the first position on the list while the hold is suspended, the system will skip ahead to fill the next hold.

Hold Auto-Checkout
Users can now set their preference to "auto-checkout" a hold when the title becomes available.  Users who select this option will receive a notification when their hold is available confirming that it has been checked out and can be found on their Account bookshelf.

If a user is unable to borrow the title at the time it becomes available (because they have already reached their maximum checkout limit, for example), they will be sent the hold notification email and will have the full hold pickup period to make their checkout.