#22 Audiobooks and other downloadables (or, The End is in Sight)

With your new USB flash drive right around the corner, it’s time to take a look around our new downloadable service, Suffolk Wave.

The Suffolk Wave downloadable service provided through the Suffolk Cooperative Library System's group subscription. It is powered by "Overdrive", a well-known provider of electronic media downloads.

You don't need to establish an account to use Suffolk Wave, you simply sign in with your library card barcode. It does, however, require the installation of a small software application called the "Overdrive Media Console".
(When you're ready, ask someone from Electronic Services for help in downloading and installing the media console.)

For this discovery exercise, you merely need to familiarize yourself a bit with Suffolk Wave's downloadable emedia site and get an idea of the types of titles you can find here. Take a look around and locate a few titles of interest. That USB flash drive is right around the corner and so is the chance to win the Video MP3 player in our special prize drawing. If you win that, you’ll definitely have a reason to try out this new library service.

Discovery Resources:

Digital Media Guided Tour - This tutorial covers the procedures used to download from the Suffolk Wave electronic media collection using the Overdrive Media Console. (Please be patient, it may take a few minutes to upload this for viewing)

Discovery Exercise:

1. Visit Suffolk Wave and take a look at the types of materials and the titles in the collection.


2. While you're there, try downloading a title (or at least one part of a title) in any format you choose.


3. Create a blog post about your findings.

Note: You don’t have to have a portable player to listen to audiobooks, you can also listen to it from a computer. Have fun!