Recorded Books MARC records available

Finally! We have MARC records available for the Recorded Books One Click collection. On the vtaudiobooks blog, you can find the file in the Box.net widget in the left sidebar, in the folder "Recorded Books." You can also link directly to the file at http://www.box.net/shared/oulo9btm1z.

This is a large file, and contains a record for the more than 2,700 titles in the One Click collection as of March 2010.

Troubleshooting: Logging In

An oldie-but-goodie question:

We have encountered one situation... For families w/ more than one account, or even for library use, the website remembers your patron code, and it seems you can only log into a computer using one number.

We've seen this before, but thought we would share our suggestions -- they are good for everyone to keep in mind:

• be sure to log out and close the browser fully when done;
• go into the options for your browser and make sure you haven't told the browser to save this data (all it takes is someone saying yes once -- if this is the case, next time you log in, choose "never for this site" or similar, so it won't happen again);
• clear out your cache and temporary Internet files;
• completely shut down the computer and start it again.
  

If this is happening to you, somewhere your browser or the patron's browser is saving the old log in info.

Do you have a question? Look through our troubleshooting blog posts, and, if that doesn't help, be sure to use the vtaudiobooks@gmail.com email address.

New Parenting Titles, thanks to the Ilsley Public Library

Thank you to the Ilsley Public Library, for including $500 for downloadable audio titles in a recent Winnie Belle Learned grant for their Parenting collection. With this gift, we were able to add the following titles, including the new We've got issues by Judith Warner, which has gotten quite a bit of press:

A Chicken's Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids About Sex	Kevin Leman, Kathy Flores Bell	mp3 format
Ages & Stages	Charles Schaeffer, Theresa Foy Digeronimo	mp3 format
Babyproofing Your Marriage	Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O'Neill, Julia Stone, et al.
Backtalk	Audrey Ricker, Carolyn Crowder, Jan Maxwell
Boys Adrift	Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D., Malcolm Hillgartner	mp3 format
Boys and Girls Learn Differently	Michael Gurian, Chris Ryan	mp3 format
Home Game	Michael Lewis, Dan John Miller
How To Be The Parent You Always Wanted To Be	Adele Faber, Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish, et al.
How to Talk So Kids Can Learn	Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish, Lisa Nyberg, et al.
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk	Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish, Adele Faber, et al.
I Only Say This Because I Love You	Deborah Tannen, Deborah Tannen
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus	John Gray Ph.D., John Gray Ph.D.
Quirky Kids	Perri Klass, Perri Klass, (c) 2005 Chautauqua Institution
The Educated Child	William J. Bennett, William J. Bennett
We've Got Issues	Judith Warner, Kirsten Potter, ©2010 Judith Warner
You're Wearing That?	Deborah Tannen, Cassandra Campbell

We would love if you would consider adding some funds for downloadable titles to your next grant for materials -- we all get to benefit!

Reminder: OverDrive trainings coming up

Don't miss out on the opportunity to take one -- or more! -- of these Listen Up! Vermont trainings:

Staff from all of our Listen Up! Vermont member libraries should consider attending a training.

Tuesday, March 9 at 3pm
Community Outreach
Learn creative techniques for introducing new patrons to your OverDrive download library. We'll showcase promotional ideas from high circulating libraries, plus you'll have a chance to share your own examples.

Wednesday, March 10 at 10am
Patron Assistance
We'll help take your understanding of OverDrive download media to the next level so you can share your knowledge through support and training. We'll review frequently asked questions, support tips, and online help resources.

Friday, March 12 at 10am
Reports
We'll showcase reports which will best track circulation, new patrons, site traffic, and popular titles. Your team can then use these online reports to gauge how your Virtual Branch is doing, and track a path to future success.

All of these classes should last approximately one hour and will be done using the ReadyTalk service -- which means you can do the trainings from anywhere you have access to the Internet and can be on the phone at the same time. You will need an access code for each class; be sure to contact Stephanie at schase[at]stowelibrary.org to obtain the code.

We highly recommend all libraries have at least one staff member attend the Patron Assistance class, and that whomever is responsible for statistics gathering attend the Reports class. The Community Outreach class is full of good ideas, and will be useful for staff at large libraries as well as our newest member libraries.

Recorded Books Additions for March

Added to the Recorded Books One Click Collection in March:

1	Main Corpse, The (Catering Mystery Bk #6)	Davidson, Diane Mott
2	Accidental Wife, The	Coleman, Rowan
3	French Revolutions	Moore, Tim
4	Art of Cheating, The	Jones, Jessica Dorfman
5	Cold in Hand	Harvey, John
6	Green Recovery	Winston, Andrew
7	Purple Cow	Godin, Seth
8	Murder in the Palais-Royal	Black, Cara
9	Infinity’s Shore	Brin, David
10	Persian Pickle Club	Dallas, Sandra	iPod Compatible
11	One Amazing Thing	Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee	iPod Compatible
12	Bone Fire	Spragg, Mark	iPod Compatible
13	Lighting Their Fires	Esquith, Rafe	iPod Compatible
14	Match, The	Frost, Mark	iPod Compatible
15	To Lie With Lions	Dunnett, Dorothy	iPod Compatible
16	If Memory Serves	Griggs, Vanessa Davis	iPod Compatible
17	Notorious	Swinson, Kiki	iPod Compatible
18	Playing Dirty	Swinson, Kiki	iPod Compatible
19	New Kind of Bliss, A	Griffin, Bettye	iPod Compatible
20	Missing, The (Seasons of Grace Bk #2)	Lewis, Beverly	iPod Compatible
21	That Certain Spark	Hake, Cathy Marie	iPod Compatible
22	Dream to Call My Own, A	Peterson, Tracie	iPod Compatible
23	Stray Affections	Baumbich, Charlene	iPod Compatible
24	Bubba Talks	Jenkins, Dan	iPod Compatible
25	Wormwood (China Bayles Bk #17)	Albert, Susan Wittig	iPod Compatible
26	Bridegroom, The	Miller, Linda Lael	iPod Compatible
27	Paradise Valley (Virgin River Bk #7)	Carr, Robyn	iPod Compatible
28	Playing with Fire	McAlister, Katie	iPod Compatible
29	Branch and the Scaffold, The	Estleman, Loren D	iPod Compatible
30	Texas Bluff (Gamblers Bk# 3)	Randisi, Robert J.	iPod Compatible
For Children and Young Adults
1	Stop In the Name of Pants	Rennison, Louise
2	Roar	Clayton, Emma
3	Cam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery	Adler, David
4	Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Bk #4)	Kinney, Jeff
5	Demon King, The	Chima, Cinda Williams	iPod Compatible
6	Claim to Fame	Haddix, Margaret Peterson	iPod Compatible
7	Flawed Dogs: The Shocking Raid On Westminster	Breathed, Berkeley	iPod Compatible