I am determined to actually use the Overdrive feature. Since all my other selections are on hold, I checked out and watched a movie instead! (First, I had to upgrade my version of Windows Media Player.) Then I chose the film "75 Degrees in July." Good film but not great: Although I tried to burn it to a dvd, I wasn't able to: probably lacks that option. Next, I checked out "Life of Pi" audio book and downloaded that to a disc. According to the data, I have until the 27th of April before it expires. I'm interested to see whether the disc is usable after that date....does the data simply degrade?One of the problems I encountered during these downloads: messages from my computer that I was running out of memory. I wonder to what extent this is a problem for library customers as well. Generally speaking, this was useful practice because I knew that even problems I encountered would help me explain Overdrive to someone in the future. It would probably be wise for staff to have more first-hand experience with formats likely to cause frustration during the learning phase. Nothing can really replace actual hands-on experience!
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