There is no limit to the number of magazines types that can be downloaded, nor is there a limit for the amount of issues that can be downloaded. If users use the Zinio for Libraries app, they are taken to a portal with all of the magazines available. Magazines are organized alphabetically and the most recent issue cover is displayed. When the user opens a magazine, the pages are high quality images that can easily be navigated using standard gestures.
Common gestures include:. The text in magazines can be enlarged from within the app either by zooming or manually increasing the font in the settings section. Users can also enable a text mode that organizes text similar to a book or website article. The app does not have much as far as accessibility settings go.
This is surprising considering the growing number of people who have difficulty reading standard print. However, the app is still usable for people with low vision and blindness.
Users can zoom in on pages and read text-only views of articles, though the app requires users to use the built-in accessibility settings on their device. By enabling text mode on the bottom of the magazine page, VoiceOver can read the entire page. Advertisements are scanned in as images, and text is separated with headings, so there is no jumping around.
In the Zinio app, the user has to go into page view in order to turn pages,. The RBDigital app does not have this issue and users can turn pages from within text view. I found it easy to navigate the magazine pages with Zoom enabled. If your library has any remaining credit on file for the AcornTV service after RBdigital teams complete their final invoicing, OverDrive teams will coordinate the transfer of this credit to your OverDrive billing account.
Beginning April 30, , users will see the following message on the RBdigital platform about this upcoming change:. As of May 18, , the digital services offered here will move to the Libby app some exceptions may apply. RBdigital app users will receive an error message when attempting to open the app after May 20, Some providers require or request that users create a secondary account.
Libby will be the primary path for users to discover and access this content. We are exploring future options to provide direct links to each provider outside of Libby. Note that direct links to Universal Class and PressReader should continue to work as expected. Once your Universal Class service is up for annual renewal with OverDrive, custom links provided to your library by Universal Class will continue to work as expected. We expect patrons to have continued access to any previous activity in their Universal Class account.
Some providers may require or request that users provide additional information or create an account. For example, Universal Class and IndieFlix require users to create a separate account, including an email address and password.
Learn It Live requires users to provide their name, email, and time zone in order to customize their learning experience. PressReader, The Great Courses, LawDepot, and Qello allow users to create accounts, but it is not a requirement for using their service. For users with active access to any of these services, access may be disrupted after May 20, when these services are disabled on the RBdigital platform.
Once the services are available through OverDrive, users can re-access them via the Libby app. Pricing for subscription-based services is available in OverDrive Marketplace. RBdigital will continue to offer reports on usage of these services in Gateway Admin through June 15, OverDrive Marketplace will provide ownership and usage statistics for these services.
Note that usage reporting will display overall user access for each provider and not the individual titles that users borrow. Many of the providers also offer their own end user help and support resources. You can visit this page for more information, training resources, and marketing tools to help you promote these services to your community.
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No matches were found Try browsing our topic. What does this acquisition mean for my library? RBmedia plans to offer broad access to the library industry and library platforms. Hard-good purchasing will not be available on the OverDrive platform. You will still be able to buy CD audiobooks from Recorded Books.
Immediately following the content transfer, you can find direct title links in the corresponding content transfer purchase order in OverDrive Marketplace here. I have a multi-year contract with RBdigital. Will OverDrive honor our current terms for the length of the agreement?
Please contact your OverDrive Account Manager to discuss. An OverDrive Account Manager will be in touch with you shortly.
How will this transition be communicated to users? OverDrive will provide direct support to your users through the Libby app.
How long will I have access to title and usage statistics from RBdigital? How do my selectors purchase content from OverDrive? How will my patrons be notified about this update? Please contact your Account Manager for more information about renewal pricing. There will not be circulation caps on any magazine titles.
Instead of audience levels, magazine titles have dedicated subject headings in their metadata. Magazines will not count toward checkout limits. We do not currently have plans to support auto-checkout of magazine titles. At this time, we are only planning to add the article view feature to Libby.
We will partner with additional providers to expand our offerings in the future. Similar to how this content was offered through RBdigital, there will be two separate access models: Cost-Per-Circ services provide users a period of unlimited access to the service e. Subscription services provide users with unlimited simultaneous access. Subscriptions renew on an annual basis. Please note that all dates are referenced in US time. The current issue is downloaded by default, but back issues can be downloaded as well.
There is no limit to the number of magazines types that can be downloaded, nor is there a limit for the amount of issues that can be downloaded. If users use the Zinio for Libraries app, they are taken to a portal with all of the magazines available. Magazines are organized alphabetically and the most recent issue cover is displayed. While users can't automatically subscribe to magazines, there is an option to sign up for email alerts to download new issues as they're released.
The app itself has very small font and displays magazine cover pictures as thumbnails. When the user opens a magazine, the pages are high quality images that can easily be navigated using standard gestures such as swipe to turn pages and pinch to zoom in, as well as links within the magazine. The text in magazines can be enlarged from within the app either by zooming or manually increasing the font in the settings section.
Users can also enable a text mode that organizes text similar to a book or website article. I strongly recommend having accessibility features enabled when navigating the app- more on that below. The app does not have much as far as accessibility settings go, which is surprising given the growing number of people who have difficulty reading standard print.
However, the app can still be used by people with low vision and blindness. Users can zoom in on pages and read text-only views of articles, though the built-in iPad accessibility settings are required in order to truly enjoy the app. For more on iPad accessibility settings, read this here. By enabling text mode on the bottom of the magazine page, VoiceOver can read all of the information on a page easily.
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