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South Dakota State Library Services

A list of services provided by the South Dakota State Library.

South Dakota Titles To Go eBook Consortium

South Dakota Titles to Go, provided by OverDrive and facilitated by the state library, gives participating public library patrons the ability to check out a variety of audiobooks and ebooks to their personal device. Titles are automatically returned when due.

Participating libraries sign participation agreements with OverDrive, which manages all billing and financial aspects directly with the participating library.

List of Member Libraries: https://southdakota.overdrive.com/support/members  

Access to the South Dakota Titles To Go library collection is granted to users through their own local libraries. If your local library is a member of the South Dakota Titles To Go consortium, your local library card will give you access. 

How do patrons access the downloadable audiobooks? (Authentication):

OverDrive provides these types of authentication:

  • Authentication incorporated with individual library integrated library systems (ILS) using authentication scheme provided by the library’s ILS vendor. Individual libraries may experience additional charges by ILS vendors to set up authentication.
  • Click-through authentication that transfers the patron’s session from the individual library catalog to OverDrive
  • OverDrive’s User Login Manager, in which the individual library uploads patron barcodes for patrons to OverDrive. This method can be used by libraries with or without automation.
  • OverDrive works with multiple barcode schemes. For example, in the case of overlap, patrons could be required to select their home library.

Each participating library can choose the option that works best for them.

The State Library is a facilitator/organizer for the South Dakota Titles To Go Consortium. Facilitating these resources does not constitute endorsement of content found herein.

Each participating public library pays a single annual fee based on population service area (from the most recent ILMS data.). Subscription term is January 1 - December 31. Libraries may sign up anytime. Libraries will "go live" approximately four weeks from sign-up.

  • The annual fee will be pro-rated if a library joins mid cycle.
Tier Legal Service Area Population Annual Fee

1

Up to 1,500 $600
2 1,501 - 4,000 $1,100
3 4,001 - 10,000 $1,500
4 10,001 - 20,000 $3,000
5 20,001 - 30,000 $4,500
6 30,001 - 100,000 $6,000


Each participating library must complete an OverDrive Participation Form. Public libraries can enroll anytime. Send enrollment forms directly to OverDrive via the contact information below:

Sales
Fax: 216-573-6888

Via mail:
Sales
OverDrive. Inc.
One OverDrive Way
Cleveland, Ohio 44125

Via email:
Sales (sales@overdrive.com Email)

Collection Funding:

The South Dakota Titles To Go annual fee includes a platform fee and a content (ebooks and audiobooks) fee.

Individual titles are purchased using the participation fees allocated towards titles. Prices are set by the publisher and vary widely. Ebook prices are usually significantly less than audiobooks. Titles purchased are available to all participating libraries.

Overdrive Advantage 

Gives libraries the ability to offer popular title exclusively for their patrons. OverDrive Advantage libraries can purchase additional copies of popular titles that are already in the shared collection, as well as titles that are not yet available. There is also a one-time setup fee. Please contact Overdrive's SD Titles To Go account manager for more information.

Advantage Plus 

Allows one to share some or all of the library's Advantage content with the consortium. Which titles that are shared depends upon the settings chosen by the individual Advantage library; libraries must set up Advantage Plus plans in Overdrive Marketplace to share titles. Note that when an eligible title is shared, all copies of the title will be included.

  • Shared titles will still belong to the Advantage member. Users of any library in the shared collection can borrow or place holds on these titles, but Advantage users will have priority for holds.

  • Titles with active checkouts or holds can be shared if the Advantage Plus plan allows it.

  • All reports will show that the shared titles belong to the Advantage member.

State Library Contact

Kim Bonen

Electronic Resources Coordinator

kim.bonen@state.sd.us

(605) 295-3174 

Overdrive Help

Overdrive's Phone number: 1-800-423-6665.

Overdrive Help Page: OverDrive | Help

Overdrive Marketing, patron training and library training resources https://resources.overdrive.com/

Overdrive On-Demand Webinars

Getting Started with Libby (May 2024)

How to Train Your Community on Libby: Libby trainings for your patrons - made easy! (March 2023)

Save Time (and Sanity) with Your Digital Content Librarian (February 2024)

Register for upcoming webinars from Overdrive!

Overdrive Resources

Overdrive Help Page

Overdrive Resource Center

MARC records

Overdrive Usage Stats for SDTTG libraries

A 5-person volunteer selection or "Purchasing Committee" selects titles. All participating libraries may submit title lists to the committee.

The 2025 SDTTG Purchasing Committee, tier represented, and term expiration (ends Dec. 31 of that year).

Tier 1: Eizabeth Fasy, Wilmot Public Library, 2027

Tiers 2&3: (Chair) Melanie Argo, Madison Public Library, 2026

Tier 4: Shelly Fessler, Vermillion Public Library, 2027

Tiers 5&6: Nita Gill, Brookings Public Library, 2026

At-Large: Misti Burns, Tripp County Public Library, 2027

 

Meeting Minutes

Committee members meet annually to elect new members and officers and to discuss suggested policy changes and updates. See minutes from past meetings here. Please contact the State Library for archived minutes.

SDTTG Listserv

At least one staff member from each participating library should be added to the South Dakota Titles To Go listserv, where concerns, announcements and general information about the Consortium are shared. Additional staff members from each library are also encouraged to join.

Request to be added to the listserv