Category Archives: Alaska Digital Library

Brief History of the Alaska Digital Library (ListenAlaska)

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The Beginning In December 2006 ListenAlaska was launched for the library patrons of thirteen Alaskan libraries in part by federal grant funds through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Alaska State Library. Alaskan libraries were among the first group of libraries in the nation to sign up for OverDrive’s (the eBook and
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Partner Libraries in the Alaska Digital Library

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If you do not have a library in your town or village, contact Alaska Mail Services for access to the Alaska Digital Library. If your local library is not a member, please talk to your librarian; your librarian can contact ALN for information. Member libraries listed by town/village: Anchorage Public Library Anchorage-UAA/APU Consortium Library (5
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Battle of the Books 2016-17 titles on the Alaska Digital Library

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Titles 52 out of 56 Battle of the Books titles have been added to the Alaska Digital Library. Yippie! They are currently available as Featured Collections in the five grade divisions. We were able to find 50 out of 56 titles in eBook format and 33 out of 56 in audiobook format. This is a very
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Alaska Digital Library Reports: Circulation Activity

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To retrieve your library’s circulation statistics login to the Overdrive Marketplace at http://marketplace.overdrive.com . If you do not have a username, contact info@aklib.net to request one (provide name, library, email, and position at library). If you remember your username but not your password, try the “forgot your password?” link next to the Login button.  
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Alaska Digital Library Text Logo and Web Address

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Temporary Text-Only Logo NOTE: A final logo was not accepted by the group during the December 2015 voting period. A new task force will be assembled in 2016 to begin the logo development process again.      Regular-sized      Small-sized   Web Address AlaskaDigitalLibrary.net The following addresses will continue to work indefinitely: adl.lib.overdrive.com listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com
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Business Card PR for Alaska Digital Library

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Alaska Digital Library handout Holly Brennan “We in Homer have little business card racks that we put these (and other) things in, so they don’t take up much space at the circ desk (also, 10 per page so very little paper waste!). They can also be “tossed” around in little stacks on tables, or slipped
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