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Old 01-23-2017, 10:59 AM   #59
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
I find them useful. When a book is nominated, I can go see if I can maybe get it in time and that can influence if I give a nod and/or vote. I find that if I wait until we find out the winner or even if it gets 3 nods, I may be too late. Besides, I can always take off hold or return if I am not going to read .
But Charlie's point, with which I concur, is that you still have to look at your own libraries' holdings anyway. The general OverDrive link has very limited utility; it just tells you whether or not the book is available to OverDrive libraries. Time wasted, IMO; you might as well cut to the chase.
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