Digital Content At a Glance
*On August 12, 2020, the HPL RBdigital e-audiobook collection will merge into the HPL OverDrive collection. RBdigital titles checked-out and downloaded before that date will still be accessible until their expiration dates but customer account info, including holds, history, and wishlists, will not transfer to OverDrive. More information about the transition is available here.*
**New OverDrive website. Visit FAQs here**
Reading Content
| Service | OverDrive | Axis360 | hoopla | RBdigital | EBSCOhost |
| E-Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| E-Audiobooks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Checkout Limit | 15 | 15 | 10* | 15 | No limit |
| Loan Period | 14 days | 14 days | 21 days | 14 days | On demand |
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Serial Content
| Service | OverDrive | Axis360 | hoopla | ComicsPlus | RBdigital | PressReader |
| Comics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Magazines | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Newspapers | ✓ | |||||
| Checkout Limit | 15 | 15 | 10* | No limit | No limit | No limit |
| Loan Period | 14 days | 14 days | 21 days | 7 days | No expiration! | 7 days |
Serial Content Continued
| Service | Flipster | - | - | - | - | - |
| Comics | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Magazines | ✓ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newspapers | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Checkout Limit | No limit | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loan Period | No expiration! | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - |
Viewing & Listening Content
| Service | hoopla | Kanopy | RBdigital | freegal | OverDrive |
| Music | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Entertainment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Checkout Limit | 10* | 8 | No limit | 5 | 15 |
| Loan Period | 7 days | 30 days | No expiration! | No expiration! | 14 days |
****Temporary increase to enhance services to Library customers during the COVID-19 crisis**