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Notably, OverDrive has attempted to help libraries manage holds lists while mitigating the cost of ebooks by negotiating a variety of licensing models with publishers, ranging from cost-per-circ to limited-time simultaneous use "Book Club" licenses to "OverDrive Max" bundles of 100 loans with no expiration date. While AI recommendations may be unlikely to replace in-person readers advisory services, King says that the service, which at press time was still in beta testing, is driving engagement, encouraging users to click on 2.4 more resources than average on WorldCat. Clarivate—the parent company of Ex Libris, ProQuest, Web of Science, Ebook Central, and many other platforms, services, and subsidiaries—last fall acquired Alethea, an AI-powered "academic coach" designed to help higher-ed students distill takeaways from course materials, strengthen reading fluency, and nurture research skills, while providing instructors with actionable insights on student needs in each course. According to demos given to LJ by Clarivate officials in July, here are a few of the features each will include: