SOURCE NOTE: THE COMPANY BEHIND LIBBY
Completed teaching example. Local tutorial, not a saved copy of either source.
Date checked online: October 25, 2026

MY QUESTION
Who makes Libby, and what does OverDrive's June 2020 acquisition release establish?

SOURCE 1
Publisher: OverDrive
Page: Libby official product page
URL: https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
Publication date: Not established for this undated product page.
Useful location: Your guide to reading happiness; footer.
What it supports: Libby is the app. OverDrive identifies itself as its builder.
The footer names OverDrive, Inc.

SOURCE 2
Publisher/byline: OverDrive / OverDrive Staff
Title: KKR Completes Acquisition of OverDrive
Release date: June 9, 2020
URL: https://company.overdrive.com/2020/06/09/kkr-completes-acquisition-of-overdrive/
Useful location: First paragraph; paragraph about the investment fund.
What it supports: The release reports completion of KKR's acquisition of
OverDrive from Rakuten. It distinguishes completion from the agreement
announced in December 2019. It names KKR America's XII Fund as the investment
fund and says financial terms were not announced.

MY FINDING
OverDrive identifies itself as Libby's maker. Its June 9, 2020 release reports
that KKR completed the acquisition of OverDrive from Rakuten.

STILL TO CHECK
Current legal ownership: Not established by these two sources alone.
Library prices and access terms: Need the relevant contract, quote, or invoice.
Patron-data practices: Need the relevant privacy policy and contract.
Do not infer a price, legal ownership chain today, or data practice from the
dated transaction alone.

PRESERVATION STATUS
These pages were read online for the lesson on October 25, 2026. This TXT is a
teaching summary with source locators; it does not preserve the full pages.
If I save a source myself, I should add its filename and save date here and
retain that copy separately from this note.

RETRACE CHECK
Open source 1 and find its builder statement. Open source 2 and find its first
paragraph, release date, and fund paragraph. Check each finding against the
source assigned to it. If a page changes, keep the old note's date visible and
record what the new version says before updating a conclusion.