OverDrive’s Upcoming APIs to Allow Ebook Checkouts from OPAC

By Matt Enis

OverDrive’s most recent agreement touts plans for “deep API integration” with Innovative Interfaces Inc. (III) products, including Sierra and the Encore Discovery Services Platform, including new API updates that “will include the ability to check out and place a hold on ebooks from a library’s online catalog,” according to an announcement posted to the company’s blog on Thursday.