[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Overdrive API

[Sharon Herbert (Project Sitka)]

Hi Kathy,

Sitka is very interested in Overdrive integration as well. We've also  
included MARC records from Overdrive, but would like to display title  
availability and have seamless checkout from within the Evergreen pac.  
When we last reviewed the API on the Overdrive developers' site about  
a month ago, it didn't appear that any of the existing API  would  
allow either of those functions. The existing API seemed more geared  
to making Overdrive content available on library websites.

This article alludes to a content.api that is still pending from  
Overdrive, which would seem to get us closer to what we want:  
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2013/04/ebooks/overdrives-upcoming-apis-to-allow-ebook-checkouts-from-opac/

Steven Chan did some detailed analysis on the Overdrive API (we got  
sidetracked by the 2.4 upgrade, so haven't revisited Overdrive yet),  
so I will look that up and aim to share it out with everyone.

Thanks,
Sharon

Quoting open-ils-general-request at list.georgialibraries.org:


> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:14:32 -0400
> From: Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org>
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Overdrive API
> To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> Message-ID: <51E45828.4060009 at masslnc.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed"
>
> Thanks Ruth!
>
> To be clear, we've already included MARC records from Overdrive into our
> catalogs. What we're looking for is development to use the Overdrive API
> to display title availability information directly in the catalog and to
> allow patrons to check out Overdrive titles without leaving the catalog.
>
> Thanks!
> Kathy
>
> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
> (508) 343-0128
> klussier at masslnc.org
> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier

-- 
Sharon Herbert
Sitka Manager
BC Libraries Cooperative
Tel: 1-855-383-5761 x1013
Email: sherbert at sitka.bclibraries.ca
Website: http://bc.libraries.coop