Marmot goes live with OverDrive’s library Circulation APIs

At the beginning of this month, OverDrive announced the availability of our all-new library Circulation APIs, which enable check out and hold of the OverDrive collection within approved partners' OPAC. Taking advantage of this new offering, last week Marmot Library Network officially launched their API solution for circulating OverDrive-hosted eBooks and audiobooks from within their own OPAC interface.   Marmot is a consortium of Colorado public and academic libraries that uses VuFind, an open source OPAC on top of a Millennium system. Marmot had already been using OverDrive's Discovery APIs that were released last year, enabling patrons to search and discover eBooks and determine availability. The new Circulation APIs allow users to check out, hold or return eBooks and audiobooks all in one place, without leaving the Marmot website. Patron authentication and account integration are also available through the new APIs.   "Working with (OverDrive) developers was very gratifying because they were responsive, conscientious and fun to work with," said Jimmy Thomas, Executive Director of Marmot Library Network. "(With the implementation of the APIs,) you can find your physical books and your eBooks all in one handy place, and you don't have to learn two or 12 user interfaces."   The full complement of OverDrive APIs simplifies the user experience and promotes the discovery of digital media content on library and school websites, meeting the ReadersFirst guidelines. Find out more about how to incorporate OverDrive APIs with your OPAC at developer.overdrive.com.   Heather Tunstall is Public Relations Specialist at OverDrive.

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