Innovative Interfaces and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) have announced the integration of YBP Library Services (YBP) and EBSCO online ordering with Sierra. The integration will provide seamless ordering and improved workflow efficiencies.
This news follows the recent announcements of EBSCO's API and Innovative's Open Library Stack. The initial development will use cloud-based RESTful APIs from both Innovative and EBSCO to help libraries manage their e-book and print holdings by integrating Sierra with YBP Library Service's GOBI ordering, automatically creating orders in Sierra's acquisitions system within seconds of the order being placed in GOBI. Further developments will enable similar integration for EBSCO's ECM e-book ordering and EBSCONET journal procurement and renewal systems, as well as a more streamlined process for ingesting YBP approval shipments and invoices.
The integration will leverage the value each partner offers to benefit mutual customers by significantly reducing the number of steps required to complete a purchase and improving the overall workflow. The result is significant savings in time and resources required to complete transactions, while enabling libraries to continue to use their preferred selection and ordering tools.
