The document discusses the NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP) standard and the activities of the NCIP Standing Committee. The NCIP standard facilitates resource sharing and self-service functions between library systems. The NCIP Standing Committee promotes the use of the standard and recently approved a minor revision. It aims to expand participation and coordinate with related standards development efforts to support new uses of the NCIP standard.
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2. Background
NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP)
ANSI/NISO z39.83
Version 1.0 approved in 2002
Version 2.0 approved in 2008
Version 2.02 approved in 2012
Now operates under continuous maintenance
http://www.ncip.info for more information
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3. NCIP Standing Committee
Purpose is to facilitate communication
among implementers and generally
promote use of the NCIP standard
Members are individuals and organizations
who are interested in implementing NCIP
for resource sharing, ILL, and self-service
interoperability
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4. Membership Roster
3M
Auto-Graphics
Borrow Direct
EnvisionWare, Inc.
Ex Libris (USA), Inc.
eXtensible Catalog
(XC)
Florida Virtual Campus
Galecia Group
OCLC, Inc.
Polaris Library Systems
RapidRadio
Relais
International, Inc.
The Library Corporation
VTLS, Inc.
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5. Recent Activities
Promoting implementations of NCIP
Continuously review recommendations for
changes to the standard
Publication of implementer profiles
Cooperation with the NISO SIP working group
regarding NCIP/SIP
Offering support for the Library Communications
Framework (LCF) initiative and new ISO ILL
standard
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6. Implementations
Most members report recent and ongoing
activity
Some projects involve 3 or more vendors
Seeing new uses for NCIP
Sometimes requires only a single NCIP
service
Usually involves messages from the Core
message set
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7. Revisions of the Standard
ANSI/NISO z39.83 2012
Version 2.02
Last approved August 2012
Next round of changes will be considered
at the in-person meeting in late 2013
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8. Future Plans
Continuous maintenance of the standard
Promote implementations
Expand participation in the NCIP SC
Coordination of activity with NISO SIP
working group
Monitor progress on LCF and new ISO ILL
standard with potential for future
involvement
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