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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NISO Update: NCIP
Mike Dicus
Chair
NISO NCIP Standing Committee
June 30, 2013

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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9. mike.dicus@exlibrisgroup.com
Thank You!