[Web4lib] sip authentication

[Mark Ellis]

The VIEWS site doesn't indicate to me that there's been much activity.  The
last general meeting was on Dec, 12, 2004 and the last post on the public
list was in Sept. 2005.  I'm not privy to what's going on behind the scenes,
but I'd really like to hear there's some progress because the kind of
interoperability and openness the initiative promises were needed years ago.

Can anyone reassure me?

Mark Ellis
Manager, Reference and Information Services
Richmond Public Library (BC)
604-231-6410
www.yourlibrary.ca


-----Original Message-----
From: Maurice York [mailto:maurice.york at emory.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 8:15 AM
To: Web4Lib
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] sip authentication

I'm not certain about a full list of vendors who support NCIP either, but I
can say that several major ILS vendors have functioning NCIP servers. I
haven't yet seen one who has implemented the fulll protocol , but I know of
several who have partial implementations of the basic/essential functions.
The list in my head includes ILS vendors with servers as well as a number of
third-party vendors who have built clients, including some vendors of
PC-reservation systems as well as print management. Without any attempt at
giving a complete list, and meaning no slight to anyone, SirsiDynix and
Endeavor both have NCIP servers, and SirsiDynix has an NCIP Partner
certification program (similar to their SIP2 certification program) that has
several third-party vendors with clients listed (just Google "NCIP library
vendors"). Some companies who shall remain nameless have predicted the death
of NCIP and the impossibility of it ever being adopted, but the existence of
several live implementations in both academic and public libraries I think
puts that statement in doubt. NCIP is also one of the top technologies for
the VIEWS consortium of vendors interested in promoting new web services and
technologies (http://www.views-consortia.org/), which just got its start
(last year?) and seems to be moving on increasing momentum (slowly but
surely).

-Maurice

On 4/19/06, John Bodfish <jbodfish at fdusa.com> wrote:
>
> David:
>
> The implementation group is assembling a report on the status of its 
> member's implementations and it should be posted on the NCIP-IG list 
> soon; I'll let this list know when it's been posted.
>
> (I'd rather not answer based on my own knowledge as my interest is in 
> the NCIP Application Areas of Circ/ILL and Direct Consortial 
> Borrowing, rather than Patron Self-Service. Therefore I'd likely give 
> an incomplete answer that might slight one or another vendor.)
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of David J. Fiander
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 2:00 PM
> To: 'Web4Lib'
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] sip authentication
>
> John Bodfish wrote:
>
> > I second the suggestion of NCIP, and for more recent information on 
> > the standard and its implementation see 
> > http://www.cde.state.co.us/ncip/(The
> > State Library of Colorado is the Maintenance Agency for the NCIP
> standard.)
>
>
> John, I'm glad to hear that there are finally NCIP server products 
> available for David to connect his self-service booking client to.  
> Could you point me to them, since I know of some other institutions 
> that continue to think that products aren't going to be available for 
> several more months at least.
>
> - David
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Maurice York
Team Leader, Circulation and Reserves
Woodruff Library
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
mcyork at emory.edu
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