July 21, 2011
NCIP Standing Committee
July 21, 2011 - Conference Call
Present
Mary Jackson – Auto-Graphics
Rob Walsh – EnvisionWare (Maintenance Agency)
Mike Dicus – Ex Libris (Chair)
Randy Cook – eXtensible Catalog
Nettie Lagace – NISO
John Barr – Polaris
Robert Gray - Polaris
Juli Marsh – TLC
Kristen Kokx - TLC
Absent
Chuck Jents – 3M
Susan Campbell – CCLA
Anne Arthur - SirsiDynix
Scott Mayberry – VTLS
Regrets
Eric Leckbee – Innovative Interfaces
John Bodfish – OCLC
Kevin Stewart – Relais International
Vendor/Implementer Updates
- Polaris: testing at Melcat with III, preparing to begin interoperability testing with OCLC, and working through implementation details with Auto-Graphics
- TLC: testing with Auto-Graphics at JerseyCat, have recently added secure communications, and will begin testing at Melcat next week
- Ex Libris: testing with Relais and are close to being ready to deploy to production at PALCI; exploring with OCLC to determine what development (if any) needs to be done; begin to explore the use of NCIP 2.0 in next generation product(s)
- Auto-Graphics: nothing to add to what had already been stated by other implementers
- eXtensible Catalog: have been using Version 1.0 for discovery and have begun working with Version 2.0; are currently engaged in some clean up of their wiki, webpages, and other collateral and documentation; are looking for more developers to contribute to the NCIP Toolkit project
Report of Social Gathering at ALA
- The social gathering at ALA attracted only a small group, but there was some interesting conversation, particularly among implementers and members of the Borrow Direct consortium. Borrow Direct has since expressed interest in joining the NCIP SC as a voting member.
- Next time, we need to do a better job of advertising the meeting. There were some people who wanted to attend but were unable to find the group.
o Lagace / NISO may be able to help with getting the event listed in the ALA conference program
NCIP 2.02 Revision
- NISO recently informed the NCIP SC that revisions done under Continuous Maintenance still require a ballot before the NISO membership. Therefore, the 2.01 revision is technically unapproved. Since we have pending changes for version 2.02, Lagace, Dicus, and Walsh agreed in a meeting at ALA to merge the 2.01 and 2.02 changes into a single ballot and put it before the membership for approval. Going forward, each revision also will need to be balloted.
- Walsh provided an update to the group on the status of EnvisionWare’s request to NISO to explore whether the ANSI patent policy should be applied to NCIP as a result of concerns over the possible use of protected intellectual property in the standard. That investigation is still pending within NISO, and it could potentially delay publication of 2.02.
Membership Issues
- New Members
o The eXtensible Catalog was approved as a voting member by the Discovery to Delivery Topic Committee. Randy Cook is the primary contact.
o Kristen Kokx has been added as the alternate contact for TLC. She replaces Thalia Dixson.
o Chuck Jents has been added as the primary contact for 3M. He replaces Sue Boettcher.
- Request to Join the NCIP SC
o Borrow Direct has asked to join the NCIP SC as a voting member. Peter Collins will be the primary contact.
§ Dicus opened the floor to any who would oppose the addition of Borrow Direct as a voting member. No opposition was noted.
§ Walsh will ask the Discovery to Delivery Topic Committee to formally approve Borrow Direct as a voting member.
- Inactive Members
o It was noted that 3M, VTLS, and SirsiDynix have been absent from numerous recent conference calls and meetings.
§ Dicus will work with Lagace to send formal notices to these organizations informing them of their obligations to attend meetings.
o The group briefly discussed taking a more pro-active stance on regular attendance and participation.
§ Lagace noted that the KAVI system used to host the NISO website has the facilities to record and report on meeting attendance.
§ However, the group decided to simply use the meeting minutes as a record of attendance.
· [Editor’s note: The minutes from here forward will include a section title Absent to record members who were not in attendance and did not send regrets.]
NCIP 2.02 Change Requests
- Walsh quickly reviewed the four pending change requests that will be discussed at the October meeting. He also agreed to compile these requests into a document to be sent to the list.
- Additional requests may be submitted before August 1 for inclusion in the set to be discussed at the October meeting.
Documentation
- Cook asked about the status of the Introduction to NCIP and RFIP Writer’s Guide. The XC would prefer to link to existing documentation rather than recreate it.
o Lagace is going to look into next steps within NISO for these documents.
- Cook asked also about the NCIP Implementer Registry. Walsh reported that Campbell was working on a rewrite of the system, but he was not clear of the status of the existing site. It may have been used solely as a prototype and contain at least some sample data. He agreed to check with Campbell on the status of the current NCIP Implementer Registry.
Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
- Change requests for discussion at the fall meeting in October, 2011 are due by August 1, 2011. These may be sent to the open NCIP list, the NCIP Standing Committee list, or to Walsh.
- The next call is Thursday, August 18, 2011, at 1:00 pm Eastern.
July 21, 2011 - Conference Call
Present
Mary Jackson – Auto-Graphics
Rob Walsh – EnvisionWare (Maintenance Agency)
Mike Dicus – Ex Libris (Chair)
Randy Cook – eXtensible Catalog
Nettie Lagace – NISO
John Barr – Polaris
Robert Gray - Polaris
Juli Marsh – TLC
Kristen Kokx - TLC
Absent
Chuck Jents – 3M
Susan Campbell – CCLA
Anne Arthur - SirsiDynix
Scott Mayberry – VTLS
Regrets
Eric Leckbee – Innovative Interfaces
John Bodfish – OCLC
Kevin Stewart – Relais International
Vendor/Implementer Updates
- Polaris: testing at Melcat with III, preparing to begin interoperability testing with OCLC, and working through implementation details with Auto-Graphics
- TLC: testing with Auto-Graphics at JerseyCat, have recently added secure communications, and will begin testing at Melcat next week
- Ex Libris: testing with Relais and are close to being ready to deploy to production at PALCI; exploring with OCLC to determine what development (if any) needs to be done; begin to explore the use of NCIP 2.0 in next generation product(s)
- Auto-Graphics: nothing to add to what had already been stated by other implementers
- eXtensible Catalog: have been using Version 1.0 for discovery and have begun working with Version 2.0; are currently engaged in some clean up of their wiki, webpages, and other collateral and documentation; are looking for more developers to contribute to the NCIP Toolkit project
Report of Social Gathering at ALA
- The social gathering at ALA attracted only a small group, but there was some interesting conversation, particularly among implementers and members of the Borrow Direct consortium. Borrow Direct has since expressed interest in joining the NCIP SC as a voting member.
- Next time, we need to do a better job of advertising the meeting. There were some people who wanted to attend but were unable to find the group.
o Lagace / NISO may be able to help with getting the event listed in the ALA conference program
NCIP 2.02 Revision
- NISO recently informed the NCIP SC that revisions done under Continuous Maintenance still require a ballot before the NISO membership. Therefore, the 2.01 revision is technically unapproved. Since we have pending changes for version 2.02, Lagace, Dicus, and Walsh agreed in a meeting at ALA to merge the 2.01 and 2.02 changes into a single ballot and put it before the membership for approval. Going forward, each revision also will need to be balloted.
- Walsh provided an update to the group on the status of EnvisionWare’s request to NISO to explore whether the ANSI patent policy should be applied to NCIP as a result of concerns over the possible use of protected intellectual property in the standard. That investigation is still pending within NISO, and it could potentially delay publication of 2.02.
Membership Issues
- New Members
o The eXtensible Catalog was approved as a voting member by the Discovery to Delivery Topic Committee. Randy Cook is the primary contact.
o Kristen Kokx has been added as the alternate contact for TLC. She replaces Thalia Dixson.
o Chuck Jents has been added as the primary contact for 3M. He replaces Sue Boettcher.
- Request to Join the NCIP SC
o Borrow Direct has asked to join the NCIP SC as a voting member. Peter Collins will be the primary contact.
§ Dicus opened the floor to any who would oppose the addition of Borrow Direct as a voting member. No opposition was noted.
§ Walsh will ask the Discovery to Delivery Topic Committee to formally approve Borrow Direct as a voting member.
- Inactive Members
o It was noted that 3M, VTLS, and SirsiDynix have been absent from numerous recent conference calls and meetings.
§ Dicus will work with Lagace to send formal notices to these organizations informing them of their obligations to attend meetings.
o The group briefly discussed taking a more pro-active stance on regular attendance and participation.
§ Lagace noted that the KAVI system used to host the NISO website has the facilities to record and report on meeting attendance.
§ However, the group decided to simply use the meeting minutes as a record of attendance.
· [Editor’s note: The minutes from here forward will include a section title Absent to record members who were not in attendance and did not send regrets.]
NCIP 2.02 Change Requests
- Walsh quickly reviewed the four pending change requests that will be discussed at the October meeting. He also agreed to compile these requests into a document to be sent to the list.
- Additional requests may be submitted before August 1 for inclusion in the set to be discussed at the October meeting.
Documentation
- Cook asked about the status of the Introduction to NCIP and RFIP Writer’s Guide. The XC would prefer to link to existing documentation rather than recreate it.
o Lagace is going to look into next steps within NISO for these documents.
- Cook asked also about the NCIP Implementer Registry. Walsh reported that Campbell was working on a rewrite of the system, but he was not clear of the status of the existing site. It may have been used solely as a prototype and contain at least some sample data. He agreed to check with Campbell on the status of the current NCIP Implementer Registry.
Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
- Change requests for discussion at the fall meeting in October, 2011 are due by August 1, 2011. These may be sent to the open NCIP list, the NCIP Standing Committee list, or to Walsh.
- The next call is Thursday, August 18, 2011, at 1:00 pm Eastern.
