September 20, 2012

NCIP Standing Committee

September 20, 2012 – Conference Call

Present:

Ted Koppel, AutoGraphics

Mike Dicus, Ex Libris (Chair)

Randy Cook, eXtensible Catalog

John Sandstrum, Florida Virtual Campus

Eric Leckbee, Innovative Interfaces

Tony O’Brien, OCLC

John Barr, Polaris

Rob Gray, Polaris

Kevin Stewart, Relais

Kelli Benetiz, TLC

Kristin Kokx, TLC

Juli Marsh, TLC

Regrets:

Rob Walsh, EnvisionWare

Nettie Legace, NISO

Absent

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Agenda

I.               Implementer updates

a.     Kelli Benetiz– TLC Carl

                                               i.     ready for customers in Florida to move forward with OCLC Navigator implementation

                                              ii.     Contra Costa County Library is interested in further integration with INN-Reach, adding more NCIP messages as necessary – we are still gathering information on this interest.

b.      Randy Cook– XC

                                               i.     NCIP Toolkit 1.1 released – allows a single application to use multiple connectors (to one or different systems) and some bug fixes

                                              ii.     Another Toolkit release in a couple of months will support the NCIP 2.02 release and incorporate recent extensions to NCIP that became part of the standard

                                            iii.     Encourages vendors to use the NCIP Toolkit to support their integration

c.      Juli Marsh – TLC Library.Solution

                                               i.     Working on a project in Colorado to integrate with VDX

                                              ii.     Work continues on new implementations with Auto-Graphics in New Jersey and Mississippi

d.     John Barr – Polaris

                                               i.     Working to integrate with Relais at a consortium in Maryland

                                              ii.     Also working on an implementation with the Prospector consortium (INN-Reach) in Colorado

e.     Tony O’Brien – OCLC

                                               i.     Circ/ILL profile for Navigator testing with Polaris (NCIP v1) and Ex Libris Alma (NCIP v2) and Ex Libris Voyager (NCIP v1)

f.      Ted Koppel – AutoGraphics

                                               i.     Work continues on an implementation with TLC in Mississippi

                                              ii.     Continuing to test with MelCat in Michigan

g.     Eric Leckbee – III

                                               i.     Using work with Relais on a project with Atlas Systems at Temple University

h.     Mike Dicus – Ex Libris

                                               i.     Customer testing between Voyager and OCLC Navigator underway; integration should be ready to go live before the end of the year

                                              ii.     Testing Alma integration with OCLC Navigator

                                            iii.     Testing Alma integration with Relais D2D

i.       Kevin Stewart – Relais

                                               i.     Working on an implementation with VTLS at Hong Kong Public Library

II.             NCIP Registry

a.     Still need to determine the future of the NCIP Implementers’ Registry

b.     Nettie continues discussions with Todd regarding options for NISO to support the Registry

c.      We will have an update at the in-person meeting in October

III.           Agenda items for the in-person meeting

a.     Discussion of defects/enhancements to the NCIP standard

b.     Future plans for the Implementer Registry

c.      Other agenda items (please submit them if you have something to discuss)

d.     The meeting is expected to run from 9 am to 4 pm on Tuesday, and 9 am to noon on Wednesday.

IV.            Next meeting:

a.     In-person meeting – Oct 9-10, 2012, hosted by Florida Virtual Campus, Tallahassee, FL

                                               i.     Nearby airports include Tallahassee (regional airport), Atlanta (international) and Jacksonville (international).  Tampa and Orlando are also nearby.  Most are within 3-5 hour’s driving distance.

                                              ii.     Special rates offered by the Doubletree Hotel in Tallahassee. Information has been posted to the NCIP list-serv. If anyone needs an additional night (Wednesday), please let John know ASAP.

                                            iii.     There are many restaurants and bars near the hotel.

                                            iv.     John will provide information about getting from the hotel to the FVC meeting location.