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NCIP: NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol

Background and History of NCIP

The first edition of the NCIP (NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol) standard (version 1.00) was published as ANSI/NISO Z39.83 in 2002. It was then revised in 2008 (version 2.00) to include greater extensibility, improved self-service and error handling, and to address issues that surrounded the first version of the standard. In 2011, a maintenance release (version 2.01) was issued as a draft for trial use, but was not published as an approved standard. In 2012, a new revision (version 2.02) was approved and published.

The Foreword of the published standard provides a history of the changes that were made from one version to the next.

NCIP Maintenance Agency Website: www.ncip.info

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ANSI/NISO Z39.2-1994 (R2016) Information Interchange Format

The basis for the MARC (Machine Readable Catalog) record, this standard specifies the requirements for a generalized interchange format that can be used for the communication of records in any media.

ISBN: 978-1-937522-70-4
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ANSI/NISO Z39.89-2003 (S2014) The U.S. National Z39.50 Profile for Library Applications

This standard specifies the use of ANSI/NISO Z39.50-2003 in library applications. It specifies Z39.50 client and Z39.50 server behavior for search and retrieval across online library catalogs. The specifications included in this standard use The Bath Profile: A Z39.50 Specification for Library Applications and Resource Discovery (Release 2) as its foundation. Conformant use of this standard will improve interoperability between Z39.50 implementations.

ISBN: 978-1-937522-43-8
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ANSI/NISO Z39.50-2003 (S2014) Information Retrieval: Application Service Definition & Protocol Specification

This standard defines a client/server based service and protocol for Information Retrieval. It specifies procedures and formats for a client to search a database provided by a server, retrieve database records, and perform related information retrieval functions. The protocol addresses communication between information retrieval applications at the the client and server; it does not address interaction between the client and the end-user.

ISBN: 978-1-937522-42-1
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ANSI/NISO Z39.71-2006 (R2011) Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items

Specifies display requirements for holdings statements for bibliographic items to promote consistency in the communication and exchange of holdings information. The standard applies to holdings statements for bibliographic items in any physical or electronic medium. It may be applied to electronic resources available to an institution, either under its control, or available under other arrangements. It applies to both manual and automated means of recording holdings. This standard replaces both the Serial Holdings Standard Z39.44 and the Non-Serials Holdings standard Z39.57. The 2006 edition is a maintenance revision of the 1999 standard. The changes are minor updates, corrections, or editorial clarifications based on comments received from the systematic review of the standard.

This standard supersedes (combines) the following two NISO standards: Z39.44 - 1986 Serial Holdings Statement Z39.57 - 1989 Holding Statements for Non-Serial Items Z39.44 superseded the following withdrawn standard: Z39.42 - 1980 Serial Holdings Statements at the Summary Level.

ISBN: 978-1-937522-31-5
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