KMLM List

[Robert Walsh <rwalsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In early 2010, ANIS approved a request from NISO on behalf of the NCIP Standing 
Committee to put NCIP under a review process called Continuous Maintenance.  
Under Continuous Maintenance, it is possible to update the standard more 
frequently than under the more traditional Periodic Review where a 
reaffirmation is required once every 5 years.  (For more information about the 
NCIP policies for Continuous Maintenance, see 
http://www.niso.org/workrooms/ncip/continuous.)

The first of the revisions to NCIP under Continuous Maintenance has now been 
published and is available on-line.  Links to Version 2.01 of the Protocol, 
Implementation Profile 1, and the revised Schema are available at 
http://ncip.info/documentation/standard.  The Foreward of the Protocol contains ;
a summary of the various changes that have been introduced.  The Standing 
Committee is committed to maintaining backward compatibility at the major 
version level.  In other words, all revisions to Version 2 (e.g., 2.01, 2.02, 
etc.) will be compatible with the original Version 2.0 (except of course for 
any new capabilities that may be introduced).  However, if and when a Version 3 
is introduced, it may not be compatible with any revisions to Version 2.

If you are interested in recommending a change to the NCIP standard, there's 
still time to submit your request for consideration at the upcoming April 
meeting.  All requests submitted by March 1 will be reviewed by the Standing 
Committee in April, and another revision will be published if necessary.  
Requests received after March 1 will be reviewed at the second meeting this 
year.  More information about the change request process is available at 
http://ncip.info/home.

Much is happening with NCIP.  Many new implementations are being put into 
production, and the number of systems exchanging information with NCIP is 
growing.  Take a look at the NCIP website at http:www.ncip.info for more 
details, and consider joining one of the Standing Committee's regular 
conference calls or even attending a meeting.  All of these calls and meetings 
are open to anyone interesting in learning more about NCIP.

Robert Walsh
EnvisionWare, Inc.
Co-Chair, NISO Discovery to Delivery Topic Committee
NCIP Maintenance Agency

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