Lettie Conrad SAGE Publications Diane Hillmann Syracuse University Marjorie Hlava National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) Rebecca Kennison Columbia University Betty Landesman NIH Library Rice Majors University of Colorado at Boulder Dorothea Salo University of Wisconsin, Madison Ken Wells Innovative Interfaces, Inc. NISO RFID Revision Working Group Members The following individuals served on the NISO RFID Revision Working Group, which developed and approved this Recommended Practice: Livia Bitner Baker & Taylor Corrie Marsh The University of Texas-Pan American Vinod Chachra (Co-chair) VTLS, Inc. Paul Simon Checkpoint Systems, Inc. Alan Gray Darien Library Paul Sevcik (Co-chair) 3M Library Systems Margaret Hazel Eugene Public Library Rob Walsh EnvisionWare, Inc. Gretchen Herman Brodart Daniel Walters Retired Nancy Kress University of Nevada, Las Trademarks, Service Marks Wherever used in this recommended practice, all terms that are trademarks or service marks are and remain the property of their respective owners.
Product Identifier (local) 18 Variable length. Alphanumeric. Character set = ISO/IEC 646 IRV Optional Identification Optional Media Format (other) 19 Single octet (coded list). Optional Item properties (no code list defined) Optional Supply Chain Stage 20 Fixed. 1 byte Optional For multi-use (coded list) No Supplier Invoice Number 21 Variable length. Alphanumeric. Character set = ISO/IEC 646 IRV Excluded Acquisitions N/A Alternative Item Identifier 22 Variable length. Alphanumeric. Character set = ISO/IEC 646 IRV Optional Item identification Optional Alternative Owner Institution 23 Variable length. Alphanumeric. Character set = ISO/IEC 646 IRV Mandatory if applicable Item identification for codes not ISIL compliant Optional Subsidiary of an Owner Institution 24 Variable length. Alphanumeric. Character set = ISO/IEC 646 IRV Optional Item identification Optional Alternative ILL Borrowing Institution 25 Variable length. Alphanumeric. Character set = ISO/IEC 646 IRV Optional Support ILL – for non-ISIL code No Local Data C 26 Variable length Alphanumeric. Character set = ISO/IEC 646 IRV, or UTF-8 Optional For local or regional use Optional *See Section . Primary Item Identifier Note: This element is referred to as Primary Item ID in this recommended practice, which reflects how it is commonly used in the U.S. The Primary Item ID is the identifier that is used to uniquely identify an item within a particular library. Most typically this is the barcode on the item and is the identifier used in functions like circulation (both and check-out) and inventory management. (See also .) To create an identifier that is nationally and potentially globally unique, the Primary Item ID can be used in combination with the Owner Library/Institution data element (see ). Properties: Requirement Fixed or Variable Locked? Encoding
Interoperability Characteristics considers the interoperability of a tag in an interlibrary loan situation, based on security characteristics of the systems in use. Table 2: Interoperability in ILL Based on Security Characteristics ILL Example Borrowing Library Equipment Uses: AFI Used for Security EAS – Vendor 1 (also supports AFI for application separation) EAS – Vendor 2 (also supports AFI for application separation) Database Lookup (also supports AFI for application separation) Owning Library Tag and Equipment Uses: Tag Supports AFI (no tag support for EAS) Seamless interoperable security EAS feature will not work for this tag. Item security will not be available at borrowing library. EAS feature will not work for this tag. Item security will not be available at borrowing library. Interoperable security after database update adds borrowed item at borrowing library EAS – Vendor 1 (tag also supports AFI) Seamless interoperable security, unless AFI is locked Seamless interoperable security EAS feature will not work for this tag. Item security will not be available at borrowing library. Interoperable security after database update adds borrowed item at borrowing library EAS – Vendor 2 (tag also supports AFI) Seamless interoperable security, unless AFI is locked EAS feature will not work for this tag. Item security will not be available at borrowing library. Seamless interoperable security Interoperable security after database update adds borrowed item at borrowing library Database Lookup (tag also supports AFI) Seamless interoperable security, unless AFI is locked EAS feature may work for this tag, if the tag supports Vendor 1 EAS. Otherwise item security will not be available at borrowing library. EAS feature may work for this tag, if the tag supports Vendor 2 EAS. Otherwise item security will not be available at borrowing library. Interoperable security after database update adds borrowed item at borrowing library Legend Seamless security interoperability Interoperable security for some but not all libraries Interoperable security with operator intervention Security not interoperable for this case Some explanation is required to explain the different sections of this table. Several assumptions must be made by the reader. Some of these assumptions are listed here: In the table, EAS Vendor 1 and EAS