ISO ILL Protocol Standards

Intro to ILL Application
Standards

ISO 10160
Service Definition

ISO 10161-1
Protocol Specs

ISO 10161-2
PICS Proforma

Where to Purchase

ISO TC46/SC4/WG4

Maintenance
Agency Procedures

Profiles

Clarifications

Review

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Last Update:
2002/01/08

Interlibrary Loan Application Standards Maintenance Agency

Procedures for an Internationally Registered Profile (IRP) for ISO 10160/10161-1:

Development/Submission, Review, Approval, and Revision

An Internationally Registered Profile , or IRP, is a profile that has been reviewed for technical conformance by the standards group responsible for the application protocol(s) to which the profile pertains. The profile identifies a standard or group of standards, together with options and parameters necessary to accomplish a function or set of functions.

To be considered for registration, the profile must have been developed by a recognized group of users and have potentially wide use and applicability.

Submission, Review, and Approval

The procedure for development/submission, review, and registration of an Internationally Registered Profile (IRP) is detailed below. All reviews and approval processes will be carried out electronically and the final registered IRP will be available electronically.

The following guidelines regarding the development process, preceding the submission of the Draft IRP (DIRP) to TC 46/SC4, shall be followed:

The proposing group(s) will prepare the DIRP in a consultative manner as widely as practical within the community in which the IRP will be used.
The DIRP will include the following information:
- Area of use for the DIRP.
- Identification of the group(s) responsible for the development and those consulted during the development.
- Brief description and overview, including a brief description of the development process with time frames.
- Status as designated by group(s) adopting or approving the DIRP.
- Content of DIRP.

The DIRP will be reviewed and registered in TC46/SC4 according to the following schedule.

Technical review (2 months) by ISO TC 46/SC4/WG4 to assure conformance to the application protocols, ISO 10160 and 10161-1 and any underlying protocols and standards referenced. As part of this review, TC46/SC4/WG4 will make the DIRP electronically available on the Maintenance Agency's Web Page and will publicize its availability and encourage widespread review by the community of potential users.
Consideration of comments, if any, by the proposing group and revision of the DIRP, if necessary. If the profile requires technical changes it is reviewed by WG4 or a representative of WG4 to see that corrections have been made and, if they have, it is registered.
Registration of the IRP by the Maintenance Agency, with free electronic access to IRP provided through links on the Maintenance Agency Web page.

Revision

The steps for revision of an IRP are the same as those for the preparation of a new IRP. Periodically the Maintenance Agency will check with the originating group concerning the use and need for the IRP. If the originating group no longer exists as such, a group of users will be designated to assume editorial maintenance. If there are no users to assume maintenance, the IRP will be deleted from the register after a reasonable length of time.