NCIP

Polaris supports integrations for all NCIP services used by ReShare.

Configuring NCIP in ReShare

To configure NCIP for use with Polaris, complete the following steps.

1. Go to Settings>Resource sharing>Host LMS integration settings.

2. Set each of the services you wish to use to “NCIP.”

3. Choose “Polaris” for the “Host LMS integration” field.

4. Go to Settings>Resource sharing>Local NCIP settings.

5. Populate each of the fields that appear on this page.

   1. NCIP app profile: This value is not used by Polaris. You may enter a blank value or leave the system default.

   2. NCIP from agency: The from agency code defined in Polaris.

   3. NCIP to agency: The to agency code defined in Polaris.

   4. NCIP server address: The URL of your NCIP service. This is typically formatted like https://catalog.libraryname.org:443/ncip

Z39.50

Polaris supports catalog searching via Z39.50. This service allows ReShare to offer unmediated request responses via the auto-responder.

Configuring Z39.50

1. Go to Settings>Resource sharing>Host LMS integration settings.

2. Choose “Polaris” for the “Host LMS integration” field.

3. Go to Settings>Resource sharing>Z39.50 settings.

4. Populate the Z39.50 server address field with your Polaris Z39.50 URL.

   1. This URL will typically be formatted like: http://catalog.<libraryname>.org:210/PAC

   2. Polaris Z39.50 services are typically publicly available, so no special permissions will need to be granted for ReShare to use the service.