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 Borrowing Library Equipment Uses: Database Lookup EAS Vendor 1 EAS Vendor 2 ILL Example – – AFI Used for (also supports AFI (also supports AFI for (also supports AFI for Security for application application separation) application separation) separation) Tag Interoperable EAS feature will not EAS feature will not Supports security after Seamless work for this tag. work for this tag. Item AFI database update interoperable Item security will not security will not be adds borrowed (no tag security be available at available at borrowing support for item at borrowing borrowing library. library. EAS) library Uses: EAS Interoperable – EAS feature will not Vendor 1 Seamless security after Seamless work for this tag. Item (tag also interoperable database update interoperable security will not be supports AFI) security, unless adds borrowed security available at borrowing AFI is locked item at borrowing library. Equipment library EAS Interoperable – EAS feature will not and Vendor 2 Seamless security after work for this tag. (tag also interoperable Seamless interoperable database update Item security will not Tag supports AFI) security, unless security adds borrowed be available at AFI is locked item at borrowing borrowing library. library Library Database EAS feature may EAS feature may work Lookup work for this tag, if Interoperable for this tag, if the tag (tag also Seamless the tag supports security after supports Vendor 2 supports AFI) interoperable Vendor 1 EAS. database update Owning EAS. Otherwise item security, unless Otherwise item adds borrowed security will not be AFI is locked security will not be item at borrowing available at borrowing available at library library. 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
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
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