ISO 10161-1-2014 PDF

Full title and description

Information and documentation — Open Systems Interconnection — Interlibrary Loan Application Protocol Specification — Part 1: Protocol specification (ISO 10161-1:2014). Defines the application-layer protocol behaviour and message structures required for implementing the ISO Interlibrary Loan (ILL) application-service-element (ASE); intended for libraries, union catalogue centres and systems that participate in interlibrary loan transactions as requesters, responders or intermediaries. Available as a purchasable PDF from ISO and national standards bodies.

Abstract

ISO 10161-1:2014 specifies the protocol for the ILL application-service-element. It gives a formal statement of the rules of behaviour for the entities participating in an ILL transaction, describing required actions on receipt of service primitives, application-protocol-data-units (APDUs) and local events. The part includes the abstract syntax (ASN.1) for ILL APDUs and conformance requirements for implementers. The scope is limited to interconnection between systems and does not prescribe internal system interfaces or implementations.

General information

• Status: Published (International Standard).
• Publication date: November 2014 (ISO 10161-1:2014, 3rd edition).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 35.240.30 (Library and information sciences; IT applications in documentation and publishing).
• Edition / version: 3rd edition (2014).
• Number of pages: 125 (printed/PDF edition as published by ISO).

Scope

This part of ISO 10161 defines the application protocol used to support interlibrary loan services across interconnected systems. It specifies behavioural rules for participants (requester, responder, intermediary), the structure and handling of APDUs, rules for timers and transaction identification, and the abstract syntax required to encode ILL protocol messages. It is concerned with inter-system communication and conformance to the protocol; it does not mandate internal implementations within individual computer systems.

Key topics and requirements

• Formal protocol behaviour and state-machine definitions for ILL interactions (request, response, forwarding, error handling, expiry, recall, renewals).
• Specification of ILL Application Protocol Data Units (APDUs) and the ASN.1 abstract syntax for those APDUs (encoding guidance provided in informative annexes).
• Rules for handling service primitives issued by ILL service-users and the expected system actions on receipt of APDUs and local events.
• Conformance requirements and testing proforma (cross-referenced with ISO 10161-2 for the PICS proforma).
• Support for multi-party topologies (two-party and multi-party/intermediary routing scenarios) and resilience guidance for sequence and timing issues.
• References to supporting telecommunications/messaging services and encoding considerations (e.g., EDIFACT/encoding transfer syntax guidance where applicable).

Typical use and users

ISO 10161-1:2014 is used by libraries, library consortia, union catalogue centres, information utilities and software vendors developing interlibrary loan systems or integrating ILL functionality into library management systems, discovery layers or middleware. It is relevant to implementers building interoperable ILL gateways, intermediaries for routing requests, and organisations that need to demonstrate protocol conformance.

Related standards

Primary related standards include ISO 10160 (Interlibrary Loan — Application Service Definition) which defines the ILL service semantics, and ISO 10161-2 (Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma) which supports conformance claims to ISO 10161-1. Contextual and supporting standards include ISO 7498 (OSI reference model), ISO/IEC 10021-4 (MOTIS store-and-forward messaging reference), and connection-mode standards such as ISO 8822 and ISO 8649; encoding/transfer rules such as those referenced from EDIFACT (ISO 9735) may also be relevant.

Keywords

Interlibrary loan, ILL, ILL ASE, APDU, ASN.1, protocol specification, OSI, conformance, PICS, requester, responder, intermediary, library interoperability.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 10161-1:2014 is the part of the ISO ILL protocol series that specifies the protocol behaviour and message structures (APDUs and abstract syntax) required for interoperable interlibrary loan services between systems.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the rules of behaviour for systems participating in ILL transactions, the structure and encoding semantics of ILL APDUs (ASN.1 abstract syntax), state and timing rules, and the conformance requirements for implementers. It focuses on inter-system protocol-level interactions rather than internal system design.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Libraries, consortia, union catalogues, information utilities, and software vendors/integrators implementing or integrating interlibrary loan systems and services use this standard to ensure interoperability and to support conformance testing.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 10161-1:2014 is the 3rd edition published in 2014 and is the current published protocol specification. Implementers should check with ISO or their national standards body for the very latest status or any subsequent confirmations or revisions.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes. ISO 10161-1 is part of the ISO 10160/10161 family addressing interlibrary loan: ISO 10160 defines the ILL service (service semantics), ISO 10161-1 defines the protocol, and ISO 10161-2 provides the PICS proforma for conformance. Other related OSI and messaging standards provide supporting context.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Interlibrary loan (ILL), protocol, APDU, ASN.1, OSI, conformance, PICS, requester/responder/intermediary, ILL ASE.