<s>
NISO	B-Protocol
Circulation	I-Protocol
Interchange	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
NCIP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
protocol	O
that	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
exchange	O
of	O
messages	O
between	O
and	O
among	O
computer-based	B-Application
applications	O
to	O
enable	O
them	O
to	O
perform	O
functions	O
necessary	O
to	O
lend	O
and	O
borrow	O
items	O
,	O
to	O
provide	O
controlled	O
access	O
to	O
electronic	O
resources	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
facilitate	O
cooperative	O
management	O
of	O
these	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
and	O
approved	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
ANSI/NISO	O
Z39.83-2002	O
or	O
NCIP	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
NISO	O
Draft	O
Standard	O
for	O
Trial	O
Use.	O
"	O
</s>
