Setting NCIP Parameters

The NCIP parameters are located on a separate tab in Polaris Administration. Another parameter that affects NCIP is on the Request tab at the System level only.

The NCIP ILL holds: Add staff display note is the only NCIP parameter that is available at the Library and Branch levels in Polaris Administration; all other settings are at the System level.

Use these parameters to do the following:

• Specify whether NCIP processing will be done centrally at a single location or decentralized at each participating branch location. The default is set to Decentralized processing. See Set up centralized or decentralized NCIP processing.
• Define an “institutional patron” to be used as the borrower for interlibrary loans. See Select an institutional patron.
• Specify the NCIP user privilege type: Public or Academic. See Specify the NCIP user privilege type.
• Control automatic deletion of temporary records. See Delete temporary records when item is checked in.
• Add staff display note. This parameter can be set at the library or branch level in Polaris Administration; all other options on this tab can be set at the system level only. See Add a hold note to incoming requests.
• Prevent the automatic creation of hold requests in response to the ItemRequested message used by ILL. Use the NCIP: Use unlocked hold request parameter on the Parameters > Request tab. See Prevent creation of holds in response to ILL message.