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One side SCSB talks to multiple institution library systems using SIP2 or NCIP or REST APIs and on the other side it talks to inventory management systems using REST APIs.
SCSB is designed to provide
Real-time availability of all shared collection items in OPAC systems
Validate and process the requests in real-time
Provide real-time item status
Integration with Partner ILS to support requesting and circulation.
Eliminate cross loading bibliographic and item records in ILS (Voyager, Sierra, Alma)
The following diagram depicts the the environment (of the collaborating systems) where the solution fits in. SCSB is the middleware solution.
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