Cicero includes a SIP2 server that can be used by self-service equipment, sorting robots and access equipment to authenticate patrons as well as carry out checkouts, renewals and check-ins. Cicero supports SIP2 in accordance with the SIP2 profile used, which is documented in Cicero SIP2 support. Equipment that is to use SIP2 for communication with Cicero must be adapted to this SIP2 profile.
SIP2 can be used for the following equipment:
- Self-service equipment
- Sorting robot
- Access system
To use SIP2 equipment, the following must be configured:
- Setting up SIP2 users (explained in this article)
- Setting up sorting rules (see Sorting profiles)
SIP2 users
Under Admin > External users > SIP2 you can see a table of the library's SIP2 users, as well as create new SIP2 users or edit/delete existing SIP2 users.
Create SIP2 user
- Click "Create SIP2 user", which opens a detail page.
- Enter username and password
- Specify "Located at branch"
- Relevant for statistics, so that you can, for example, see where a checkout was carried out.
- Select sorting profile
- Specify which sorting profile the SIP2 machine should use when checking in materials.
- Fulfil reservations
- Ready for pickup: The material is linked to the reservation and set as ready for pickup when it is checked in on a SIP2 user that is located at the reservation's pickup branch. The patron is notified that the material is ready for pickup. If the material is checked in on a SIP2 user located at another branch, the material is set to in transit.
- In transit: The material is linked to the reservation and set to in transit, regardless of which branch the SIP2 user is located at.
- No: If you deselect fulfilment of reservations, no linking of material and reservation will take place. Cicero will, however, still respond to the material being reserved by setting it in transit towards the next reservation's collection branch (using the defined sorting rules), so that the material can be picked. Until a material is linked to the first reservation in the queue (for example by check-in in Cicero Mobile), all materials checked in on a machine with this setting set to "No" will also be set to in transit towards the collection branch for the reservation that is first in the queue.
- Return interlibrary loans
- Yes: If this function is enabled, the interlibrary loan's status will automatically be updated to ”5.2 Returned to lending library”. This means you do not need to scan the interlibrary loan in Cicero LMS again, unless you need a route plan printed.
- No: If this function is not enabled, the interlibrary loan will go to status "5.1 Checked in".
- Allow check-ins of materials with paid compensation
- Here you can choose whether the SIP2 user should accept check-in of materials with paid compensation. If this option is deselected, patrons will not be able to check in materials with a paid compensation on the machine, but will instead receive a message that they must contact staff.
- Patron login requires PIN code
- If the configuration is enabled, patrons must enter their PIN code to log in to the SIP2 machine. If the configuration is disabled, the patron can log in solely by providing their patron ID (for example a patron card). This configuration should only be turned off if your local guidelines allow this.
- Specify which branches the user should have access to view patrons' details on by marking them in the "Access to patrons" table.
- Click ”Save”.
Self-service machines
A SIP2 user must be created for each self-service terminal. The same sorting profile and role can be used by several self-service machines. For faster setup, a SIP2 user can be copied by opening a SIP2 user and then clicking "Copy" at the bottom of the page.
Supplier of self-service machine
The supplier of self-service machines must be informed of the login password to connect to Cicero, as well as the URL https://cicero-fbs.com/rest/sip2/<agencyisil>.
A library with agency ISIL number (library number) EN-123456 will thus have the URL https://cicero-fbs.com/rest/sip2/EN-123456
For libraries outside FBS (the KOMBIT agreement), the URL must be specified as:
https://cicero-lms.com/rest/sip2/<agencyisil>
The interface description for SIP2 can be found under Cicero SIP2 support.