Processing Patron Requests with Rapido CB

Rapido CB consumes the Polaris API endpoints to get real-time item status information when looking for eligible items to fill a request.

Patrons are authenticated against the Polaris database using the NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP) standard. The process is as follows:

• Rapido CB passes a LookupUser NCIP message requesting patron verification.

• Polaris responds with a LookupUserResponse NCIP message stating whether the patron is successfully authenticated or blocked from requesting.