SILO
State of Iowa Libraries Online. Information about web, email, email lists, silo ill, Iowa Locator, and DNS services.
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SILO is a joint program of the State Library of Iowa and the Iowa State University Library. For more information about the SILO program, including our history and the technology we use, see the about SILO section. ServicesSILO offers resource sharing services, including the Iowa Locator and SILO ILL to all types of libraries in Iowa. SILO also offers hosted services including DNS, e-mail, e-mail lists, and web hosting to any public library with a high-speed Internet connection. For more information about any of our services, including how-to guides and online manuals, click on the name of the service in the tabs below.
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Support Information Form: Support Request Email: helpdesk@silo.lib.ia.us Remote Support: Start Session |
Web Service
Web Hosting Service
- Administrative
- How-to guides for Plone site administration
- Contacts
- How-to guides dealing with contacts and contact information
- Files
- How-to guides for working with files on your websites
- Forms
- How-to guides covering forms
- Images
- How-to guides for working with images on your web pages
- Links
- How-to guides for working with links on your web sites
- News and Events
- How-to guides that cover Featured News and Upcoming Events
- Navigation
- How-to guides for working with web site navigation
- Pages
- How-to guides for working with site pages
- Search
- How-to guides for site searches
- Portlets and Widgets
- How-to guides for working with portlets and widgets
- Web Statistics
- Instructions and information for finding and using Web site usage statistics
E-Mail Service
SILO Electronic Mail Service
- Administration
- Information on administrative tasks such as adding, updating, and deleting email accounts
- Android
- Configure your Android device for SILO email
- Calendars, Contacts & Email
- Configure calendars, contacts, and email for SILO email
- General Information
- Configure an automation system or copier for SILO email
- iPhone and iPad
- Configure your Apple device for SILO email
- Outlook
- Configure Microsoft Outlook for SILO e-mail
- Outlook Express
- Configure Microsoft Outlook Express for SILO e-mail
- Spam Filtering
- Information on spam detection that SILO uses
- Thunderbird
- Configure Mozilla Thunderbird for SILO e-mail
- Web Mail
- Use SILO webmail to manage your email
SILO ILL
- ILL Login
- Click here to log into the SILO interlibrary loan website
- Borrowing Items
- Information about borrowing items with SILO ILL
- Lending Items
- Information about lending items with SILO ILL
- Directory & Account Information
- Information about how to add and maintain your library ILL directory information in the SILO ILL system
Iowa Locator
The statewide union catalog used for locating library items.
- View the Iowa Locator
- Click here to be taken to the Iowa Locator
- Adding items to the Locator
- Information about adding holdings to the locator with online add or MARC file upload
- Removing items from the Locator
- Information about removing items from the locator with online delete, MARC file upload, or Locator Cleanup
- Searching the Locator
- Information on how to search the locator to find specific items
E-Mail Lists
Information for list subscribers, list administrators, and anyone else interested in SILO e-mail lists.
- Administrators
- The information below is for anyone who is a list administrator or moderator for an e-mail list hosted by SILO. This documentation explains how to set up your lists, what the various options mean, and how to manage the membership of your e-mail list
- Iowalib
- Iowalib is a mail list for members of the Iowa library community. It is used to post library news, to exchange library information (such as policies and procedures), to buy, sell or trade library materials and equipment, and to discuss topics and issues affecting libraries
- Iowa Public Library Directors List
- The Public Library Directors List is for all public library directors in Iowa. It is used for messages targeted toward directors such as information about reports, specific continuing education and new or updated programs; and requests for information from libraries.
- Listing of Public Mailing Lists
- Listing of all the public mailing lists on lists.silo.lib.ia.us. Subscribe to the lists of your choice.
- Request a List
- Information on how to request a new e-mail list and guidelines for administering e-mail lists
- Subscribers
- This information is for anyone who is a member of an e-mail list hosted by SILO. It explains how you can subscribe and unsubscribe from e-mail lists, how to change your personal options, and how to interact with other parts of the Mailman system
DNS Service
Domain name registration and hosting services
- DNS and hosting services
- Information about domain name registration and hosting services
