Change Account Information
- From the SILO-Interlibrary Loan System Menu, select the Access Iowa Library Directory/Library Account Information option.
- Click on the Submit Request button.
- Select the Modify Basic Interlibrary Loan Account Information option.
- A form with the library's account information will load. Change your account information in the appropriate field(s). (See below for explanations)
- When all changes have been made, click on the Update button.
Field Explanations
Library Name
The unique name of your library
Interlibrary Loan Contact
The name of the person in charge of ILL transactions in case of questions, inquiries, etc.
Interlibrary Loan Email
The e-mail address where inquiries will be sent.
The e-mail address where requests and transactions made from within the SILO ILL system will be sent.
FAX Number
The number a lending library could use to fax an article or a requesting library could fax a request.
Referral Library Locator Code
The Locator code of the library of last resort, usually an OCLC library who will use OCLC Resource Sharing on behalf of your library should the request fail to be filled through SILO ILL
Suspend Lender E-Mail
A check mark here means "Yes", and no e-mail notice will be sent to the above e-mail address. By suspending this a library agrees to log into and check SILO ILL daily to check for new requests from other libraries.
Suspend Borrower E-Mail
A check mark here means "Yes", and no e-mail notice will be sent to the above e-mail address. By suspending this a library agrees to log into and check SILO ILL daily to check for messages regarding an open request.
Suspend ILL Borrowing/Lending
A check mark here means your library is temporarily suspending itself from participation in SILO ILL. While suspended your library will not receive any requests, nor will it be able to borrow items.
Library -- is a: Regional Library,County Referral Library,AEA
Indicate what type of library you are, if any.
