ILL Manual

About SILO Interlibrary Loan

SILO Interlibrary Loan is on the Web and ready to use! Any Iowa library with holdings in the SILO Locator can now use the SILO Interlibrary Loan system to borrow and lend library materials.

Participant Agreement

To participate in SILO Interlibrary Loan, a library must agree to the rules of interlibrary loan in Iowa.

Find a Locator Code

Your seven-digit Locator Code is needed to login to SILO Interlibrary Loan. Locator Codes are found in the online Iowa Library Directory or the print version of the Iowa Library Directory.

Login

SILO Interlibrary Loan requires a library to login each time it is used. This identifies the library and begins the session. The system is password protected and is for the use of Iowa libraries.

Search the Locator

Search the SILO Locator to identify library materials to borrow from other Iowa libraries.

Submit a Request

After searching the SILO Locator and identifying an item to borrow, click on the item to transfer it to an interlibrary loan form.

Request Journal Article with Blank Form

The SILO Interlibrary Loan system can be used to request journal articles from other Iowa libraries. SILO Interlibrary Loan provides a blank form.

Request Items Using a Blank Form

The SILO Interlibrary Loan system can be used to request items found in the new version of The Locator until the new version is linked to the SILO ILL System.

View Open Requests as the Borrower

Check your in box every day to see if your requests have been filled.

View Closed Requests as the Borrower

Helps you keep track of items you have borrowed from other libraries.

Cancel an Interlibrary Loan Request

How to cancel a request you have placed on SILO ILL.

View and Reply as the Lending Library

Participating libraries should check the SILO Interlibrary Loan system for pending or new requests for library materials.

View Closed Requests as the Lender

To keep track of requests you have received.

Change Directory Information

The State Library maintains a listing of all Iowa Libraries. Libraries can update directory information by changing the information in the form.

Change Account Information

How to update your ILL account information

Change ILL Password

You should change your SILO Interlibrary Loan password frequently to keep the system secure.

Change FAX Information

The fax information about a library is used by other libraries when requesting library materials by fax.

View Summary Reports and History

The interlibrary loan activity can be viewed for a library for a specific period. The history of a particular transaction or session can also be traced through the system.

Suspend Interlibrary Loan Activity

If you will be unable to fill ILL requests for 4 or more days, please use this feature.

How to request multiple copies of a title

Use separate ILL borrower request transactions for each copy desired, using different lending libraries for each request. For example, generate 10 ILL transactions if you need 10 copies for your book club.

Change Inter-library loan lending policies

The State Library maintains lists of which Iowa Libraries loan audios, videos and DVDs. Libraries can update directory information by changing the information in the form.