Various methods to submit MARC Records to the Iowa Locator

If your library is a participating library in the SILO Interlibrary Loan System, you have agreed to add the bibliographic records of materials owned by your library to the Iowa Locator (Iowa libraries’ online union catalog).

Submitting MARC files Using Your Web Browser

If you have an automated library system, export a batch of records from your system then upload them to the Locator using the MARC File Upload feature in the SILO ILL System using  a web browser.  The MARC File Upload option can accept up to ten files in a single batch.  Files may include adds and deletes.  You may also force all records in a file to be processed as deletes.

Online Add & Delete

The Online Add/Delete feature is not currently available. If your library used the Online Add & Delete feature through SILO ILL, keep a list or retain the catalog cards of titles to be added (or deleted).  Libraries will be notified when this feature is enabled. Then you can work from your lists or cards to add or delete holdings information to the new Locator.

OCLC Libraries

SILO receives records directly from OCLC on monthly transaction tapes. SILO also receives notice of deleted OCLC records.  OCLC libraries do not need to submit holdings or deleted records via MARC File Upload or Online Add & Delete.

Questions?

If you have questions regarding data loading or SILO interlibrary loan, please contact Marie Harms. This would include questions about the status of specific ILL transactions, uploading MARC data files, or any of the system activity summary reports.

If you have technical questions regarding the Locator, cataloging, or MARC records, please contact Marie Harms. This would include questions about sources of high quality MARC records, Locator standards, standard numbers, or specific MARC tags.