MOBIUS Interlibrary Loans

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In addition to curating a comprehensive collection of materials at all three Davenport Public Library locations, The Library is a founding member of the RiverShare Libraries consortium. This membership grants patrons access to the resources of all public and community college libraries in the Iowa Quad Cities. The Library has also established reciprocal borrowing agreements with several Illinois public libraries, including Moline Public Library, Rock Island Public Library, and East Moline Public Library.

Additionally, The Library participates in the State of Iowa Libraries Online (SILO) program, which offers resource sharing services, including the Iowa Locator, the statewide union catalog used to locate library items, and the SILO Interlibrary Loan System to all types of libraries in Iowa.

Finally, The Library is a member of MOBIUS, enhancing resource sharing opportunities beyond the items available in our region and state.

MOBIUS Catalog

February 19, 2025 UPDATE: The vendor identified a mapping issue with our bibliographic records in staging and production. We were assured it would be resolved several weeks ago. We are more fully exploring alternative options to MOBIUS to provide interlibrary loan services.

December 10, 2024 UPDATE: We have been testing and continue to work with MOBIUS. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

November 13, 2024 UPDATE: We continue to work with MOBIUS.

August 27, 2024 UPDATE: We have been working with MOBIUS on testing the new OpenRS platform. They have experienced issues with testing and configuring the software for multiple library environments, such as ours with Bettendorf Public Library and the RiverShare Libraries consortium. We are hopeful that those issues will be resolved in the coming weeks. We sincerely apologize for this continued service disruption. See below for information on requesting library materials that are not available at The Library.

July 26, 2024 UPDATE: We are still in the process of converting to the new MOBIUS OpenRS platform and appreciate your patience. We anticipate restoring full interlibrary loan service in August.

June 12, 2024 UPDATE: Some member libraries were able to begin using the new OpenRS platform; however, Davenport Public Library and Bettendorf Public Library were not included due to issues involving configuration of our current Integrated Library System (ILS). We are awaiting response from our vendor in order to proprerly configure our systems. Thank you for your patience.

On April 18, 2024, MOBIUS discontinued access to the existing resource sharing tool, INN-Reach, to begin migrating to a new open source platform tool: OpenRS. The new service was expected to launch on May 22; however, requires some further testing and configuration. Access to MOBIUS is coming soon.

In the meantime, Davenport Public Library patrons can stop by or call The Library at (563) 326-7832 to request materials.

SILO Catalog

A few things to note:

  • Requests are limited to a maximum of three per week.
  • You will not be able to see your request(s) until the item has arrived at The Library for pickup.
  • Requests are expected to be filled in the same timeframe as the past, about two weeks.

 

Thank you for your patience during this transition!