Become a Find More Illinois Library
Find More Illinois is expanding to become a bigger, better resource for discovery and fulfillment. Any Illinois library is eligible to participate, regardless of library size, type, or integrated library system status.
In-person presentation and webinars were held in fall 2018. More are scheduled for early 2019; see Library Learning (L2) for details. Contact Jane Plass if you would like a link to a recorded webinar.
Interested in Joining?
- Review the fee structure, expansion schedule, and implementation steps.
- If you have questions, email info@findmoreillinois.org.
- Discuss your potential participation with the manager of your integrated library system (ILS), as implementation requires interaction with your ILS.
- Request a quote.
Expansion Schedule
Expansion began with three cohort groups to streamline implementation and training.
Cohort A
- Sign-up period: September 4 through October 1, 2018
- Implementation and training: October to mid-November 2018
Cohort B
- Sign-up period: October 2 through November 23, 2018
- Implementation and training: Late November 2018 to early February 2019
Cohort C
- Sign-up period: November 26, 2018 through January 4, 2019
- Implementation and training: January through early March 2019
Going Forward
- Sign up anytime.
- RAILS will work with your library to develop an implementation schedule.
Implementation Steps
- Quote acceptance/letter of intent (Library)
- Participation agreement (Library and RAILS)
- Data collection (RAILS, library, and integrated library system staff at library or shared catalog consortium)
- Software setup (Vendor and RAILS)
- Training (One day in-person training for library staff member, provided by RAILS and/or vendor)
- Integration of Find More Illinois into library's interlibrary loan workflow (Library, with advice from RAILS)
