The adequacy of the delivery service and the criteria used to determine delivery points are reviewed frequently. The staff of the Information Services Department offers services to member libraries in support of local efforts to locate materials in a variety of formats for users. Interlibrary Loan opens the collections of libraries throughout Illinois and the nation to patrons of your library. Reference provides a variety of print and non-print sources of information to meet the needs of library users. These sources include direct searching for information by System reference staff as well as access to the World Wide Web, Illinet Online , and OCLC FirstSearch .
Training is offered to member librarians in the effective use of changing library technologies.
The Print Shop offers a variety of services to member libraries. These services are tailored to the needs of each individual library. The Southern Illinois Center for Talking Books provides reading materials and other services for the blind and physically handicapped in southern Illinois. The staff of the Technical Services Department is available to answer questions relating to the original cataloging of print and non-print material. Technical Services also offers support in the area of cataloging in an automated environment.