Catalogs & Cataloging

Library catalogs are essential tools for making a library's holdings available to its patrons, and to facilitate the sharing of items between libraries. Automated catalogs also support reciprocal borrowing by cardholders from other libraries.

We provide financial and operational support to shared catalog consortia, grants for libraries to join consortia, specialized cataloging of items in certain languages, and cataloging training. Find More Illinois is our interlibrary loan platform that allows patrons to find and request items across multiple catalogs.