In late spring, MOBIUS will transition to a new library catalog system. The MOBIUS catalog project will require temporary suspension of requesting and loaning services between MOBIUS libraries later in the Spring 2024 semester.

• During the MOBIUS service freeze period, which is estimated to be April 18-May 22, all MU students, staff and faculty may continue to request items through our traditional ILL services which will remain active all through the MOBIUS transition period.
• In addition, circulation of MU and UM library materials will continue as usual during this time.

If you have questions, please contact us at ask@missouri.libanswers.com.

Below is a general timeline for the MOBIUS catalog project:

• 1/12/2024: Searching and borrowing from the Prospector Consortium ceases
• 4/18/2024: MOBIUS lending/borrowing freezes for about five weeks; courier will continue,
  which will enable efficient delivery of ILL loans among MOBIUS
  libraries.
• 5/22/2024: Go LIVE date: MOBIUS Borrowing/Lending resumes, MOBIUS catalog available

Founded in July 1998, the MOBIUS Library Consortium currently serves 80 member libraries, which include 64 academic libraries,11 public libraries, 4 special libraries, and the Missouri State Library, serving more than 200 physical branches. The consortium’s purpose is to share library materials, information, and services using accessible, cost-effective methods. The MOBIUS Union Catalog has expanded to include more than 29 million items, serving users in Missouri and into Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas and Texas. A courier service delivers library materials to member libraries once per day, 5 days per week. Faculty, staff, and students at Mizzou have utilized MOBIUS services frequently during its almost 25-year history.

Have you used the Prospector borrowing option in the MOBIUS catalog recently? If so, you are aware that requesting to and from the Prospector consortium ceases on Friday, January 12th. Please use traditional Interlibrary Loan services to request materials that are not available locally or via MOBIUS. Questions may be directed to ask@missouri.edu.libanswers.com.

Borrowing from Prospector is ceasing because MOBIUS will soon migrate to a new library software system. The collaboration between MOBIUS and Prospector will not resume once the new library software system is up and running as the two consortiums will no longer be using the same software for requesting materials.

Prospector is a unified catalog of academic, public and special libraries in Colorado and Wyoming that is managed by the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries. MOBIUS and Prospector launched the innovative peer-to-peer collaboration to share materials across consortiums in August 2014.