Mar 11, 2024 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Past Events & Conferences
Our next event will take place on Wednesday 26 June 2024.
We would like to hear from anybody who would be interested in presenting at the event – anything from a lightning talk to a full one-hour session or even a topic for discussion or something you would be interested in learning more about from others.
Please contact Amanda Foster (Amanda.foster@nortumbria.ac.uk) if you would like to volunteer to contribute to the event or if you might be interested in joining our committee.
Booking is not yet open – watch this space
Jan 24, 2024 | Events & Conferences, Past Events & Conferences
We are pleased to announce that bookings are now open for the Forum for Interlending (FIL) Online Conference (UK), which will take place on Wednesday 7th February 2024, 10.00-13.00 (GMT).
We have a packed programme of talks for Interlending professionals, and we are sure there will be something for everyone.
Book Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQtglkTx3RGPQKwjpteXh5Gl8kYV3f5mv0ORji1A4DShlWcQ/viewfor
| Session |
Timings |
Length |
Speaker |
| Welcome |
10:00-10:05 |
5 minutes |
Amanda Foster, Chair of FIL Committee
|
| British Library Results of Survey to Inform Future Collaboration around Resource Sharing
|
10:05-11:35 |
90 minutes |
Richard Ebden, Sam Tillet & Sally Halper |
| FIL Update |
11:35-11:50 |
10 minutes + questions |
Amanda Foster, Chair of FIL Committee
|
| Break |
11:50-12:00 |
10 minutes |
|
| Newly set up national scheme of regional interlending practices
|
12:00-12:15 |
10 minutes + questions
|
Jane Proctor (Northamptonshire Healthcare)
|
| WHELF+ Update |
12:15-12:30 |
10 minutes + questions
|
Bronwen Blatchford, Cardiff University |
| Event news: “Piloting copyright solutions: sustainable digital access to library stacks abroad”
|
12:30-12:45 |
10 minutes + questions
|
Kate Parsons (National Library for Sweden)
|
| Round-up and close |
12:45-13:00 |
|
Amanda Foster, Chair of FIL Committee
|
Please join via Zoom link, this will have been sent to you following your registration.
Dec 22, 2023 | Events & Conferences, Past Events & Conferences
Our next FIL Online event will be taking place on 7 February. As part of the event will be holding a discussion around the future of FIL and future events. We would also be keen to hear from anyone interested in presenting at the event – anything from a lightning talk to a full session or even a topic for discussion! Please contact Amanda Foster (Amanda.foster@northumbria.ac.uk) if you would like to volunteer to contribute to the event or if you might be interested in joining our committee.
Watch this space for further details of the event and booking information.
Jun 8, 2023 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Past Events & Conferences
Interlend 2023 will be online again this year, held on Wednesday 5th July 2023 10:00-16:30
We have a varied programme which we hope will be of interest across the different sectors represented by our members and more widely.
Book your place here
Prices:
FIL members – FREE!!
Non-members: £40
Notice of the FIL Annual General Meeting:
FIL members please note that the AGM is included in the Conference Programme. If you wish to raise any issues please forward them to Caroline, (Caroline Long c.a.long@aston.ac.uk) our secretary, by no later than Wednesday, June 14th 2023 so that they can be included in the Agenda, which will then be circulated to members in advance of the meeting.
A Reminder about the FIL Interlending Awards
FIL Interlending Awards: Nominations
Help us celebrate the amazing service the ILL community provides. You can nominate yourself, your team or someone else entirely. The categories are:
- Innovation in Interlending: There are always lots of changes and developments in our field. Have you tried something new and amazing? Invented a new way of working? Let us know!
- Interlending – Above and Beyond: We are looking for individuals or teams who have gone way beyond normal working practice to help another individual or an institution within interlending.
- Interlending – Rarest or most Random: Have you tracked down the last copy in existence or supplied something to an unusual library? Now is your chance for your story to shine.
(Nominations for the above three categories should be for work done within the last 12 months).
- Lifetime Achievement: We are looking to celebrate someone who within their working life has made a difference, year on year within Interlending. Is that you, or someone you know?
Please send your nomination of no more than 300 words, clearly identifying the nominee and category, to our chair Amanda Foster, [amanda.foster@northumbria.ac.uk] before 21st June.
Winners will be announced at Interlend 2023.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Jan 19, 2023 | Events & Conferences, Past Events & Conferences
We’re pleased to announce that bookings are now open for our first event of the year, FIL Online February 2023, which will take place on Wednesday 8th February 2023. We have a packed programme of talks for Interlending professionals and I’m sure there’ll be something for everyone.
Book your place here.
Programme:
| Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 10.30 – 10.35 |
Chair’s welcome |
Amanda Foster |
| 10.35 – 10.55 |
ILL at the University of Liège |
François Renaville (Uni of Liège) |
| 10.55 – 11.15 |
Advice for ILL across the EU border |
Matt Voigts (IFLA) |
|
10 MIN BREAK |
|
| 11.25 – 11.45 |
ILL and Copyright |
Kate Vasili (Middlesex University) |
| 11.45 – 12.15 |
Open Access: changes in publishing |
Leah Maughan (Northumbria University) |
| 12.15 – 12.45 |
Lunch Break |
|
| 12.45 – 13.25 |
OCLC update: Exceed your library users’ expectations with fast interlibrary loan |
Gemma Burke (OCLC) |
| 13.25 – 13.40 |
NHS ILL and SWIRLs |
Stella Scott (Hants healthcare library) |
|
10 MIN BREAK |
|
| 13.50 – 14.00 |
BL updates |
Jo Cox (British Library) |
| 14.00 – 14.35 |
Adventures in E-book lending: Challenges and Opportunities for Implementation |
Marc Hoffeditz (Tufts University) |
| 14.35 -15.05 |
Licensing and the Interlibrary Lending of Ebooks: Opening Doors at the University of Connecticut Library |
Michael Rodriguez, Erika McNeil, Stan Huzarewicz (University of Connecticut) |
| 15.05- 15.15 |
Discussion around the Covid spreadsheet and closing |
Amanda Foster |
The event will be hosted on Zoom and run from 10:30 – 15:15 and there should be plenty of places for all. Instructions and the link to join the event will be sent to registered attendees a couple of days before the event.
Prices:
FIL members – FREE
Non-Members: £40
Booking closes on Friday 3rd February 2023 so don’t delay, book your place TODAY! After booking your confirmation will appear on the screen, but if you have any questions then please email us at: fil.committee@gmail.com.
May 3, 2022 | Events & Conferences, Past Events & Conferences
Summer FIL Conference 2022: Bringing ILL Communities Together
Weds June 29th 2022 Online
10.00 – 16.15
Programme
| Time |
Subject |
Speaker |
| 10.00 – 10.05 |
Chair’s welcome |
Amanda Foster (Northumbria) |
| 10.05 – 10.20 |
Rapid ILL – workflows |
Carl Jones (Edinburgh) |
| 10.20 – 10.35 |
Rapid ILL and Worldshare |
Alison Dyer (UEA) |
| 10.35 – 11.00 |
NULJ – National Union List of Journals |
Stuart Glover (Uni hospitals Leicester) |
| 11.00 – 11.10 |
Comfort break |
|
| 11.10 – 11.25 |
Future events discussion |
Committee |
| 11.25 – 11.40 |
NICE |
TBC |
| 11.40 – 12.10 |
Alma Resource sharing |
Amanda Foster
Lee Blyth
Rebecca Turpin (Leeds) |
| 12.10 – 13.00 |
Lunch |
|
| 13.00 – 13.20 |
AGM (members only) |
Committee |
| 13.20 – 13.40 |
House of Commons Library |
Greg Howard
Annabel Gladstone |
| 13.40 – 13.55 |
BL update |
Jo C (BL) |
| 13.55 – 14.10 |
Comfort break |
|
| 14.10 – 15.00 |
ProQuest e-book lending |
Whitney Murphy |
| 15.00 – 16.00 |
Article Galaxy for Academic (reprints) |
TBC |
| 16.00 – 16.15 |
Awards and Closing |
Chair |
Please use our Online Booking Form to secure your place. Click Here
