Oct 15, 2025 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Upcoming Events & Conferences
Booking for our November Interlend 2025 event is now open! This is an in-person event taking place at the British Library, St.Pancras, Friday 14th November 10:30-16:00 (Please note AGM will take place 10:30-11:00 followed by optional tour of the British Library, talks begin at 12:30).
Please book your place here.
Light refreshments with be provided and there are catering options on site and nearby to purchase food – Eat, drink and shop at the British Library
We look forward to seeing you all there!
November at the British Library
Draft Programme
Friday 14th November, British Library St. Pancras
10:30-11:00 AGM – committee members + any interested parties
11:00-12:30 Tours, networking and nibbles – Sign up for an optional tour of the British Library at St Pancras via our booking form, we have tours starting at 11:00, 11:15, 11:30 -please note places are limited and offered on a first come, first served basis:
12:30- 13:15 Dr Andrew Cox & Dr. Suvodeep Mazumdar, School of Information, Journalism and Communication University of Sheffield
13:20-13.40 Copyright, AI and the Library – Kate Vasili, Copyright Officer, Middlesex University
13:40-13:50 Update from British Library
13:50-14:00 Update from the Forum for Interlending
14:00-15:00 Smart fulfilment and AI in resource sharing: transforming modern ILL services – Paul Jansen, Senior Product Analyst, Resource Sharing, OCLC
15:00 -15:25 Rochelle Pretsell & Lara Marshall from RNIB – 5 min Q&A
15:25- 15:55 Ian O’Sullivan from the BFI Reuben Library – 5 min Q&A
16:00 Close
Sep 5, 2025 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Past Events & Conferences, Presentations
Gathering of Ideas
The Forum for Interlending’s annual conference, Interlend 2025, took place online on Wednesday 25 June 2025. The event brought together speakers on a range of topics including AI and copyright, RapidILL workflows, multilingual library access, and systematic review support.
Slides and recordings from the presentations are now available below for anyone who would like to revisit the sessions or catch up on content they may have missed.
| Presentation |
Speaker |
Slides |
Video |
| They Asked For Everything: The Case of the Systematic Review That Swallowed the Library. |
Tom Lennox, Library Services Supervisor, Leeds Beckett University & Liesl Rowe, Senior Digital Library Advisor, Leeds Beckett University |
Slides |
Video |
| Update on WHELF+ |
Bronwen Blatchford, Systems Librarian, Cardiff University |
|
Video 1
Video 2 |
| Update on current services |
Jo Cox, Key Account & Business Support Manager, British Library |
Slides |
Video |
| Copyright and AI: What’s going on, and what can we do about it? |
Timothy Riley, Information Advisor (Copyright and Licensing) for University of Aberdeen |
Slides |
Video |
| ALN Charging Project update |
Beth Parry, Customer Services Manager, Leeds University, Chris Beevers, Document Delivery Supervisor, Huddersfield University, & Sarah Hornby, Assistant Librarian in Customer Services, Newcastle University |
|
Video |
| Kittiwake Trust Multilingual library |
Amina Marix Evans, Founder of the Kittiwake Trust Multilingual Library |
Slides |
Video |
| UKRR update
|
Alison Selina, Operations Manager (Storage, UKRR and Retrieval), British Library |
Slides |
Video |
Sep 4, 2025 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Upcoming Events & Conferences
London Event
Following on from the very enjoyable FIL Online event we held in the Summer, we are pleased to announce that our next event is to be held in person at The British Library in London on 14 November. Booking information and a draft programme will be sent out nearer the time but timings will be 11-4 to include a tour of the BL and light refreshments.
We’re always on the lookout for speakers and interesting topics for these events, so if there’s anything you’d like to share please do consider delivering a session. Your presentation can be on any topic and can be either:
- A llightening talk- usually brief overviews which are 10-15 minutes long. Ideal for first time presenters.
- A full presentation- typically 30-40 minutes long.
If you would like the opportunity to present a session at the event, then please email Amanda Foster with a short outline of your idea.
Jun 12, 2025 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Past Events & Conferences
Join us at Interlend 2025
Booking for Interlend 2025 is now open! This is a free event and will be online, held on Wednesday 25th June 10:00-16:30.
Please join via Zoom link, this will be sent to you following your registration.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Final Programme:
| Session |
Timings |
Length |
Speaker |
| Welcome |
10:00-10:05 |
5 minutes |
Amanda Foster, Content Delivery & Copyright Librarian, Northumbria University, Chair of FIL Committee |
| They Asked For Everything: The Case of the Systematic Review That Swallowed the Library. |
10:05-10:40 |
20 minutes + questions
|
Tom Lennox, Library Services Supervisor, Leeds Beckett University & Liesl Rowe, Senior Digital Library Advisor, Leeds Beckett University |
| Update on WHELF+ |
10:40-11:10 |
20 minutes + questions
|
Bronwen Blatchford, Systems Librarian, Cardiff University |
| Update on current services |
11:10-11:40 |
20 minutes + questions |
Jo Cox, Key Account & Business Support Manager, British Library |
| Copyright and AI: What’s going on, and what can we do about it? |
11:40-12:10 |
20 minutes + questions |
Timothy Riley, Information Advisor (Copyright and Licensing) for University of Aberdeen |
| ALN Charging Project update |
12:10-12:30 |
15 minutes+ questions |
Beth Parry, Customer Services Manager, Leeds University, Chris Beevers, Document Delivery Supervisor, Huddersfield University, & Sarah Hornby, Assistant Librarian in Customer Services, Newcastle University |
| Lunch |
12:30-13:10 |
40 minutes |
|
| FIL Update
|
13:10 -13:20 |
5 minutes + questions |
Amanda Foster & Sarah Hornby |
| Kittiwake Trust Multilingual library |
13:20-13:50 |
20 minutes + questions |
Amina Marix Evans, Founder of the Kittiwake Trust Multilingual Library |
| Rapid ILL & Rapido
|
13:50-14:50 |
50 minutes + questions
|
Stacey Brown, Resource Acquisition & Supply Team Leader, Nottingham Trent University & Mike Ritchins, Director, Product Management, Clarivate |
| Break |
14:50-15:00 |
10 minutes |
|
| UKRR update
|
15:00-15:30 |
20 minutes + questions |
Alison Selina, Operations Manager (Storage, UKRR and Retrieval), British Library |
| Research Solutions
|
15:30-16:30 |
50 minutes + questions |
Gordon Brand, Academic Advanced Account Manager & Tony Landolt, Head of Business Development, Research Solutions
|
Feb 4, 2025 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Past Events & Conferences
This is a free workshop event hosted by Forum for Interlending
Attendees will be asked to complete a pre-event survey
When: 9th April
PROGRAMME
Library Workshop
Northumbria University, City Campus Library, Skills Centre 1
ARRIVE 10:00AM
10:00- 10:10 Welcome- 10 min
10:10-10:40 Tour Northumbria library- 40 min
10:50-11:00 Break – 10 min
11:00- 12:20 Workshop 1- Reviewing an ILL Service- 80 min
12:20- 13:00 LUNCH 40 min (a light lunch will be provided)
Walk to Newcastle University Library
Newcastle University, Marjorie Robinson Reading Rooms Library, Academic Skills room
13:15 – 14:35 Workshop 2- Request forms- 80 min (Collaborative learning space (PRL) – capacity 24 / Academic Skills room (MRLR) capacity 40)
14:35-14:45 Break – 10 min
15:45- 15:25 Tour Newcastle library- 40 min
DEPART 15:30pm
Workshop 1: Reviewing your Service
Aim- attendees take away tools to help them plan and undertake a review of their own ILL service. Sharing tips on how to do more on a limited budget
2 case studies- what is happening at Northumbria/ Newcastle – how did we do it?
Notes prepared about own service – discuss what key issue/ issues are worthy of review?
Why would you review?
What & how?
What would you do with the information you learn from your review?
Round up of free resources
Workshop 2: How your requests are received
Aim- attendees can describe how their borrowing requests are received and discuss pros and cons of different approaches
Facilitated as global cafe
Local picture from Northumbria & Newcastle
- Newcastle – 1 request form for staff – separate form for students. ILL within CS, Acquisitions with C&D. Students go via recommend a book first – journal articles/ book chapters can be requested as ILL. Staff have choice over buy or loan
- Digital requests can also be made directly via library search
- All requests feed into Alma borrowing requests
What doesn’t work:
- staff time required to tidy requests before they can be sent (missing ISBN/ title information)
- No option to request physical items direct from library search
- Recommend a book to ILL is a bit clunky and can slow things down for the customer
What does work:
- Online forms can be accessed from anywhere
- Staff have ability to check and tidy requests before being sent to partners
- All requests accepted – less work for the customer
Feb 4, 2025 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Past Events & Conferences
FIL Calander
We wanted to update you on FIL events planned for this year. The FIL Committee have taken the decision to postpone the February event to November, returning to the original schedule of June and November. The planned summer FIL event will take place online on 25th June and the Call for Speakers is now open. Please get in touch if you would like to deliver a session or lightening talk.
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding an in person event in Newcastle on 9th April.
The event will take place between Newcastle University and Northumbria University and will provide an opportunity for networking and sharing experiences of current ILL practices, there will also be optional tours of both Libraries.
We look forward to seeing you in Newcastle and please do get in touch should you have any questions about any of the events
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