Nov 8, 2023 | Latest News & Updates
We are proposing to remove the charge for FIL membership. This change will require a vote from current members.
We have a meeting on 8 November to discuss this proposal which you will have received an email invite to and people can vote during the meeting but we wanted to provide the opportunity to those who do not attend to have their say.
Access the Poll: Click Here
This poll will remain available until noon on Wednesday 15 November.
Full details of the proposal are available below.
Proposal to vote upon
We are proposing to remove the charge for FIL membership. This change will require a vote from current members.
Background
· Membership payments are becoming more complex to process with some institutions requiring information such as VAT numbers and statements on slavery
· Membership numbers are low
· Fee for accountant to manage membership income is high in ratio to credit collected from membership fee
· Training budgets across the sector are tight, many are not able to attend face-to-face events due to conference fees and associated travel costs
Maintaining subscription charge outcomes
· Annual membership- £75 (institutional), £50 (personal) or £30 (retired/unwaged)
· Keeping the subscription charge may facilitate the continuation of in-person events
· Problems in obtaining membership charges need to be overcome
· Committee members needed to organise events
Dropping subscription charge outcomes
· Membership would be open to all to encourage more diversity among member libraries within and beyond the UK
· May encourage more members and attract more interest in committee membership
· Events would move online- cheaper to run and attend
· No accountant needed to manage subscription fees
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, 2022 | Latest News & Updates, Past Events & Conferences
**UNFORTUNATELY THE EVENT HAS NOW ENDED.**
Programme
| 10.30 – 10.35 |
Chair’s welcome |
Amanda Foster |
| 10.35 -11.10 |
“CDL and Interlending: from theory to reality?” |
Kevin O’Donovan |
| 11.10 -11.35 |
“Document Delivery at the Drill Hall – 3 Universities with One Shared Library” |
Claire Baldwin |
| 11.35 – 12.00
|
“Variety is the Spice of Life. Alternative Formats: My Journey So Far” |
Masniza Sore
|
| British Library Alternative Formats Service |
Jo Cox |
| 12.00 – 13.00 |
Lunch |
|
| 13.00 – 13.40 |
“Consortial working: WHELF” |
Bronwen Blatchford |
| 13.40 – 14.20 |
Committee led discussion sessions
a) Elsevier repercussions
b) Hybrid working |
FIL committee |
| 14.20 – 14.40 |
British Library Update |
Jo Cox |
| 14:40 – 14:50 |
Chair’s closing comments |
Amanda Foster |
Please use our Online Booking Form to secure your place. You should receive an auto-confirmation of your place, but we will only circulate the link for joining a couple of days in advance of the event.
May 6, 2021 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Past Events & Conferences
The Forum for Interlending (FIL) is offering sponsored delegate places at the forthcoming Interlend 2021 conference, to be held online on Wednesday 30 June 2021.
The sponsorship award covers the cost of attendance at the conference.
To be considered, an email application should be sent to the FIL Chair, Claire Hordern claire.hordern@manchester.ac.uk
This should include:
1. Full name
2. Contact details (email, telephone number, address)
3. Note of availability to attend conference if award is granted
4. Brief explanation of why you wish to attend, as well as the value that you and your organisation would gain from attendance at Interlend 2021 (200-300 words)
The Committee especially welcomes applications from new professionals, library students and NHS and public sector library staff.
As a condition of the award, the successful applicant is required to submit a report, evaluation or critical appraisal of the conference by the end of August 2021. These will be published in a forthcoming issue of the FIL Journal, as well as being used on the Forum’s website with elements being reused in future FIL publicity as deemed appropriate.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 1 June 2021. The Committee aims to notify the successful and unsuccessful applicants of their decision within 5 working days of the closing date.
The FIL Committee will consider all applications and make the award to the applicant whom they believe would gain the most demonstrable benefit from attendance.
Good luck!
May 6, 2021 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Past Events & Conferences
Help us to celebrate the amazing work which we all do and see within Interlending.
We are looking for nominations in the following categories:
Innovation in Interlending. The last year has thrown many challenges at us. Have you tried someone new and amazing? Invented a new way of working? Let us know.
Interlending – Above and Beyond. Sometimes requests can be more challenging.
We’re looking for individuals or teams who have gone way beyond normal working practice to help an individual or an institution within interlending.
Interlending – Rarest or most Random. Have you tracked down the last copy in existence? Supplied something to an unusual library? We all have stories of the most random requests we’ve filled. Now’s 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’re 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?
Nominations should be submitted to the FIL Chair, Claire Hordern
claire.hordern@manchester.ac.uk by the 1 June 2021.
Nominations should be no more than 300 words, and should clearly name the nominee and category. Individuals or teams may self nominate, or be nominated by colleagues. Winners will be announced on 30 June 2021 at the FIL conference.
Apr 23, 2021 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Past Events & Conferences
Interlend 2021: ILL in the ‘New Normal’ will be our 2nd online event for interlending professionals on Wednesday 30th June 2021. Like everyone else, we are looking to the future and considering what ILLs and Interlending may look like in a post-Covid world.
Book your place here.
The event will be hosted on Zoom and our licence does limit numbers; in the event that we are oversubscribed, we will create a waiting list on a first-come first-served basis. Instructions and the link to join the event will be sent to registered attendees nearer the actual day.
Prices:
FIL members – £30
Non-Members: £50
Please do get in touch if you have any questions: fil.comittee@gmail.com.
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