Events and Conferences

Events and conferences offer valuable opportunities to connect, learn, and grow professionally. FIL generally runs two Interlend events a year, normally in June and November, with the summer event being held online and the autumn event taking place in person. Interlend events are free to attend for FIL members, and we welcome ideas for sessions. If you would like to present at one of our events, please contact the FIL Committee.

Summer Interlend 2026 – Wednesday 10th June 10am to 4pm (free online event). Register here – we look forward to seeing you there! Please find details of the program below:

(The link for the meeting is available to members)

 

Timings Topic & Speaker
10:30-10:40 (10 min)

Welcome, housekeeping 

 

Kip A. Darling, FIL Chair

Your FIL Committee

Joanne Booker, (Bodleian), Roana Mourad (Glasgow Caledonian), Sarah Hornby (Newcastle University), Muriel Munguia (Edinburgh University), with apologies from Alex Priestman (Warwick University) & Jo Cox (British Library)
10:40-11:20 (40 min) British Library High Density Print Storage
Jonathan Meeson (BL)
11:20-11:40 (20 min)

BL Update

 

Richard Ebdon (BL)
11:40-12pm  BREAK – opportunity to network in breakout rooms (20 min)
12pm- 12:20 (20 min)

Lightning Talk: ILL Copyright – UK Statutes and Overseas supply

 

Andrew Johnson (Sheffield University) 
12:20 – 12:40 (20 min)

The Barbican Music Library, the IAML UK & IRL Documentation Committee and the Encore Monitoring Group

 

Charlotte Jones (The Barbican Music Library)
12:40 – 1pm (20 min)

Lightning Talk: Redefining ILL: RLUK CSN’s vision

 

Helen Faulds (University of St Andrews) and Jonathan Chipp (University of Southampton)
1pm-1:45pm LUNCH BREAK (45 min)
1:45- 2:45pm (60 min)

ISO Panelists & discussion:

 

  • Bronwen Blatchford (Cardiff University, on behalf of WHELF+), 
  • Kevin O’Donovan (London School of Economics) 
  • Allen Jones (The New School)

2:45-3:15  (10 min) 

 

(20 min)

The Google status update sheet/ making use of the FIL website 

 

Roana Mourad (Glasgow Caledonian), on behalf of FIL Committee

An update on future plans for FIL

Kip A. Darling, FIL Chair
3:15 – 3:35  BREAK – opportunity to network in breakout rooms  (20 min)

3:35-4pm 

 

(25 mins) 

 Building a National Lending Network in Australia
Allen Jones (The New School Libraries, NY, USA)
4pm  Close

 

Other Events and Conferences

Upcoming events: 

Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference 2026 – Tuesday 1st to Thursday 3rd September 2026, University of Oregon, Portland campus (hybrid conference). 

IFLA Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) 2026 – Monday 28th to Wednesday 30th September, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Conference theme: Knowledge Without Walls: Sharing in Times of Change.

Other organisations hosting events for library staff:

CILIP – the UK’s library and information association.

UKSG – focuses on scholarly communications and technologies. 

NAG (National Acquisitions Group) – hosts events covering the acquisition, management and development of library resources.

SCONUL – organisation representing the academic and research library community in the UK and Ireland.

M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries – covers libraries across the London and South East area

CSGUK (Customer Services Group UK) – events are aimed at staff working in front line customer service roles, so may offer a useful user services perspective for ILL work

 

Past Events & Conferences