May 27, 2026 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Upcoming Events & Conferences
Join us for our online Interlend 2026 Conference.
There’s only two weeks to go until Summer Interlend 2026! FIL is excited to share our agenda for the conference.
Emails with instructions on how to join the event will be sent on Monday 8th June.
You can still register for Summer Interlend 2026 here.
We look forward to seeing you (virtually) there!
| 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 |
Emails with instructions on how to join the event will be sent on Monday 8th June.
You can still register for Summer Interlend 2026 here.
We look forward to seeing you (virtually) there!
May 1, 2026 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Upcoming Events & Conferences
Join us for our online Interlend 2026 Conference.
We’re pleased to confirm that booking for Interlend 2026 is now open! This is a free event and will be online, held on Wednesday 10th June 10:00-16:30.
Register here.
A joining link for the event will be sent to you following your registration.
The draft programme will be confirmed over the following week, and will be published on the website. The event will include a panel discussion on automated resource sharing between library systems, focusing on how ISO workflows are being used in day-to-day practice, for both loans and copies. Other talks will focus on ILL and copyright, the Australian national lending network, the Barbican Music Library, the IAML UK&IRL Documentation Committee and the Encore Monitoring Group.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Oct 15, 2025 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Past 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 4, 2025 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Past 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
|
