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 |
Jul 10, 2025 | Articles
At Interlend 2025 we asked delegates, what’s next for your interlibrary loan service? Libraries from across the UK shared some insights about how their own services are developing:
- Moving to new library management systems to update workflows and improve integration.
- Combining ILL request forms with other services like book buying and scanning to create simpler, one-stop user requests.
- Expanding reciprocal borrowing partnerships through ISO-ILL, both within consortia and with new partners outside usual networks.
- Introducing rapid ILL services and joining digital lending consortia such as WHELF+ to speed up access for users.
- Planning for possible changes to Read & Publish agreements to keep services running smoothly.
- Working more closely with other teams and external partners to support these changes.
These points show how libraries are focusing on practical improvements, collaboration, and making things easier for users. As the ILL landscape evolves, it’s clear that adaptability and partnership will be key to meeting future challenges and user needs.
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
|
Jun 12, 2024 | Events & Conferences, Latest News & Updates, Past Events & Conferences
Interlend 2024 will be online again this year, held on Wednesday 26th June 10:00-16:15 via Zoom.
Please join via the Zoom link, which will be sent to you following your registration. We look forward to seeing you all there.
Please note this is a draft programme and subject to change.
| Session |
Timings |
Length |
Speaker |
| Welcome |
10:00-10:05 |
5 minutes |
Amanda Foster, Chair of FIL Committee |
| Introduction to ILL |
10:05-10:40 |
35 minutes + questions
|
Helen Hall, Liverpool University & Sarah Hornby Newcastle University |
| Report from collective licensing session workshop |
10:40-11:25 |
40 minutes + questions
|
Amanda Foster, Chair of FIL Committee, Kate Parson, National Library of Sweden & Susan Mair, Copyright Advisor at Northumbria University |
| New CLA license and what it means for interlending |
11:25- 11:45 |
15 minutes + questions
|
Kate Vasili, Copyright Librarian, Middlesex University |
| ILL Benchmarking |
11:45-12:30 |
40 minutes + questions |
Beth Parry (Leeds University), Chris Beevers (University of Huddersfield) and Kenny Whyte (University of York). |
| Break |
12:30-13:00 |
30 minutes |
|
| EX Libris on Rapido from the perspective of Cardiff with Bronwen Blatchford |
13:00 -14:05 |
60 minutes + questions |
Bronwen Blatchford, Systems Librarian at Cardiff University & Judith Fraenkel, Director of Product Management & DEI Strategy |
| EBSCO OpenRS |
14:05-14:50 |
40 minutes + questions |
Mark Allcock, Director, Product Management, EBSCO |
| Break |
14:50-15:00 |
10 minutes |
|
| Update on Reprints platform |
15:00-15:25 |
20 minutes + questions |
Tony Landolt, Reprints- Head of business development & Gordon Brand |
| Lightening talk: RapidILL Working Group |
15:25-15:40 |
10 minutes + questions |
Kip Darling, IGeLU RapidILL Working Group |
| Update from BL
|
15:40-15:55 |
10 minutes + questions
|
Jo Cox, British Library
|
| Round-up and close |
15:55-16:05 |
10 minutes |
Amanda Foster, Chair of FIL Committee |
