Resource Sharing during COVID-19 (RSCVD) Tool Launched

We’ve just launched the Resource Sharing during COVID-19 (RSCVD) tool for ILL professionals in not-for-profit libraries anywhere in the world: https://rscvd.org, with FAQ at: https://rscvd.org/faq

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Call for bids to host the 17th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply Conference (ILDS) 2021

IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, invites bids from IFLA Members to host the 17th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) Conference to be held in September or October 2021. This conference typically runs 2 to 4 days in length, attracts between 150 and 200 delegates, and […]

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Transform Resource Sharing – Exceed Expectations

There was a capacity crowd at the “Transform Resource Sharing – Exceed Expectations” Open Session at this year’s World Library and Information Congress in Kuala Lumpur. The Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Standing Committee attracted speakers from Indonesia, Malaysia, the United States, and Brazil. These presenters brought unique perspectives and […]

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LinkedUp:  Connecting Users and Libraries Around the World

The Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Standing Committee hosted three speakers for a program on international resource sharing last month at the World Library and Information Congress in Wroclaw, Poland. Even if you were unable to attend the program, you still have access to all three program papers through the […]

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Request for Public Comments on IFLA Interlibrary Loan Guideline

The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing section Standing committee is revising the International Resource Sharing and Document Delivery: Principles and Guidelines for Procedure. https://www.ifla.org/publications/international-resource-sharing-and-document-delivery-principles-and-guidelines-for-proc?og=56 The document was last revised in 2009, and we believe it is the time to review the contents to reflect the current International or global […]

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Oh My! Connecting Users to What They Want – NORDILL 2016 conference in Copenhagen, Denmark

The NORDILL conference about the interlending and resource sharing in the Nordic countries, was held for the 12th time, this time the venue of the conference was Copenhagen. The conferences so far have noticed a rapid change from speaking about interlending towards discussing about sharing our resources in the digital world and about the new challenges and possibilities for the access and the joint use of documented science.

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Call for Papers: 15th Interlending and Document Supply Conference, October 2017

The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section Standing Committee invites papers for the 15th Interlending & Document Supply Conference, to be held 4-6 October 2017 in Paris hosted by The Centre technique du livre de l’enseignement supérieur (CTLes) which is an operator for the French Ministry of Higher Education […]

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