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Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section

Formerly: Document Delivery and Interlending Section

The Section on Document Delivery and Resource Sharing is the forum in IFLA for libraries and associations concerned with making information in all formats available throughout the world through a variety of resource sharing and document supply techniques.

The Section's primary objective is to extend and improve document delivery and interlending both nationally and internationally through the use of new technologies and increased cooperation among libraries and document suppliers.

The Section monitors developments and provides information to its membership through a section website, twice-yearly newsletter, programs at IFLA conferences, support of document delivery workshops, and cooperative projects with international organizations.

Strategic Plan

2008-2009:
English English  English German 

2006-2007:
English English  French French  Italian Italian  Portuguese Portuguese  Russian Russian
Spanish Spanish

Projects

Discussion Document:

Recommendations for Interlibrary Loan Response Codes

Publications

International Lending: Principles and Guidelines

Available in the following languages:

Guidelines for Best Practice in Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery

Available in the following languages:
"Brochure" versions:

Newsletter

2008: October | April
2007: October | April
2006: November | March
2005: September | February
2004: July | January
2003: July | March
2002: July | February
2001: July | January
2000: July | January

Section Brochures

English | French | German | Italian | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish |

Annual Reports

2007 | 2001

Minutes and Agendas of Standing Committee Meetings

2008: Minutes - Quebec, August
2008: Minutes - Nancy, February
2007: Minutes - Durban, August
2007: Minutes - Lisbon, February
2006: Minutes - Seoul, August
2006: Minutes - Rome, February
2005: Minutes - Oslo, August
2005: Minutes - Prague, February
2004: Minutes - Buenos Aires, August
2004: Minutes - Madrid, February
2003: Minutes - Berlin, August
2002: Agenda - Glasgow, Scotland, August
2002: Minutes - Glasgow, August
2002: Minutes - Glasgow, August
2001: Minutes - Boston, MA, August
2001: Minutes - Boston, MA, August

Conferences

Past Conferences

Related Activities

Ask an Expert

Do you have a question about document delivery and/or interlending? Now you can ask an expert! Send your question to the Information Coordinator for the Section on Document Delivery and Resource Sharing, who will either reply directly or refer your question to an appropriate person for response.

While the service is intended particularly for questions related to IFLA documents and services, questions related to international document delivery and interlending will also be welcome.

IFLA Request Forms

Useful Addresses

Chair:
Kim Baker
Programme Executive: Document Supply and Information Services
National Library of South Africa
5 Queen Victoria Street
8001 CAPE TOWN
South Africa
Tel. +(27)(21)4875604
Fax +(27)(21)4233359
Secretary/Editor of Newsletter:
Rose Goodier
Head of document Supply
The University of Manchester
Document Supply Unit, the John Rylands Univ Library, Oxford Road
MANCHESTER M139PP
United Kingdom
Tel. +(44)(161)3064930
Fax +(44)(161)2757207
Treasurer:
Robert Seal
Dean of Libraries
Loyola University Chicago
6525 N. Sheridan Road
CHICAGO IL 60626
United States
Tel. +(1)(773)5082657
Fax +(1)(773)5082698

First term: 2007-2011
Second term: -
Information Coordinator:
Ms Joan Stein
Head, Access Services, Senior Librarian
Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, Hunt Library
4909 Frew Street
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
United States
Tel. +(1)(412)2685826

Mailing List

DDILSC - IFLA Document Delivery and Interlending Standing Committee mailing list

The purpose of the list is to facilitate discussion among the members of the IFLA Document Delivery and Interlending Standing Committee.

Messages intended for distribution to the list should be sent to: ddilsc@infoserv.inist.fr

NOTE: DDILSC is a closed list (restricted to subscribers).

Web interface: http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/ddilsc