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Reports from Interlend 2008

From Aditi Ghosray, Clifton College

FIL Conference at Peebels 2008

It was both a privilege and pleasure to be able to attend the FIL conference in June 2008. I would like to thank SWRLS for providing the funds for attending the conference. Having worked in an ILL department in the HE sector and currently working for an Independent college for the past two years I felt that I would benefit from attending a conference that specialises in the area of ILL and its progress in the 21^st century. Besides, I would learn the most recent developments and changes to the ILL system.

Whilst the whole conference was useful to me, the papers of particular interest to me were:

1. Music and inter-lending

I attended the optional session on Music and inter lending presented by Liz Hart and Graham Muncy.

I was interested to attend this session as we at Clifton have a music school and a library with approximately 10,000 books. I wanted to get an idea on the copyright & photocopying issues and sources for borrowing scores and books on music.

I went to the session with hardly any knowledge on music scores/books. The session discussed about inter-loans of performance sets. I learnt what performance sets are. It was interesting to know that there are sets of vocal scores, orchestral sets and play sets under Performance sets.

I learnt about ‘Encore’ - national performance sets catalogue / database facilities. We also discussed about the problems in the ILL of music sets. Some of them were specific titles/ tracing correct edition, cost, updating of ‘encore’, value of some materials, and quite importantly the non-coverage on standard ILL systems. The session proved to be very beneficial for me as not only were my questions regarding copyright and borrowing of music scores answered, I also came back with a lot of extra information which I was able to pass on to my music department and other librarians. I learned that it is necessary to say a straight ‘NO’ for any photocopying of music sets which I have put in practice since I returned from the conference.

2. Antony Brewerton --Brand new: an inspirational approach to marketing your library service

A qualified librarian and marketer from Warwick University, his seminar was undoubtedly the best one for me at this conference. Marketing is a big issue in school libraries. I went to this seminar with an intention to learn more about marketing my library. His presentation was full of information about branding libraries topped with practical solutions to our marketing needs. He talked about using surveys, questionnaires and focus groups. He also talked about how successfully he has used them at Oxford Brookes where he worked prior to Warwick. At the end of the session, I was filled with ideas as to how best could I help towards marketing my library; however, after a discussion with Antony I narrowed down my thoughts from ‘promoting my library’ to ‘promoting my resources and benefits of the library’. I am currently working on the ‘Ladder of Loyalty’ suggested by him. I feel that any librarian struggling with the marketing issue will gain immensely from attending his session. If I get funding from school I would like to use Anthony’s marketing idea of the bag publicising the library

This whole experience was very rewarding in terms of information, experience and contacts. I am lucky to be one of the first people to be provided with this funding ( from SWRLS) and I am sure in the coming years others will benefit as well.

From Graham Brown, Bournemouth Libraries

This was the first FIL conference I have attended and it proved to be an interesting experience. Looking back, a greater awareness of current trends in interlending is the most valuable thing I have taken away with me. Being comparatively new to inter-library loans, the conference certainly got me thinking about ways in which services are changing and possible future directions.

Professor Derek Law began the keynote address by describing inter-library loans as a major achievement. Documents pass from library to library, sometimes crossing borders and oceans, and then they are safely returned! But, he added, this traditional service increasingly belongs to the past. That introduced a key theme of the conference, the need to address change. Later, Professor Law moved to a second major theme, the challenge of new technology.

These two themes ran through much of the conference. There are a number of new sources of information available and libraries need to start exploiting them. The two seminars I attended on day 2, both with Stephanie Taylor, looked in detail at some potential information sources.

In some ways these themes came together, from a public libraries point of view, when David Potts outlined the MLA’s vision for interlending. As a delegate from public libraries, that was a particularly interesting session. Mr. Potts emphasised the need to operate more smoothly across library authorities and in a way more in line with current expectations of service provision. The ideas outlined were broadly welcomed in a following seminar - although major practical issues were identified.

The majority of conference delegates were from academic libraries. It was, therefore, inevitable that not all of the conference was directly relevant to myself. Some of the content was aimed at academic or specialist institutions and the service provided by public libraries differs in many ways. But there was enough that was relevant for me to recommend the conference to other public library staff. The range of topics covered was impressive. As well as core interlending subjects, there were sessions on web 2.0 and copyright. These had an emphasis on interlending, but were useful beyond that narrow application.

As well as the conference content, it was an enjoyable social occasion and a good opportunity for networking. I discussed interlending services with a number of colleagues and went home with various ideas. The fact that many delegates were from academic and specialist libraries made for an opportunity to network and discuss ideas across sectors.

So, a good three days, and in very pleasant surroundings.

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I would like to thank SWRLS for providing the funds for attending the conference. Having worked in an ILL department in the HE sector and currently working for an Independent college for the past two years I felt that I would benefit from attending a conference that specialises in the area of ILL and its progress in the 21^st century. Besides, I would learn the most recent developments and changes to the ILL system. Whilst the whole conference was useful to me, the papers of particular interest to me were: 1. Music and inter-lending I attended the optional session on Music and inter lending presented by Liz Hart and Graham Muncy. I was interested to attend this session as we at Clifton have a music school and a library with approximately 10,000 books. I wanted to get an idea on the copyright & photocopying issues and sources for borrowing scores and books on music. I went to the session with hardly any knowledge on music scores/books. The session discussed about inter-loans of performance sets. I learnt what performance sets are. It was interesting to know that there are sets of vocal scores, orchestral sets and play sets under Performance sets. I learnt about ‘Encore’ - national performance sets catalogue / database facilities. We also discussed about the problems in the ILL of music sets. Some of them were specific titles/ tracing correct edition, cost, updating of ‘encore’, value of some materials, and quite importantly the non-coverage on standard ILL systems. The session proved to be very beneficial for me as not only were my questions regarding copyright and borrowing of music scores answered, I also came back with a lot of extra information which I was able to pass on to my music department and other librarians. I learned that it is necessary to say a straight ‘NO’ for any photocopying of music sets which I have put in practice since I returned from the conference. 2. Antony Brewerton --Brand new: an inspirational approach to marketing your library service A qualified librarian and marketer from Warwick University, his seminar was undoubtedly the best one for me at this conference. Marketing is a big issue in school libraries. I went to this seminar with an intention to learn more about marketing my library. His presentation was full of information about branding libraries topped with practical solutions to our marketing needs. He talked about using surveys, questionnaires and focus groups. He also talked about how successfully he has used them at Oxford Brookes where he worked prior to Warwick. At the end of the session, I was filled with ideas as to how best could I help towards marketing my library; however, after a discussion with Antony I narrowed down my thoughts from ‘promoting my library’ to ‘promoting my resources and benefits of the library’. I am currently working on the ‘Ladder of Loyalty’ suggested by him. I feel that any librarian struggling with the marketing issue will gain immensely from attending his session. If I get funding from school I would like to use Anthony’s marketing idea of the bag publicising the library This whole experience was very rewarding in terms of information, experience and contacts. I am lucky to be one of the first people to be provided with this funding ( from SWRLS) and I am sure in the coming years others will benefit as well. From Graham Brown, Bournemouth Libraries This was the first FIL conference I have attended and it proved to be an interesting experience. Looking back, a greater awareness of current trends in interlending is the most valuable thing I have taken away with me. Being comparatively new to inter-library loans, the conference certainly got me thinking about ways in which services are changing and possible future directions. Professor Derek Law began the keynote address by describing inter-library loans as a major achievement. Documents pass from library to library, sometimes crossing borders and oceans, and then they are safely returned! But, he added, this traditional service increasingly belongs to the past. That introduced a key theme of the conference, the need to address change. Later, Professor Law moved to a second major theme, the challenge of new technology. These two themes ran through much of the conference. There are a number of new sources of information available and libraries need to start exploiting them. The two seminars I attended on day 2, both with Stephanie Taylor, looked in detail at some potential information sources. In some ways these themes came together, from a public libraries point of view, when David Potts outlined the MLA’s vision for interlending. As a delegate from public libraries, that was a particularly interesting session. Mr. Potts emphasised the need to operate more smoothly across library authorities and in a way more in line with current expectations of service provision. The ideas outlined were broadly welcomed in a following seminar - although major practical issues were identified. The majority of conference delegates were from academic libraries. It was, therefore, inevitable that not all of the conference was directly relevant to myself. Some of the content was aimed at academic or specialist institutions and the service provided by public libraries differs in many ways. But there was enough that was relevant for me to recommend the conference to other public library staff. The range of topics covered was impressive. As well as core interlending subjects, there were sessions on web 2.0 and copyright. These had an emphasis on interlending, but were useful beyond that narrow application. As well as the conference content, it was an enjoyable social occasion and a good opportunity for networking. I discussed interlending services with a number of colleagues and went home with various ideas. The fact that many delegates were from academic and specialist libraries made for an opportunity to network and discuss ideas across sectors. So, a good three days, and in very pleasant surroundings.