1. Stimulate Interlending, past, present and future Antwerp 27 October 2004

2. Interlending Julien Van Borm Michele Van den Eynde Interlending, past, present and future Interlending, past, present and future A demo of Impala, the Belgian document ordering system A demo of Impala, the Belgian document ordering system

3. Interlending, past, present and future Interlending, past, present and future Past Past ILL, the only way to obtain information, locally unavailable. ILL, the only way to obtain information, locally unavailable. Requires a great deal of organisation - (union) catalogues - regulations between libraries - good postal system - from national to international ILL - IFLA Coupons - IFLA Voucher scheme - Many other ways to pay or not to pay the invoice Hence, difficult in devel. countries and extremely expensive  local budgets

4. Interlending, past, present and future Interlending, past, present and future Present Present A well, developed system A well, developed system A shrinking business Ex. Impala Reasons - The information available on the internet - more information available - 24/7 - end user access (on campus / off campus) - The electronic databases of journal articles

5. Interlending, past, present and future Interlending, past, present and future Future Future Unsure Unsure E-information: OAI, e-print archives Copyright restrictions: increasingly important/reducing Is this relevant? Problem? ILL-overcomes deficiencies What matters for libraries? Creating added value ResearchEducation