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Overview

Published date: 04 September 2026
This page gives a brief overview of some principles, copyright details, data protection and searching for the inter-lending and document supply (ILDS) best practices.

Library responsibilities

Published date: 13 May 2026
A look at the responsibilities of requesting and supplying libraries to each other, and their users.

Processing requests

Published date: 17 October 2025
Here is a quick checklist to help with processing inter-library loan and document supply (ILDS) requests.

Overview

Published date: 12 March 2026
Details for knowledge and library services (KLS) staff on institutional repositories.

Creating an institutional repository

Published date: 19 April 2024
In designing an institutional repository, several technical, policy and managerial issues need to be recognised and addressed in depth, which are discussed here.

Case studies

Published date: 13 March 2024
This page shares some of the case studies of institutional repositories that were successful in being established.

NHS shared repository British Library pilot report and recommendations

Published date: 14 May 2026
This report summarises the project which NHS Health Education England undertook in partnership with the British Library in 2021-2022 to pilot a shared repository for the NHS.

The pilot

Published date: 14 May 2026
It was agreed that British Libraries (BL) would set up the repository and manage the relationship with the software supplier, provide expertise in metadata, discovery, indexing, research support and data migration.

Learning and recommendations

Published date: 14 May 2026
Learning from the pilot.

Bibliography

Published date: 29 September 2023
This research was also used in the development of the the Value and Impact Toolkit.