Beyond the British Library: How Crisis Reshaped UK Resource Sharing

Darling, Kip A. and Hall, Helen (2025) Beyond the British Library: How Crisis Reshaped UK Resource Sharing. HELibTech.

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Abstract

It’s been over five years since the pandemic hit, and frankly, the mad scramble to recreate remote ILL solutions for our institutions—or just capitulate and provide nothing for our patrons—feels like a lifetime ago. What we’ve witnessed since then is nothing short of remarkable: two major disruptions that could have destroyed UK resource sharing have instead forced us to become more innovative, more resilient, and arguably more effective than we were before.

Item Type:	Other
Dates:	Date Event 31 August 2025 Published
Subjects:	CAH24 - media, journalism and communications > CAH24-01 - media, journalism and communications > CAH24-01-01 - information services
Divisions:	Professional Services > Library
Depositing User:	Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited:	12 Jan 2026 13:41
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2026 13:41
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/16795

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