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The purpose of this paper is to explain the UnityUK service and its benefits to the user community.

The paper takes the form of a factual review of the UnityUK service.

The paper finds that the UnityUK service is changing the way inter‐library loans work in the UK.

The paper shares experiences of the UK market with the wider community.

This paper aims to review the position of UnityUK and FABLibraries (Find a Book in Libraries) some five years after a review by the same author (with Elisabeth Robinson) was published in 2011.

The UnityUK service and its co-service FABLibraries is placed in the current service and political context: changing politics and reductions in public service. The conclusions of a survey conducted by the University of Sheffield are noted as current technical developments.

Subscriptions to UnityUK remain stable despite an overall decline in interlending. The FABLibraries service is well positioned to play a key role in the creation of a single digital presence for public libraries in England and in the UK.

The outcome of major recent political change in respect of public service is not yet known, but there is reason to be confident about the role of the two services in supporting resource discovery and supply.

The FABLibraries service is well positioned to be the major building block in a national e-public library platform. This would provide a cost-effective means of making national resources accessible to everyone who can get online.

The author provides an up-to-date perspective of the impact of change, recent government reports and public sector austerity on interlending and the position of key resource discovery tools in that environment.

The purpose of this article is to explain the developments which have led to the award of a UK wide resource sharing service to OCLC/PICA.

Provides a narrative and descriptive approach.

The UnityUK platform comprises three existing integrated software applications. The platform encapsulates the requirements of resource sharing, from discovery through to delivery. More importantly, it offers an end user interface for library borrowers, including the ability to authenticate and request an item from anywhere in the country.

The article provides insights into the current complex and rapidly changing situation for interlending and resource sharing in the UK – particularly in the UK public library sector.

The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of recent developments in remote document supply and related matters in the UK.

The article is based on a range of articles, reports, papers and web sites.

With the decline in remote document supply the future participation of a key institution is called into question. While there are few other realistic options, the two leading alternatives are engaged in a battle for the same market. Furthermore, the future of key standard underpinning transactions is also uncertain.

The article provides an overview of current developments in UK document supply by an experienced practitioner.

This paper aims to describe the initiative to establish a National Union Catalogue for UK Public Libraries.

The paper reviews the development of a web based national union catalogue accessible to the UK citizen.

It is found that the launch of a National Library Catalogue in the UK is timely and will be of benefit to libraries and the UK population alike.

The paper shares experiences of the UK market with the wider community.

The paper seeks to provide a review of recent developments in remote document supply and related matters in the UK.

The article is based on a range of articles, reports, books, papers and web sites.

Remote document supply is in decline, and this trend is likely to continue. Advances in technology open the way for unmediated requesting and supply. Collaborative off‐site stores are emerging as the solution to library space problems while preserving access to collections.

The article provides an overview of current developments in UK document supply by an experienced practitioner.

This paper seeks to provide a practitioner‐based review of the broad issues, challenges and opportunities that currently exist within the UK document supply sector.

This paper is based on a survey and personal discussions with individuals across the sector, backed up by a literature review and background research.

Currently, there are a number of areas of particular concern facing UK interlenders. Most interlenders in the UK are experiencing a reduction in patron requests, and an upswing in direct requests from other libraries. Other challenges include the reduction in funding and subsequent impacts on services, the lending of electronic documents restricted by rights management software and licences, as well as the opportunities and potential threats offered by open access resources. Finally there seems to be a need to demonstrate effectively to senior management the value of interlending services to patrons.

The paper provides an overview of developments in interlending within the UK sector by a current practitioner and service manager.

This paper aims to provide a description of a new service to be launched in England that will open up the holdings of public libraries to citizens and enable them to order items for home delivery.

This paper provides a descriptive analysis of a new service to be launched in England.

The paper finds that such a service is desired by stakeholders and will enhance the ability of citizens to identify and obtain books that are currently inaccessible to them.

The first public presentation of a service from an author who is responsible for the overall development of the project.

The purpose of this paper is to present the Danish agreement with OCLC's WorldCat and the perspectives for international cooperation.

The paper describes the Danish ILL cooperation, the project and WorldCat as a case study of international cooperation which will increase the effectiveness of the international ILL service.

Cooperation with an international organization works better when coordinated nationally.

The Danish agreement with OCLC covers both main activities: ILL and cataloguing – creation and use of bibliographic data.