Resource sharing—the supply of loans and copies between libraries regionally, nationally, and globally—is the foundation of international library cooperation, ensuring access to diverse ideas and research materials. Today, this essential mission faces profound global challenges that threaten to build new walls around knowledge and access:

The DDRS Standing Committee challenges the ILDS community to examine strategies, technologies, and partnerships that dismantle these emerging walls and ensure knowledge equity in this rapidly shifting world.

About IFLA

The IFLA DDRS (Document Delivery and Resource Sharing) section occupies a pivotal position within the global network of libraries and institutions engaged in the exchange of resources between libraries and document providers. This section serves as a focal point for emerging trends and advancements, disseminating information on fresh initiatives, conferences, workshops, and collaborative endeavors with international organizations.

ADA University, in conjunction with the IFLA DDRS Standing Committee, is hosting the biennial IFLA Interlending and Document Supply conference.

Under the conference theme, “Global to Local: Diversity & Inclusiveness in Resource Sharing,” the DDRS (Document Delivery and Resource Sharing) would like to challenge the Interlending and Document Supply Community to discuss on how Resource Sharing in the Digital and Artificial Intelligence era is promoting diversity and inclusiveness from the global toward the local context.

The Most Recent ILDS Conference was 18th IFLA ILDS Conference (2024).