The Governing Board of IFLA has accepted the recommendation of the Document Delivery and Resource Sharing standing committee in which the committee has recommended the Qatar National Library (QNL) in Doha to host the 17th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) Conference from 4 to 7 October 2021.

The DDRS Standing Committee will work closely with the local host to organize the conference. 

Topics to be discussed include resource sharing, copyrights, open science, pandemic effects on ILL services, the importance of digitization on collection sharing, and ways to enhance cooperation among lending institutions. 

Read more (QNL press release)