British Library

Find information about using the British Library on Demand for document delivery in WorldShare Interlibrary Loan.

Request materials through the British Library on Demand service by entering BRI into the Lender String. This will send the request to the British Library for fulfillment. 

From the Borrowing request screen, the following settings are required to successfully complete requests through the British Library on Demand service:

  1. Select Request Type: Copy.
  2. Enter BRI into the Lender String field to send the request to the British Library On Demand.
  3. Enter Encrypted Download in the Borrowing LibraryShip Via field.
  4. Enter the delivery email address in the Borrowing Library > Email field.

Documents are accessed via an email containing a link to your article which is held on a secure server. You have 30 days in which to download the item. All emails will be sent from noreply@bldss.bl.uk.

You will use the DRM Lite solution to open these documents. This allows you and your users to download orders without installing any third-party software.