Controlled Digital Lending webinar

Join colleagues from SCONUL, RLUK and Jisc to find out how controlled digital lending can support access to content not otherwise available in digital format, enabling libraries to provide accessible and inclusive readings to students, provide remote access to special collections or to supply out of commerce works. 

We will hear from Jane Secker and Chris Morrison, authors of the report Controlled digital lending in UK higher education: a landscape review which offers a follow-up to the briefing paper published by Jisc, SCONUL and RLUK in 2024 Controlled digital lending (CDL) in UK higher education: a Jisc briefing for libraries. 

The latest report builds on earlier work to assess the current state of controlled digital lending (CDL) in UK academic libraries. Data gathered in spring 2025 through a national survey of 58 institutions, interviews with seven institutions, one vendor and a consortium solution provider underpin the report. It considers the status of CDL implementation in academic libraries, the use cases driving adoption, technical requirements for implementation and currently available solutions. The report also considers the benefits, costs, barriers and legal implications of CDL, whilst concluding with some practical recommendations for institutions and library leaders as well as for Jisc, SCONUL, RLUK and other sector-level bodies.

The webinar will take place on 12 February 2026 from 11am - 12.30pm, please email sconul@sconul.ac.uk for registration details.