9th ILDS Conference, Sept , 2005, Tallinn, Estonia Estonian ILL: historical experience and today’s reality Maria Lushchik, Tartu University Library Margit Mikson, National Library of Estonia Maiu Sikk, Academic Library of Tallinn University

9th ILDS Conference, Sept , 2005, Tallinn, Estonia Statistics 2004 Population of Estonia Number of libraries 574 Users of libraries Loans

9th ILDS Conference, Sept , 2005, Tallinn, Estonia History I First example of ILL since 1830 at Tartu University Library All sorts of literature were ordered and sent: maps, letters, manuscripts etc. Main partners were German, Russian and Latvian libraries Estlandia

9th ILDS Conference, Sept , 2005, Tallinn, Estonia History II ILL basic legislative acts approved in Tartu University Library Parliament adopted ‘’Public Library Law’’ library net was presented by 20 libraries in Europe the first Baltic Congress of librarians took place in Riga,where ILL rules were agreed

9th ILDS Conference, Sept , 2005, Tallinn, Estonia History III the annexation of Estonia by the USSR ’’General regulations on the All-Union State System of ILL’’ was issued the Estonian version of this act was published Middle 80-ies - about requests processed annually

9th ILDS Conference, Sept , 2005, Tallinn, Estonia ILL today Estonia regained its independence the foundation of Library Consortium of Estonia the purchase of integrated library system INNOPAC transfer to Estonian Electronic Union Catalogue

9th ILDS Conference, Sept , 2005, Tallinn, Estonia Centers of the local and international ILL services National Library of Estonia; Tartu University Library; Academic Library of Tallinn University; Tallinn Technical University Library 402 libraries participate in ILL on local level requests circulate inside republic 4 libraries conduct in international ILL - sending 8248 requests abroad was adopted the last ILL legislative act

9th ILDS Conference, Sept , 2005, Tallinn, Estonia