The aim of this essay is to investigate and describe some of the important factors which should be taken into consideration when a Swedish interlibrary loan system for the future is discussed. The Swedish interurban lending centres and their tasks are discussed in this context.The method used for this purpose is qualitative. The representatives of the three interurbanlending centres are interviewed.One of the conclusions reached in this essay, is that there are several possible ways to go when creating an interlibrary loan system for the future needs. In the end of this essay, a number of schematic models for this purpose are introduced. Their advantages as well as their disadvantages are discussed in this context.