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Northwest ILL & Resource Sharing 2022 Virtual Conference - Call for Programming

  • 1.  Northwest ILL & Resource Sharing 2022 Virtual Conference - Call for Programming

    Posted Mar 15, 2022 01:16 PM

    Mark your calendars! The 21st annual Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference will be ONLINE September 8th, 14th, and 16th, 2022, with virtual workshops on September 9th.

    If you would like to revisit last year's program, click here to view our Past Conference page.  

    Program proposals are due Monday, April 18th at 12 p.m. (noon) PST.  Look for registration to open in June 2022.

    The NWILL Conference Committee invites proposals for:

    • Lightning Rounds: 7-10 minutes, pre-recorded
    • Presentations: 45 minutes, live
    • Panels: 45 minutes, live
    • Workshops: 90-120 minutes, live

    The NWILL Conference Planning Committee encourages submissions from all types of libraries, especially libraries that have been underrepresented at our past conferences, e.g., government, prison, tribal, military, public, K-12.  We also welcome proposals from other fields, and aim to benefit from a multidisciplinary perspective.

    The NWILL Planning Committee  also encourages individuals from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, identities, and communities to submit proposals. We truly want the conference to be as representative of our profession as possible.

    The following topics (in alphabetical order) are of interest to the Program Committee and have been requested by previous attendees. We welcome proposals on other topics as well:

    • Budget challenges and logistics
    • Controlled Digital Lending 
    • Copyright 
    • Cross-institutional partnerships and relationships
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility 
    • ILL for non-ILL employees
    • Life-work balance
    • Next generation ILL
    • Employee shortages and turnover

    Presenters and co-presenters receive free registration to the conference. 

    We respectfully ask that all presentations be in English.

    Session proposals from an organization or company, or their representatives, about their product (e.g., vendors, steering committee members) will not be considered. If you represent an organization or company interested in promoting your product, please click here to contact our Vendor Relations Committee to get more information about vendor and exhibitor opportunities. Proposals submitted by practitioners wishing to present on a product they are not professionally affiliated with is acceptable.


    Click here to submit your proposals. The deadline is Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12 p.m. (noon) PST.

    If you have questions, please email nwillconf@gmail.com.



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    David Ketchum
    Director of Access Services
    University of Oregon Libraries
    He/Him/His
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