Greetings!
Save the date: The Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference Planning Committee is organizing a virtual conference to be held September 21-22, 2023.
Interested in presenting? The Planning Committee is accepting presentation proposals through Monday, May 1st at 12 p.m. (noon) PDT.
2022 NWILL attendees indicated a particular interest in the following presentation topics:
· Budget challenges and logistics
· Controlled Digital Lending
· Copyright and CONTU alternatives
· Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
· Justifying services and resources
· Patron outreach/education
· Training, onboarding, and position documentation
The NWILL Planning Committee welcomes presentations on other topics as well, and encourages anyone who is interested to submit a proposal regardless of employee classification or organizational affiliation, particularly individuals from underrepresented types of libraries, e.g., tribal and K-12, and underrepresented communities. We truly want the conference to be as representative of our profession as possible. Please indicate in your submission form whether you would like to present a lightning round (7-10 minutes, pre-recorded) or full session (45 minutes, live).
Presenters and co-presenters receive free registration to the conference.
Submit a proposal using the NWILL Presentation Proposal Submission Form no later than May 1, 2023. Expect to hear back by June regarding the status of your proposal.
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 our sponsorship opportunities. Proposals submitted by practitioners wishing to present on a product they are not professionally affiliated with is acceptable.
If you have questions, please email the NWILL Planning Committee at nwillconf@gmail.com.
We look forward to hearing from you!
David Ketchum (he/him)
Chair, NWILL Conference Planning Committee
Director of Access Services
University of Oregon Libraries
541-346-1884