Registration

Registration is open at https://bit.ly/24TRLNregister. Registration will close at 5:00pm on Monday, July 22.

Registration in advance helps with our planning and is much appreciated. Regardless of when you register and what you register for, you will receive event information a week before the event and a reminder on the morning of the event.

Program & Schedule

Program & Schedule and Friday Conference Center Map (pdf)

9:00-9:30am Coffee/Light Refreshments

9:30-10:45am Welcome and Featured Speaker, Dr. Yohei Igarashi – Grumman Auditorium

10:45-11:00am Break

11:00am-12:00pm Block One of Concurrent Sessions – Choose one of six

1. Presentations – Dogwood A
   1. The NC State Gaming and Esports Lab – Early Lessons in a New Experiential Learning Space – Cody Elsen (NCSU), Colin Nickels (NCSU). The NC State Gaming and Esports Lab in the James B. Hunt Jr. Library opened in January this year. Discover how this space supports recreational gaming but is also a hands-on experiential learning studio. Gain insights into early lessons learned in hosting events, workshops, and recreational and competitive play.
   2. One Year Later: Maturing NC State’s Publishing Workshops Series – Anna Cohen (NCSU), Silvia Sheffield (NCSU). Join the organizers of NC State’s academic publishing workshops for a follow up to their 2023 TRLN session. Now with three semesters under their belts, presenters will share about new workshops added in the past academic year and discuss how workshop timing and promotion affected attendance rates.
   3. Sewing Discord – Patching Together Solutions to Student Management Problems – Colin Keenan (NCSU), Colin Nickels (NCSU). Discover how the Studios team at NC State University Libraries leverages Discord to manage student employees effectively. Learn about the implementation process, API integrations for student and space management, the benefits and the drawbacks of using this social communication tool.

2. Presentations – Dogwood B
   1. Mentorship at Duke University Libraries – Henry Hebert (Duke). Since the pandemic, Libraries Assembly has launched a formal mentorship program for staff across all of the libraries at Duke University. This presentation will outline the components of the mentorship program and share lessons learned during its development and implementation.
   2. Strength in numbers: building relationships to make outreach happen  – Criss Guy (UNC). This session will generate conversation among library workers with outreach responsibilities. The presenter will unpack some of the challenges and opportunities unique to outreach work. Participants will reflect on lessons learned from programming efforts in the post-COVID-19 context. 
   3. Dear Diary: Conducting a Diary Study to Discover Patron Preferences – Dave Provost (NCSU). Learn about a three-week diary study at NC State’s Veterinary Medicine Library (VML) that solicited daily responses and weekly interviews from students to learn where they prefer to study. This session will discuss the process of developing, conducting, analyzing, and reporting the diary study, with insight into best practices for attendees wanting to carry out their own diary study.

3. Presentations – Redbud A
   1. Enriching Data Science Continuing Education with Problem-Based Learning –  Beth Blackwood (Duke), Justin De La Cruz (NYU Langone), Cheryl Thompson (UNC). The session describes the development, structure, and outcomes of the Python Projects Group, an informal group of library staff from different institutions with a shared interest in answering questions with Python. The primary outcome was a Python script that searches PubMed for co-authored articles using the Entrez Programming Utilities API.
   2. Building the Next Generation of Data Science Support: Experiences from the NC State University Libraries’ Consulting Program – Mara Blake (NCSU), Shannon Ricci (NCSU), Alp Tezbasaran (NCSU). The Data Science Consulting Program at NC State University Libraries partners with the Data Science Academy to employ graduate students and support researchers through the data science lifecycle. Leveraging AI tools, the program enhances service delivery and aims to expand data science support amidst time constraints and rapid AI advancements.

4. Presentation – Sunflower
   1. Duke’s Alma Implementation – Karen Newbery (Duke). Duke went live with Ex Libris’ Alma on July 10, after a seven-month implementation period. Karen Newbery, local Project Manager, will walk through the process used by Ex Libris, how the local work was divided, and the local development work necessary to complete this project.

5. Discussion – Redbud B
   1. Library Finance and Facilities – Jameca Dupree (Duke), Kevin Hinton (Duke), and Towanda Wilson (Duke), facilitators. Meet fellow colleagues in the fields of Library Finance and Facilities to have open discussion about current topics affecting our libraries.

6. Discussion – Bellflower AB
   1.  Born-Digital Potpourri: Things that Interest the Born-Digital Special Collections Interest Group (and maybe they interest you too!) – [Matthew] Farrell (Duke), facilitator. An in-person discussion-based meeting of the Born-Digital Special Collections Interest Group. This session will be focused on born-digital archives, but is open to all interested attendees of the TRLN Annual Meeting.

12:00-12:45pm Lunch

12:45-1:45pm Leadership Panel: Challenges facing higher education and the role of libraries in addressing them, moderated by Dr. Eric Mlyn – Trillium Dining Room

1:45-2:00pm Break

2:00-2:45pm Block Two of Concurrent Sessions – Choose one of five

1. Presentation – Dogwood A
   1. Library Copyright Institute Litigation Update – Anne Gilliland (UNC). Curious about the latest on the Internet Archive litigation? Join Anne Gilliland for a presentation on copyright litigation updates and their effect on our libraries and archives.

2. Discussion – Sunflower
   1. Software Development – Retrospective and Reflection – Will Sexton (Duke), Angela Zoss (Duke), facilitators. Brief presentations on software development activities at Duke and possibly other institutions over the past year will be followed by a birds-of-a-feather discussion for those working on, or interested in, development and DevOps work in the different libraries.

3. Presentations – Grumman Auditorium
   1. Leveraging Copilot for Electronic Resources Package Acquisition – Xiaoyan Song (Duke). Among many electronic resources acquisition tasks, ensuring accurate titles for what libraries pay for involves comparing lists from publishers, previous years, and subscription agents. However, discrepancies within these lists pose a challenge, often requiring time-consuming manual comparison. The presenter will discuss how they developed a user-friendly tool capable of efficiently comparing title lists and generating differential outputs.
   2. I’m with the Banned: A Banned Books Week Display at the Undergraduate Library – Emily Michaels (UNC). This lightning talk will explore the creation process and outcomes of a passive, week-long Banned Books Week display held in the Undergraduate Library at UNC-Chapel Hill. It will share the different elements featured in the display, discuss student engagement with the display and propose adaptations for the future.
   3. Improving LibGuide Accessibility at UNC’s Health Sciences Library – Luke Barron (UNC), Sophie Nachman (UNC), Karen Grigg (UNC). This presentation covers UNC Health Sciences Library’s LibGuide screen reader accessibility project. The project team will discuss the planning and implementation of this project, tools used, best practices for improving LibGuide accessibility, and next steps.
   4. What if I actually want to work smarter and not harder? Using Google App Scripts and ChatGPT for Calendar Data Gathering – Kaitlin Kehnemuyi (NCSU). To better understand staffing at the service desk we needed to look at calendar data, and wanted to create a streamlined process for data gathering going forward. This led to looking at Google App Scripts and then trying and failing, trying, and using ChatGPT to help finalize the coding.
   5. Building Community through Art: The NC State Libraries Art Show – Shaun Bennett (NCSU). This session describes the planning and implementation of the Libraries Art Show, a collaborative effort to build community in the NC State University Libraries across departments by showcasing the enormous talent and skill of non-student employees. The speaker will describe the process of gathering materials, the pros and cons of in-person vs. digital displays, and how these kinds of art shows can help build a library community.
   6. Minding the Gaps: A Diversity Audit of North Carolina’s Statewide Ebook and Streaming Video Collections – Claire Leverett (NCSU). In 2023, NC LIVE conducted a diversity audit of its ebook and streaming video collections and compared it to the demographics of North Carolina. The findings revealed gaps between the state’s population and the content in the collections. This session will describe the process, findings and next steps.

4. Discussion – Redbud B
   1. TRLN Metadata Interest Group Meeting – Anna Goslen (UNC), facilitator. The TRLN Metadata Interest Group will meet for updates and information sharing on metadata topics amongst institutions.

5. Workshop (capped at 25 participants) – Note: This 2-hour workshop continues through Block Three – Bellflower AB
   1. Building a new skill takes time and directed effort: a practice plan for learning the command line – Shelley Black (NCSU), Brian Dietz (NCSU), [Matthew] Farrell (Duke). While there is no shortage of resources for learning the command line, it can be challenging to put new knowledge into consistent practice. This workshop proposes techniques for incorporating CLI practice into everyday tasks. The purpose is to solidify core skills so they become automatic, ultimately to help learners advance.

2:45-3:00pm Break

3:00-4:00pm Block Three of Concurrent Sessions – Choose one of five

1. Workshop – Grumman Auditorium
   1. ChatGPT Mastery: From Basics to Beyond – Robert Thompson (Duke). In an era where artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, understanding and leveraging tools like ChatGPT is crucial for professionals across all domains. This workshop, led by Robert Thompson from Duke University Press, aims to educate attendees on the advanced capabilities of ChatGPT, an AI-driven conversational model developed by OpenAI. The session will focus on practical skills, including crafting effective prompts, understanding AI ethics, and integrating AI into various workflows.

2. Discussion – Redbud B
   1. International & Area Studies and Global Collections Interest Group – Heidi Madden (Duke), facilitator. This discussion is for librarians who support their institutions’ programmatic needs for global, multi-lingual, interdisciplinary research, teaching, and outreach. The discussions will center around issues and trends in international librarianship and collection development (including collaborative collection development). Librarians will exchange information about global vendor networks; share professional development opportunities (such as grants or foreign language learning); and discuss professional readings that enhance their knowledge of cross disciplinary world cultures.

3. Discussion – Redbud A
   1. Accessibility & Disability – Zachary Tumlin (Duke), facilitator. The goal of this session is to continue the discussion around accessibility and disability at our member institutions that special collections staff began at the Hayti Heritage Center event in January.

4. Presentation – Dogwood A
   1. Reconstructing library.unc.edu – Nora Burmeister (UNC), Chad Haefele (UNC). In May 2024, UNC Libraries launched a new library.unc.edu. The new site moves beyond the webpage as the default unit of web content, helping users find what they need while also expanding staff capacity to maintain that content. Presenters will discuss the reconstruction process, lessons learned, and future plans. 

5. Discussion – Sunflower
   1. TRLN Resource Sharing discussion: Shared Policies and Standards in preparation for system migrations – Michael Edwards (Duke), Mia Partlow (NCSU), facilitators. In this discussion session, we will discuss TRLN resource sharing policies, standards, and values, and we will begin to develop forward-thinking ideas for resource sharing related to our upcoming system migrations. Facilitated by the Resource Sharing Working Group and open to all resource sharing staff.

4:00-5:00pm Social Hour 

1. Attendees are invited to continue conversations in the Atrium or common lounge spaces.

Featured Speaker

Panel Moderator

Dr. Eric Mlyn

TRLN Review: Reflect and Respond

At some point during the Annual Meeting, please make your way to the Windflower Room to contribute your creative and candid ideas about TRLN and its future. 

We invite your responses to these questions:

1. What does the consortium do well? What do you see as the value of TRLN?
2. How could the consortium be more effective? 
3. What are your ideas for the future of TRLN? 

The TRLN Executive Committee has engaged Guideline Consulting to conduct an organizational review of TRLN. Guideline has already talked with many individuals across TRLN institutions (libraries and beyond), with other library consortia, with TRLN staff, and with leaders of other Triangle area organizations. They have reviewed annual reports, budgets, and newsletters. The Annual Meeting affords an opportunity to gather input from additional stakeholders, regardless of position, expertise, or experience. 

All responses will be shared with Guideline Consulting for possible inclusion in their final report.

Contact & Communication

You can email events@trln.org with any questions, but we have also setup a Slack channel to allow attendees to chat with each other and receive announcements from organizers.

How to Join Slack

A Slack workspace is available for chatting with other participants before, during, and after the Annual Meeting. (If you have questions or comments specifically for event organizers, please email events@trln.org.) 

To join, go to https://join.slack.com/t/trln/signup. If you already have a Slack account, you can add the TRLN workspace at https://trln.slack.com/signin#/signin.

Once signed into Slack, join the #annual-meeting channel by selecting “Add channels” then “Browse all channels”. Select “Join” for the #annual-meeting channel.

#annual-meeting should now display in your list of channels. Select it and say hello to fellow attendees!

Respectful Space

TRLN is dedicated to providing a harassment-free space for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, physical appearance, age, race, ethnicity, political affiliation, national origin, or religion—and not limited to these aspects. Our consortium does not tolerate any form of harassment. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at any TRLN event. Any participants violating this policy may, at the discretion of the organizer or facilitator, be asked to leave a TRLN event. Read the full Respectful Space Statement.