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Announcing the Return of TRLN Remote Rap Sessions

Post author By McKenna Lakin
Post date September 15, 2020

The first iteration of the TRLN Remote Rap Sessions took place April through June 2020 and was created in response to the number of library employees working from home due to COVID-19. To keep staff connected and encourage engagement between TRLN colleagues on a variety of topics, we are continuing the series through all of 2020. We see this as an opportunity for staff to learn new things about topics at least tangentially related to the work of our libraries, share their own expertise, and meet new colleagues across TRLN, while also enjoying and discussing a variety of films, podcasts, or readings.

Once per month, we have selected a title for discussion that you can watch, listen to, or read at a time that fits your schedule. Then we will have a scheduled discussion via Zoom for participants to discuss the title and what resonated with them. We will add information for specific titles and discussions to TRLN’s website as we schedule them.

Upcoming Titles

Title	Type	Platform	Zoom Discussion
Crazy/Genius: Why Should We Care About Privacy?	Podcast	Multiple options	10/14 @ 11am
Outlaws of the Airwaves: The Rise of Pirate Radio Station WBAD	Podcast	Multiple options	11/11 @ 11am
Lena Richard: America’s Unknown Celebrity Chef	Podcast	Multiple options	January date TBD

We are also looking for people to help facilitate discussions so please feel free to reach out to info@trln.org if you or someone you know is interested. Interest in the topic is more important than expertise on the topic.

Below are the discussions hosted to date. Slides from the previous sessions are available and contact info@trln.org if you want a recording of any of these sessions.

Past Titles

Title	Type	Platform	Zoom Discussion
99% Invisible – Curb Cuts (Episode 308)	Podcast	Multiple options	4/29 @ 11am
The Next Black – A Film about the Future of Clothing	Documentary film	YouTube	5/13 @ 11am
Lost Notes – Imagining Billy Tipton (Episode 6)	Podcast	Multiple options	5/27 @11am
Kitchen Sisters – The Pack Horse Librarians of Eastern Kentucky	Podcast	Multiple options	6/10 @ 11am

New TRLN Direct Dashboards

Post author By Kelly Farrell
Post date July 21, 2020

We recently published the first iteration of new dashboards for TRLN Direct to help surface and share information about how much our institutions are lending and borrowing across the consortium.

Access TRLN direct dashboards

Currently, these dashboards only include data from OCLC/Relais D2D, but we are working on incorporating data from ILLiad and other sources and hope to publish these soon.

These dashboards were created under the guidance of TRLN’s Resource Sharing Working Group to provide centralized reports for TRLN Direct. They are updated every six months and maintained by TRLN staff.

Have ideas for additional information to include in these dashboards? Please reach out to info@trln.org with any feedback or questions.

Special thanks to Geneva Holliday, Mia Partlow, Maurice Parker, Andrea Loigman, and the entire Resource Sharing Working Group for their feedback and expertise in creating these dashboards.

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Campus Resources About Racial Injustice and National Protests

Post author By trln_admin
Post date June 2, 2020

As does each of our member institutions, the TRLN central office recognizes and is committed to addressing the racial injustices that are increasingly coming into the mainstream public eye. For now, today, that means definitively denouncing and condemning the acts of racism and violence that have plagued our country in recent weeks (and have plagued many peoples, throughout history).

Additionally, we want to publicize the relevant statements of our member institutions, share a few external resources, and invite you to send any ideas or suggestions for how we can facilitate learning and action among our TRLN community. We anticipate that Rhondda Thomas Robinson and Jennifer A. Ferretti, the keynote speakers at our Annual Meeting, will provoke thought about the role our libraries and consortium should play in continuing to recognize and dismantle racism.

Please feel free to contact any individual TRLN staff member with ideas or other input, or send a message to info@trln.org.

Campus statements in response to national protests:

External resources:

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2020 Annual Meeting Call for Proposals

Post author By Kelly Farrell
Post date May 18, 2020

TRLN is now inviting proposals for presentations and workshops for the 2020 Annual Meeting being held virtually on July 30th and 31st.

Due to COVID-19, the Annual Meeting Steering Committee made the decision to offer the annual meeting virtually over 2 half days. Each day will start with a guest speaker, followed by presentations from colleagues across TRLN.

The deadline to submit a proposal is June 17th.

Use the form at bit.ly/TRLN2020 to submit a proposal.

Proposals of up to 150 words should be submitted along with an abbreviated abstract version of 50 words for the program on our website.

submit a proposal

Who can present at the annual meeting?

Anyone who works in a TRLN member institution. We welcome proposals of any domain, area of expertise, and library. We also encourage partnering with colleagues to co-present.

What topics should presentations be about?

We welcome presentations about interesting activities at your institution. Do you have a completed, current, or upcoming project that other attendees might want to hear about or replicate? Working groups and interest groups are encouraged to share updates about their projects and accomplishments.

If you are planning on presenting or leading a workshop at another virtual conference later this year, we also encourage you to present during the annual meeting to share your exciting work and to practice presenting during a virtual conference.

Topics could include, but are not limited to:

Technologies, infrastructure, and/or vendor relations;
Collections and resources;
Policy, legal, and accessibility issues;
Project management, design, or implementation;
Assessment;
Education and/or professional development;
Partnerships with university presses;
Social contexts and ethics/responsibility;
Leadership and management; and
Implications on our work as a result of COVID-19

How long can presentations be?

Presentations ranging from 5 minute lightning talks, 25 minute presentations, or longer workshops will be considered. Sessions on July 30th and 31st will be grouped into 30 minute blocks, but if you have an idea for a longer workshop, please submit your idea and if selected, TRLN staff can coordinate scheduling this workshop around the same time as the annual meeting.

When will I hear if my proposal has been accepted?

All submissions will be reviewed by the Annual Meeting Steering Committee and selections will be announced by July 1st.

Can I pre-record my presentation?

Yes! If you prefer to pre-record your presentation, TRLN staff can work with you to record your presentation and stream it during a scheduled time in the program for attendees. You can also present live and we expect most will do so, but we want to try and accommodate as many presentation preferences as possible. Regardless of presenting live or pre-recording, there will be a live Q&A with the presenters.

Reach out to events@trln.org if you have any questions!

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Updated TRLN Annual Meeting Save the Dates: July 30-31, 2020

Post author By trln_admin
Post date May 6, 2020

The 2020 TRLN Annual Meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, July 30, 9am-1pm, and Friday, July 31, 9am-1pm. Please save the dates for what is sure to be one of the most memorable gatherings in the history of this event. More details and call for proposals are forthcoming.

On Thursday, July 30, the keynote speaker will be Rhondda Thomas Robinson, Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University and creator of the project Call My Name: African Americans in Clemson University History. The Call My Name team works to research and document the stories, acknowledge the contributions, and honor the legacy of six generations of people of African descent at Clemson University. You can hear Dr. Robinson speak about her work in her TED talk The Power in Calling a Name.

We are excited to announce that the keynote speaker on Friday, July 31 will be Jennifer A. Ferretti, an artist and Digital Initiatives Librarian at the Maryland Institute College of Art on Piscataway Land (Baltimore, Maryland). She is a first-generation American Latina/Mestiza whose librarianship is guided by critical perspectives, not neutrality. With a firm belief that art is information, she is interested in the research methodologies of artists, particularly those highlighting social justice issues. Jennifer is a Library Journal 2018 Mover & Shaker and a founding member of We Here and Shades Collective.

The event page will be updated with the latest information, including virtual format details and the call for proposals. Please check the event page, our newsletter, or Twitter for updates, and reach out to events@trln.org if you have any questions.

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TRLN Direct Suspended Until Further Notice

Post author By trln_admin
Post date March 18, 2020

Due to COVID-19 and the resulting interrupted services and closures of many TRLN libraries, TRLN Direct will be suspended for the time being. Services will resume when TRLN libraries are able to move materials between libraries again. Contact info@trln.org with any questions.

More information about individual libraries policies during COVID-19:

Duke University – https://library.duke.edu/about/coronavirus
Duke University Goodson Law Library – https://law.duke.edu/lib/students/remote
Duke University Medical Center Library – https://mclibrary.duke.edu/about/coronavirus
North Carolina Central University – https://www.nccu.edu/coronavirus
North Carolina State University – https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – https://library.unc.edu/covid-19-updates/

TRLN COVID-19 Updates

Post author By trln_admin
Post date March 16, 2020

In response to COVID-19, we have made a few changes to upcoming TRLN events, which may be transitioned to a virtual format, postponed, or cancelled. In addition to limited operations on our campuses, The Frontier, a frequent meeting space for TRLN interest groups and working groups, is closed through March 27.

As we continue to monitor COVID-19 and communicate with TRLN library staff, we will update event pages with the most current information. The events listed below have been updated.

Electronic Resources Management Working Group Meeting, March 20 rescheduled for March 27

Professional Development Meeting, March 23

Kristin Antelman Sustainable Scholarship Discussion, March 26

Library Management Skills Institute I: The Manager, May 5-7

At this time, no changes have been made for the Annual Meeting on July 31.

TRLN campus updates in response to COVID-19:

Duke University: https://coronavirus.duke.edu
Duke University Libraries: https://library.duke.edu/about/coronavirus
Duke Medical Center Library: https://mclibrary.duke.edu/covid-19
NC Central: https://www.nccu.edu/coronavirus
NC State: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/
UNC-Chapel Hill: https://www.unc.edu/coronavirus/
UNC-Chapel Hill University Libraries: https://library.unc.edu/covid-19-updates/
UNC-Chapel Health Sciences Library: https://guides.lib.unc.edu/COVID19

If you have any questions or concerns regarding TRLN programs or services, please email info@trln.org.

Save the Date: TRLN Annual Meeting, July 31, 2020

Post author By trln_admin
Post date March 3, 2020

The 2020 TRLN Annual Meeting will be held Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 at The Friday Center in Chapel Hill. Please save the date for what is shaping up to be one of the most engaging TRLN Annual Meetings yet.

We are excited to announce that the keynote speaker will be Rhondda Thomas Robinson, Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University and creator of the project Call My Name: African Americans in Clemson University History.

The Call My Name team works to research and document the stories, acknowledge the contributions, and honor the legacy of six generations of people of African descent at Clemson University. You can hear Dr. Robinson speak about her work in her TED talk “The Power in Calling a Name.”

More information about the Annual Meeting, including announcement of the lunchtime speaker and information about proposal submissions, is coming soon! Please check the event page, Twitter, or our monthly newsletter for updates.

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TRLN to Host Nationally-Recognized Library Management Skills Institute

Post author By trln_admin
Post date February 5, 2020

The Triangle Research Libraries Network (“TRLN”) will host the Library Management Skills Institute I: The Manager (“LMSI I”) workshop, presented by DeEtta Jones and Associates (“DJA”), May 5-7, 2020, in Durham, NC. More details and a registration link are available at http://bit.ly/lmsi-i-event. Registration will close on April 6, 2020 or when the institute reaches capacity.

About the Institute

LMSI I is a highly interactive experience that brings together tried-and-true management principles with best practices in libraries. Over 3 days, expert DJA facilitators engage up to 40 participants in case studies, personal reflection, practical application, and group discussions on the following principles and skills that are key to effective management

Management in context
Behavioral styles
Power dynamics and influencing skills
Participatory decision making
The helping relationship
Motivation
Coaching for performance

The content is designed to be particularly beneficial for supervisors, department heads, coordinators, managers, administrators, team and project leaders, or anyone interested in growing as a leader or manager. Widely respected across the library profession, all DJA programs are designed with the adult learner in mind and have a strong reputation of equity, diversity, and inclusion; collaborative learning; practical application; and expert facilitation.

For all participants, visits to libraries at Duke, North Carolina Central University (NCCU), North Carolina State University (NCSU), and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) may be arranged depending on interest.

Questions

Questions about this or any other TRLN event may be directed to: events@trln.org.

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TRLN Meeting Roundup

Post author By trln_admin
Post date January 2, 2020

To close out 2019, there were a number of meetings across TRLN so we thought it would be good to provide a brief roundup summary.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Interest Group

TRLN’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Interest Group met on December 13th to reestablish the group and discuss possible areas to collaborate as a consortium. The group plans to meet on a quarterly basis and staff from across TRLN libraries are welcome to attend. For more information reach out to the interest group’s chair, Ciara Healy (ciara.healy@duke.edu) or info@trln.org.

TRLN Discovery

A newly formed team co-chaired by Jacob Shelby, NC State’s Interim Lead Librarian for Metadata Technologies, and Kelly Farrell, TRLN’s Program Officer, held its first meeting on December 13th and plans to meet monthly. The TRLN Discovery metadata team will be a forum for discussing metadata-related discovery topics for the catalog that the team would want to build shared policy or infrastructure around. The team will investigate use cases, issues, and approaches, interface with stakeholders, and ultimately propose recommendations for the TRLN Discovery development team.

On December 16th, the product owners and development team held its quarterly in-person meeting to discuss longer term priorities for the shared index. Also in attendance was Tim McGeary, Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategies and Technology, Jill Sexton, NC State’s Associate Director for the Digital Library, and Tim Shearer, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategies and IT.

Provosts’ Forum on Scholarly Communication Steering Committee

The steering committee held its kick-off meeting on December 16th to discuss the initial charge for the committee and begin developing a forum proposal. The committee will continue refining the scope of the forum and present the proposal to the TRLN Executive Committee.