Tuesday, July 24, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Friday Center

Agenda

Director's reports: Duke | Duke Fuqua | Duke Law | Duke Med | NCCU | NCCU Law | NCSU | UNC | UNC HSL | UNC Law

Pictures


8:30-9:00

Registration and Refreshments

9:00-9:30

Welcome and Introductions
9:30-10:45 Keynote: Academic Libraries in the Age of Google...But Wait, There's More!
Paul Courant, University Librarian and Dean of University Libraries, University of Michigan
10:45-11:15 Break
11:15-12:30 Breakout Sessions:
 
  The Learning Commons: Services Transformed and Future Plans
Margaret Brill (Moderator), Head, Reference, Perkins Library, Duke University
Leah McGinnis Dunn, Director of Undergraduate and Branch Libraries, UNC
Wallace McLendon, Deputy Director, Health Sciences Library, UNC
Joe Williams, Director of the Learning Commons, NCSU

Powerpoint

Take a look at three new spaces and learn how services have been transformed, staffing and technology changed, and hear about future plans. Come with questions!

  Search TRLN
Emily Lynema, Systems Librarian for Digital Projects, NCSU
Ken Mitchell, Information Systems Support, Perkins Library, Duke University
Derek Rodriguez, Project Librarian, TRLN
Kim Vassiliadis, Instructional Design and Technology Librarian, UNC
Margaretta Yarborough (Moderator), UNC

PowerPoint | handout

TRLN is implementing Endeca's Information Access Platform to provide a next-generation search interface for the combined catalog records of the four TRLN institutions. In this session, members of the "Search TRLN" team will review the scope and goals of the "Search TRLN" project, discuss the advantages of using Endeca's Guided Navigation tools for searching library collections, and demonstrate faceted search in action. Time for questions and discussion will follow.

  Student Assistants: Hiring, Training, Retaining and Rewarding
Kim Duckett, Principal Librarian for Digital Technologies and Learning, NCSU
Glenn Hayslett, Assistant Department Head for Circulation, UNC
Jamie Vermillion, Music Library, Duke University

Jim Sherwood (Moderator), UNC Law

PowerPoint | handout

Learn about programs and practices in use at the TRLN libraries. Discuss your ideas and pose questions to your colleagues.

12:30-2:00

Lunch and featured author Pamela Duncan
There will be a book signing following lunch for those interested. Pamela Duncan's books will be on sale at the Higher Grounds Bookstore.

A special thank-you to the Annual Meeting Planning Committee:
Margaret Brill, Greg Raschke, Jim Sherwood,
Vickie Spencer, and Margaretta Yarborough!

Please email patti.pittman@unc.edu if you have special needs or questions.