Conference reports and more from ZSR Librarians
Marcia Phillips, coordinator of the Davie County Public Library History Room, has been working as a part-time Metadata Specialist for Special Collections & Archives over the past year. Her focus has been on describing the tapes we had digitized as part of our CLIR grant. She recently gave a presentation to the Association of Librarians... more ›
On September 10th-13th, I attended the NCLA Leadership Institute in Black Mountain, NC. The mission of the NCLA Leadership Institute is “to create opportunities for learning and skill building in leadership and mentoring”, and to “cultivate an improved understanding of self and others while inspiring participants to serve in leadership roles within the profession at... more ›
As the integration of artificial intelligence, data science, and information literacy is one of my research areas and I dived into the AI pool, finding the Teaching and Learning AI Conference hosted by UCF in Orlando, Florida was nirvana. This was the second year of the conference and conference attendance exploded from 400 in the... more ›
This summer I completed a 6-week virtual course on the fundamentals of cataloging, offered by the American Library Association (ALA). I’m not a cataloger, but I reference catalog records every day in Special Collections & Archives. I stepped up to this challenge so I could improve my understanding of these records. It’s been more than... more ›
Well, or as good as it can be when you’re in the underground maze of the Hilton Chicago basement meeting spaces! This was my triumphant-ish return to SAA; I haven’t been since 2018, I believe, a surprisingly long hiatus! That explains how physical I found the conference – I found myself back in my room... more ›
Typically the DLF Forum occurs in the Fall. With the exception of the 2019 event in Tampa, I’ve had the pleasure of attending every Forum since 2017. This includes the two virtual Forums that occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The pandemic has significantly transformed how the conference’s planning committee undertakes this... more ›
Libraries are so important to our individual communities. This was my primary thought as I finished a week of book repair workshops across North Carolina. I began teaching book repair in 2004 with the North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC). In 2004, I was involved with NCPC and had two training days at the Etherington Conservation... more ›
On Memorial Day 2024, I began the virtual 10-day Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL). Participating in this institute was a transformative experience that significantly enhanced my understanding of the research design process and various research methods. This intensive program was structured to guide participants through every stage of designing a robust library science... more ›
Since March, I’ve been systematically watching almost all the online presentations from the 2024 ER&L conference. They had a Space theme, which led to some punny titles. My favorite was “Meteor users where they are.” Lauren’s report was more of a general overview. Instead, I’ll offer some focused nuggets: “Meteor users where they are: Improving... more ›
Being on the Engineering Libraries Division’s (ELD) conference planning committee and as the newest elected Director on the ELD Executive Board, I planned my attendance at the 2024 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference in Portland based off of my key learnings from 2023 in Baltimore. Knowing that I would need to adjust to... more ›