Inside ZSR

What’s New in Public Services: August 2024

Thank you, Maia! Maia Dickinson, ZSR’s former Circulation Supervisor, has accepted a library acquisitions role at UNC School of the Art’s library. During her time at ZSR, Maia trained dozens of students, collaborated with the Public Services team on the Wellness Collection, and received the 2024 ZSR Library Outstanding Staff Employee of the Year award... more

Denice at the 2024 Teaching and Learning AI Conference in Orlando, Florida

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

Summer 2024 ALA Course: Fundamentals of Cataloging

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

ZSR Recognitions – August 2024

The ZSR Recognitions: Thank a Colleague! program provides an opportunity for employees to submit a note of thanks to their colleagues. These can be for going above and beyond, helping a job get done, general appreciation, or any reason thanks can be given. Here are those who were recognized last month. Thanks to all for... more

Society of American Archivists 2024: back and better than ever

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

Five Years of Feedback: The Evolution of the Library Comment Board

Starting in August 2018, the library began soliciting comments from students and library visitors. This took the form of a comment board. And while it has changed, with early iterations dividing the board into multiple categories, the concept has remained the same. Even early 2018 concepts of the board put front and center the idea... more

ZSR Library Safety & Security Bulletin for August 2024

ZSR Library Safety & Security Bulletin for August 2024 Who We Are Welcome to the August 2024 Safety & Security Bulletin. The Safety and Security Committee is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for all library staff, patrons, students, and visitors within the ZSR Library. We create and maintain emergency response plans, provide... more

A DLF Forum in the Summer?

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

Mary Beth at ALA Annual

I attended ALA Annual in San Diego from June 28 through July 1, 2024. I had some committee assignments to finish up (I am rolling of ACRL’s New Roles and Changing Landscapes space planning subcommittee) but the majority of my time was spent skipping from large auditorium to large auditorium to catch all the headliners... more

East to West Book Repair Workshops Across North Carolina

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