- PAGE 5 ANNUAL REPORT 2023–2024 TRAC Symposia ▶ TRAC 100 Symposium (Fall 2023)—Each semester new Fellows in our TRAC (Technology, Research, and Communication) Program take TRAC 100, The TRAC Writing Fellows Seminar. These students tackle group inquiry research projects that engage them in the collaborative research and writing processes. In the fall, fellows presented their findings in a sym posium based on the question “Is College Worth It?” The fellows were guided through the research, writing, and speaking processes by the Assistant University Librarian for Instruction and Outreach & Education Librarian, Ethan Kennedy (’24, Economics), and Maddie Schott (’24, Population Health). ▶ TRAC 110 Symposium (Spring 2024)—During the spring semester each year TRAC Fellows have the opportunity to take TRAC 110, The Writing Process. This course immerses students in the research and writing process, with each participant designing their own research project. This year’s course culmi nating event was a writer’s showcase in which each fellow presented excerpts from their work including fiction, personal essays, persuasive pieces, and writing in digital environments. Ethan Kennedy (’24, Economics) facilitated the event, with support from the Director of Writing Across the Curriculum. - ▶ LENDING SERVICES 9,910 physical materials circulated from Library collections 650 loaner laptops circulated 5,000 materials loaned to other libraries 3,975 materials borrowed from other libraries for Lehigh researchers MAKING THE FUTURE: Plans for 2025-26 As Lehigh’s new Research Centers are launched and existing research projects expand, LTS will continue to partner with faculty and university leadership to meet researchers’ needs for journals, databases, computing resources, expert consultation, and archival materials. We will also continue to help shape the academic publishing landscape by expanding our work helping Lehigh faculty and student researchers create, communicate, and share their work.
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