Triangle Research Libraries Network

“The organization has a single class of members. The initial members of the organization are duke university, north carolina central university, north carolina state university, and the university of north carolina at chapel hill. The board of directors may recommend to the current members that one or more new qualified candidates be admitted as members. A qualified candidate is an institution of higher education that (i) has a library, (ii) consents to the memorandum of understanding, and (iii) agrees to provide financial support to the organization from time to time as determined by the board of directors. Members may admit or reject qualified candidates in their sole discretion.”

“Each member shall appoint two directors to the board of directors. One of such directors shall be the provost or chief academic officer of such member and the other of such directors shall be the university librarian (or equivalent) of such member. Each director shall hold office until such person's death, resignation, or removal by the member who originally appointed such director.”

“Members can only be added or removed by a unanimous vote of the members.”

“A copy of the return is sent to the governing body for review before filing.”

“The trln executive director, other officers, and staff members are duke university employees. Therefore, the process for determining their compensation, which includes review and approval by independent persons was conducted by the university, not trln.”

“The organization's governing documents are made available upon request.”

“The network's executive director and secretary are employed by duke university but provide services to the network. Since the university is not a related organization, their compensation related to services provided to the network has been shown in part vii as if it were paid directly by the network in accordance with the 990 instructions.”