LUC: LOUIS Users Conference

Room 1: Grant Writing - Collaborating for Success!

with Dr. Dawn Kight and Southern University Faculty

This talk will highlight the critical importance of collaboration in grant writing, especially for libraries with limited capacity or small staff. Several areas will be discussed: leveraging expertise, strengthening connections, sharing strategies, and increasing funding opportunities. Examples of successful collaborative proposals will be shared.

Room 2: The Curious Case of the Missing Documentation: Creating Department-Level Policies and Manuals for Smooth Library Operations

with Jessica Hawkes and Jeffrey Stepp

In this session, we will highlight the importance of department level documentation for seamless library operations and delve into how they are working to streamline documentation for their library departments. This session will delve into developing and updating procedure manuals and policies, the best tools for creating and storing documentation, and the challenges and solutions encountered along the way.

Room 1: Updating an Antiquated Print List in EBSCOadmin Holdings Management

with Michael Matthews, Northwestern State University

Join us on this highly informative retelling of the time when the presenter consulted with LOUIS on updating a print journal list collection within Holdings Management. THRILL! At the marvels of Excel spreadsheet formulas to summon up ancient serial title information! CHILL! As we chisel away at the old HM load using WF reports to reveal the true title list and coverage dates! SPILL! Your beverage and gasp in excitement as you discover how YOU TOO can reconcile PubFinder with your OPAC!

Room 2: I Can Canva, and So Can You: Techniques for Creating Snazzy Web and Print Graphics

with Daniel DuPont

Learn how to find high quality templates for any project, customize graphics and documents with themes, master layers to make images pop, and share a Canva workspace with your team. All for the low, low price of zero dollars.

Room 1: Bingo Lunch Hour 🎉🀞🀞

with Rob Stephens and Amelia Brister

Let's wind down and hang out for a little while playing Bingo! We'll be giving out conference swag as prizes to our winners.

Room 1: Treading in Uncertain Waters: Recent Trends in Library Personnel

with Jeffrey Stepp and Dr. Megan Lowe

Over the last few years, the landscape of academic libraries has shifted at an accelerated rate. In the wake of navigating the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, issues such as weaponized tradition, the acknowledgement of librarian burnout, and uncertainty related to the role of AI in the field of librarianship began to surface. This presentation will explore recent trends in library personnel related to these issues and how we might navigate these uncertain waters.

Room 2: Teaching Responsible AI Use in Libraries

with David Gaither and Quiana Wright

The key to living harmoniously with AI is teaching its responsible and ethical use. This presentation explores integrating responsible AI use into Library Information Literacy classes, providing librarians from all sectors with essential knowledge and practical tools. Attendees will delve into AI fundamentals, its applications in libraries, and critical ethical considerations like data privacy and ensuring fairness. Practical strategies for teaching AI ethics, including evaluating AI-generated content.

Room 1: Borrow All the E-Things!? Adapting Interlibrary Loan for the Ebook Era

with Jacob Fontenot

As more libraries gain permission to lend their ebooks through ILL, how should borrowers respond? Is it time to offer our patrons a choice between print and ebooks? In 2023, a happy accident convinced LSU Libraries to offer ebook borrowing to ILL patrons. At this session, we will share how we implemented "ebook first" borrowing in ILLiad, what we learned about patron format preferences, and how we evaluated the service. Please join us and share your own experience borrowing ebooks!

Room 2: Building Connections Not Cringe: Engaging Students with Your Authentic Self

with Nicollette Davis, Elizabeth Long Allen, and Lauren Lay

As media and information landscapes change, so do the information seeking behaviors of the next generation. How do we meet students where they are and bridge the generational divide without being "cringe"? In our session, we will discuss how information seeking behavior is evolving, strategies for staying current (without losing your authentic self), and avoiding "the cringe." We will also provide real life examples from things we have tried in our programming and instruction sessions at LSU.