LUC 2024

The session will equip librarians with advocacy skills, enabling them to promote their departments effectively. It emphasizes the importance of utilizing existing projects, institutional activities, and LOUIS opportunities to increase visibility and gain support from stakeholders. The session will give attendees practical solutions and share success stories from LDCC Library's advocacy efforts, including budget increases and remodeling initiatives.

This session would discuss the inspiration, goals, logistics, and outcomes of the special exhibition "Black Women's Biopics & Black Living Room Pedagogy," which was temporarily located on the second floor of LSU's main library. Inspired by Dr. Winfield's award-winning dissertation, LSU librarians, in addition to a collection development effort, recreated a 70's and 80's black living room and hosted two biopic screenings with corresponding panel discussions and archival displays.

Do you conduct high volume one-on-one research consultations? You may find it useful to use a structured search strategy worksheet. In Summer 2023 I built and implemented a search strategy worksheet to guide graduate research consultations and provide a scaffold for student research. In this session, I'll discuss the institutional context and implementation of the worksheet, reflect on a year of use, and discuss challenges and plans for the future.

Have you ever wanted to incorporate active learning in your instruction practice? Would you like an opportunity to share the amazing activities you've tried in the classroom? Do you want to meet other colleagues from around the state? If so, please join us for an in-person session of the Louisiana Instruction Community of Practice! In this interactive workshop, we'll explore various active learning techniques that can be utilized in your instruction and how this approach can benefit students.

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 c

In this session, we will hear from clients who currently use Films on Demand. They will share their experiences using Films on Demand on their campus, and how it has helped them to engage students and improve learning outcomes. We will also discuss how Credo Reference and Films on Demand can be integrated to create a powerful learning environment.