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LUC 2024

Welcome to the schedule for LUC 2024! Register for the conference here, or visit the conference website here.

The conference venue is the C. B. Pennington Jr. Conference Center, 2328 Irene Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

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8:00am CDT

Registration Main Hallway

8:30am CDT

Conference Welcome & Keynote Address AuditoriumLaurie Blandino • Lindsay Cronk

9:45am CDT

Building Connections Not Cringe: Engaging Students with Your Authentic Self Room 326 & LivestreamedNicollette Davis • Elizabeth Long Allen • Danielle Costello • Lauren Lay Getting By With a Little/Lotta Help From My Friends: Panel Discussion on Friends of the Libraries Groups Upper Reception RoomMitch Fontenot • Lillian Purdy • Lora K. Amsberryaugier How to Choose An Archival Collections Management System (CMS) Room 324Angela Proctor Don't Stop Believing: Advocacy for Beginners Room 322Amelia Brister

10:45am CDT

Dissertations and Displays: Where Liaisons Meet Faculty Collaboration Room 322Lauren Lay • Narcissa Haskins Bird by Bird: Creating New Taxonomies and Retagging Hundreds of Databases to Surface Resources More Effectively Room 326 & LivestreamedKay P Maye • Victoria Elmwood • Rachel Stein Open Access is Changing the Scholarly Publishing Landscape -- Are You Ready? Room 324Rick Branham • SirsiDynix 40 Tips for Academic Libraries in 40 minutes Upper Reception RoomBrian Sherman Empowering Student Success Through Library Initiatives Room 327Rebecca Meehan • Clarivate

11:30am CDT

Lunch Auditorium

11:45am CDT

Gold Sponsor Talk: Clarivate AuditoriumTate Nunley • Clarivate

12:00pm CDT

Gold Sponsor Talk: EBSCO AuditoriumGreg Padilla • EBSCO

1:00pm CDT

Grant Writing - Collaborating for Success! Room 326 & LivestreamedDawn Kight I Can Canva, and So Can You: Techniques for Creating Snazzy Web and Print Graphics Upper Reception RoomDaniel DuPont Into the Void?: Asynchronous Online Instruction and Student Engagement in the Age of AI Room 324Lauren McAdams Using Google Docs to Facilitate a Search Strategy Worksheet for Graduate Research Consultations Room 322G. Michael Truran Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Examining Inventory and Collection Development Concerns After a Large Print Withdrawal Project Room 327Marlene M. Bishop • Rebecca Bealer

1:30pm CDT

Addressing Student Anxiety, Success, and Retention: How Can Libraries Provide Students with the Guidance They Need? Room 324Jacob Mellady • Technology from Sage Live from the LA-ICoP... It's Active Learning! (Sharing Session) Room 322Sarah Simms Streaming in the Library: A New Outreach Avenue Room 326 & LivestreamedAndrew Barbier Updating an Antiquated Print Journal List in EBSCOadmin Holdings Management Room 327Michael Matthews

2:15pm CDT

Break for Snacks and Sponsor Exhibits Sponsor Hall

3:00pm CDT

AI and Information Literacy: Teaching Responsible Use in Libraries Room 322Quiana R. Wright Maximizing OCLC Services: Enhancing Library Efficiency and Access Room 324Mary Miller • Shannon Ratzer • OCLC Opening Our Libraries: Exploring Our Role in Open Culture (Sharing Session) Room 327Jeanne Pavy Digital Commons at Louisiana Tech: From ETD to XYZ Room 326 & LivestreamedBen Quinnelly • Angela Dunnington

4:00pm CDT

Advancing Digital Opportunity: A Higher Education Toolkit Room 326 & LivestreamedRebecca Kelley • Laurie Blandino • Dawn Kight I Don't Know What Trans Means (and at This Point I'm Too Afraid to Ask): Gender-Nonconforming Students and You Room 324Daniel DuPont We're Academic Librarians Too: Exploring the Unique Rewards and Challenges of Community College Librarianship (Sharing Session) Upper Reception RoomKarla Stewart • Connie Milton Infobase - Supporting Excellence in Education: Credo Reference and Films on Demand Room 322Marisol Gonzales • Infobase

5:00pm CDT

User Appreciation Party Lower Reception RoomRob Stephens

8:00am CDT

Registration Main Hallway

8:30am CDT

OER You Ready? An Accidental OER Librarian's Toolkit for Learning While Leading Faculty in Open Education Initiatives Room 324Jessica Hawkes Do You Want To Play A Game?: Exploring Library Services Through Augmented Reality Games Room 322Olivia Peltier • Madison Manuel Borrow All the e-Things!?! Room 326 & LivestreamedJacob Fontenot Artificial Intelligence in Libraries: An Update from Listen with LOUIS Upper Reception RoomMegan Lowe • Holly Goodwin • Phillip Martin • Rob Stephens

9:30am CDT

A Lesson in AI Information Literacy: Guiding Without Guidance Room 322David Gaither Strategic Planning and Branding on Social Media Room 326 & LivestreamedIriana Lonon New Resources for LOUIS Members to Help with Textbook Affordability! Room 324Beth Bernhardt • Oxford University Press The Dr. Troy Allen Collection Room 327Eddie Hughes Re-imagining Search, Discovery, and Assessment with Web of Science Upper Reception RoomMaureen Sico • Clarivate

10:00am CDT

Break for Snacks and Sponsor Exhibits Sponsor Hall

10:30am CDT

Usability Testing to Improve Library Spaces Room 327Khalil El-Bathy Let's Talk About EBSCO's New Research Interfaces Room 324Lisa Jones • Jaime Barrilleaux • EBSCO Better Together: How Academic Librarians Can Advocate for Our Profession Room 322Janelle Zetty • Mike Holt Treading Uncertain Waters: Recent Trends in Library Personnel Room 326 & LivestreamedJeffrey Stepp • Megan Lowe

11:15am CDT

Lunch Auditorium

11:30am CDT

Gold Sponsor Talk: SirsiDynix AuditoriumSirsiDynix

11:45am CDT

Awards Ceremony Auditorium

1:00pm CDT

Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners: A Data-Driven Approach to Lowering Interlibrary Loan Expenses Room 322Jaime McSkimming Old Building, New Friends: Creating Capacities for New Patrons Room 326 & LivestreamedZachary Tompkins • Kelly Larson Restructuring the Academic Library - From Library to Learning Hub (Sharing Session) Upper Reception RoomTherese Mobley • Jessica Mouton • KC Celestine What Should I Know About Authentication for EBSCO Resources? Room 324Jaime Barrilleaux • Lisa Jones

2:00pm CDT

Wake Me Up When It's Over: Making Strategic Plans Look SACS-Y and Sexy Room 322Brian Sherman Frameworks in Action: Elevating Library Instruction With the ACRL Frameworks Room 326 & LivestreamedAbigail McCoy • David Gaither • Sarah Simms Why Can't They Just Google It? Room 324Rick Branham • SirsiDynix

3:00pm CDT

The Curious Case of the Missing Documentation: Creating Department-Level Policies and Manuals for Smooth Library Operations Room 327Jessica Hawkes • Jeffrey Stepp Building Bridges: Cade Library's Blueprint for Community Connection Room 324Maya Banks • Eddie Hughes • Vanissa Gosserand Ely Scholarly Communication Work as Faculty Engagement Room 326 & LivestreamedColton Ray • Andrea Hebert OpenAthens in Action Room 322Lucy Rosenbloom • Greg Padilla