If you're a member of LOUIS, that means you're an academic library faculty or staff member, and that also means that you are eligible for ACRL-LA, the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries. In this episode of Listen with LOUIS, we spoke with president and vice president of ACRL-LA, Daniel DuPont and Lauren Lay, about the activities and benefits of participating in ACRL-LA.

With the nolaILC Information Literacy Forum approaching in late July, we thought it would be a great time to bring on the  Iriana Lonon and Caitlin Cooper, respectively the Chair and Vice Chair of nolaILC, to talk about what that organization is all about! So if you're interested in information literacy, networking with other academic librarians, or opportunities to present your work related to information literacy, tune in to this episode of Listen with LOUIS!

Stephanie Wilkes and LDCC library recently started a new outreach and engagement project: an art display through a partnership with the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council. In this episode of Learning with LOUIS, Stephanie discusses how the partnership came about, the effect of the display on LDCC's campus, and tips for starting a similar partnership at your library.

Curious about how an OER project can come to life, starting from an idea and ending up int he classroom? In the latest episode of Listen with LOUIS, we talk to three people at UNO who made this process happen. Lora Amsberryaugier, Danielle Poole, and Shannon Williamson explain how theycollaborated to create an OER for UNO's University Success Course, and the effect it had on that course.

In the latest episode of Listen with LOUIS, we spokewith two library faculty -- Quiana Wright and David Gaither -- about the work they are doing to promote OER on campus. Quiana and David both spoke about how they are each contributing to the growth of a culture of OER at their schools.

In this episode of Listen with LOUIS, we interview three library leaders to ask them about what trends they see in academic libraries, what goals they have for their library, and what opportunities they see in 2026. You'll hear from:

• Leslie Sam, Head Librarian at Nunez Community College.
• Angela Dunnington, Executive Library Director at Louisiana Tech University
• David Sesser, Library Director at Southeastern LouisianaUniversity.

March 6th is the last day of Open Education Week, so to celebrate we are listening to Brandy Burbante and Jessica Hawkes from Nicholls talk about the OER projects they've been leading up with huge success!

To foster connection and sense of community, GATOR Library at Northshore Technical Community College launched a monthly "Trivia Party" program designed to bring students together face-to-face for fun, teamwork, and social interaction -- no screens required.

In this podcast, listen to Cindy Knight and Patrick Lonergan talk about the success of these trivia parties, what it takes to host events like this, and more!

For years when talking about research, the refrain "Why can't I just Google it?" has become a familiar exemplification of how misinformation can pop up in search engines. And in this new internet, with ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) becoming a new threshold to the internet, the question has become salient again.

In this episode, listen to Daniel DuPont from Delgado Community college, will dive into the information and misinformation that he's found on LLMs and the implications for the future of research and the internet.

In this episode of Listen with LOUIS (Live!), Rob Stephens talks with Jessica Hawkes (Nicholls), Sarah Simms (LSU), and Lindsay Zack (Louisiana Tech) about their experience writing and publishing in academic, as well as about advice to those looking to do the same.