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Emily Bufford, Head of Instruction at Xavier University of Louisiana Library, joins Listen with LOUIS to discuss her role as head librarian, what she loves about working at Xavier, and her academic library constellation project.

The library constellation project helps library workers quantify the kinds of work they do in libraries. Emily talks about what this project has revealed to her about her own work as well as what she's learned from other taking the library constellation survey.

What started in 2023 as a few instructional seminars at Delgado Community College has blossomed into DLiS -- Delgado Libraries' Instructional Seminars, a robust library instruction program that continues to grow, thanks to Dustin Dirickson and several other librarians at Delgado. In this episode, hear Dustin talk about the successes of the program, how it works, and what to do if you're interested in starting a similar program at your library.

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!