LUC 2026

LUC 2026

LUC is the LOUIS Users Conference, the annual conference for all LOUIS member institutions.

8:00am CDT

Registration Main Hallway

8:30am CDT

Conference Welcome & Keynote Address AuditoriumChris Yandle • Emily Frank

9:45am CDT

40 Tips for using AI in 40 minutes Room 322Brian Sherman What Should We Lend Next? Exploring the Potential of a Library of Things Upper Reception RoomTiffany Ellis Navigating the Tenure & Promotion process: Tips for Helping New Librarians Room 327Amy Baptist • Angela Dunnington Read the Rainbow: Tips to Make a Summer Reading Program in an Academic Library Fly High Room 324Alex Sharp • Jules Cannon The Libguides of Theseus: A Tale about Rebuilding Libguides at LSUS Room 326 & Streaming OnlineDavid Gaither • Martha Dauzat • Celeste Leeds-Laliberte

10:45am CDT

Library Constellations: Interactive Mapping and Findings from a Louisiana Study Room 324Emily Bufford Meta Literacy: Integrating a Digital Learning Tool into a Curriculum Room 326 & Streaming OnlineNarcissa Haskins • Jazzlynn Boyd Accessibility Across Clarivate Products Upper Reception RoomKaty Aronoff • Clarivate From LS 102 to LS 1020: The Further Adventures of Teaching a Credit Information Literacy Course Room 322Donis Marie Lambert • Ryan Castillo • Penny Hecker • Robert Barnes • Lauren Rhodes • Alexis Breaux

11:30am CDT

Lunch Auditorium Dining

12:00pm CDT

LUC Awards Ceremony Auditorium

1:00pm CDT

Been There, Done That: 10 Tips from Libraries That Migrated before You Room 322Jessica Lee Mic Drop: Bringing Podcasting to Your Library Upper Reception RoomPhillip Martin • Celeste Leeds-Laliberte • Martha Dauzat What Can We Learn from the 'Students First' AI Act? Room 324Lauren McAdams Remaking Library Spaces for Campus Collaboration Room 327Lindsay Zack Beyond the Display Case: Using LibGuides and LibWizard to Extend Archival Exhibits Room 326 & Streaming OnlineTaiya McDowell

1:30pm CDT

Ctrl+Alt+Digital Dexterity: Tackling Digital Literacy in Community Colleges Upper Reception RoomHolly Goodwin • Connie Milton • Dustin Dirickson • Will Buckingham The State of Play: Immersive Information Literacy Instruction through Videogames Room 322Patrick Butler Live at the Library: Music, Outreach, and Community Room 326 & Streaming OnlineIriana Lonon Beyond the Spreadsheet: Open-Source Dashboards for Physical Collection Analysis and E-Resource Renewals Room 327Kaypounyers Maye EBSCO Discussion on use of AI within the EBSCOhost Platform Room 324Matt Andros • EBSCO Information Services

2:15pm CDT

Sponsor Break Sponsor Hall

3:00pm CDT

Cataloging Sharing Session on moving to Alma Upper Reception RoomAmy Baptist • Janelle Zetty Introducing Information Literacy at a Career-Focused University Room 322Taryn White • Mackenzie Reason • Madeline Wyatt Lessons from Grace King: Reflections on a Student Research Project Room 326 & Streaming OnlineKelly Larson • Jessie Bourgeois Maximizing OCLC Services: Enhancing Library Efficiency and Access Room 324Mary Miller • OCLC

4:00pm CDT

Stronger Together: Unlocking the Value of Alma and Primo in a Consortial Environment Upper Reception RoomKaty Aronoff • Clarivate It is a Unicorn? Awareness of Misleading Books, Bots, & Sellers Room 327Rachel Sherman What’s the Big Deal with BIG DEALS? History, Experiences, and Recommendations When Considering Large Journal Packages Room 324Rebecca Bealer • Marlene M. Bishop Employing Range with One-Shots & Source Types Room 322Dustin Dirickson Practical Magic: Evidence Synthesis and Multi-Institutional Collaboration Room 326 & Streaming OnlineRowan Marye • Adam Beauchamp • Michael Holt • Randa Morgan

5:00pm CDT

User Appreciation Party Lower Reception RoomRob Stephens

8:00am CDT

Registration Main Hallway

8:30am CDT

From the Chatbot to the Reference Desk: Responding to AI-Mediated Patron Requests Upper Reception RoomKelly Larson • Danielle Stoulig • Kyle Tanglao Weeding Across the Disciplines: An Interdisciplinary Conversation on the Work of Selection and Removal Room 322Victoria Elmwood • Melisa Balos • Katherine Hicks • Raquel Horlick • Toni Wells Designing, Implementing, and Assessing an Individualized Research Consultation Program for Graduate Students Room 327G. Michael Truran Evidence That Matters: Demonstrating and Communicating Library Impact and Value Accreditation Room 324Timothy Stamm Burnout Walk with Me: Navigating Burnout from Inside and Outside the Library Room 326 & Streaming OnlineJessica Meder • Andrew Barbier

9:30am CDT

LSU Health Sciences Insights: Scholarly Integrity, AI Services, and Library Everywhere with LibKey Room 324Rebecca Bealer • Mark Hyer • Third Iron Evidence Synthesis 101: An Introduction to Systematic and Scoping Reviews Upper Reception RoomRanda Morgan Connecting Communities Through Genealogy: Lessons from Southern University's Juneteenth Program Room 322Angela Proctor • Alexandra Bertrand • Ferin Jones Drawing Them In, Building Them Up: Cost-Effective Outreach Through Doodles and Affirmations Room 326 & Streaming OnlineMary Katherine Kearns

10:15am CDT

Sponsor Break Sponsor Hall

11:00am CDT

Bridging the Gap: Digital Literacy in Louisiana Libraries Upper Reception RoomJessica Meder • Jeffrey Stepp The Unintended Consequences of Changing an In-person Instruction Environment to an Online Instruction Environment Room 326 & Streaming OnlineRyan Castillo • Donis Marie Lambert How Libraries Can Support Research Project Documentation through RAiD Room 322Sigrid Kelsey • Nicollette Davis • Colton Ray • David Lowe Learning Support for EBSCO Resources through EBSCO Academy Room 324Jaime Barrilleaux • EBSCO Information Services

11:45am CDT

Lunch Auditorium Dining

1:00pm CDT

Don't Cancel Your Vacation Because of Worries About Migration! Clean Your Data with Ease, and Pack for the Beach! Upper Reception RoomDave Comeaux • Mike Waugh I’m Sorry, Dave. I’m Afraid I Can’t Do That: AI Sycophancy, Hallucinations, and Critical Algorithmic Information Literacy Room 326 & Streaming OnlineDaniel DuPont To Dew[ey] or Not Dewey? That is the question! Room 324Donis Marie Lambert • Alex Sharp We’re Not Bored Here: Embedding Library Resources in Events Room 322Martha Dauzat • Celeste Leeds-Laliberte

2:00pm CDT

Pencil it in: Calendar Management in Alma Room 327Lucy Rosenbloom Giving History a Home: Preserving the Past and Inspiring the Future Through Special Collections and Archives at Louisiana Christian University Room 322Samantha Ray • Elizabeth Parish Beyond Public Libraries: Leveraging Libby to Expand Access, Engagement, and Collection Value in an Academic Upper Reception RoomArieane Shanks • Rachel Sherman Are You Down with SSP? Takeaways from the Annual Meeting for the Society for Scholarly Publishing Room 326 & Streaming OnlineDavid Gaither Mapping Up: Using a Library Room Management System to Broaden Library Influence Room 324Julia Esparza

2:30pm CDT

Getting to Know the Alma Knowledge Base Room 322Marcy Stevens Information Literacy Pitfalls at Academic University Libraries Room 327Taryn White • Mackenzie Reason • Madeline Wyatt Search, Scroll, Cite: How Students Research in the Age of AI and Social Media Room 324Lili Bedoya • Jasmyne Johnson Learning to Pivot: What Library School Doesn't Teach About Being a Library Administrator Room 326 & Streaming OnlinePhebe Huderson-Poydras • Adrienne Webber • Dawn Kight Academic "Freadom": Confronting Challenges to Intellectual Freedom in the Academic Library Room 324Kelly Kingrey-Edwards