LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network

We are proud to announce the Cohort Selections for "Building a Competitive Workforce" OER Project!

More than 100 teaching faculty and academic librarians representing all four Louisiana public postsecondary systems and LAICU institutions have been selected to participate in the Career and Technical Education (CTE) OER project.

READ MORE: https://louislibraries.org/about/news/blog/Cohort-Selection-for-Building-a-Competitive-Workforce-OER-Project

LOUIS and the Louisiana Board of Regents Awarded Over $2M to Address Textbook Affordability for Career and Technical Education Courses.

“We are excited that this competitive grant will advance our efforts to ensure that students have access to their textbooks and needed materials on day one…” - Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, Commissioner of Higher Education

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LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network LOUIS is a library consortium widely recognized as a model for cost-effective collaboration in higher education. We have a centralized organization that works in conjunction with our engaged and active membership to address the common needs of academic libraries in the state of Louisiana. We work to...

We appreciate the sponsorship of .org for this year's LOUIS Users Conference -- thanks for helping make this year's conference a success.

Thank you so much to for sponsoring LUC 2023 -- your support helps our conference be a success. If you're at the conference, stop by their booth during the sponsor hours starting now!

The livestream for LUC 2023 is starting now! You can watch along at https://buff.ly/3ZWUVMF

See what sessions are streaming at: https://buff.ly/46VjpI6

Today we will stream sessions from 9:00am to 11:15am, then from 1:00pm to 3:45pm. Enjoy!

Thanks to for sponsoring LUC 2023, and also for sponsoring the bar at tonight's User Appreciation Party from 5-7pm!

The livestream for LUC 2023 is starting now! You can watch along at https://buff.ly/3ZWUVMF

See what sessions are streaming at: https://buff.ly/46VjpI6

Today we will stream sessions from 10:15am to Noon, then from 1:30pm to 4:45pm. Enjoy!

We appreciate the sponsorship of at this year's LOUIS User Conference. If you're at the conference, stop by their table during the sponsor hours happening now, or during the day today!

Today marks the first day of the LOUIS Users Conference 2023, and we want to thank the sponsors who help make this year's conference great!

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In this episode of Listen with LOUIS we interviewed Sarah Simms and Hayley Johnson from about their research, which culminated in the publication of a book, Beneath Heavy Pines in World War II Louisiana.

If you're interested in archival research as part of your librarianship, this is a great introduction!

Listen: https://buff.ly/3P8oE06

Interested in refreshing your website for better usability?

"Designing for Usabililty: The louislibraries.org Redesign with Elizabeth Joan Kelly" is the latest episode of Listen with LOUIS. Elizabeth discusses the process we took to refresh of our site.

Listen here: https://buff.ly/3P8oE06

Season 2 of Listen with LOUIS premiers today with an episode called "Creating in Louisiana"!

If you're considering implementing or creating open educational resources in an academic setting, this episode is for you!

Listen to Emily Frank from LOUIS, and Amelia Brister and Chresancio Jackson from Louisiana Delta Community College talk about creating OER.

Listen online here: https://buff.ly/3P8oE06
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In this last episode of Season 1 of , we listen to Mike Waugh talk about his work as Library Services Platform Administrator. Join us to learn a little more about the LOUIS team, and also to hear about Mike's passion for homesteading!

This summer the LOUIS team is making visits to several of our member libraries. ZeeZee and Marcy had a great visit to University of Holy Cross in New Orleans yesterday, where they got to talk about analytics, reports, reserves, and more!

How should faculty respond to ?

In this episode we hear from Lauren McAdams & Karla Stewart from on talking to faculty about ChatGPT.

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Interested in fundraising for libraries?

In today's episode of , Brandy Burbante and Andrew Barbier from talk about their unique fundraising campaign for Give-N-Day.

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Listen today!: Tiffany Ellis and Peter Klubek from talk about how they've taken inspiration from a local arts collective to create new outreach programming at their library.

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Interested in innovative collection development? In this episode of Listen with LOUIS, Debbie Huntington and Megan Lowe from talk about Watson's Living Library, an outreach program where they record panelists talking about their life, then add those recordings to their collection.

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Our latest Listen with LOUIS episode features Danielle Costello and Lili Bedoya from talking about board games collections in libraries.

Listen on Apple: https://buff.ly/3YcsrfO
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Episode 2 of Listen with LOUIS is out! Listen to Rebecca Kelley talk about digital equity and the Louisiana Statewide Digital Inclusion Pilot that she's been working on.

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🎊 The 1st episode of our community podcast, Listen with LOUIS, is now available! 🎉

Join us as we listen to Martha Dauzat and Michelle Riggs Waller from LSU Alexandria talk about the exciting outreach projects they've been leading at Bolton Library.

Listen on:
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Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/3iMHC09
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The LOUIS Lagniappe returns TODAY: https://buff.ly/3WZc6KW
This issue features content from all over the state, including topics like Centering Mental Health & Disability Justice, Displays as Exhibits of Scholarly Work & Entertainment, Stealthy Marketing, and more!

So excited to work with teaching faculty & librarians to develop OER courses for the Reimagine the Future - Grants National Leadership grant. We have the potential to impact 100K students statewide annually.

Read about their work to reduce barriers: https://buff.ly/3B1nJID

LOUIS Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment Faculty Appointments Named LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network and the Louisiana Board of Regents are pleased to announce that more than 75 faculty and librarians have come together in fifteen cohort groups to begin work on the grant Connecting the Pipeline: Libraries, OER, and Dual Enrollment from Secondary to Postsecon...

In Today's LOUIS Lately, the LOUIS team gives thanks for being a part of an amazing consortium. Read today's Lately here: https://buff.ly/3hN36sF

Here's what LOUIS Team Member Marcy Stevens is thankful for:

LOUIS Users Conference 2022 has been a huge success, and we couldn't do it without our sponsors. A big thank you to all those who supported LUC 2022!

So far LUC 2022 has been amazing, and it's largely due to the support of sponsors like Clarivate.

Make sure to stop by the Sponsor Hall and see what's new with Clarivate today until noon!

Today marks day two of the LOUIS Users Conference, and we wanted to take a moment to thank one of our Gold Sponsors, EBSCO, for their support for the conference!

Stop by the sponsor hall today during our Sponsor Break at 11:15am to find out what's new with EBSCO.