LSU Online & Continuing Education

Student Success Coach

Ben Bell, Me & The Stardust Boys

Singer/Songwriter/Bandleader, Lead Guitarist, Upright Bassist

Louisiana State University

Teach online courses for graduate students of Library and Information Science and formerly both grad and undergrads. Courses: LIS 7002 Reference Services, LIS 3004 Introduction to Technical Services, LIS 3006 Introduction to Collection Development. Classroom Management Software, Universal Design for Learning Principles.

On the graduate level, introduce and reinforce Why Libraries, Info Lit, categorical logic, research guides, and institutional social justice to future Library Scientists and Reference Librarians.

Master's of Library & Information Science Instructor

University of West Florida

Radical Innovator, Information Literacy & Instruction Coordinator, Science Librarian: Instruction, Outreach, Reference, Research, Collection Development & Management

Academic Reference Librarian

Southeastern Louisiana University

2018 Gamma Beta Phi Outstanding Teacher Award recipient
2019-2020 Teaching Excellence Team

Provided sound, philosophical foundation and direction of Information Literacy. Excelled as an inspiring Info Lit teacher. Excelled as engaging faculty member across campus to students and colleagues. Duties also include all formats of Reference Interview, responsibility for College of Business outreach, research guides, and acquisitions, and classroom technology coordination.
Executive Board, NOLA Information Literacy Collective 
Information Literacy Research and Development
Successful publications of Book Reviews
Conference presentations
Successful grant writing

Reference Librarian/Instructor

Independent Music Professional

singer/songwriter, bandleader, recording artist, live performer, event planner and marketing, sales, booking for public engagements, private parties, and corporate events.

Professional Musician

West Baton Rouge Parish Library

In my brief time, I was responsible for weeding both the nonfiction and reference sections, which freed up valuable library space. Also ensured the database services carried the information available in those physical formats. Responsible for organizing and generating a more current and relevant website. Organized and implemented the annual West Baton Rouge Parish Library Art Show. Sought to unify interdepartmental marketing in order to have "one look." Acquired Adult Fiction books.

Accepted the offer to administer at this library in order to seek new challenges other than effective Youth Services Librarianship. Being the lone, small library in a large and populated parish, I eventually understood that the library did not choose to grow in order to best serve the population. I also eventually understood and learned that striving for growth, progress, and having departments work together was a risky undertaking in such a small library.  The Assistant Directorship was an irrelevant, redundant position and I was generally unchallenged.

Assistant Library Director

Ascension Parish Library

Expertly executed Summer Reading Programs, Prime Times, planned, organized, administered, supervised all youth and teen programming. Attended and headed many of them. Initiated the vastly popular Teen Open Mic. Statistics, evaluations, grant writing, bibliographies.

Youth Services Librarian

West Feliciana Parish Library

Straight out of the gate from earning a Master's Degree in Information and Library Science, I accepted this position without much library experience. Responsible for budgets, planning, and coordination of current and future library issues, I added DVDs to the library collection, as well as purchased and installed the proper shelving to store them. Weeded the nonfiction section of out-of-date and unused books. Supervised the maintenance of library grounds. Maintained connectivity issues with computers and administered funding for internet access through the State of Louisiana (E-Rate). Working with the Youth Services Librarian, administered the Summer Reading Program. Worked with parish employees and civic associations to market the library's presence and future. Reported to the Library Board and took minutes of board meetings. Presented budget and monthly reports.

While important work, at the time there was little passion for these responsibilities and I longed to work more with library patrons and gain more front end library experience.

Library Director

A Romantic, of Servant Leadership, Musical and Lyrical, Analytical, Humorous, Philosophical, Entertaining

Highly creative and experienced excellence in customer service, knowledge management (essentially 21st Century librarianship), records management, soft selling and sales, pedagogy.

File under Ben Bell, Ben Bell & The Stardust Boys, and a member of ace twang roots music group The Ricochets. I am an original singer/songwriter, guitarist, upright bassist, bandleader, recording artist, design, planning & development, marketing, implementation, execution, and assessment. I dig me some indie rock and folk and love classic country, swing, trad & revival folk, the best of rock and roll (like The Beatles and such), and 70's light rock. 

Currently releasing new music on Spotify! Look under Ben Bell.

Check out Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube, for my "Folk for Swingers," 2007's "Ben Bell and The Stardust Boys," and "Devil On A Sunday." benbellmusic.com for deets.

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