Librarian

presentations at professional conferences

A Finding Aid to My Soul (Featured Storyteller) 

Society of American Archivists Annual Conference 

Austin, TX (August 2019)

Special Collections Make for Special Relationships: Working with Your Institution to Bring Special Collections into the (UV-Filtered) Light (Panelist) 

American Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference 

Baltimore, MD (July 2018)

 Don’t Let Me Go: The Rigors of Retention (Panelist) 

American Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference 

Austin, TX (July 2017)

 Assistants in the Archives (Panelist)

 Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association Annual Meeting 

Thibodeaux, LA (October 2016)

 The Rare Book Room: Enter If You Dare

LOUIS Users Conference 

Baton Rouge, LA (October 2016)

 The Paul M. Hebert Speeches: Finding a Voice Lost To Time 

Louisiana Library Association Annual Meeting 

Baton Rouge, LA (March 2016)

 A Flickr of Metadata: Tales from a Crowdsourcing Project 

LOUIS Users Conference 

Baton Rouge, LA (October 2015)

 Digital Commons at LSU Law (Co-Presenter) 

LOUIS Users Conference 

Baton Rouge, LA (October 2014)

With THRAB Award of Excellence, 2020.

Death to the Butterflies: Public Speaking for Librarians 

Louisiana Library Association Annual Meeting 

Lafayette, LA (March 2014)

 Don’t Give Up: Tips for Students, Recent Grads, and Job Hunters in the Library Market (Panelist)

 Louisiana Library Association Annual Meeting 

Baton Rouge, LA (March 2014)

 Lights! Camera! Archives!: Working with the Media and Moviemakers (Panelist) 

Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting 

New Orleans, LA (August 2013)

 Disaster Planning Updates: A Look at the Effects of the 2005 Hurricane Season on Historical Repositories in Louisiana (Co-Presenter) 

Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association Annual Meeting 

Lake Charles, LA (November 2012)

July 2014 cover of AALL's Spectrum Magazine, featuring Travis's award-winning photo.

publications

Trends in Archival Practice - Engagement in the Digital Era - Module 21: "Lights, Camera, Archives!" ; co-authored with Daniel J. Linke ; Society of American Archivists, 2020

"A Guide to Opening Your Social Media Chakras" ; LOUIS Lagniappe, vol. 4, issue 4, April 2018

“Don’t Give Up: Case Studies in Navigating The Academic Library Job Market” ; co-authored with Jeremiah Paschke-Wood, Allison F. Gallaspy, and Katie Jones ; Louisiana Libraries, Vol. 79, No. 1, Summer 2016

“Acting Archivist” ; Performance! Newsletter of the SAA Performing Arts Section Roundtable, Summer 2015

“What’s So Special About That Special Collection?: A New Life for the LSU Law Library Archives” ; AALL Spectrum, vol. 19, no. 5, March 2015

awards

Archival Award of Excellence  

Texas Historical Records Advisory Board, 2020

Social Media Guru

LOUIS Users Conference, 2017

Day in the Life Photo Contest (Multiple Wins)

AALL Spectrum, 2014-2016 

With Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference.

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