Megan Lowe Promoted to ULM Library Director

Megan Lowe started at ULM in 2003 as a tenure-track Reference/Instructional Librarian. Since then, she obtained tenure and was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. In 2012, she became the Coordinator of Public Services and in 2016 became the Interim Assistant Director of the Library.  Lowe was promoted to Director of the ULM Library in February of 2018.

In 2010, Lowe founded Codex: The Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL, an open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on academic librarianship and still serves as editor. Megan published several articles on various topics, co-authored a book chapter on the statewide library consortium LOUIS, another on the emotional impact of the deselection process on librarians, and co-authored a full-length book on that same topic. She frequently presents at conferences on a variety of topics and is a huge supporter of information literacy, open access, digital textbooks, institutional repositories, and digital humanities. 

Megan is married to Eric and has several cats with definitive (and sometimes infuriating) personalities. In her spare time, she reads; writes poetry; freelance edits; and enjoys making jewelry, soap, and candles; putting together puzzles; and playing videogames. Lowe also likes to travel, especially to attend heavy metal concerts, and sends letters and cards to family and friends all over the world.