Month: January 2021

The puzzlemaster can help you find library resources, even if they are not in our libraries’ collections

What do you do when the perfect book, article or other resource that you need for your research is not available at a Texas State University library? You make an InterLibrary Loan request. Most often the item you need can be found at another library somewhere in the country or even beyond and can be …

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Devon Birdsong

This Birdsong is more than just another smooth-throated voice

Patrons who spend time in the Alkek Library may recognize his voice, even if they don’t recognize Devon Birdsong’s face. Since the pandemic began, Birdsong is often the one asking patrons to do their part by following COVID-19 safety measures over the library’s public address system. Birdsong is the head assistant at the Checkout desk …

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Join the OER Community of Learning and participate in our pilot cohort

Open Educational Resources (OER) are becoming a hot topic in higher education both as a resource to support textbook affordability practices and as a flexible pedagogical tool to customize and tailor course syllabi. An OER is anything published with an open license that allows it to be shared freely, edited, and reused. While open textbooks …

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Jason Crouch in a Rolling Stones t-shirt

Outstanding service is what you get from “the t-shirt guy”

You might say he is the face of the Alkek Library. Many students recognize him as the guy from the new student orientation video or the one they often see behind the Ask Alkek desk, but there are many layers to Jason Crouch that go beyond the friendly face and DJ voice. Crouch is a …

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