Category: Faculty Corner

Stories and tidbits for TXST faculty

The Carpentries

Empowering Data Skills: Join The Carpentries Workshop Series at TXST

Texas State University has recently joined The Carpentries, a global community committed to enhancing computing and data skills through interactive workshops. The Carpentries is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives. They teach skills that are immediately useful for researchers, using lessons and datasets that allow researchers to quickly apply what they have learned to …

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Alkek One Dreamscape coming soon!

A new state-of-the-art video production studio is coming to the Alkek Library, and it’s unlike any you’ve seen before.  Phase I of the Alkek Laboratory of Immersive Arts and Sciences, or ALIAS, is set to launch in the fall of 2024. It will include a virtual production studio called the Dreamscape, which houses a 30ft …

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Browzine

Browse scholarly journals using Browzine

What is BrowZine? BrowZine is a robust tool that allows you to browse thousands of scholarly journals both those available through Texas State University Libraries (UL) and those we can borrow from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). All that is needed is a wifi connection. How do I use it? You can access it …

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Open Education Week

Celebrate Open Education Week with us!

Open Education Week (March 4-8) is fast approaching!   Great topic – I mean, who doesn’t want to learn to make their classes more affordable and engaging for students? But terrible timing as it’s the week before spring break AND in the middle of midterms   But that’s all the more reason to stop and breathe …

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Scopus

Scopus is back!

University Libraries (UL) is pleased to announce the reactivation of the Texas State’s subscription to Scopus. Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of high-quality, peer-reviewed literature in scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. It includes added functionality to identify research trends, locate potential research collaborators, and view metrics at the journal, document and …

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Judges wanted for Open Datathon hosted by TXST University Libraries

Calling all faculty and research scholars!  The Open Scholarship team at Texas State’s University Libraries (UL) is thrilled to extend a warm invitation to all faculty and research staff to participate in our inaugural Open Datathon as a competition judge. The Datathon will provide a journey into the dynamic world of data science and analytics …

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Systemic Review

Unlocking the Power of Systematic Reviews: Your Comprehensive Guide at University Libraries

The University Libraries (UL) provides support for Systematic Reviews, fostering evidence-based research for the Texas State University research community.   A Systematic Review is a research activity that synthesizes evidence using articles or papers as its data set. It is typically used to understand all research on a highly specific research question by following a …

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The Carpentries

Become a certified data instructor by The Carpentries

We are excited to announce that Texas State University has become a member of The Carpentries!  The Carpentries is a global community of volunteers who develop and teach interactive, hands-on workshops on computing and data skills, addressing basic training needs that are unmet in most disciplines.  As part of our Carpentries membership, the Research Data Services …

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People attending a presentation.

University Libraries offers presentation options on Open Educational topics

University Libraries is excited to offer an exclusive presentation series focused on Open Scholarship! Choose one or more of the most applicable presentations for your faculty or department. Open scholarship promotes knowledge equity, increases the readership of your work, and promotes research impact across the globe. University Libraries has a variety of experts that can partner …

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ID ORCID Connecting Research and Researchers

Upcoming Webinar: ORCID Workshop for Researchers

ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a unique, persistent identifier that connects researchers, their contributions, and their affiliations for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovative activities. The Texas State is an ORCID institutional member. University Libraries maintains the membership and ITAC provides integration support to import ORCID publication records …

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