Category: Faculty Corner

Stories and tidbits for TXST faculty

Open, Engage, Create: A time for finding, working with, and customizing Open Educational Resources (OER) for your course with OpenStax, your peers, and University Libraries

Join us for this work session and add OER to your course content

As Texas State expands its course offerings across campuses, offers more courses online, and partners with other institutions, it is crucial to consider our students and how we can support their success. The implementation of Open Educational Resources (OER) in your course materials and projects is one research-supported way that faculty can support student success. …

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Lunchtime Learning

Library hosts online faculty Lunchtime Learning workshop series!

Grab your lunch, hop on Zoom, and learn something new with us! We’re excited to announce a new workshop series designed just for faculty. We will explore various aspects of instruction and research and provide valuable information about library support and collaboration opportunities. Join us each Tuesday, Sept. 10-Nov. 19 as we tackle pertinent academic …

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students at work in conference halls

Programming with R: Join The 2nd Carpentries Workshop

Coming off our highly successful May workshop with The Carpentries, Texas State’s University Libraries (UL) is excited to announce that registration is now open for the second two-day data skills workshop happening in July. Texas State students, faculty, and research staff are invited to participate in this online workshop. Space is limited, so be sure …

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Students helping students with library research

We are pleased to announce a new service team in the Alkek Library. Our Peer Research Coaching service will be delivered by a specially trained group of library student employees who will help students with foundational research and reference support.   Similar to the subject-specific tutors from The Study and the Writing Center as part …

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New search platform features updated catalog, improved user experience

Library patrons at Texas State use the Start Your Research search tool on the University Libraries website an average of 84,000 times a month during the fall and spring semesters. On the surface, it seems like a simple tool, but behind the scenes there is a complex web of systems and administrators that work together …

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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 Virtual Video Production Studio 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 thanks in part to a grant from a grant from the Albert and Margaret …

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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 available through Texas State University Libraries (UL). All that is needed is a wifi connection. BrowZine offers a combination of innovative design and key integrations that can help to streamline your research process. Additionally, with the ability to …

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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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