Stories and tidbits for TXST faculty
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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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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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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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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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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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 (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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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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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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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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