Henna Punjabi and Ryan Barber at InstructureCon conference in 2023

Library instructional designer leading H5P technology users in the U.S. region

In the digital age, instructional design requires an understanding of technology and how it can be used to streamline and facilitate learning. Today’s students often prefer to engage with interactive online tools where they can learn at their own pace and according to their own schedules.  At Texas State University, library leaders realized that they …

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Ghosts in a library

We’ve got spirits! Yes we do!!

With Homecoming and Halloween on the horizon, the Alkek Library has planned many spirit-filled activities over the next few weeks. Be sure to come by and get in the spirit with us! National Transfer Student Week Oct. 16-20 – Visit the Transfer Student Display. We love our transfer students and we’ve partnered with the Transfer …

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New open resource tool features help users engage with content

Open Resource Interface Update  When I started as the Open Educational Resource (OER) Librarian over a year ago, I quickly found myself with more browser tabs open than I care to admit. Facilitating requests for Open Educational Resources felt a bit like a treasure hunt, one much like a National Treasure move where you uncover …

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Peer Review Week September 25-29, 2023 Resources

Peer Review Resources

Thank you so much for following along with our Peer Review Week journey! As the peer review process grows and changes, it is important for everyone involved to stay up to date on information and training. Here at the library, we’ve created a special guide to help you start your research, which can be found …

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Issues and trends in peer review

Peer review as a practice has been around for hundreds of years. It is no wonder that significant problems in the peer review process have been discovered. To gain a better understanding of trends in peer review, we must also understand issues.   Enlisting expert peer reviewers helps to ensure that each publication goes through …

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Peer Review Week Sept. 25-29 Alligator in the grass

Peer Review Issues: Predatory Journals and Ethics

Save yourself and your peers from becoming prey   The reality of life in academia is that to obtain and maintain a faculty position, or even to become a competitive candidate for admission into a top graduate school, you must publish original research. In this world, it is the sad truth that your worth as …

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Welcome to Peer Review Week 2023: What is Peer Review?

Yes, Finding Quality Research is Possible! An Overview of Peer Review  If you are a student, researcher, or instructor, chances are you have heard of peer review. It is not just a vague phrase floating in the ether, instead it is an analytical process that has a considerable influence in shaping scholarly communities. More specifically, …

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Xuan Zhou

Data curation specialist helps researchers navigate the research data management maze

“I love numbers!” From the time she first discovered Research Data Management as a new and developing field, Xuan Zhou realized that this occupation was the right fit for her. Thus began the journey that led her to Texas State University as the first Research Data Curation Specialist for University Libraries (UL) where she provides …

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Spools of 3D printing filament created from recycled waste plastic.

Alkek MakerSpace team makes 3D printing sustainable!

One of the most popular activities in the Alkek One MakerSpace is 3D Printing. Users create 3D objects that are sometimes works of art, sometimes creative gadgets, and sometimes prototypes of new inventions. The 3D technology has opened the door to all kinds of entrepreneurial endeavors. But the downside of this technology is that it …

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Soundboard and Microphone

Students launch new podcast featuring perspectives on the US-Soviet Union Cold War

Podcasting is one of the most popular activities in Alkek One, the Alkek Library’s first floor creative technology hub. Students, faculty, and staff use the two YouStar Audio Studios to create and record their programs covering a variety of topics. The latest of these efforts is a student-led podcast program that will debut on the …

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