Category: Staff Features

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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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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Alkek One MakerSpace Experts, Noah Brock, William Cates

MakerSpace experts help people find their inner artist

Remember running home from elementary school with an art project tucked proudly under your arm? Back then, hands-on creativity was a way of life. While those days may be a distant memory, the Alkek Library has a place where students, faculty, and staff can still explore their imaginations, roll up their sleeves, and make stuff. …

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Joan Heath

Joan Heath: a fond farewell after 40 years of devotion to Texas State’s University Libraries

She’s barely five feet tall, but during her 40 years at Texas State University, Joan Heath has built a reputation that stands tall and has elevated the University Libraries’ status to the highest levels among elite universities. As Associate Vice President and University Librarian, Heath has overseen tremendous growth, groundbreaking technology advances and awesome achievements …

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Arlene Salazar

Subject specialists and robust collections are among key achievements of education librarian

“Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange. These windows are also sliding glass doors, and readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created and recreated by the author. When lighting conditions are just right, however, a …

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Matt Greengold

Greengold ensures computers and printers are meeting campus needs

Access to computer technology and printing on campus is vital to the success of Texas State students and faculty. On the San Marcos campus, most of these resources are managed by a University Libraries team led by “Bobcat Lifer” Matt Greengold. His team, which includes student workers and full-time staff, manages all of the computer …

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Khoi Nguyen

Immersion Studio manager thinks big and brings big technology to life for students and faculty

Imagine a world where a visit to a graveyard would lead to the discovery of the life stories of its occupants simply by scanning a gravestone with your phone. Each cemetery or remembrance site would provide access to a modern-day archive, documenting each individual’s history in perpetuity. This is the world that immersive technology and …

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Paivi Rentz

Paivi Rentz keeps many operations running for library patrons

The innerworkings of an academic library require the constant motion of many moving parts to keep things running efficiently. At Texas State, Paivi Rentz works tirelessly behind the scenes to keep many of these gears turning. If you have ever checked out an item or used a library resource, chances are she had a hand …

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Kira Wright

YouStar Studio supervisor makes recording experiences accessible and welcoming for all

Imagine you have just been hired to manage recording studio spaces and teach people how to create their own audio and video recordings. It’s a cool job, right? Now imagine you start your job just as a pandemic causes on-site services to shut down. Before you even meet your co-workers or the people you will …

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Jessica McClean

STEM Librarian takes on many challenges to help students and faculty

In university libraries there are these shining stars that develop expertise in specific academic areas so they can help students and faculty identify, access and navigate the information resources that will help them succeed. They are called subject librarians. Subject librarians are stars because they can help take your research to the next level. Texas …

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