Category: Try This Out

Leslie Flores with her Alkek One art piece

Photography student delivers warmth in artistic show of compassion

The 2022 Alkek One Student Gallery installations are now up and ready for visitors to experience. These awesome projects demonstrate how digital technologies and creativity align. Five student projects were selected among the entries to this second year of the competition to have their work installed in the first-floor lobby of the Alkek Library. Library …

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Student strives for inclusivity for all through art

The 2022 Alkek One Student Gallery installations are now up and ready for visitors to experience. These awesome projects demonstrate how digital technologies and creativity align. Five student projects were selected among the entries to this second-year of the competition to have their work installed in the first-floor lobby of the Alkek Library. Library staff …

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Study or take a stress break at the library!

Whether you need inspiration to study or an opportunity to take a study break, the library has a space or event for you between now and the end of the semester. Sometimes you need a place to go to focus on those projects and final exams and sometimes you need something to do to de-stress …

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Brooklin Harris stands next to her artwork.

Student art fills walls of Alkek One gallery!

University Libraries is excited to announce this year’s featured artists for the Alkek One Student Gallery. The new gallery installations relate to this year’s campus Common Experience theme of Compassion and are available now for viewing on the first floor of the Alkek Library near the elevators and first-floor entrance.  The walls of the Alkek …

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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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New audio book collection now available through TXST Library!

University Libraries is excited to announce its fantastic new collection of audiobooks now available to Texas State library patrons. The collection is easy to use and access through OverDrive’s newest online mobile application called Libby. This Texas State is a pilot for e-book audio resources and currently includes 140 titles including current best-sellers and classics. …

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Citation Tools

Citation manager, EndNote 20, now available to Texas State researchers

University Libraries (UL) provides access for all Texas State students, faculty, and staff to the EndNote citation management software. The latest version, EndNote v20, is now available for download. A citation manager is a tool that helps researchers collect and organize the information they find as they do their research. As you search the library’s …

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Library resources and services are everywhere…or anywhere!

You’ve gotten your assignment and you are ready to start your research. Or, you need someone to help you figure out where to look for resources to help you work on an assignment or study for an exam. What do you do? Well, you go to the library, of course. But in today’s world, you …

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Alkek One Student Gallery

Submit proposals for Alkek One Student Gallery by October 18th!

Alkek One, in partnership with Common Experience, is accepting proposals for the next Alkek One Student Gallery competition! The Alkek One Student Gallery is a place for student creations to be proudly displayed in the Alkek Library for all to enjoy. Located just inside the first floor entrance to the building in the Alkek One …

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Map of campus showing various points where conveniences have been added.

#LibraryConveniencePoints make it easier to access library services and resources

During the fall 2021 semester, the library will be making it easier than ever to access our services and resources. Over the course of the semester we will launch new #LibraryConveniencePoints and update this article with information as new spaces, systems and resources come online. Whether you need a computer, a printer, library materials or …

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