Category: Try This Out

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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Alkek One expands to Round Rock Campus Library

Alkek One opened its doors just last year, but it’s already expanding. The library’s technology engagement hub is bringing some of its equipment and workshops to the Texas State University Round Rock Campus. It’s part of a pilot program that will last at least through the Spring 2022 semester. The Round Rock Campus Library now …

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Graduating? Come to Alkek and Make Your Mark!

If you’re graduating in spring or summer of 2021, Make Your Mark on Texas State by getting a recording of yourself in the University Archives.  Just come to the first floor of the library on either Monday April 26th or Tuesday April 27th, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and record a five-minute audio segment.  …

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Fatema Zohra

PhD. student’s art portrays her journey to fulfilling her career dreams in STEM

The walls of the new first floor lobby of the Alkek Library are adorned with Texas State student projects that demonstrate how technology and creativity align in the new Alkek One areas of the library. Seven student projects were selected among entries to the inaugural competition for art installations to be featured in the Alkek …

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Multimedia art installation reveals the faces of “Regular Ass People”

The walls of the new first floor lobby of the Alkek Library are adorned with Texas State student projects that demonstrate how technology and creativity align in the new Alkek One areas of the library. Seven student projects were selected among entries to the inaugural competition for art installations to be featured in the Alkek …

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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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Madi Southerland

Busy student discovers new ways to create through the Alkek One competition

The walls of the new first floor lobby of the Alkek Library are adorned with Texas State student projects that demonstrate how technology and creativity align in the new Alkek One areas of the library. Seven student projects were selected among entries to the inaugural competition for art installations to be featured in the Alkek …

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Michael Quinto

Sparks fly in Alkek One Student Gallery photo entry

The walls of the new first floor lobby of the Alkek Library are adorned with Texas State student projects that demonstrate how technology and creativity align in the new Alkek One areas of the library. Seven student projects were selected among entries to the inaugural competition for art installations to be featured in the Alkek …

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Alkek Print Shop

Alkek Print Shop offers low cost, specialized printing services

Let’s face it, no one has the time or money to go off campus to print their projects. The Alkek Print Shop offers the convenience of location and low prices for your special printing and print shop services – much more than just making copies.  Located in Alkek One, on the first floor of the library, the …

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Alkek One MakerSpace is the place for innovation!

Do you have the inherent need to create things but don’t know where to start? Come learn how to build and fabricate using the MakerSpace’s new equipment in Alkek One on the first floor of the Alkek Library. Training is completely free! The MakerSpace is a fabrication shop where you can create almost anything. Learn …

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