Library patrons at Texas State use the Start Your Research search tool on the library’s website an average of 84,000 times a month during the fall and spring semesters. On the surface, it seems simple enough, but behind the scenes there is a complex web of systems and administrators that work together to ensure that …
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Completing those theses, dissertations, and capstone projects is a monumental achievement for masters and doctoral students. These academic projects not only demonstrate student mastery of the research process and of the topic of their work, they also contribute to the greater body of research advancing scholarly exploration of their findings. Today’s Texas State students ensure …
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What is BrowZine? BrowZine is a robust tool that allows you to browse thousands of scholarly journals both those available through Texas State University Libraries (UL) and those we can borrow from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). All that is needed is a wifi connection. How do I use it? You can access it …
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Students from the Texas State’s Society of Geographical Information Science (SOGIS) along with the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and University Libraries are hosting this year’s celebration of GIS Day on Thursday, November 16. The organizers invite everyone on campus to come learn, network and have fun with us as we explore how GIS …
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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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Research Help Research Tutorials – You can navigate the research process and discover how to: get from a topic to a research question, find books, find articles, take notes, manage quotes, cite sources and get help. Citation & Style Guides – Do you need access to the Associated Press Style Guide or academic citation guides? This …
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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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“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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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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With Earth Day being celebrated later this month, University Libraries is proud to be participating in Texas State’s Sustainability Expo on Thursday, Apr. 13 in the LBJ Student Center Ballroom. Come visit our table and bring a book to swap! Libraries strive to be eco-friendly and there are many ways that Texas State’s University Libraries …
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