Tag: Library service

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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Library canvas course will get you up to speed on OER

Open Educational Resources (OER) are becoming a hot topic in higher education both as a resource to support textbook affordability practices and as a flexible pedagogical tool to customize and tailor course syllabi. An OER is anything published with an open license that allows it to be shared freely, edited, and reused. While open textbooks …

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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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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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Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo

Library GIS specialist can help you elevate your research

Have you ever wondered how businesses determine the perfect location for a storefront; or how health professionals track outbreaks of disease; or even how storytellers in literature and film create fictional lands and locations? Chances are Geographic Information Systems, better known as GIS, was used in those endeavors. GIS involves the use of computer-based technologies …

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Tricia Boucher

Alkek Library user experiences are important to Tricia Boucher

Do you ever wonder what happens with information gathered from customer service surveys and feedback forms? Is there any point to submitting them? University Libraries’ User Experience Librarian Tricia Boucher wants the Texas State campus community to know that information gathered from these sources has had a huge impact on their libraries.   Take the …

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The puzzlemaster can help you find library resources, even if they are not in our libraries’ collections

What do you do when the perfect book, article or other resource that you need for your research is not available at a Texas State University library? You make an InterLibrary Loan request. Most often the item you need can be found at another library somewhere in the country or even beyond and can be …

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