Tag: Library service

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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Jason Crouch in a Rolling Stones t-shirt

Outstanding service is what you get from “the t-shirt guy”

You might say he is the face of the Alkek Library. Many students recognize him as the guy from the new student orientation video or the one they often see behind the Ask Alkek desk, but there are many layers to Jason Crouch that go beyond the friendly face and DJ voice. Crouch is a …

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Hathitrust membership makes copyright materials available for those with visual impairment

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Do you have a print disability or work with someone who does who needs a resource not available at a Texas State University Library? Check HathiTrust! Texas State’s University Libraries can download full-text of HathiTrust works, even the works that are still in copyright, as an accommodation for a person with a print disability.   Designated library staff can download eligible …

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