Events

Travel through time in the Alkek Library as we take you on a journey filled with exciting resources, snacks, and swag! Visit each floor to explore a new decade, connect with peers, and learn about the wealth of services and activities that you can find in the library. Visit all floors to enter to win a coveted swag bag. Just follow the Pac-Man dots to discover it all!

Here's your floor-by-floor travel plan:

1st Floor - Travel back to the 1960s from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and make your own videos, music, buttons and more in the various spaces in Alkek One. Visit the ALIAS Virtual Production Studio to experience a 1960s-style game show form 4-6! Livestream will also be on their YouTube channel.  

2nd Floor - The 1970s-themed floor is the perfect place to get started and we'll be there all day. Pick up a boarding pass, ask questions, get help with Send&Print and meet some groovy library staff. 

3rd Floor - Follow Pac-Man to the 1980s. Connect with a variety of services including peer research coaches and writing center consultants. Enjoy an ice cream social with the folks from the Center for Student Entrepreneurship. These activities will be ongoing from 1 to 3 p.m.

4th Floor - In the 1990s, you can grab a popsicle and learn about SLAC tutoring, success coaching and Veteran Academic Success Center services. Pass through the tunnel to socialize with experts from the IDEA Center and the Library who can tell you all about research services and opportunities, as well as data and GIS resources. You'll find these activities going on from 11 a.m to 2 p.m.

7th Floor - And experience multiple decades from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the galleries of The Wittliff Collections. Participate in a fun scavenger hunt and compete for prizes.

Part 1 of our Video Editing Series! 
Learn to edit video and audio, including: making cuts, generating graphics, replacing a green screen, and enhancing audio quality in Premiere Pro. No experience required for this immersive workshop!

In part one of this series you will learn the basics of Premiere Pro. You will make cuts and replace a green screen. 

Graduate school is time-consuming, and balancing academic, work, and personal life is challenging. This session will provide attendees with tips and techniques for evaluating and managing their time and attention. Students will learn mindful productivity strategies to increase time for deep work and reduce stress and overwhelm. Both print and digital tools will be introduced.

Presented by Donna Dean, Research Coaching Coordinator, University Libraries

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Part 2 of our Video Editing Series!

Learn to edit video and audio, including: making cuts, generating graphics, replacing a green screen, and enhancing audio quality in Premiere Pro. No experience required for this immersive workshop!

In part two of this series you will learn the basics of adding and editing graphics in Premiere Pro. 

Sound data management practices can ensure long-term usability of your data, increase your productivity, and promote collaboration. Learning and adapting a few good habits can go a long way in managing your data. In this webinar, you’ll be introduced to tips for managing data, resources through Texas State University, as well as best practices for workflows, file management, documentation, storage, and preservation. This workshop is helpful for researchers in any discipline and stage in their career. Attendees currently planning or conducting research will benefit most from this workshop.

Presented by Xuan Zhou, Data Curation Specialist, University Libraries

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Part 3 of our Video Editing Series! 

Learn to edit video and audio, including: making cuts, generating graphics, replacing a green screen, and enhancing audio quality in Premiere Pro and Bandlab. No experience required for this immersive workshop!

In part three of this series you will learn the basics of audio editing in Premiere Pro and Bandlab. You will learn how to make audio sound better and even make your own song! 

Learn the secrets of successful graduate students. In just one hour, you will understand advanced search queries, effective research, database tricks, and library services you never knew existed.

This workshop covers finding unique databases, identifying important articles through citation analysis, using citation management tools, exploring a topic with knowledge graphs, and locating opportunities for publishing your scholarship and building your research identity.

Presented by: Donna Dean, Research Coaching Coordinator, University Libraries

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The world of scholarly publishing is changing and evolving in many directions. This workshop is designed to help authors find and use the library and other tools to navigate the complex publishing landscape. Topics covered in the workshop include:

• Understanding open access journal options
• Learning to evaluate journals
• Identifying and avoiding “predatory publishers”
• Determining the right publication for your work

Presented by Margaret Vaverek, Service Engagement Librarian, University Libraries

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At this workshop, one of the librarians of research, will cover search tips that can help when searching library databases. No matter what discipline you’re in, these search tips will help you conduct more effective searches. The workshop will also cover related library services and resources, as well as citation management tools & software that you can consider incorporating into your research to help keep you organized.

Presented by Sam Marsh, Research Librarian, University Libraries

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Curious about AI use in the research process? This workshop introduces AI literacy concepts, strategies, and tools. Attendees will leave with an understanding of how they can use AI responsibly and save time during their next research project.

Presented by Audrey Stewart, Assistant Director of Information Literacy and Instruction, University Libraries &
Sam Marsh, Research Librarian, University Libraries