Events

Join us for a Lunchtime Learning Workshop on OER content—details coming soon!

Come learn about the many options for library and information literacy instruction. This session will define information literacy core concepts, and identify challenges that faculty may face when trying to incorporate concepts into their courses. Librarians want to hit the ground running with first year students. Hear from FYE Librarian, Taylor Glover, to see how we are meeting this challenge.

This 2026 Open Datathon pre-event Q&A session will give you an overview of the event, resources regarding open data, the theme for the Datathon challenges, and the scoring rubric for the final digital work and presentations. Please come on and join us! 
Read more about the event here. 

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

Join us for a Lunchtime Learning Workshop on OER content—details coming soon!"

This 2026 Open Datathon pre-event Q&A session will give you an overview of the event, resources regarding open data, the theme for the Datathon challenges, and the scoring rubric for the final digital work and presentations. Please come on and join us! 
Read more about the event here. 

Join us for a Lunchtime Learning Workshop on OER content—details coming soon!"

The University Libraries is excited to host the third annual Open Datathon during International Love Data Week 2026.  The Datathon encourages participants to leverage open data for insights that drive effective decision-making and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration by sharing data and project outcomes with the TXST community. The Orientation and Keynote session welcomes all Texas State University students, faculty, and staff to engage in an opening talk featuring a keynote speaker discussing topics related to data. Participants will have time for team building and networking, and gear up for the Datathon competition kick-off. Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of open data and collaborative exploration! Read more about the event here. 

Join us for daily virtual office hours following the kickoff of Love Data Week 2026 and the TXST Open Datathon! During this 2026 Love Data Week at TXST, each day from 12–1 PM, our data specialists and student consultants will be available to answer questions, provide guidance on data management, analysis, and visualization tools, Q&As for Open Datathon, and help troubleshoot issues related to open data and code sharing. These informal drop-in sessions are designed to support TXST researchers and students working with data, Whether you're participating in the Datathon or simply want to learn more about best practices for working with data, we’re here to help!

No registration required!

 Join us for daily virtual office hours following the kickoff of Love Data Week 2026 and the TXST Open Datathon! During this 2026 Love Data Week at TXST, each day from 12–1 PM, our data specialists and student consultants will be available to answer questions, provide guidance on data management, analysis, and visualization tools, Q&As for Open Datathon, and help troubleshoot issues related to open data and code sharing. These informal drop-in sessions are designed to support TXST researchers and students working with data, Whether you're participating in the Datathon or simply want to learn more about best practices for working with data, we’re here to help!

No registration required!

Join us for daily virtual office hours following the kickoff of Love Data Week 2026 and the TXST Open Datathon! During this 2026 Love Data Week at TXST, each day from 12–1 PM, our data specialists and student consultants will be available to answer questions, provide guidance on data management, analysis, and visualization tools, Q&As for Open Datathon, and help troubleshoot issues related to open data and code sharing. These informal drop-in sessions are designed to support TXST researchers and students working with data, Whether you're participating in the Datathon or simply want to learn more about best practices for working with data, we’re here to help!

No registration required!

Join us for daily virtual office hours following the kickoff of Love Data Week 2026 and the TXST Open Datathon! During this 2026 Love Data Week at TXST, each day from 12–1 PM, our data specialists and student consultants will be available to answer questions, provide guidance on data management, analysis, and visualization tools, Q&As for Open Datathon, and help troubleshoot issues related to open data and code sharing. These informal drop-in sessions are designed to support TXST researchers and students working with data, Whether you're participating in the Datathon or simply want to learn more about best practices for working with data, we’re here to help!

No registration required!

 Join us for daily virtual office hours following the kickoff of Love Data Week 2026 and the TXST Open Datathon! During this 2026 Love Data Week at TXST, each day from 12–1 PM, our data specialists and student consultants will be available to answer questions, provide guidance on data management, analysis, and visualization tools, Q&As for Open Datathon, and help troubleshoot issues related to open data and code sharing. These informal drop-in sessions are designed to support TXST researchers and students working with data, Whether you're participating in the Datathon or simply want to learn more about best practices for working with data, we’re here to help!

No registration required!

The University Libraries is excited to host the second annual Open Datathon during International Love Data Week 2025. The TXST Open Datathon concludes with an engaging presentation, judging, award notification, and closing ceremony session, marking the culmination of intense collaboration and innovation within the realm of data analytics and problem-solving. This session is a pivotal moment where participants get the opportunity to showcase their projects, findings, and solutions to a panel of esteemed judges and peers. During this time, Room 452 (DataSpace) will be open as a networking and rehearsal space—perfect for connecting with peers and preparing for your presentation. All TXST students, staff, and faculty members are welcome to join us.

University Libraries negotiates with vendors to provide scholarly resources that are accessible to everyone. Stephanie Towery, Head of Scholarly Resources, will show you where to find various features in different platforms and involving different media. She will also cover the basic requirements for accessibility due in April 2026 and steps you can take to make sure your course content is accessible. 

Get an introduction to Creative Commons, copyright, and openly licensed creative content. Learn how to find and use openly licensed images, music, video and other open access content. We will talk about how to properly give credit or attribution to copyrighted or open access content and how to give your scholarly work, creations, and designs a Creative Commons license. 

Are you publishing or presenting research in your discipline? Do you want to make your research more impactful? Develop an online researcher profile and make your research more discoverable by researchers globally..

Online tools such as ORCID, ResearchGate, Web of Science, and Google Scholar Citations can be useful for establishing a successful online academic profile. They can increase the impact of your research, ensure credit for your work, and streamline the publishing and grant-funding process.

In this Shop Talks session, we will show some examples of successful online researcher profiles and the impact you can make by managing your online academic environment.

Presented by: Alexa Hight, Assistant Director of Research and Data Services, University Libraries
Xuan Zhou, Data Curation Specialist, University Libraries

Join us for a Lunchtime Learning Workshop on OER content—details coming soon!

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: Audrey Stewart, Assistant Director of Information Literacy & Information, University Libraries

Join us for a basic overview of copyright from the perspective of faculty who are creating work and using work of others. Director of Scholarly Resources, Stephanie Towery, will share her extensive copyright knowledge including the intersection of AI and copyright. 

At this workshop, Arlene Salazar, librarian for the College of Education, 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: Arlene Salazar, Collections Librarian, University Libraries

Dive into an open citation tool to manage your research. Online Learning Specialist Henna Punjabi will share their experience using Zotero for saving articles, adding notes, and organizing research into folders. Participants will also learn how to integrate Zotero into Microsoft Word and Google Docs for cite-as-you-write convenience! 

Generative AI is quickly becoming part of the research process. Come explore concepts, tools, and opportunities to teach students how to think critically about information discovery and creation.  

Dive into an open citation tool to manage your research. Online Learning Specialist Henna Punjabi will share their experience using Zotero for saving articles, adding notes, and organizing research into folders. Participants will also learn how to integrate Zotero into Microsoft Word and Google Docs for cite-as-you-write convenience!

Presented by: Henna Punjabi, Online Learning Specialist, University Libraries

Join us for a brief overview on GIS, geospatial data, and how you can incorporate spatial data into your projects. We will talk about highly relevant topics such as where to find geospatial data, what you can do with it, and how you can publish a custom web map online!