Albert B. Alkek Library : Texas State University

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Data Scholar Workshops

Become a data scholar this fall with the University Libraries. Take one workshop each in Finding, Using, and Sharing/Archiving Data to be recognized as a "Data Scholar"!

Register for the workshops and learn more here.

Your Voice

"My teaching and research depend on being able to easily access physical books and journals. One of my favorite activities is to browse the stacks because you never know what resources you will discover while looking for something else. Books are at the building blocks of art historical research. We are exceedingly fortunate to have Alkek Library as a resource." --- Dr. Erina Duganne, Associate Professor & Program Coordinator, Art History, School of Art & Design

Read Dr. Duganne's full testimonial here

Juvenile Exhibit

The Juvenile Collection has moved to the south end of the Alkek Library building’s 3rd floor, to the left as you enter the floor from the grand staircase or the elevators.

A new Juvenile Exhibit shelving area has also been set up to feature new juvenile material. More information about what is collected in the Juvenile Collection and the exhibit can be found here.

Featured Staff

"I am the subject librarian for Biology and Agriculture. Feel free to contact me for research help in either of these areas. Request a Research Consultation with me here.

This is my new trading card and you can get your very own copy at Alkek."

-- Jerry Weathers, Research, Instruction, & Outreach Librarian

Services

Research & Information

Come by the new Ask Alkek Desk in the middle of the main floor. We are here to help you with your research and any general library questions.

You can also ask us questions via chat, email, text, or make an individual appointment using the Ask A Librarian service. See all research services here.

screenshot with callouts of More Like This and Browse Bookshelf features in the library catalog

Resource

When you do a keyword search in the library catalog and click on a title, you can use the More Like This feature (circled green in the image) to see similar books.

The Browse Bookshelf feature (circled yellow in the image) lets you virtually browse the shelves, see book covers, as well as see how many times a book, video, or other material has been checked out.

Try the More Like This and Browse Bookshelf features in the Library Catalog here.

Spaces

Study. Collaborate. Work.

Discover the variety of reservable and open spaces Alkek Library has to offer. There are spaces to study, create videos, collaborate, and practice your presentations.

Learn more about all the spaces here.

photograph by Wayne Beckham of Cowtown Jamboree at Panther Hall in Fort Worth Texas

At The Wittliff

Arthur Tress: Mexico 1964-65

Our current photograph exhibition highlights the early career of noted American photographer Arthur Tress. His photographs feature cultural rituals throughout Mexico. These images reveal a young artist fascinated by the people he encountered in city streets and markets, always with a sensitive eye for striking or surprising scenes.

Photo Credit: Motorcycle Riders, Carnival, Mérida, 1964 by Arthur Tress

“Dr. Zedler working with a child, undated.,” University Archives Online Exhibits, accessed May 10, 2019, http://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/univarchives/items/show/972.

Digital Collections

Finding Our Voice: History of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic is an online exhibit documenting the history of Texas State University's Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. The history of the clinic is inexorably tied to Dr. Empress Zedler, the woman who founded the clinic. Throughout the course of her career, she became nationally and internationally known as a pioneering researcher and expert in the field of child psychology and speech, language, and hearing disorders. Learn more and see the exhibit here.

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Dorm Dining

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 – OCTOBER 31, 2019
2ND FLOOR EXHIBIT CASES

Cooking can be done in the smallest spaces as long as you have an appetite for innovation. Check out the library’s cook books and learn how to make the most of your dorm or apartment kitchen. Check out the Dorm Dining Guide for more information and stop by our glass display in the library for more on what the library has to offer.

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Library Renovations: Alkek 2020 Vision

October 2018 - Spring 2020

The Alkek 2020 Vision is the plan for transforming the Albert B. Alkek Library into a place where the Texas State University community can do research, study, collaborate and also explore, create, discover and innovate. The $14.3 million renovation, which is expected to be complete by early 2020, will include major modifications to the library. Read more about the work that is underway, see renderings of the exciting new feature and spaces being added, find the latest information about where the work and noise will be happening each day, and see an overall timeline for the project on our renovations web page.

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