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The Alkek Library and The Wittliff Collections host a variety of events and workshops throughout the year. Events range from fun activities, like game nights, to information literacy workshops and author readings.
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Upcoming Alkek Events & Workshops
- Location:
- Online Only; Zoom
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Jess Williams, jesswilliams@txstate.edu
Wendy Thompson, gt1040@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
Literature Reviews are time consuming and often overwhelming, but new artificial intelligence (AI) tools can streamline the process. This workshop will introduce various tools for finding and evaluating sources, viewing connected citations through visual knowledge maps, and organizing your findings for pre-writing.
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- Location:
- Online Zoom Meeting; Online
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Tara Spies Smith, ts20@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
Come to the Finding & Using Images and Media: An Introduction to Creative Commons workshop to learn about copyright and openly licensed creative content, and how to find and use openly licensed images, music, and video and other open access content. Learn 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. Presentation tips and tech tools that can make your presentations and publications more professional and visually interesting will also be briefly covered. Activities will be included. You can use the Canvas course to go along with this workshop if you would like: canvas.txstate.edu…
This session is online to be more accessible and flexible. Please use the Signup link to register and get the Zoom link for the workshop. I look forward to working with you!
Image credit: Painting of Hypatia by Julius Kronberg, 1889. In the Public Domain. Click here for more information
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This session is online to be more accessible and flexible. Please use the Signup link to register and get the Zoom link for the workshop. I look forward to working with you!
Image credit: Painting of Hypatia by Julius Kronberg, 1889. In the Public Domain. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Online; Zoom
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Data Curation Specialist Xuan Zhou, x_zhou@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
TXST University Libraries is excited to host the second annual Open Datathon during International Love Data Week (February 10–14, 2025). The goal of this Datathon event encompasses the commitment of TXST to innovation, community engagement, and leveraging open data for meaningful impact. This Datathon offers hands-on experience with real-world datasets, allowing participants to apply their data skills practically and providing networking opportunities with peers and potential mentors. Prizes and recognitions provide a chance to showcase your talents and enhance your resume.
This 2025 Open Datathon 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! Click here for more information
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This 2025 Open Datathon 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! Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library, First Floor Design Space; First Floor Design Space
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Julian DeLaRosa, jjd95@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
This 7-session workshops will give an overview of the Unity Realtime Development Platform. Students will learn how to use the platform to create desktop and mobile applications for virtual reality, augmented reality and console applications. Attendance at all seven sessions is required. Students can earn a total of 3 NASA-issued digital badges for this workshop.
Topics include:
Introduction to the Unity Platform IDE
Introduction to C# scripting
Models, Textures and Multimedia
Virtual Reality Basics
Interactive Multi-Media Overview
This course is in-person only. Some exposure to programming is required in any language (IF statements, FOR loops, Arrays) Click here for more information
more about event
Topics include:
Introduction to the Unity Platform IDE
Introduction to C# scripting
Models, Textures and Multimedia
Virtual Reality Basics
Interactive Multi-Media Overview
This course is in-person only. Some exposure to programming is required in any language (IF statements, FOR loops, Arrays) Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek 105 or Zoom; Alkek 105 or Zoom
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Avery Bouskila, exm7@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
This workshop is an introduction to Google Earth, a powerful tool for exploring and visualizing spatial data on a global scale. Learn how to navigate its features, create and customize maps, and analyze geographic information to uncover patterns, solve problems, and tell compelling stories through interactive visualizations. No prior experience is required.
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more about event
- Location:
- Online; Zoom
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Data Curation Specialist Xuan Zhou, x_zhou@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
TXST University Libraries is excited to host the second annual Open Datathon during International Love Data Week (February 10–14, 2025). The goal of this Datathon event encompasses the commitment of TXST to innovation, community engagement, and leveraging open data for meaningful impact. This Datathon offers hands-on experience with real-world datasets, allowing participants to apply their data skills practically and providing networking opportunities with peers and potential mentors. Prizes and recognitions provide a chance to showcase your talents and enhance your resume.
This 2025 Open Datathon 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! Click here for more information
more about event
This 2025 Open Datathon 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! Click here for more information