What we do

Our Mission

University Libraries advance the mission of Texas State University through enrichment of teaching, learning, and the research lifecycle.
We empower our communities to learn, create, and discover with our learner-centered services and spaces, access to scholarly resources, unique collections, staff expertise, multi-literacy instruction, and
digital scholarship initiatives.

Advancing The Research Life Cycle

We provide research resources, data management services, digital publishing support, and copyright assistance.

Driving Student Success

We facilitate teaching & learning through interactive research & technology instruction, open education materials & practices, and customized teaching support.

Providing Robust Repositories and Collections

We ensure access to online publishing and research resources for campus researchers through our distinctive online open repositories and robust collections.
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Featured Expert

Dr. Xuan Zhou

Research Data Curation Specialist Dr. Xuan Zhou

“I provide research data management consultation services for Texas State researchers to help them learn the skills needed to manage their research data and provide guidance and instruction for how to preserve, share, and deposit data in the Texas State University Dataverse repository,” 

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Learn more about the library's research data management services

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Student Success

Jennifer Gross, Dr. Kelly Visnak, and Max Garza

Our latest student success story

Participants at our inaugural TXST Open Datathon investigated open data related to specified research challenges, formulated a research question, and developed insights, potential solutions, and recommendations based on their findings. The weeklong competition was part of our Love Data Week celebration. Awards were presented for first through third place teams. 

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Projects Our Current Projects and Initiatives

Check out what we are currently working on. Partner with us!

Upcoming Events & Workshops

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GIS Day
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Location:
Alkek Library first floor; First Floor
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Alexa Hight, alexa.hight@txstate.edu
Campus Sponsor:
TXST Society for Geographic Information Science (SOGIS), Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and University Libraries
The TXST Society of Geographic Information Studies presents a day devoted to all things GIS in the Alkek One GeoSpace area. The event will include a GIS Professional Career Advice Panel, vendors from GIS companies, an interactive scavenger hunt with prizes and tours of the library GeoSpace and MakerSpace areas. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Register today!
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Therapy Dogs
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Location:
Alkek Main Floor
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Ashlynne Gooch a_g642@txstate.edu
Campus Sponsor:
University Libraries
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