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International Symposium On Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) In Stanford, Ca, August 3-5

Though I was unable to make it to the conference (insert sad face emoticon), I want to thank Katie Musick Peery, Morgan Chivers and Tara Radniecki…

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CNC Embroidering At The UTA Fablab

We discovered this really awesome student-made video that highlights Charles Gray's ART 4392 Contemporary Portraiture project. Maybe if he sees…

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Upcoming "Sprint" to Help Faculty Prepare Grant Applications

A new grant program from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) provides funding up to $10,000 per grant for full-time faculty. The…

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Libraries Launch Authoring Platform, Publish First OER

Like many organizations supporting the use of open educational resources (OER) in higher education, UTA Libraries recently invested in…

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Preliminary Analysis Of IMLS-Funded Maker Literacies Pilot

Over the last year I've been busy with our Maker Literacies IMLS-funded pilot program Maker Competencies and the Undergraduate Curriculum and…

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Resources for Identifying Graphic Materials

The Image Permanence Institute (IPI) is a nonprofit, university-based laboratory devoted to preservation research. IPI provides many resources and…

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Mavs Open Press Publishes First Digital, Open Access Volume of PALARA

I am pleased to announce that we recently published volume 21 of the Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association (PALARA).

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Pow! At TLA 2018 Conference

Congratulations to Tricia Boucher, Texas State University, and Kristina Krengel, Birdville ISD, for their outstanding performance in the Pitch of…

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When an African American Lit. Scholar & Computer Scientist Collaborate: #TheJayZMixtape

What kinds of exciting creations might a collaboration between an African American literature professor and computer science graduate student…

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Library Feedback Data: 2017/2018

This infographic shows actual student responses categorized by major themes.

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Library as Place: Student Feedback Data 2018

This infographic shows themes from our library feedback weeks titled, "UTA Open Your Heart" that students contributed to throughout the Libraries…

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The Semester You Learn to Walk (a lecture)

This student-authored post is part of UTA Libraries’ Open Education Week celebration. It was written by Ursula Abdala. If you’re a UTA student…