General Library News

Dr. John Frederick, Provost, speaks at National Library Week Event on April 15

Thursday, 17 April 2008 5:09 PM

During National Library Week, UTSA Library is celebrating the vital role that libraries around the world play in the advancement of the communities in which they thrive.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. National Library Week is the perfect time to join the circle of knowledge @ UTSA by discovering your library's services and resources!

For more information, please visit our National Library Week online exhibit.

Winners of the first UTSA Library Puzzle Game

Thursday, 03 April 2008 12:01 PM

Congratulations to the winners of the first UTSA Library Puzzle Game: Jessica Lesher, Jessica Garza, and Christopher Woods! Each one received gift certificates from one of the local businesses and game supporters: Freebirds World Burrito, Zio's Italian Restaurant, and Half-Price Books. Each of their names, along with the other correct submissions from the first game, have been entered once in the final drawing to win one of the grand prizes!

Jessica Lesher and Pru Morris, Instructional Services Librarian.

DeeAnn Green, Reference Librarian and Jessica Garza.

Unfortunately, at this time, we do not have a photo of Christopher Woods.

Congratulations to all the winners of the first UTSA Library Puzzle Game! Please look for the third, and final puzzle game of the semester on April 11th.

Fiesta and Beyond: Enjoying San Antonio's Diverse Culture All Year

Monday, 31 March 2008 11:54 AM

Presented By: UTSA Downtown Student Activities Center And The UTSA Library

A Teach Me Tuesday Event

A Teach Me Tuesday Event
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Downtown Campus Student Activities
DB 1.116

Do you frequently find yourself saying, "There is nothing to do in San Antonio?" Do you think, "Sure, Fiesta is great, but what do I do with the other 50 weeks of the year?" Are you just plain bored or out of ideas? If so, the UTSA Library would like you to know that San Antonio packs the calendar with festivals, art events, theater, and other cultural offerings and is home to many excellent museums, theaters, parks, and historical architecture. Stop by the Downtown Student Activities Center on Tuesday, April 15th at 2:00 PM for a presentation on the many cultural diversions available to you within the River City. A calendar of events for the 2008-2009 year will be provided along with many ideas to help you escape within your own city.

UTSA Library Announces Puzzle Game for Students

Thursday, 28 February 2008 2:27 PM

The UTSA Library put up a puzzle contest for students on Friday, February 22, 2008. The contest features three different puzzle games during the next three months, each with a two-week window to play. The contest for the students will offer three monthly prizes drawn from a pool of correct submissions. At the end of the semester, we will offer three grand prizes, which include a Nintendo Wii Gaming System, a Canon Digital Camera, and a 80GB iPod Classic, drawing from the overall pool of correct submissions. The library's goal for this puzzle game is to reach out to our students with a fun activity while letting them know about our services and resources.

UTSA Library Puzzle Game

Libraries and Tutoring Services Partner for Student Success

Friday, 08 February 2008 2:57 PM

The Library is partnering with the Writing Center and the Tomás Rivera Center (TRC) to provide tutoring assistance in the libraries at the 1604 and Downtown campuses. This collaborative effort will provide students with a single location for research, writing and math/science tutoring for several hours during the week.

Beginning February 11, Writing Center tutors will be scheduled at the 1604 Library to assist students with writing assignments. On the same day, Tomás Rivera Center tutors will begin to be scheduled at the Downtown Library to provide writing, math and science assistance.

Both tutoring centers will continue to provide their full compliment of services at their current locations.

Please view our Tutoring Hours page for the full schedule for both campuses.

The New Library Express Service

Tuesday, 29 January 2008 12:03 PM

The Library Express Services offers UTSA faculty, students and staff a convenient way to have their materials either delivered or retrieved.

For more information and request using this service, please visit our Library Express Services page.

Special Collections Temporarily Closed

Tuesday, 19 February 2008 9:56 AM

Special Collections is closed until further notice, due to a mold outbreak in the Special Collections book stacks. We apologize for any inconvenience. Staff members from the Library and other UTSA offices now are working to contain the contamination. In the meantime, for information and assistance with Special Collections resources, please contact Special Collections Librarian, Dennis Medina, at 458-5988 or e-mail dennis.medina@utsa.edu; or the JPL Reference Desk at 458-4573.

LibQUAL+ Results

Monday, 05 November 2007 12:33 PM

From last year's LibQUAL+ Survey, the results and comments have been gathered and are now posted on the Library's website.

To view the contents of the results, please refer to our LibQUAL+ page.

Laptops at the UTSA Library

Tuesday, 06 November 2007 7:36 AM

A limited number of laptops are available for current UTSA students, faculty and staff for a four-hour checkout. This service is currently available only at John Peace Library. For more information, review the Laptop Policy (PDF format).

Library Strategic Planning - 2016

Friday, 07 September 2007 3:14 PM

For the next several months, the library will be involved in creating a strategic plan to take us to the year 2016. The strategic plan will align the library with the mission, vision, values, goals and objectives of University, which recently completed its 2007-2016 strategic plan - available online at UTSA 2016 Strategic Plan 2007 - 2016.

Detailed information can be found at the Library's strategic plan page.

Alumnus donates 285-year-old Koran to Library

Friday, 11 May 2007 9:24 AM

William (Bill) Mastoris Jr., who in retirement has earned three degrees from UTSA, has donated to the UTSA Library a 285-year-old Koran that he purchased in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1970 while serving in the U.S. Army.

The beautiful, illuminated Arabic manuscript was written in Lahore, India, in 1722, and features crushed lapis lazuli pounded into the leather of the cover. Lapis lazuli is a deep blue, opaque gemstone that was highly prized by the Egyptian pharaohs and is still very popular today.

Read the full story and see more photos at UTSA Today.

In the Dark about Research?

Monday, 01 October 2007 12:15 PM

Have a big paper or project due? In the dark about research? Feeling lost in the library?

Whether you're searching for books, articles or other sources, the UTSA Library Reference Team can help you find the perfect sources for that big assignment looming on the horizon!

Let UTSA Library's All Star Reference Team guide you in the bright direction!

Library Space Study

Wednesday, 09 May 2007 10:09 AM

A library space study was commissioned by Library administration in January, 2006 with the intention of repurposing and renovating the second and third floors of the John Peace Library building over the next year.

The study is available in PDF format for easy download. The library welcomes your comments and questions.