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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Librarian Selected as SPARC Open Education Leadership Fellow

Post author:Jennifer Anderson
Post published:September 3, 2019
Post category:News @ Your Library Today's Special

Ms. Lisa Louis from the Mary and Jeff Bell Library has been selected as a fellow in the SPARC Open Education Leadership Program, an intensive professional development program to empower library professionals with the knowledge, skills, and community connections to lead successful open education initiatives that benefit students. The two-semester program blends online, peer-to-peer, and project-based learning to build a comprehensive understanding of the open education space coupled with practical know-how to take action on campus and beyond. Lisa is one…

Service Excellence in Your Campus Library

Post author:Jennifer Anderson
Post published:May 31, 2019
Post category:Behind the Scenes Service for You

Recently the faculty and staff at the Bell Library have embarked upon a service excellence initiative. We hear about service excellence more and more often lately – we’ve even mentioned it a few times in our blog. What does “service excellence” mean? Perhaps more importantly, what will it mean for you? A simple Google search will give us some starting points…service excellence is an organization’s ability to meet and manage customer expectations. Lots of words are repeated in the results:…

Paws on the Island — A Finals Tradition

Post author:Jennifer Anderson
Post published:April 30, 2019
Post category:Service for You Things to Do

As the semester winds down (or up – depending on your course load!) we all start to feel a little stress. Students are getting ready for exams, gathering sources for final papers, and polishing presentations! Faculty members are getting rubrics ready and getting ready for final grades. It can be a time of high energy. We do our best when we’re getting enough sleep, eating right, and taking care of ourselves. Paws on the Island is an amazing opportunity to…

Celebrate Black History Month

Post author:Jennifer Anderson
Post published:February 1, 2019
Post category:Things to Do

February’s Black History Month is this year’s first campus cultural celebration. The library will be joining in by highlighting a variety of Black History themed resources and materials throughout the month! Look for books and displays in the library and check out our Guide which has information about campus events and the National theme selected by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Additionally, it offers titles in our collection, streaming media, and teaching resources for activities in the classroom. We’ll…

Welcome back to your library!

Post author:Jennifer Anderson
Post published:January 22, 2019
Post category:Hello, from the Staff Things to Do

We’re looking forward to an exciting semester and we hope you feel the same! We have lots of events and programs planned, giving you an opportunity to learn something new outside of the classroom and have some fun too. The I-Create Lab will offer some pretty amazing things, our Workshop Series will start up again, and we’ll have lots of fantastic art on exhibit to spark your creativity. We’ll join the campus wide celebrations of Black History Month and Women’s…