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The Success of the Open Access Publication Fund

Post author:Alexa Hight
Post published:February 4, 2020
Post category:News @ Your Library Service for You

The TAMU-CC Open Access Publication Fund was started as a way to support TAMU-CC Faculty and Researchers publish Open Access. (You may have seen Open Access mentioned recently in the news about the Coronavirus.) I mentioned this Fund in a blog post back in October, during Open Access Week. Now I’d like to tell you all a little bit more about the fund and the research the Bell Library has been able to support and help publish over the past few months. The goals of…

I-Create Lab Assists Islander in Sticker Business

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:January 24, 2020
Post category:Service for You Tech in the Library Things to Do We Made This

The I-Create Lab sees all types of people daily, from students looking for help on a project to community members curious to see what the lab has to offer. One of the I-Create Lab's regulars is Graphic Design Major Colton Warren. Colton not only utilizes the I-Create Lab for classwork, but he is also able to transform his digital art into something tangible to sell; stickers! Colton is a sticker fanatic, "I love stickers already, so I wanted to convert…

New Year, New…Craft?

Post author:Rachel Bennett
Post published:January 14, 2020
Post category:Books & More Service for You Things to Do

It’s a new year, and that means it’s the perfect time for new year’s resolutions! One of my bigger resolutions is that I would really like to make time for myself and start a new hobby. As a mom of three small boys I have been craving that quiet, peaceful, me time (especially after 2 weeks of winter break at home with everyone!) The problem is, I’m not sure where to start in picking a new hobby, or how to…

What’s in a Name: Getting to Know Library Jargon

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:December 6, 2019
Post category:Behind the Scenes Library Hacks Service for You

We here in the library, like many other occupations, have specific jargon we use in our day-to-day work. We do realize this can be confusing and do our best to make things easy to understand. For example, we renamed the reference desk and now call it the Ask-Us Desk. However, some other areas or words are not so easily interchangeable. Below I’ll go over a few of those to try and help you out. Archives Archives at TAMU-CC refers to…

What Database Should I Use?

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:December 3, 2019
Post category:Library Hacks Service for You

One of the most frequent questions we get at the Ask Us Desk is “what database should I use?” This post is here to explain the basic makeup of databases, the options available to you, and how to go about picking one for your research needs. What’s a database? A database is essentially a container. Think of it like a box. Inside the box are a bunch of journals and in the pages of those journals are the articles people…

Glass, Wood, and More Oh My!

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:November 15, 2019
Post category:Service for You Tech in the Library We Made This

As the end of the Fall, 2019 semester nears, the I-Create Lab wants to spotlight an Islander who has been utilizing the second favorite piece of equipment in the I-Create Lab, the Laser cutter/engraver. Jason Sullivan is working towards obtaining his BA in Graphic Design through TAMU-CC’s Liberal Arts College. He came to the I-Create Lab to work on a piece for a class project. Jason came in with high ambitions and was eager to put the I-Create Lab to the…

Getting Help from a Librarian

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:November 8, 2019
Post category:Library Hacks Service for You

Whether it’s finding an article, knowing where to start your research project, or finding new paths to search when you’re stuck, your librarians are here to help! How can a librarian help? Librarians can help with anything from simple questions about accessing research materials, to developing better search strategies, to helping you evaluate the sources you find. Here are some examples of how librarians can assist: Guiding you on choosing a topic and identifying keywords to use in a searchRecommending the…

Fun Facts About the Mary and Jeff Bell Library

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:November 1, 2019
Post category:Books & More Service for You Things to Do

Do you ever wonder how many items the library has available for use? Or would you like to know how many people come into the library a year? Here are some interesting statistics from 2018-2019! During a normal week in the Fall and Spring semesters the library is open 108 hours. Although our highest usage is during the middle of the day, we do have plenty of early birds and night owls who take advantage of our extended hours. The…

Let’s Create

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:October 25, 2019
Post category:Service for You We Made This

The I-Create Lab was created so students and the community can have a creative space for projects and collaboration. The I-Create lab has many useful tools for this to be possible. In the lab students and the community can create to their heart's content. The star of the lab are the 3D printers. It costs just 7 cents per gram for students and 10 cents for community users to create any character, figure or design they desire. The second crowd favorite…

Alston Cobourn takes count of the Hector P. Garcia archive collection in the special collections and archive storage room.

Some of The Lesser Known Collections held by TAMU-CC Special Collections and Archives

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:October 18, 2019
Post category:Behind the Scenes Service for You

We have wonderful resources here in the Special Collections and Archives Department at Bell Library. There are the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Papers, Dr. Clotilde P. Garcia Papers, the Dan E. Kilgore Collection, the wonderful Fuentes home films, the Blucher maps of surveyors of Corpus Christi back in the day, a photo collection from Doc McGregor and the Galvan family music collection. Besides these stellar, awesome collections, we have just as interesting and unique smaller collections that continue to tell the stories of Corpus Christi’s historical, cultural, and commercial development.…