Tech in the Library – Page 2 – Mary and Jeff Bell Library Blog

I-Create Lab Working to Supply Face Shields

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:May 15, 2020
Post category:Behind the Scenes News @ Your Library Tech in the Library We Made This

Within the last two months, a lot has changed around the university and the world. Despite the changes, the I-Create MakerSpace Supervisors and Library Staff are hard at work to make a difference for those in need during this Pandemic. Sylvia Sanchez, MakerSpace Coordinator, and David Jones, MakerSpace Technician, have been spending their time, along with volunteers and library staff, at the closed I-Create Lab to utilize one of the labs' favorite pieces of equipment, the laser cutter. The laser…

Learn More at an I-Create Workshop

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:April 17, 2020
Post category:Service for You Tech in the Library Things to Do We Made This

Want to learn more about projects you can do at the I-Create Lab? If so, the I-Create Lab's workshops have been a great way to learn about projects anyone can do using the equipment in the lab. The first student lead workshop was "Painting 3D models," where patrons were invited to learn how to paint their 3D models made by the lab's 3D printers. Since then, the workshops have become more advanced, with the last two being a "Sticker Workshop"…

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…

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…

I-Create Lab New Pricing Structure

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:September 20, 2019
Post category:Service for You Tech in the Library

This semester marks the first time since the opening of the I-Create Lab that we will begin charging to use the equipment in the makerspace. There are several materials that must be maintained in order to keep the equipment in running order, such as cleaning cartridges for the large format printer, filters for the laser cutter, painters’ tape for the 3D printers, router bits and screws for the CNC router. These are just a few items needed for maintenance, and this doesn’t…

Bell Library reflects on last year and looks forward to next year…

Post author:Catherine Rudowsky
Post published:August 27, 2019
Post category:Dean's Corner Hello, from the Staff Service for You Tech in the Library

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome everyone to the 2019/20 academic year! The University and the Library have been up to great things, and the excitement is contagious. Bell Library is coming off a year of great change, which included the following projects, among other work. Bell Library opened the I-Create makerspace lab, which we will continue to develop and grow.Be sure to keep an eye out for workshop announcements and opportunities to be involved in collaborative innovative…

Where Did the Makerspace Movement Begin?

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:June 21, 2019
Post category:Tech in the Library Today's Special We Made This

Makerspaces have grown at an exponential rate over the past decade and this popularity is felt around the world. According to Popular Science (2016), there are 14 times as many makerspaces as there were a decade ago, in fact numbers show nearly 1,400 active spaces across the globe. But, if you’re anything like me, you begin to wonder, where did this all begin? What was the catalyst that set off the spark to this hot bed of creativity? According to…

Mediasite, what is it and who can use it?

Post author:Abel Cantu
Post published:May 17, 2019
Post category:Library Hacks Service for You Tech in the Library

As part of a joint venture between the Library and the University Technology Council (UTC) to bring a video streaming service to the campus community, Mediasite was selected for a one-year pilot program in the fall of 2017. After a successful test phase Mediasite has been in full production since the fall of 2018. So, what is Mediasite and who can use it? Well in the library we use it for our video course reserve materials. Pretty much gone are…

Come work with us in Special Collections!

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:April 26, 2019
Post category:Behind the Scenes Hello, from the Staff Tech in the Library

You might think working in a library would be boring and all you would do is shelve books. However, modern libraries are bustling centers of traditional collection management and next level technology solutions. Working at Bell Library Special Collections offers something for everyone. Students interested in History can apply their skills researching and describing archival collections while being exposed to data management and networked systems. Students who are more technology oriented can work on digital projects and help develop our…

You Mustn’t Be Afraid to Fail

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:April 19, 2019
Post category:Tech in the Library We Made This

If you're like me, you have had countless things that you've wanted to try and do in life. I toyed with the idea of learning to do carpentry after watching a house-flipping show. However, something stopped me from pursuing it. Sometime later, after binge watching Project Runway, I convinced myself that I could design and construct my own clothing. But again, something kept preventing me from trying. That invisible road block was fear, a fear of failure. For me, the…