Library Experts

Gab is the Digital Initiatives Librarian and is located in Alkek Library.

Isabelle Antes is a librarian at the San Marcos Campus. Isabelle partners with faculty and staff to fund and implement OER into their courses and projects. 

Ask me about finding, adopting, adapting, and creating Open Educational Resources (OER), developing open education project plans, open vs affordable learning materials, and open education advocacy

Mark is the Music Librarian located in the Music Library in the Music Building. Contact Mark and find more information on his Profile page.

An expert in 3D modeling, design, digital fabrication, and converting ideas to real life. Find more information about the MakerSpace and schedule an appointment here.

An expert in scanning, preparing, and printing large format documents.

An expert in augmented reality, virtual reality, and interactive 3D web technology.

Dr. Erin Dorrell (she/her) is the Undergraduate Research Librarian. Erin's background in learning technologies and guiding student scholars shapes her role and informs her research on improving research literacy in undergraduate students.

Ask me about qualitative research methodologies/data analysis, research impact metrics, information literacy instruction support.

Taylor is the First Year Experience (FYE) Librarian for Texas State University Libraries. Taylor's goal is to help first - year and transfer students become acclimated to Texas State University by making them aware of the resources and materials available to them through the University Libraries.

Ask me about Alkek's First Year Research program, first-year information literacy instruction, and our digital research tutorials for first-year students.

Anthony is the head librarian at the ever growing Round Rock campus and is able to assist students, faculty, and staff with their research needs.

Ask me about library resources and services provided the Round Rock campus as well as research assistance related to courses at the RRC.

Expert in collection and curation of oral histories and archival preservation.

Alexa Hight (she/her) is the Assistant Director for Research and Data Services. She leads the Research and Data Services team including digital repositories, research data management, library-based digital publishing, open science, data analytics, data visualization, and GIS services to support researchers at every stage of the research lifecycle. 

Ask me about library-based digital publishing, open access, and research data management

Samuel is our Business & Entrepreneurship Librarian for University Libraries.

Karina is the Research Engagement Librarian for University Libraries

Harley is the Digital Design Specialist in the Alkek One Design Space. Contact Harley and find out more about the space and schedule an appointment for help here.

An expert in augmented reality, virtual reality, and interactive 3D web technology. Contact Khoi and find out more information about immersive technology here.

Arlene is the Collections Librarian. She can help with research in Education (C&I and CLAS), Health & Human Performance (Public Health, Exercise & Sports Science, Recreation Studies), and Social Work. She also manages Alkek Library's Juvenile Collection and can help with research related to children's & young adult literature. 

Ask me about research related to Education (C&I, HHP, CLAS); Social Work, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Children's & Young Adult Literature

Tara is an expert in teaching the basics of copyright for images and other media, how to find and use Creative Commons licensed/public domain images and other content for publication, presentation, and educational purposes, how to give attribution, and how to give one’s own work a Creative Commons license. Tara is also the Liaison Librarian for the College of Fine Arts & Communication. Subject specialties include Anthropology, Art and Design, Communication Studies, and Interior Design. She also manages Alkek's Graphic Novel Collection, the Zine Collection, and the Artists' Books Collection. 

Ask me about finding research and inspiration sources for studio art projects, art history, comm des, interior design, anthropology, communication studies, and about images, image copyright, Creative Commons Licenses, attribution, zines, artists' books, and graphic novels.

Audrey is the Assistant Director for Information Literacy and Instruction. She has a background in education and is excited about the intersection of libraries and literacy. As a librarian, she can help students and faculty in a variety of areas. Her current research is around hiring practices in academic librarianship and digital learning as a "great third place".

Ask me about information literacy instruction, digital literacy, and library research instruction. 

Wendy Thompson is a librarian at the Round Rock Campus.  Wendy assists students and faculty studying the Health Sciences and  also provides reference and instruction support to any faculty or student  at the RRC.

Ask me about information literacy instruction, research consultations, evidence-based research, systematic reviews and AI tools.

An expert in copyright and other aspects of information policy, including plagiarism, privacy, and the ethical uses of information. Contact Stephanie and find more information on her Profile Page.

Kristin is Head of Special Collections and Archives.

Margaret is the Service Engagement Librarian at Alkek Library. She can meet to discuss research related to History, Law and Government, and Political Science. She can also assist with questions related to Copyright. 
Contact Margaret and find more information on her Profile Page.

An expert in digital repositories, metadata, digital preservation, and open digital initiatives.

An expert in Open Education, digital pedagogy, academic library service models, personal knowledge management, and leadership development.

Kira is the You Star Studios Supervisor in Alkek One. Contact Kira and find out more information about the You Star Studios here.

Dr. Xuan Zhou received her Ph.D. degree in Educational Psychology and a graduate certificate in Advanced Research Methods in Social Science from Texas A&M University, College Station. She is an expert in research data management, including data management planning, data organization and curation, data analysis and visualization, data sharing and publishing, and open data science. 

Ask me about research data management and the development of data management plans.