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UTSA Libraries announces faculty grants: Application period now open

(January 5, 2023) UTSA Libraries offers two grants that support teaching: 1) Faculty Teaching in the Archives (FTIA) and 2) Adopt-a-Free Textbook grants. The application period is now open to any UTSA Faculty who would like to apply for either or both grants. The deadline to submit applications for either grant is March 20, 2023.

UTSA Libraries’ latest book embodies the story of the accordion and Tejano music

(January 2, 2023) Accordion book created by book artist Peter Thomas UTSA Libraries Special Collections has announced the debut of “The Real Tejano Conjunto Accordion Book,” a one-of-a-kind book and piece of art that tells the story of accordionists and the musical art form that they helped develop in and around San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley.

UTSA Libraries Announces the Arturo Infante Almeida UTSA Art Collection Endowment

(12/7/2022) The University of Texas at San Antonio has an incomparable art collection comprising more than 3,000 pieces, built over the last 20 years, thanks to the drive and passion of UTSA Art Specialist and Curator Arturo Infante Almeida. In honor of Almeida’s lifelong love for the arts and dedication to advancing the arts at the university and in the community, UTSA recently created the Arturo Infante Almeida UTSA Art Collection Endowment.

UTSA Libraries part of historic deal that will save Texas universities millions

(November 30, 2022)

Spotlighting LGBTQ History Month with a look at UTSA Special Collections

(October 5, 2022)

ITC, Honors College, Library team up for Día de los Muertos observances

(OCTOBER 3, 2022) The UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC) is partnering with the Honors College and UTSA Libraries for a month-long observance of Día de los Muertos. The university’s celebration will include a traditional ofrenda, hands-on demonstrations on making nichos—shadow boxes dedicated to loved ones—and an exhibit at the ITC.

UTSA’s Adopt-A-Free-Textbook grant benefits faculty & students

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UTSA Libraries to lead historical ITC collections preservation project

(August 31, 2022)

UTSA has been awarded a two-year, $240,442 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for UTSA Libraries to digitize and catalog audiovisual items that were produced by the Institute of Texan Cultures for classroom and museum instruction, entertainment, and more, over a nearly 50-year span.

Libraries’ services are central to student and faculty success

(August 24, 2022)

UTSA Libraries and its many services are an essential component of the college experience for students and faculty. Roadrunners can borrow tech gear, reserve study spaces, chat with a librarian to get their reference questions answered, and much more.

New Blackboard feature saves faculty time, reduces student costs

(August 9, 2022)

With the onset of the Fall 2022 semester approaching, UTSA Libraries and Academic Innovation announce the availability of a new feature in Blackboard, the university’s learning management system, aptly named Library Reading List. It works similarly to the Libraries’ existing Course Reserves service but is a self-service tool that is interactive and will save faculty time as they build and manage their own course reserves and reading lists. Faculty can use either service as they prep for the new semester.

Remembering Mexican cooking expert Diana Kennedy

(July 27, 2022)

Culinary anthropologist Diana Kennedy passed away in her home in Zitácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico on Sunday, July 24. She was 99 years old.

UTSA Libraries Announces Temporary Closure of the Assembly Room

(June 23, 2022)

The John Peace Library Assembly Room located on the fourth floor (4.04.22) will see improvements to modernize the space and enhance services for the UTSA community. Beginning Monday, August 22, 2022, the room will be closed throughout the fall semester, reopening in early spring 2023.