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Gift helps acquire letter-pressed 18th-century broadside, increasing focus on Mexican beverages

Grad student transcribes manuscripts from UTSA Mexican Cookbook Collection

DECEMBER 1, 2020 — Meet Carla Burgos, a UTSA graduate student in Art History and student employee of UTSA Libraries Special Collections where she has worked for almost two years transcribing manuscripts from the Mexican Cookbook Collection—the largest in the nation.

Roadrunner-recommended reads for Hispanic Heritage Month

In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, the UTSA Libraries’ peer coaches reached out to members of the UTSA community for book recommendations by Latinx authors or about Hispanic, Chicano or Latino culture and heritage. 

Check out this list of recommendations!

“I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” 

by Erika L. Sánchez

Panel discusses voting power of Generation Z

More than 20 million Gen Z-ers — those born after 1996 — will be eligible to vote in the November election. What impact will they have? What motivates their choices? And will they show up? Watch this panel discussion on the upcoming election and the influence young voters will have on politics. 

Grant funds to help UTSA Libraries and Museum reinforce technology and digital access amid pandemic

The U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) have awarded the UTSA Libraries and the Institute of Texan Cultures nearly $150,000 in grant funding in support of virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Equity Advocacy

Mexican American Civil Rights Digital Portal

The UTSA Libraries will develop plans for a multi-phased project to build a digital portal that will aggregate metadata and digital representations of primary source materials documenting the history of Mexican American civil rights dispersed across institutions in the San Antonio area.

UTSA Libraries to provide contactless book delivery for Fall 2020

Beginning Monday, Aug. 24, students, faculty and staff may request library books and physical materials using a contactless delivery service through the UTSA Libraries’ “Get It For Me” system.

Options for pickup of materials include:

New e-book features sweet recipes from Mexican Cookbook Collection

Here’s a fun activity to add to your pandemic to-do list—get inspired by Mexican pastries.

The UTSA Libraries have released the first in a series of digital mini-cookbooks featuring favorite recipes from the Mexican Cookbook Collection, making it even easier to explore the largest collection in the nation.

Process implemented for safe return of books at John Peace Library

Students, faculty and staff wishing to return borrowed books and other materials from the UTSA Libraries may now do so during limited hours at the John Peace Library on UTSA’s Main Campus.

Libraries staff have implemented a process for the safe return of the materials from noon-5 p.m. May 2-3, May 9-10 and May 16-17.


UTSA Libraries Peer Coaches partner with Gemini Ink to promote virtual book club

UTSA Libraries commemorate Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month, the UTSA Libraries are showcasing a selection of work generated in the field of women’s studies and highlighting interdisciplinary databases that can guide further research.

Portion of UTSA’s Mexican Cookbook Collection now available online

FEBRUARY 14, 2020 — Unique, handwritten recipes of traditional Mexican dishes dating as far back as 1789 can be viewed online as part of the digitization efforts of the UTSA Libraries’ Mexican Cookbook Collection, one of the nation’s largest of its kind.