The University of Texas Libraries announced the faculty and student recipient of the 2023 Map & Geospatial Collections Explorer Fellowship at a GIS Day event on Wednesday, November 15.

The University of Texas Libraries is recognizing UT GIS Day 2023 this Wednesday, November 15, in the new Scholars Lab in the Perry-Castañeda Library.

The Texas Digital Library announces the 2024 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries taking place at the Commons Conference Center at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, May 21-23, 2024. 

The goal of the Conference is to bring together those working on digital projects — including outreach librarians, repository managers, catalogers, faculty members, technical staff, and others — in order to build a practical, usable, and sustainable model for digital libraries. 

AUSTIN, Texas — Open source code development has changed the face of science. It allows researchers to make publicly funded scientific research transparent, inclusive, accessible and reproducible.

To maximize the social and economic impact of open source software in research and education, The University of Texas at Austin has launched the Open Source Program Office, a central hub for open source activity, connection, training and support to enable open source practices as a key part of the University.

The University of Texas Libraries invites applications for the Open Education Fellows Program to support faculty who will adopt and create open educational resources (OER). The goal of this program is to reduce the cost of required course materials for UT Austin students and empower instructors to adapt or create course materials that meet their pedagogical goals. 

The University of Texas Libraries announces the Second Annual Black Queer Studies Collection Student Awards. This annual prize celebrates UT’s Black Queer Studies Collection and recognizes our students’ scholarship and creativity inspired by it. Two student awards are presented each year.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection at The University of Texas at Austin has acquired the archive of prominent Nicaraguan writer and activist Gioconda Belli. 

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Libraries announces the official opening of the highly-anticipated Scholars Lab on Thursday, October 5, 2023. 

This technology-forward facility represents a significant step in supporting interdisciplinary research, collaboration and innovation for students, faculty and researchers of all levels at The University of Texas at Austin.

Austin, TEXAS – The University of Texas Libraries, in partnership with the Office of Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors, is proud to announce the Texas Open Science Summit (TOSS) to be held on September 20, 2023. TOSS is a half-day program that marks the celebration of 2023 being designated as the Year of Open Science.