Every Bobcat, no matter what their major is, has access to the University Libraries' wide array of experts, creative spaces, technology, and academic resources (print and digital). Seize the opportunities and resources available to you now as a member of the Texas State community. Use the library to make the most of your investment in yourself and your education. Save money and develop a Growth Mindset along the way.
A growth mindset means not seeing failure as a way to describe yourself but as a springboard for the growth and development of your abilities. Your intelligence and talents are all susceptible to growth.
Alkek Library offers several different types of spaces that you can reserve. From group study rooms, podcasting studios, to the open theater where you can practice presentations, there are many locations within the library that are available for your use.
Make a reservation: You can make room reservations for various library rooms up to 30 days in advance from your phone, tablet, laptop, or computer workstation. You are limited to two hours of reservations per day.
System guides: Here is a guide for booking rooms in Mazevo. You can also watch a video on How to Use Mazevo or How to Create Reoccurring Meetings.
Room tablets: You can make an on-site reservation from your mobile device for using the QR code found on the tablets located outside most reservable rooms. Touch the green Book Now button to access the QR code that will link your device to the the reservation website.
If you are looking to check out materials in the library or find something in the catalog that you are interested, particularly our non-fiction collection of books, you will need to learn how to read a Library of Congress call number. This helpful video can demystifies this confusing set of what appears to be random letters and numbers.
Please note that calculators are in high demand during peak times, and they can get checked out quickly each day.