NMSU Library to host open house event, introduce new learning lab

Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
Published: 12 September 2023 12 September 2023

The new fall semester comes with new opportunities for students to explore at New Mexico State University’s Library, and the community will have the chance to experience some new features during an open house event in September.



NMSU Library will host the open house from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at both Zuhl and Branson libraries at the main campus. Students, faculty and community members are invited to join and enjoy refreshments throughout the day.



The centerpiece of the open house will be the introduction of the library’s new Emerging Technologies Learning Lab, which is an exciting new space in Branson Library where members of the NMSU community can experience a variety of technology in a collaborative space.



“The mission of the Emerging Technologies Learning Lab is to help students understand the relationship between technology, information and knowledge,” said Kevin Comerford, dean of the NMSU Library. “ETL is an open lab space that any NMSU student may use to develop or enhance their digital fluency skills and apply them to their own particular field of study.”



Digital fluency is a step beyond information literacy, Comerford said, and helps remove social, cultural, employment and advancement barriers. “It provides students with the ability to be more competitive in both academia and the employment marketplace. The lab currently has 12 state-of-the-art Alienware computers with 38-inch curved ultrawide monitors, a Meta Quest 2 VR headset, a 3D printer, Arduino kits, and more.”



The Archives and Special Collections department will also exhibit historic papers and photographs from the Amador family project, and display tables in Branson and Zuhl will show more of the library's resources and services. New this semester, the library is adding a variety of resources to help students use their time at the library more effectively and study in comfort.



"The library is installing a new interactive resource directory for students that will be available on touchscreen kiosks and the web,” Comerford explained. “New study furniture and innovative new ‘study pods’ are also being added to both Zuhl and Branson libraries that will provide a variety of new options for studying or collaborating in the library. The library will also be expanding its ‘Article Galaxy’ electronic journal access service, which will enable faculty to quickly download articles from journal publishers like Elsevier.”



Comerford added that a new family workstation is now in Zuhl library, and it provides desk space for studying attached to a playpen where student parents can attend to small children. Another new feature is the student meditation and prayer space, and library staff will show examples of other remodeling projects that will go on later this semester.



To learn more about the new Emerging Technologies Learning Lab, visit https://nmsu.libguides.com/ETL. For a look at events happening this semester at the NMSU Library, visit https://nmsu.libcal.com/.

The full article can be seen at https://newsroom.nmsu.edu/news/nmsu-library-to-host-open-house-event--introduce-new-learning-lab/s/b5ed066d-9368-49c4-8ace-9ac2c6abb8d9

Content on the Beat

WARNING: All articles and photos with a byline or photo credit are copyrighted to the author or photographer. You may not use any information found within the articles without asking permission AND giving attribution to the source. Photos can be requested and may incur a nominal fee for use personally or commercially.

Disclaimer: If you find errors in articles not written by the Beat team but sent to us from other content providers, please contact the writer, not the Beat. For example, obituaries are always provided by the funeral home or a family member. We can fix errors, but please give details on where the error is so we can find it. News releases from government and non-profit entities are posted generally without change, except for legal notices, which incur a small charge.

NOTE: If an article does not have a byline, it was written by someone not affiliated with the Beat and then sent to the Beat for posting.

Images: We have received complaints about large images blocking parts of other articles. If you encounter this problem, click on the title of the article you want to read and it will take you to that article's page, which shows only that article without any intruders. 

New Columnists: The Beat continues to bring you new columnists. And check out the old faithfuls who continue to provide content.

Newsletter: If you opt in to the Join GCB Three Times Weekly Updates option above this to the right, you will be subscribed to email notifications with links to recently posted articles.

Submitting to the Beat

Those new to providing news releases to the Beat are asked to please check out submission guidelines at https://www.grantcountybeat.com/about/submissions. They are for your information to make life easier on the readers, as well as for the editor.

Advertising: Don't forget to tell advertisers that you saw their ads on the Beat.

Classifieds: We have changed Classifieds to a simpler option. Check periodically to see if any new ones have popped up. Send your information to editor@grantcountybeat.com and we will post it as soon as we can. Instructions and prices are on the page.

Editor's Notes

It has come to this editor's attention that people are sending information to the Grant County Beat Facebook page. Please be aware that the editor does not regularly monitor the page. If you have items you want to send to the editor, please send them to editor@grantcountybeat.com. Thanks!

Here for YOU: Consider the Beat your DAILY newspaper for up-to-date information about Grant County. It's at your fingertips! One Click to Local News. Thanks for your support for and your readership of Grant County's online news source—www.grantcountybeat.com

Feel free to notify editor@grantcountybeat.com if you notice any technical problems on the site. Your convenience is my desire for the Beat.  The Beat totally appreciates its readers and subscribers!  

Compliance: Because you are an esteemed member of The Grant County Beat readership, be assured that we at the Beat continue to do everything we can to be in full compliance with GDPR and pertinent US law, so that the information you have chosen to give to us cannot be compromised.