Transformative Giving
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Thanks to the generosity of Hoblitzelle Foundation, the Texas Tech Libraries have
been able to purchase a Mekel Mach IIIQ Scanner. This scanner allows microfilm collections
that are non-restricted to be digitized. The information will be accessible via the
Internet and the Texas Tech Libraries website.
In the short time the Libraries have had the scanner, we have begun scanning the Castro
County newspaper from 1928 to 1964. We obtained permission from the publisher to make
this newspaper openly available to all researchers. After scanning with the Mekel
Mach IIIQ scanner, a student then enters those issues into the SWC Special Collections
Library to be cataloged and added to the newspaper collection. Our mission is to digitize
this important information in order to preserve history for years to come.
We appreciate the support and vision that Hoblitzelle Foundation shares with TTU in
order to make our mission a reality.
3D Animation Lab in the Dynamic Media Services
Advanced animation technology furthers the Library's mission of connecting users with
resources that advance intellectual inquiry and discovery. The lab is designed for
independent and collaborative research, study and exploration.
3D modeling and animation can be applied to practically any field and discipline -
from engineering and fashion design, to law enforcement, physics, interior design
and dentistry. The possibilities are seemingly endless. Visit the 3D Animation Lab
Home Page: 3D Animation Lab
Digital Library Initiative
The Texas Tech University Libraries has announced the purchase of a state-of-the-art book scanner that will drastically change the way personnel archive the world's information.
The BookScan APT 2400, manufactured by Kirtas Technologies Inc., a leading provider
of digital scanning solutions, was funded in part with a $130,000 grant from the Lubbock-based
Helen Jones Foundation.
It is the first of its kind to be purchased by a university in the United States.
The $200,000 piece of equipment allows personnel to scan case-bound books in minutes
instead of hours, speeding up the digitization process – one of the library's objectives
in its push to provide access to scholarly works via the Internet.
As a founding member of the Texas Digital Library (TDL), which includes Texas, Texas A&M, and the University of Houston libraries; Texas
Tech's library system is making its institutional archives available electronically
through the consortium. As TDL membership grows, the state's public and private universities
are ensuring that the unique collections of member schools are widely available to
anyone with a web browser
University Libraries
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