Welcome to the Spring 2025 newsletter of the Blumberg Memorial Library at TLU!
Read below for our updates.
If you have questions about library resources and services, you can email librarian@tlu.edu or text 830-490-1213.
The databases that we subscribe to through EBSCO have a new look! This new user interface design affects over 50 databases, including Academic Search Complete, CINAHL Complete, PsycINFO, and ERIC. You will still be able to search, read abstracts, download full text when available, and do the things you could do before. Ask us if you have any questions - we can provide group or one-on-one training. You can also watch a 3-minute video tutorial from EBSCO.
Congratulations to Mark Dibble and Amelia Koford on their new roles in the library! 🎉🎉🎉
After serving for a few months in interim roles, they have been appointed by Dr. Sarah Ferguson to official new roles. Mark Dibble is the University Librarian (Library Director) and Amelia Koford is the Assistant Library Director.
Library Director Mark Dibble earned his MS in Library Science at the University of Illinois and his BA in Philosophy at Austin College. He has been a librarian at TLU since 2004. His past roles at TLU include being the Head of Library Instructional Services and the director of the Freshman Experience program. He currently serves as the director of the Interdisciplinary Studies program. He has served on the Seguin Little Free Libraries Task Force, the Seguin Student Health Advisory Committee, and as a passionate promoter of TLU's disc golf course.
Assistant Library Director Amelia Koford earned her MS in Information Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, her MA in Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and her BA in English and French at Grinnell College. She has been a librarian at TLU since 2012. Her past roles at TLU include being the Outreach and Information Literacy Librarian and the Assistant Director of the Student Communication Center. She currently serves as the director of the Women's and Gender Studies program.
Mark and Amelia look forward to using their extensive TLU experience to continue the library's strong tradition of supporting research, teaching, learning, and community.
Need a refresher on the library faculty and staff? Here they are!
Prof. Mark Dibble, mdibble@tlu.edu, Library Director, University Librarian, Professor
Prof. Amelia Koford, akoford@tlu.edu, Assistant Library Director, Associate Professor
Ms. Rebecca Dillen, rdillen@tlu.edu, BUENOS Data Analysis and Research Librarian
Mr. Nate Aubin, nbaubin@tlu.edu, Technical Systems/E-Resources Librarian
Ms. Yanira V. Cruz, ycruz@tlu.edu, Nursing Liaison Librarian
Dr. Rodrick Shao, rshao@tlu.edu, Instructional Technologist, Associate Professor
Ms. Dee Gonzales, dengonzales@tlu.edu, Blumberg Memorial Library Academic Assistant
Mrs. Sherry Moltz, cmoltz@tlu.edu, Library Cataloging Assistant
Thank you for taking the LibQUAL survey! In partnership with the BUENOS Center for Excellence, the library surveyed students, faculty, and staff about their hopes for the library and their impressions of our resources and services. In our preliminary data analysis, we found that library users were very satisfied with library customer service. Library users would like to see more electronic journals, longer library hours, and more group study spaces. This semester, we will conduct more data analysis and investigate possible action steps.
Have you ever seen the Ask a Question button pop out and ask if you need help? That means a librarian is online and ready to help! We can help you search the databases, find articles, evaluate resources, format citations, and more.
A librarian is usually online evenings and weekends:
Thank you to the TLU Library instagram account, which posted some great content a while ago! They highlighted our 3D Printer and Self-Checkout, which were funded by the BUENOS Title V Grant. Click the images to watch the Instagram reels.
