Meet Tim Bostelle, the heart and soul of the UW Tacoma Library IT Department. Tim keeps us connected with the tech we need, trains students, and works with classes on maker projects — to name just the tip of the iceberg. Read on! How do you work with faculty and students in your current role Read More…
Category: Technology
Lib2Go Curbside Equipment Checkout
Good News! Introducing UW Tacoma Library’s Lib2Go Curbside Program for equipment! Graphing calculators and laptops (MacBook and Surface Pros and Dell Tablets) are now available for checkout at the UW Tacoma Library. They will be checked out to patrons on a first-come, first serve basis, with a quarter long loan term. Appointments are required. To Read More…
Library Happenings: A Summer 2020 Overview
This (distanced and strange and smoky) summer has been busy at the UW Tacoma Library. We’ve published regularly and frequently on our blog about all our work, but want to collate all our activities here, in case you missed a post! Most of all: we remain committed to working with students, faculty and staff, during Read More…
Library Happenings: April 2020
All campus buildings may be closed but the Library continues to serve the UW Tacoma community. Over the past month and more, Library staff have rapidly adjusted library services to help faculty and students transition to fully remote learning. We’ve done this while learning ourselves how to better use digital tools for telework. I am Read More…
Need a Laptop or Graphing Calculator for Spring Quarter?
Need a laptop for spring quarter? Does your math class require you to use a graphing calculator and you need one? The UW Tacoma Library is working with UW ITS to provide laptops for a quarter-long checkout. Note: limited quantity available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Library laptops and graphing calculators are being distributed through Read More…
Library Happenings: March 2020
This week the Library is recognizing and celebrating both Open Education Week and UW Libraries Student Employee Appreciation Week. I’m not sure if these two honorary weeks have occurred in the same week in years past, but for me, the coincidence seems apt. Thanks to these “two weeks in one,” I have an excuse to Read More…
Check-out Calculators
Need a calculator for your test? Thanks to the STFC, the library has a healthy stock of TI-83 graphing calculators and TI-36 scientific calculators. You can check them out for one day, or for four weeks. Stop by the Service Desk in the Snoqualmie Building to check one out. For more information on checking out Read More…
Students Learn 3D Printing in the Library
Hi! This is Tim Bostelle, the Head of IT for the Library with an update on the Student Technology Fee Committee (STFC) funded 3D Printing program. Last year, the STFC awarded the Library a brand new Prusa i3 Mark 3s 3D printer under the promise that the Library would initiate a “self-print” program for students. Read More…
Raspberry Pi Kits Available for Checkout in the Library
Welcome to Fall Quarter! I’m Tim Bostelle the Head of I.T. for the Library and I wanted to make a quick post about some of the equipment that we have available for students (sorry, only students!) to check out. Most of this equipment was purchased with your Student Technology Fees. In case you don’t know, Read More…
3D Printing Pilot Program Flies Itself!
In Spring 2019 the Library piloted a new 3D print program and it was a huge success. To use the library 3D printer under the old procedure students needed to submit an .STL file to me (Tim Bostelle, the Head of Library IT) via email. I would then decide if the object could be printed, Read More…