Rebecca Bichel appointed UT Arlington's Dean of Libraries.
The University of Texas at Arlington is proud to announce that Rebecca Bichel has been appointed the University's new Dean of Libraries. Bichel is a senior library administrator from Florida State University with expertise in academic services, organizational redesign, and facility development. Bichel earned undergraduate degrees in economics and business administration at Valdosta State University in Georgia and earned her Master of Library & Information Science degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
As Dean of the UT Arlington Library, Bichel will oversee Central Library, two branch libraries, and three electronic libraries, lead a staff of more than 100 employees, and manage a collection of over 1 million print volumes. Read more here.
Check out the Library's hours for Finals and Intercession.
Stay current with the Library's schedule during Finals, Intercession, Maymester, and Summer. Visit our Hours page and know what locations will be opened when.
Rebecca Bichel appointed UT Arlington's Dean of Libraries.
Minor construction will be carried out in Central Library's basement the week of May 14th. The construction will not close off any of the public spaces, and study tables will still be available for use during the construction. There may be some minor noise disturbance associated with the work.
UTA Librarians celebrate the lives of legendary Arlington residents in upcoming book.
UT Arlington Librarians Evelyn Barker and Lea Worcester are in the process of writing a book entitled Legendary Locals of Arlington which is due to be published next Spring. The book, which is part of the Images of America series, celebrates the lives of those who helped develop Arlington like Tom Vandergriff, as well as those who made Arlington such a unique and interesting place to live. The Arlington Citizen-Journal newspaper published an article on the upcoming book which can be read online here.
"W.D. Smith" digital collection showcases history and growth of Fort Worth.
For over 40 years, W.D. Smith’s photography studio documented the urban and commercial growth of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, and the Metroplex. Now some of the studio’s most fascinating work is available online in the newly revitalized digital collection: W.D. Smith Commercial Photography. The digital collection contains nearly 300 photographic negatives and prints taken by the studio during the 1940s-1950s, demonstrating Fort Worth’s urban boom in the years following World War II. Noteworthy images in the exhibit include snapshots of the Fort Worth flood, a photograph of President Truman during his 1948 presidential campaign, an aerial view of Arlington State College (predecessor of UT Arlington), and several 19th century photographs of Texas Rangers collected by W.D. Smith over his lifetime.
