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Representatives from Student Government at The University of Texas at Austin spent their summer vacation working with administration at the University of Texas Libraries to make good on a campaign promise. Student Body President Thor Lund and Student Body Vice President Wills Brown, with support from Student Government staff, have secured funding for 24-hour service at the Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL) in a pilot period for the current 2012-13 academic calendar year.

AUSTIN, Texas — While most of the student population has been enjoying their annual summer reprieve, the University of Texas Libraries are wrapping a productive break with the launch of a new comprehensive resources search tool. The web discovery tool scoUT (Search Content Online at The University of Texas) employs a unified interface to search the combined resources provided by the Libraries. 

The Architecture & Planning Library at The University of Texas at Austin has received a generous bequest from its most devoted patron. The estate of D. Blakely “Blake” Alexander—a retired university architecture professor who passed away in December—has established an endowment to benefit the archive that bears his name.