The University of Texas

The University of Texas at Austin is the largest component of the University of Texas System. UT Austin is a major research university that is home to over 48,000 students; 2,700 faculty; and 17,000 staff members.
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Austin, Texas

As the capital of Texas, Austin will have an increasing role in the expansion of information services for governments, businesses, and research institutions. Students in Austin have the opportunity to gain real-world experience through internships, part-time jobs, and Capstone projects with local businesses and organizations, including:

• High Tech Industry:
  • Dell Computer Corporation
  • IBM
  • Motorola
  • BMC Software
  • Trilogy Software
  • Tivoli Systems
  • Prodigy Communications Corporation
  • GSD&M Advertising
  • Vignette Corporation
  • Cirrus Logic, Inc.
  • and hundreds of others...


• Libraries located on the UT Austin campus:
  • Architecture and Planning Library
  • Audio-Visual Library
  • Benson Latin American Collection
  • Balcones Library Service Center (Balcones Research Center)
  • Center for American History
  • Chemistry (Mallet) Library
  • Classics Library
  • Engineering (McKinney) Library
  • Fine Arts Library
  • Geology (Walter) Library
  • Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
  • J. J. Pickle Research Campus, Library services for
  • Life Science Library
  • Marine Science Library (Port Aransas)
  • Perry-Castañeda (Main) Library
  • Physics Mathematics Astronomy (Kuehne) Library
  • Public Affairs (Wasserman) Library
  • Tarlton Law Library
  • LBJ Presidential Library and Archive
  • Texas Architectural Archives
  • Manuscripts Department, Humanities Research Center
  • Archives and Records Management of the General Land Office of Texas
  • Archives and Records Management of the Lower Colorado River Authority
    


• Approximately 17 libraries of the State of Texas, many located next to the iSchool including:
  • The Texas State Library and Archives
  • Texas Legislative Library


• Association Headquarters and Libraries
  • Texas Library Association
  • Texas Medical Association Library


• Archives Centers
  • Archives of the Episcopal Church
  • Austin History Center
  • Catholic Archives of Texas
  • LBJ Presidential Library and Archives


• Business, Research, and Legal Organizations
  • Austin area law firms
  • Venture capital firms
    

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