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Current Libraries News
Historic Hoover Dam image, selected for national initiative, showcases the role of UNLV Special Collections & Archives in preserving history.
Through games and hands-on learning, this teaching and learning librarian helps faculty slay instructional design.
The Robert Scott Hooper Photograph Collection at UNLV preserves decades of celebrity portraiture, commercial imagery, and the changing visual culture of Las Vegas.
Su Kim Chung shares what's special to her after a quarter century working in UNLV Special Collections & Archives.
UNLV Libraries is working with Nellis to digitize its collection of more than 50,000 newspaper pages.
UNLV is the first from Nevada to join elite group of public and private research libraries from across the U.S. and Canada.
Libraries In The News
The Nevada State Museum is celebrating the 90th birthday of photojournalist Clinton Wright, a man who spent decades documenting life on Las Vegas’ historic Westside. Thousands of Wright’s images are now preserved in UNLV’s Special Collections and featured in the exhibit “Rhythm and Resilience: Black Vegas.”
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, Nevadans can peek at photo snapshots of pivotal moments in state history at the UNLV Special Collections and Archives. Photos in the collection range from the 1830s and beyond, documenting portraits of ancestors of Nevadans, pioneer life in the Old West, work on the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Hoover Dam.
The 99th Air Base Wing History Office at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., has launched a collaboration with University of Nevada, Las Vegas to digitize its collection of more than 50,000 newspaper pages, some articles dating back to the base’s earliest days in World War II.
According to UNLV's Center for Gaming Research, gaming win on the Las Vegas Strip has fallen from 59% of total casino revenue in 1984 to just 35% in fiscal 2024, the most dramatic shift of any Nevada market. Statewide, gaming dropped from 62% to 43% over the same period, with room revenue nearly doubling its share. Today, non-gaming revenue makes up roughly two-thirds of Strip casino-resort revenue.
In this episode of The CFL Podcast, Joe Kennedy sits down with Maggie Farrell and Ingrid Ruffin from UNLV Libraries to discuss why the future of learning isn't just about what students know, but where and how they put that knowledge to work outside of the classroom. The library of the future isn’t just a space for quiet self-study among the bookstacks, it is a diverse ecosystem of physical and digital environments that connect learners through collaborative exploration. We examine how emerging learning environments like makerspaces and digital labs are being intentionally designed for access and flexibility with a focus on empowering learners to shift from passive consumers to active creators that can lead the conversation around their learning.
Community leaders whose service helped shape the Historic Westside were honored Saturday at Westside Legacy Park, where new plaques featuring the names and images of the 2026 inductees were unveiled. Claytee White attended the event and emphasized the importance of preserving local history.
