Christina Miskey (Libraries), along with co-authors Ariana Santiago, Rachel Fleming, and Marla I. Hertz, published the book chapter "How to Be Open about Open Initiatives: Case Studies on Organizational Structures and Their Impact on Open" in the forthcoming Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) book Open Movements:…

Stefani Evans (Libraries) participated in the roundtable discussion "Growing Archives of Trauma, Part II: Preservation, Stewardship, and the Public Life of Trauma-Based Oral Histories" at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Oral History Association.

Xan Goodman (Libraries) has has earned the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) credential through the Medical Library Association. This peer-reviewed professional development and career recognition program promotes lifelong learning and exemplary professional performance among health information professionals. It recognizes…

Amy Check and Darnelle Melvin (both Libraries) presented “Extra! Extra! Building Community Metadata through Historical Black Newspapers” at the virtual DLF Forum 2026. Their presentation highlighted how students used the Clinton Wright Photographs Collection and digitized Las Vegas Voice newspapers to identify people, places, and organizations,…

Rene Tanner (Libraries) co-authored “Beyond Books: How Public and Academic Libraries in the United States Fight Food Insecurity” with Nardia Cumberbatch. Drawing on research involving 55 library professionals, the article examines how libraries address food insecurity through services such as food pantries, meal programs, and seed libraries, and…

Sarah Quigley (Libraries) has been appointed to the Nevada State Historical Records Advisory Board, which advises and supports Nevada records and archives repositories in developing accessible and efficiently managed programs for their historical records.

Manish Kumar (Libraries) was elected to the Fedora Repository Governance Group for the 2026-2028 term, responsible for strategic leadership of the Fedora Program, its community, and associated technology. Fedora is a sustainable open-source repository system underpinning many types of digital libraries and archives. It’s designed to store, manage…

This recent publication represents a collaboration among Hiraku Nagahori (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences); Xan Goodman (University Libraries); Hsiang-Ling Teng, Professor at California State University, Long Beach; and Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy). The study addresses an important gap in musculoskeletal imaging by systematically evaluating the…

Wendy Rein (Libraries) is the recipient of the 2026 American Library Association Century Scholarship. Rein, '25 Communication Studies, is pursuing a Master of Library and Information Sciences degree at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Information School, and currently work as an Information Literacy Fellow in the University Libraries.

Christina Miskey and Andrea Wirth (both Libraries) recently published an article in the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication. The article, "Still Adding Value? Assessing the Impact of a Faculty Bibliography" examines their assessment of the UNLV Faculty Bibliography project and shares lessons learned for other librarians to conduct…

Amanda Melilli (Libraries), along with colleagues James W. Rosenzweig (Eastern Washington University) and Alicia G. Vaandering (University of Rhode Island) presented the poster "Charting Queer Visibility: A Content Analysis of Queer Picture Books, 2000-2024" at the American Library Associations 2026 Annual Conference. 

Holly Samayoa (Libraries) has been named a 2026-27 Spectrum Scholar by the American Library Association. Samayoa, who is pursuing a graduate degree in library and information studies at the University of Washington, was one of 60 students selected for the prestigious scholarship. Scholars were chosen for their commitment to community building,…