Patrick Griffis (Libraries) is the 2021 recipient of the McPhee Librarian of the Year Award. He was nominated for his dedication and innovative approaches to librarianship that contribute to making the University Libraries a respected and valuable part of the university community and the Las Vegas community. He is the business librarian and…

Chelsea Heinbach (Libraries) received the Association of College & Research Libraries's University Library Section (ULS) Outstanding Professional Development Award for developing the professional development blog LibParlor. Heinbach received the award with her colleagues and fellow LibParlor editorial members …

Xan Goodman and Samantha Godbey (both Libraries), along with Michael Stöpel (American University of Paris) and Livia Piotto (John Cabot University), are co-editors of the recently published Faculty-Librarian Collaborations: Integrating the Information Literacy Framework into Disciplinary Courses from the Association of College and Research…

Claytee White (Libraries) was honored by Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman with the designation of Feb. 24, 2021, as Claytee White Day in the city of Las Vegas. White is the director of the Oral History Research Center in the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives, is a member of the Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission, and is…

The University Libraries were awarded a Bronze Award in Photography: Series of Related Photographs at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VII Awards of Excellence for “We Won’t Let Your Studies Calcify.” The humorous photo series from Aaron Mayes features the Libraries’ skeletal anatomical model, nicknamed Mandy…

Mark Lenker (Libraries) published "Open-Mindedness is an Achievement: Prototyping a New Threshold Concept for Information Literacy" in LOEX Quarterly. In the article, Lenker argues that open-mindedness is an achievement, not a trait that one has by default. It requires careful attention to the best available evidence and argument on…

Brittani Sterling, Brittany Paloma Fiedler, and James Cheng (all Libraries) were awarded a 2020 ALA Diversity Research Grant for their project, We're Still Here at Mid-Career: The Retention of Academic Librarians of Color and Our Lived Experiences.  The ALA office for diversity, literacy, and outreach services sponsors this grant…

Brittani Sterling (Libraries) and Melinda Sopher of North Carolina State University delivered the presentation The Value of Sisterhood: Cultural Competency and the Responsibilities of Greek Organizational Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiatives at Wittenberg University.

Cory Lampert and Emily Lapworth (both Libraries) are co-authors on a new article, "Cultivating Digitization Competencies: A Case Study in Leveraging Grants as Learning Opportunities in Libraries and Archives," published in Information Technology and Libraries, a journal published quarterly by the Core: Leadership, Infrastructure,…

Sue Wainscott (Libraries) was awarded the 2020 Ann Koopman Science-Technology Community Achievement Award by the Science-Technology Community of the Special Libraries Association (SLA). This award is reserved for those recipients whose professional work is marked by distinction and dedication to the SLA Sci-Tech Community and to STEM…

Avery Boddie (Libraries) has been elected as a member-at-large (2021-23) assistant parliamentarian for the Music Library Association Board of Directors. The Music Library Association is the professional association for music libraries and librarianship in the United States. 

Jennifer Culley, Annette Day, Cory Tucker, and Andrea Wirth (all Libraries) recently presented at the virtual Charleston Library Conference 2020. They presented the paper, "Change is Constant: Managing and Evolving Acquisitions Environment". Cully also presented a poster, "Overview of the Future of Academic Library Acquisitions: Things to Think…