Andrea Wirth (Libraries) was elected chair of the Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The Serials & Other Continuing Resources Section serves as IFLA’s home for scholarly communication.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) served on the selection committee for the Fulbright Program in Mexico for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship.

Aidy Weeks (Libraries, Medicine) and Stephanie Fell (Libraries) were among a group awarded the 2023 Project of the Year by the Medical Library Association for their work on the Hispanic/Latinx Inclusive Terminologies Project. Launched in 2020, this project became a catalyst for changes in racial/ethnic medical subject headings, created a new…

Kathryn Houk (Libraries, Medicine) co-presented the webinar, "Drawn to Graphic Medicine: Bringing Comics into Medical Librarianship," for the Central NY Library Resources Council's 2nd annual Health @ CLRC Health Literacy Conference. The webinar focused on the roles of graphic medicine in health professions and educating the public, and…

Kathryn Houk (Libraries, Medicine) is the co-author of an article, "Inclusive Hiring in Academic Libraries: A Qualitative Analysis of Attitudes and Reflections of Search Committee Members," published in College & Research Libraries.  

Kathryn Houk (Libraries; Medicine) and colleague Jordan Nielsen, Middle Tennessee State University, published a proceedings paper, "Exploring Academic Librarian Candidates’ Experiences on the Job Market," from the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference. Houk is an associate professor and the Undergraduate Medical…

Joseph Kevin Sebastian (Libraries) presented "Reversing White Yearning: A Brown and Queer Filipinx Librarian’s Exorcism of Colonialism and Veneration of Indigenous Ancestry (A Work in Progress)" at the People of Color in Library and Information Science Summit at Loyola Marymount University. The presentation shared some of the…

Amber Sewell (Libraries) recently published an article, "Designing an Augmented Reality Learning Experience for Library Instruction as a Technology Novice" in the International Journal of Designs for Learning. The article describes Sewell's experience creating an augmented reality learning experience for students with no budget and little…

Sarah Quigley and Michael Don Fraser (Libraries) received a $75,000 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records to update and modernize preservation and conservation equipment in the UNLV Libraries Special Collections & Archives. The new equipment will enable Special…

Maggie Farrell (Libraries) has been appointed to serve as an American Library Association Endowment Trustee. The ALA Endowment plays a significant role in the financial health of the ALA by generating revenue for general operations, major programs, new initiatives, scholarships, and awards.

Darnelle O. Melvin (Libraries) presented two papers during the 2023 LD4 Conference on Linked Data this month. "Proactive strategies to improve underrepresentation in public knowledge graphs: A Wikidata sprint in UNLV Special Collections highlighting LGBTQ+ Las Vegas" highlights efforts by UNLV Special Collections & Archives to bring to…

Amanda Melilli (Libraries), along with colleagues Alicia G. Vaandering (University of Rhode Island) and James W. Rosenzweig (Eastern Washington University), presented, "Stories to Empower our Communities: Promoting Diverse LGBTQIA+ Narratives in Picture Book Collections," at the 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago,…