Samantha Godbey (Libraries) is the author of an article published in the July 2018 issue of College & Research Libraries, the bi-monthly journal of the Association of College & Research Libraries. The article, "Testing Future Teachers: A Quantitative Exploration of Factors Impacting the Information Literacy of Teacher Education…

Chelsea Heinbach (Libraries) recently presented a poster, "Building a Community of Librarian Researchers: What We Learned from Creating LibParlor," at the American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. She developed the research project with colleagues Charissa Powell and Hailley Fargo.   

Rosan Mitola and Erin Rinto (both Libraries) had an article published in the May issue of The Journal of Academic Librarianship. The article, "Student Employment as a High-Impact Practice in Academic Libraries: A Systematic Review," was co-authored with Emily Pattni, an UNLV graduate and a former Information Literacy Fellow in the Libraries.…

Su Kim Chung (Libraries) recently presented a poster at the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Academic College Research Libraries – American Library Association conference in New Orleans. The poster presentation, “Advancing in Retreat: Librarians and Faculty Converge to Develop Student Assignments,” was developed with humanities…

Amanda Melilli, Marina Georgieva, Darnelle Melvin, and Leah Howd (all Libraries) presented during the American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans. Melilli, head of the Teacher Development and Resources Library was featured on a panel discussing “Building and Justifying Adult Graphic Novel Collections in…

Starr Hoffman and James Cheng (both Libraries) received an Academic Library Impact Research Grant from the Association of College Research Libraries (ACRL) for a project titled “Researchers on Academic Library Impact: Characteristics and Perspectives.” The research project, building on interviews with library and higher educational professionals…

Mark Lenker (Libraries) recently presented "Building on First-Year Students' Information Seeking Strengths: How their Life-Research Experiences Can Inform FYE Library Instruction Curriculum" at the Workshop for Instruction in Library Use 2018 conference in Ottawa, Canada. 

Xan Goodman (Libraries) recently received the 2018 Ysabel Bertolucci Award for Professional Excellence from the Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group (NCNMLG).  Goodman is a member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals and a former American Library Association Spectrum Scholar, has served on several…

Chelsea Heinbach, Brittany Fiedler, Rosan Mitola, and Melissa Bowles-Terry (University Libraries) recently presented at the 46th Annual LOEX Conference in Houston.  Heinbach, Fiedler, and Mitola presented "Interinstitutional Student Success: An Asset-oriented Inquiry into Transfer Students." The discussion focused on ways the libraries can…

Clarice Tara Cuda and Winnie Wu (both Art) received the 2018 Lance and Elena Calvert Award for Excellence in Creative Works and Advanced Undergraduate Research. Cuda, who will graduate Saturday with a BFA, created the 2018 sculpture "Power Suit," which examines traditions of mourning and materiality from the 19th century to the present. The…

Thomas Padilla (Libraries) was recently selected as an 2018-2019 Association of Research Libraries Leadership and Career Development Fellow. The yearlong program prepares mid-career librarians from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to take on leadership roles in their careers and in the profession at large. The ARL LCDP…

A.L. Carson and Matthew Murray (both Libraries) gave the presentation "Flying Blind: Creating a Library ORCID Integration Pilot" at the 2018 Digital Initiatives Symposium in San Diego earlier this month.