Dan Werra (Libraries) is the winner of the Libraries' Administrative Faculty of the Year Award. He was nominated for his outstanding customer service and creative problem solving in the growth and maintenance of University Libraries technologies. He has worked closely within the Libraries on technology upgrades that benefit both faculty and…

Tanya Al-Talib, Hassan Ziada, Neamat Hassan (all Dental), and Xan Goodman (University Libraries) published in the Journal of Dentistry (Elsevier) a manuscript titled, "Bruxism and Direct and Indirect Restorations Failure: A Scoping Review." This manuscript evaluated the relationship between bruxism and the failure of both direct and indirect…

Joseph Kevin Sebastian (Libraries) presented a paper, "Reframing Information Seeking in the Age of Generative AI: A Critical and Humanistic Approach," at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2025 conference. Using the lens of queer theory and critical digital literacy, this paper looks at how tools like ChatGPT are…

Kathryn Houk (Libraries; Medicine) is the winner of the Libraries' Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award. She was nominated for her exceptional work on the publication Toward Inclusive Academic Library Hiring Practices, which she co-edited. She also contributed a chapter, co-written with colleagues Christina Miskey and Jason Aubin, about…

Darcy Del Bosque (Libraries) is the winner of the James S. McPhee Librarian of the Year Award. She was nominated for her compassionate leadership of the Research, Innovation, and Creation department in the University Libraries over the past five years, which has included onboarding new staff, implementing technology changes to benefit UNLV…

Niki Fullmer (Libraries) is the winner of the Libraries' Innovative Solutions and Customer Service Award. She was nominated for her exceptional work to engage library patrons using creative book displays that highlight the Libraries' diverse collections. Fullmer has collaborated with the Flora and Stuart Mason Peer Research Coaches to create…

Amanda Melilli (Libraries) and co-authors Alicia G. Vaandering (University of Rhode Island) and James W. Rosenzweig (Eastern Washington University) published a book chapter titled, "Here, Queer, but Catalog Records Aren't Used to it: The Discoverability of LGBTQIA+ Representation in Library Collections" in Censorship is a Drag: LGBTQ Materials and…

Amanda Melilli (Libraries), along with colleagues Alicia G. Vaandering (University of Rhode Island) and James W. Rosenzweig (Eastern Washington University) presented "Reading the Rainbow: Exploring Themes and Identities in LGBTQIA+ Picture Books" at the 2025 Children's Literature Assembly Online Research Conference. 

Amber Sewell (Libraries) authored an article, "Giving voice to community: Embodied scholarship, generative discussion, and other affordances of scholarly podcasting," published in a special issue of Journal of Electronic Publishing. In the article, Sewell explores how podcasting can be used to highlight the embodied and community-rich…

Jawahir Javaid (Libraries) had an article, "Rethinking Cataloging: Moving Beyond Macros," published in Cataloging & Classification Quarterly This case study examines how a public library’s technical services department restructured its cataloging workflow amid staffing shortages by experimenting with new tools and technology and…

Sarah Jones (Libraries) co-authored an article, "Shared Waters of the West: Archival Materials in California and Nevada about the Colorado River," published in a special issue of the Journal for Arizona History focused on environmental history.  

Sarah Quigley (Special Collections & Archives) is co-author of a report, Creating Ethical Temporary Positions in Archives: Best Practices and Case Studies, published by the Council on Library and Information Resources. The report outlines challenges with contingent labor at cultural heritage organizations and offers guidelines…