Claytee White (Libraries) recently was elected chair of the Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission. The 13-member commission oversees preservation activities in the city for buildings, structures, and places of historical and architectural significance. It reviews historic designation applications to the National Register of Historic Places…

David G. Schwartz (Center for Gaming Research) had an article, "Historical Parallels between Tournament Poker and Esports," published in the December issue of Gaming Law Review.

Michelle Light (Libraries) was selected to participate in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Leadership Fellows program. The 2018-19 cohort consists of 30 individuals from university research libraries across the country. The program facilitates the development of future senior-level leaders in large research libraries and archives…

Brittany Fiedler (Libraries) has been selected as an American Library Association (ALS) Emerging Leader. The ALA Emerging Leaders program is a leadership development program for newer librarians. The program is limited to no more than 50 participants each year.  The program kicks off with a day-long session during the ALA Midwinter…

Jeffrey Berkbigler (Libraries) presented a session at the Missouri Library Association's annual conference in early October. Fulfilling a commitment he made before joining UNLV in June, Jeffrey led a group discussion for job seekers and hiring managers called "Job Seekers' Support Group: Navigating the Horrible Valley of the Librarian Job Search."

Mark Lenker (Libraries) published "Developmentalism: Learning as the Basis for Evaluating Information" in the October issue of Portal:  Libraries and the Academy. Drawing on the work of philosopher Richard Kraut, Lenker argues that a growth-centered, developmentalist conception of value provides an important complement to…

Katherine Keller (Libraries) recently presented "Comics, Censorship, and You" at the Nevada Library Association-Mountain Plains Library Association Joint Conference 2017 in Stateline. Her presentation addressed the history of comics censorship, the birth of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, comics and collection development, and what to do…

Cory Lampert and Emily Lapworth (both Libraries) presented "What Happens in Nevada ... Gets Digitized!" at the Conference of Intermountain Archivists (CIMA) fall caucus in October. The presentation was part of a Nevada Digital Collections Summit meeting that brought together colleagues from UNLV, UNR Special Collections, and the Nevada State…

Thomas Padilla (Libraries) was a panelist at the Institute for Museum and Library Service's National Digital Platform at Three event in Arlington, Virginia, in October. He spoke on the greatest funding impacts and opportunities on the "Expanding Cultural Heritage Capacity" panel with speakers from the Internet Archive, WGBH, and the University of…

Su Kim Chung, David G. Schwartz, and Claytee White (all Libraries) were appointed to the Advisory Council for The Mob Museum, The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement.  The council assists The Mob Museum with advancing the public understanding of organized crime’s history and impact on society. The…

Melissa Bowles-Terry (Libraries) gave an invited presentation at the Association of Research Libraries fall meeting in Washington, D.C., regarding library impact on student success. Along with Jade Winn from University of Southern California Libraries, she reported on the results of a project launched by the Greater Western Library Alliance…

Michelle Light and Cory Lampert (University Libraries) recently received two grants totaling $54,900 from the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial to fund digitization projects in Special Collections and Archives. The first grant for $49,400 will fund the digitization of the Las Vegas Age, which ran from 1905-1947, and the region’s first…