Susan Wainscott (Libraries), along with Craig Palmer, formerly of the Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies, and three other colleagues co-authored “Practical Guidance for Integrating Data Management Into Long-term Ecological Monitoring Projects.” This peer-reviewed lead article appeared in Wildlife Society Bulletin’s …

Michelle Light (Libraries) was selected to participate in Leadership Las Vegas (Class of 2016), Southern Nevada’s prestigious executive development program. She has a decorated 16-year career that includes the University of Michigan School of Information’s 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award and induction as a fellow of the Society of American…

Denise Murphy, Hobreigh Fischer, (both Police Services), Raegen Pietrucha (Libraries), and Jessica Wilde, who formerly worked for police services, received a Meritorious Unit Citation from the department of police services for their leadership, innovation, teamwork, and dedication in developing and implementing the online registration process for…

Carol Ou and Marilyn Vent (both Libraries) gave a lightning talk in June titled “FAST Headings in the UNLV Libraries Catalog: A Laissez-Faire Approach!” which detailed their approach to managing and supporting FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) headings in the University Libraries’ catalog. Their talk was one of four accepted as…

Cyndi Shein (Libraries) presented a poster, "Building Bridges: Leading an Army of Graduate Student Interns," at the Society of American Archivists’ annual meeting. Her presentation detailed the mutually beneficial relationship between the University Libraries’ Special Collections Division and the history students employed there.  

Emily Lapworth (Libraries) participated in a panel presentation titled “Capturing Community and Cultural Content” at the Society of California Archivists’ “The Future is Now: Digital Initiatives in the Archives” conference this summer. She discussed the University Libraries’ new scan-and-return process for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage…

Karla Irwin (Libraries) presented the paper "Costume Design in the Archives: Descriptive Challenges and Solutions" at the Performing Arts Roundtable at the Society of American Archivists’ annual meeting. She also gave a poster presentation, "Improving Collection Access Through Standardization of Legacy Descriptions in ArchivesSpace," at the…

Su Kim Chung (Libraries) was elected vice chair/chair-elect of the reference, access, and outreach (RAO) section of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) in July. SAA is the oldest and largest national archival professional association in North America. She was chair of the organization's Committee on Archives, Libraries, and Museums from 2012-…

Raegen Pietrucha (Libraries) won the 2015 Two of Cups Press Poetry Chapbook Contest. Her chapbook manuscript, An Animal I Can’t Name, will be published in 2016.  

Greg Voelker (Libraries) and Heather Johnson, formerly of Libraries, co-authored the article “LASR Pointers: Assessing the Need for, Creating, and Measuring Standardized Training for an Automated Storage and Retrieval System,” which was published last month in Strategic Library.  

Kristen Costello (Libraries) won the 2015 University Libraries Outstanding Library Faculty Service Award. Costello was honored for her service as vice chair and chair of the Innovative Users Group (IUG), which included work on the IUG's annual conferences. She also was recognized for the leadership she provided when the group acquired…

Su Kim Chung (Libraries) was elected vice president/president-elect of the Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists (CIMA), an association of archives professionals from institutions in Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, and New Mexico in May. She previously served on CIMA’s council from 2002-04 and 2011-13.