The Oral History Research Center (Libraries) received a $10,000 donation from the NV Energy Foundation to support Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American & Pacific Islander Oral History Project. 

Christina Miskey and Richard Saladino (both Libraries) recently published their article, "Showing Impact in the Visual Arts and Design Disciplines: A Study of Faculty Usage and Knowledge with an Academic Librarian Perspective," in the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication based on a survey of UNLV arts and architecture faculty that…

Kavita Batra (Medicine), Jennifer R. Pharr (Public Health), Axenya Kachen (UNR School of Medicine), Samantha Godbey (UNLV Libraries), and Emylia Terry (Public Health), published an article, "Investigating the psychological impact of COVID-19 among the sexual and gender minority population: A systematic review and meta-analysis," in the LGBT…

Aidy Weeks (Libraries) is the author of "MLA as Your Professional Home," published by the Medical Library Association in MLAConnect. Weeks is the director of the UNLV School of Medicine Library.  

Samantha Godbey (Libraries) is the recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Library Faculty Service Award. Godbey is active in service and leadership opportunities both nationally and at UNLV. She served as the Libraries’ senior senator on the UNLV Faculty Senate, vice-chair and chair of the Association of College & Research Libraries’ Education and…

Sarah Jones (Libraries) is the recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Libraries Faculty Scholarship Award. Jones’ scholarship has appeared or been accepted for publication in top journals in the archival field including the American Archivist, the leading professional journal for archivists, along with the Journal of Contemporary Archival…

Xan Goodman (Libraries) has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the McPhee Librarian of the Year Award. Goodman was nominated for her dedication, research-informed, and community-responsive approaches to librarianship that make the UNLV Libraries a respected and valuable part of our university community, the Las Vegas community, and the broader…

Kathryn Houk (Libraries) was recently interviewed on the Network of the National Library of Medicine Discovery Podcast about how the UNLV School of Medicine Library, with support from Jen Culley in UNLV Libraries Acquisitions, utilized a Collection Equity Outreach Award to improve their Health Humanities Collection. The award allowed for…

Kathryn Houk (Libraries) and Jordan Nielsen (Middle Tennessee State University) presented, "Exploring Academic Librarian Candidates' Experiences on the Job Market," at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference. Houk is the undergraduate medical education librarian in the School of Medicine Library.   

Carrieann Cahall, Rosan Mitola, Chelsea Heinbach, and Amber Sewell (all Libraries) presented the paper, "Inclusive or Harmful? A critical content analysis of tutorial offerings from R1 academic libraries," at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference.  

Amber Sewell and Kevin Sebastian (both Libraries) presented a poster, "Criticality as our Anvil: Assessing Video Tutorials for Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility," at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference.  

Chelsea Heinbach (Libraries), along with colleagues Charissa Powell, University of Delaware; Hailley Fargo, Northern Kentucky University; and Nimisha Bhat, Smith College, presented "Forging the Future of Library and Information Sciences Researchers Through Community" at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference.