News: University Libraries

opening of the Stardust Golf Course
Arts and Culture |

The Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project at UNLV University Libraries documents the rich history of our region’s Jewish people and a city they transformed.

World Series of Poker game
Campus News |

Eadington Fellow dives into UNLV's archives to examine the relationship between sports media and cultural memory in poker's main event.

bookshelf and slot machine
Campus News |

Five national scholars will study aspects of gaming and gambling during residencies at the University Libraries Center for Gaming Research.

Cartoon image
Business and Community |

UNLV Libraries is a key repository for the photos and documents covering Nevada and a battleground for environmental activism.

students studying in library
Campus News |

Study reveals UNLV students have one of the skills employers prize. Here's how University Libraries helps build it.

Researchers look through photographs
Research |

The discoveries made in the Libraries' Special Collections challenge the way that people think of Las Vegas and its place in the American landscape. Here's a taste.

Emily Lapworth
People |

Librarian Emily Lapworth brings her expertise in archives and passion for technology from Pilgrim turf to Rebel Country.

students sitting in chairs looking at a laptop
Campus News |

New partnership brings one of the largest research library collections in the world to UNLV and Southern Nevada community.

Students participate in a motion capture exercise
Campus News |

UNLV hosts three-day college bound program for high-achieving Las Vegas students.

Lee M. Hanover
Research |

One of this year's Calvert Award winners for undergraduate researchers on how to avoid getting overwhelmed by massive amounts of research materials.

The Compleat Gamester
Research |

When did society start linking problem gambling to the concept of addiction? Medical historian Celeste Chamberland discusses the origins in the May 14 Eadington Fellows lecture.

Swimming pool scene at the Riviera Hotel
Arts and Culture |

The vast archives within University Libraries preserve the history of the now-shuttered casino. Su Kim Chung, head of special collections public services, offers a peek inside.