News: University Libraries

Ai Ja, Min, and Sue Kim
Arts and Culture |

Long before K-pop, there were the Kim Sisters. Now an Eadington Fellow is exploring what their meteroic rise on Las Vegas entertainment scene has to do with American ideals of beauty, citizenship and capitalism amidst Cold War politics.

Item from University Libraries Special Collections
Campus News |

National Archives grant helps University Libraries' Special Collections Division preserve archival collections on expansion of gaming in America from 1970 to 2010.

magazines
Research |

The increasing popularity of state lotteries coincides with a stagnant social mobility, according to work of the latest Eadington Fellow. Catch his free talk at 3 p.m. Dec. 3.

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
Arts and Culture |

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.