News: University Libraries

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.

Detail of printer's ornament from Rodotà's "De' giuochi d'industria
Research |

Researcher digs into the early treatises in UNLV's Special Collections to discover how the culture of gambling shaped Renaissance Rome.

Historical photo of Frazier Hall, UNLV's first building
UNLV History |

The Oral History Research Center ensures the stories of yesterday will be here for our community tomorrow.

Laurie Arnold
Campus News |

Historian Laurie Arnold dove into UNLV Libraries documents to learn how Native American leaders collaborated to overcome the obstacles in bringing tribal gaming to their communities.

UNLV librarians sort through a collection of historical images from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226
Campus News |

New insight into the largest union in Nevada will be digitized and made available worldwide.

cocktail servers
Campus News |

Public invited to meet UNLV historians, archivists, and subjects of new book on pioneering women who shifted boundaries of women's employment in Las Vegas.