Accomplishments: School of Medicine Library

Aidy Weeks (Libraries) is the co-author of a chapter, "Virtual Chat and Chew: Radical Self-Care for BIPOC Information Professionals," published in the book, Leadership Wellness and Mental Health Concerns in Higher Education. The chapter explores the formation of a weekly virtual forum known as the “Chat & Chew” by the members of the…
Kathryn Houk (Libraries) is the lead author of an article, "We are ML: A Qualitative Case Study on the Medical Library Association’s 2019 Communities Transition," published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association. She is an assistant professor and undergraduate medical education librarian in the School of Medicine Library at the…
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) recently was interviewed on InfoBase's InfoBlog about her service leadership on the Latinx Caucus of the Medical Library Association. Weeks is the interim director of the UNLV School of Medicine Library. 
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) is the author of an article, "Proving the Proverbial Gadfly: Situating the Historical and Racial Context of Southern Medical Works by Mary Louise Marshall" in the November issues of the Journal of the Medical Library Association. The article critically re-examines three influential works written by…
Kathryn Houk, Ruby Nugent, Aidy Weeks, and Xan Goodman (Libraries) are among a group of health sciences librarians who will receive President's Awards from the Medical Library Association during the organization's annual meeting in May.  Houk, Nugent, and Weeks will receive the award for their contributions to the MLA Spanish-…
Ruby L. Nugent and Aidy Weeks (both Libraries) presented the poster, "UNLV Libraries' Peer Mentor Cohort: A Model for Successful Allyship and Support Amongst Women Faculty" at the 9th Annual Faculty Women of Color Assembly Conference. Nugent and Weeks work in the Health Sciences Library.
Kathryn Houk (Libraries) and Jordan Nielsen od Vanderbilt University contributed a paper, "The Library is Open (And Hiring): Toward Conscientious Academic Librarian Hiring Practices," to the Association of College & Research Libraries (2021 Conference. Houk is in the Health Sciences Library.
Aidy Weeks (Health Sciences Library) was awarded the 2021 Erich Meyerhoff Prize from the Medical Library Association for her paper, "Proving the Proverbial Gadfly: Situating the Historical & Racial Context of Southern Medical Works by Mary Louise Marshall through a Critical Librarianship Framework." This prize was established in 1956 by…
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) been added to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Library Board, which provides input and feedback from academic and hospital librarians in the health sciences. She is the graduate medical education liaison library and collections manager at the Health Sciences Library.
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) had a database review, "A Review of LWW Health Library for Clerkship/Clinical Rotations," published in Doody's Collection Development Monthly, a medical librarian collection development resource. Weeks is with the Health Sciences Library.
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) was selected as a Medical Library Association 2020 Research Training Institute Fellow. The highly prestigious training institution will be offered in a virtual format this month and will provide high-quality advanced research methods curriculum and learning model, with mentoring and support…
Aidy Weeks, Ruby Nugent, and Mayra Corn (all Libraries) recently published "Special Report: Nuestra Comunidad: Themes and Shared Experiences in a Latinx Librarian Cohort" on the WOC + Lib Blog. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and the Appendix. Weeks is the graduate medical education liaison librarian and collections manager for the Health…