Cyndi Shein (Libraries) received the inaugural Best General Interest Article Award from the Journal of Western Archives (JWA) for her article "From Accession to Access: A Born-Digital Materials Case Study." This award honors the article published in the journal during the previous year that the JWA review board has determined to be most innovative…

John Watts (Libraries) has been selected as one of two new facilitators for the national, grant-funded program "Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success" (AiA) from the Association of College and Research Libraries, which aims to strengthen the competencies of librarians in campus leadership and data-informed advocacy. He was…

Melissa Bowles-Terry and Samantha Godbey (both Libraries) offered workshops at the European Conference on Information Literacy. Bowles-Terry presented "Improve Your Instruction With Classroom Assessment Techniques." Best practices for using assessment techniques in a library setting were detailed by her and her co-presenter, Cass Kvenild, from…

Patrick Griffis (Libraries) published his article "Information Literacy in Business Education Experiential Learning Programs" in the Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship.

Su Kim Chung (Libraries) has been named McPhee Librarian of the Year for her many accomplishments, including her work on the redesign of the Special Collections website, her implementation of new policies and procedures in the Reading Room, her involvement in important promotional events in and outside the library, her commitment to student and…

Erin Rinto (Libraries) and Elisa Cogbill-Seiders (English) are the authors of "Library Instruction and Themed Composition Courses: An Investigation of Factors that Impact Student Learning." It was published in the January issue of The Journal of Academic Librarianship.  

Rosan Mitola, Erin Rinto, and John Watts (all Libraries) gave a presentation at the 2015 Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience titled "Partners in Teaching: A Strategic Training Program for Peer-Assisted Learning."

Claytee White (Oral History Research Center) had a busy 2014. She participated in panels and lectures throughout Nevada, serving as the keynote speaker honoring civil rights pioneer Jimmy Gay at the Garden of Dreams, the presenter on African-American history at the 5th Street School Design Center, the moderator and discussion leader on the history…

Architecture Studies Library (Libraries) found its Pinterest account listed in Time magazine's 2013 list of 30 pinners to follow. At the time it was called an "underfollowed" account, with fewer than 500 followers. The account now has more than 2,100 followers.

Su Kim Chung (Special Collections) has been selected to participate in the 2015 Archives Leadership Institute (ALI). Twenty-five participants were chosen for the prestigious program through a competitive application process based on their leadership skills and potential, ability to influence policy and change within an organization and the…

Darcy Del Bosque and Susie Skarl (Libraries) are co-authors (with Sam Leif) of the article, "Libraries Atwitter: Trends in Academic Library Tweeting," which appeared in Reference Services Review. The article won two awards, the Highly Commended Award from the Literati Network Awards for Excellence, and the Reference Research Review Award from the…

UNLV Libraries recently received a $100,000 grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Library Services and Technology Act to fund the first year of a three-year Southern Nevada Jewish Community Digital Heritage Project. This comprehensive project, which launched in August 2014, will document the history of Las Vegas through the…