Katherine Keller (Libraries) is the recipient of the 2022 Libraries Classified Staff of the Year award. She was nominated for her dedication to the Teacher Development & Resources Library (TDRL) and the University Libraries. In addition to her work, she has taken on many extra responsibilities during position vacancies, including managing the…

Francesca Marineo, Chelsea Heinbach, and Rosan Mitola (all Libraries) authored an article, "Building a Culture of Collaboration and Shared Responsibility for Educational Equity Work through an Inclusive Teaching Community of Practice," published in Collaborative Librarianship.

Brittany Paloma Fiedler (Libraries) was elected as an at-large member to the instruction section of the Association of College & Research Libraries for 2022-23. The instruction section supports academic and research librarians with learning, teaching, and research on information literacy in higher education. She will begin her service on July…

Kristen Costello (Libraries) is the Libraries' Spring 2022 Inspirational Customer Service Award recipient. She was nominated in recognition of the outstanding customer service she provides in her multiple roles, both as the interim head of access services and the systems librarian, going above and beyond to problem-solve and improve processes…

Brittani Sterling, Aidy Weeks, Halle Burns, Mayra Corn, Jennifer Culley, Christina Miskey, Stephanie Fell, Sarah Jones, Ruby Nugent, and Rebecca Orozco (all Libraries) published the article "Working Towards Tenure Together: Creating an Intersectional Peer Supported Cohort Model" in the peer-reviewed journal In the Library with the Lead Pipe …

Kathryn Houk (Libraries) has been elected vice president/chair elect for the Northern California and Nevada Medical Libraries Group, the regional chapter of the Medical Library Association. Houk is the undergraduate medical education librarian at the School of Medicine Library serving the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. 

Sarah Jones (Libraries) is the recipient of the Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists Mentor Award. The CIMA Mentor Award recognizes members who both strive to cultivate career development in the archival community and who help the next generation to build archival knowledge and expertise in connection with the CIMA Mentorship Program. CIMA…

Richard Saladino (Libraries) presented a lightning talk on behalf of himself and co-author Christina Miskey (Libraries) at the Art Libraries Society of North America 2022 Annual Conference. The lightning talk, "Research Impact in the Visual Arts," discussed preliminary results of a recent survey of art faculty and how they demonstrate the impact…

Cory Lampert (Libraries) gave a presentation, "Looking Through the Portal: The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project and Perspectives on Partnership," at the Southwest Oral History Association Annual Conference on April 1. The presentation focused on a project collaboration between digital collections, the UNLV Oral History Research Center, and…

Barbara Tabach (Oral History Research Center) received the Mink Award at the Southwest Oral History Association (SOHA) annual conference. The Mink Award is SOHA's highest honor and recognized Tabach's nearly 15 years of preserving local history through oral history interviews.   

Chelsea Heinbach (Libraries) is the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Library Faculty Scholarship Award. Heinbach was nominated for her outstanding and significant scholarly efforts in 2021 that will have a long and lasting impact on the field of librarianship. In 2021, she co-authored a book, co-authored two book chapters, gave a…

Amanda Melilli (Libraries) is the 2022 recipient of the Outstanding Library Faculty Service Award. Melilli was nominated for her remarkable dedication and leadership across her service commitments within the University Libraries and nationally at the American Library Association. During the award period, she served as the Libraries' deputy faculty…