Accomplishments: University Libraries
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) is the author of a book chapter, "Planning and Managing Library Projects: An Introduction to Project Management," published in the new book, Essential Leadership Skills for Health Sciences Information Professionals, part of the Medical Library Association Book Series.
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) is the co-author of an article, "Shannon D. Jones, MLS, MED, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Library Association President, 2022-2023," published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association. Weeks is an assistant professor within 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Libraries and director of the School of Medicine Library serving the Kirk Kerkorian…
The Oral History Research Center (Libraries) received a $10,000 donation from the NV Energy Foundation to support Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American & Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Christina Miskey and Richard Saladino (both Libraries) recently published their article, "Showing Impact in the Visual Arts and Design Disciplines: A Study of Faculty Usage and Knowledge with an Academic Librarian Perspective," in the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication based on a survey of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ arts and architecture faculty that…
Kavita Batra (Medicine), Jennifer R. Pharr (Public Health), Axenya Kachen (UNR School of Medicine), Samantha Godbey (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Libraries), and Emylia Terry (Public Health), published an article, "Investigating the psychological impact of COVID-19 among the sexual and gender minority population: A systematic review and meta-analysis," in the LGBT…
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) is the author of "MLA as Your Professional Home," published by the Medical Library Association in MLAConnect. Weeks is the director of the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ School of Medicine Library.
Samantha Godbey (Libraries) is the recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Library Faculty Service Award. Godbey is active in service and leadership opportunities both nationally and at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ. She served as the Libraries’ senior senator on the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Faculty Senate, vice-chair and chair of the Association of College & Research Libraries’ Education and…
Sarah Jones (Libraries) is the recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Libraries Faculty Scholarship Award. Jones’ scholarship has appeared or been accepted for publication in top journals in the archival field including the American Archivist, the leading professional journal for archivists, along with the Journal of Contemporary Archival…
Xan Goodman (Libraries) has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the McPhee Librarian of the Year Award. Goodman was nominated for her dedication, research-informed, and community-responsive approaches to librarianship that make the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Libraries a respected and valuable part of our university community, the Las Vegas community, and the broader…
Kathryn Houk (Libraries) was recently interviewed on the Network of the National Library of Medicine Discovery Podcast about how the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ School of Medicine Library, with support from Jen Culley in 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Libraries Acquisitions, utilized a Collection Equity Outreach Award to improve their Health Humanities Collection. The award allowed for…
Kathryn Houk (Libraries) and Jordan Nielsen (Middle Tennessee State University) presented, "Exploring Academic Librarian Candidates' Experiences on the Job Market," at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference. Houk is the undergraduate medical education librarian in the School of Medicine Library.
Carrieann Cahall, Rosan Mitola, Chelsea Heinbach, and Amber Sewell (all Libraries) presented the paper, "Inclusive or Harmful? A critical content analysis of tutorial offerings from R1 academic libraries," at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference.