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Thanks to all our students who came to yesterday's First Year Mixer!

Desiree Mei Legaspi, Administrative Assistant III, has been selected as UNLV's Classified Employee of the Month for August 2024!

Desiree was nominated based on her flexibility to fill in critical roles due to vacancies in the Administration Office including purchasing, accounting, and student employee management. She has demonstrated an eagerness to learn new skills and collegiality which have contributed to departmental operations. Congratulations, Desiree!

Save the date: the Research Impact Challenge begins on September 16! The challenge will help you learn more about citation metrics, altmetrics, and other methods by completing daily challenges.

Faculty and graduate students who participate in the challenge and complete the daily tasks will be entered into a drawing for a Libraries prize pack.

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Research Impact Challenge Sept. 16-20  UNLV Today Home Research Impact Challenge Sept. 16-20 Increase the impact and reach of your scholarly research by participating in the University Libraries' annual Research Impact Challenge running Sept.16-20. The challenge takes place over 5 days and will help you learn more about citation met...

As Su Kim Chung celebrates her 25th anniversary with UNLV Libraries Special Collections & Archives, she wants to pay it forward by launching a fund to create paid student internships in Special Collections.

By establishing a paid internship program, Special Collections & Archives will be able to help students gain practical experience as they prepare to enter the library or archives field.

Contribute here:

Su Kim Chung 25th Anniversary Special Collections Internship Campaign - UNLV Rebel Raiser When I interviewed for a position in UNLV's Special Collections & Archives, the practical experience I received through a paid professional internship made me a stand out candidate and set me on a path for success in Las Vegas

We hope yesterday's visit from the therapy dogs gives you a pawsitive start to the fall semester! 🐶🐾

Lied Library has a new book display! Come check it out on the first floor, by the main entrance.

See more here: https://www.unlv.edu/news/unlvtoday/start-new-chapter-lied-library-book-display

Thanks to everyone who came to the Transfer Student Mixer yesterday! We'll be hosting our First Year Mixer next week on Wednesday, September 4 from 11:30am to 1:30pm.

Let UNLV Libraries help you get your fall 2024 semester off to a great start. The Libraries offer a range of services and programs geared toward faculty and students.

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Start the Semester Off Right With the Libraries Check out the resources available for faculty, staff, and students; pilot program extends Lied Library's hours of operation.

Looking to borrow some tech from the library? Check out our new technology lending webpage to learn what tools we have available and how long you can check them out for:

Technology Lending at Lied Library | UNLV University Libraries Quick Search: Articles, newspapers, books and ebooks, videos and more. Results primarily available online but may also include books available in the library or articles that can be requested for email delivery from ILLiad.

was a blast! We had a great time meeting all of our first year students and showing them how the Libraries will support their time at UNLV!

Don't worry - the therapy dogs will be back for all students on Wednesday, August 28!

Susie Skarl (Urban Affairs Librarian) and Amanda Slater (Library Technician 2) co-authored an article, "Library Workers and Disabilities: An Annotated Bibliography," in Codex: The Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL.

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Library Workers and Disabilities: An Annotated Bibliography | Skarl | Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL Library Workers and Disabilities: An Annotated Bibliography

Lied is Beautiful ❤🖤

Now through September 28, come check out the School of Medicine Library's exhibit, "Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived & Well Drawn!"

The National Library of Medicine produced this exhibition and companion website: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/graphicmedicine/index.html/

The University Libraries has identified a preliminary list of databases and print and online journals for cancellation as part of the 2024 Serial Review Project, first announced in March of this year. The project was launched to address a collections acquisition funding shortfall due to inflation.

See more and view the list of preliminary journals and databases here:

2024 Serials Review Project Update: Preliminary List of Cancellations | UNLV University Libraries Quick Search: Articles, newspapers, books and ebooks, videos and more. Results primarily available online but may also include books available in the library or articles that can be requested for email delivery from ILLiad.

Andrea Wirth, Scholarly Communication Librarian, presented "Participatory science, open science, and community engagement" at the FORCE11 Conference on the future of research communication.

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The UNLV Libraries have joined a research project aimed at understanding and addressing the complexities and costs associated with managing and sharing data from funded research.

We are one of 11 academic institutions across the country participating in the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, which is led by the Association of Research Libraries and funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services until 2016.

Learn more here:

UNLV Joins Initiative to Examine Data Sharing Costs From Funded Research | UNLV University Libraries Quick Search: Articles, newspapers, books and ebooks, videos and more. Results primarily available online but may also include books available in the library or articles that can be requested for email delivery from ILLiad.

PlayStations are now available for check out at Lied Library! You can check out a PS3 or PS4 as well as a wide assortment of games for up to 7 days at a time.

Learn more at library.unlv.edu/research/technology-lending/gaming

Have you heard about our Course Reserves? You can check out some of the most popular textbooks on campus here at the library! Learn more at library.unlv.edu/research/reserves

Christina Miskey (Research Impact Librarian), Kathryn Houk (Undergraduate Medical Education Librarian), and Jason Aubin (Director of Space Management) authored a chapter, "Developing Recommendations for More Inclusive Academic Librarian On-Site Interviews," in the new book, Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Hiring Practices, published by the Association for College and Research Libraries.

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Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Hiring Practices Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Hiring Practices Kathryn M. Houk Jordan Nielsen Jenny Wong-Welch (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab) Add to cart ALA Member $81.00 Price $90.00 Item Number 979-8-89255-530-2 Published 2024 Publisher ACRL Pages 346 Width 7" Height 10" Format Softcover AP Cate...

Kathryn Houk, Undergraduate Medical Education Librarian, is the co-editor of a new book, "Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Hiring Practices," published by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).

See more here: https://alastore.ala.org/toward-inclusive-academic-librarian-hiring-practices

🚨NOTICE🚨: University supported access to the Mendeley Institutional Edition (MIE) will be discontinued for UNLV users on October 31. Users will still have access to the free version, but MIE account holders will notice changes to the options available to them for storing and sharing articles.

UNLV users will still have access to RefWorks, a web-based bibliographic tool, and Zotero, a free open-source reference management software.

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Mendeley Institutional Edition Update | UNLV University Libraries Quick Search: Articles, newspapers, books and ebooks, videos and more. Results primarily available online but may also include books available in the library or articles that can be requested for email delivery from ILLiad.

The University Libraries is hiring a new Human Resources Coordinator. This is a full-time, Administrative Faculty position.

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Human Resources Coordinator, UNLV University Libraries [R0143671] The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete y...

UNLV to Launch Immersive Learning Center to Support Student STEM Engagement and Success UNLV partners with Dreamscape Learn to infuse virtual reality into curriculum; immersive learning facility expected to debut at university’s Lied Library in 2025.

Chelsea Heinbach, Teaching & Learning Librarian, gave a presentation entitled "Introducing LibParlor Online Learning: An Open-Source Curriculum for LIS Researchers" at the American Libraries Association annual conference.

See more here: https://www.imls.gov/events/2024-ala-annual-conference

Joseph Kevin Sebastian, Teaching & Learning Librarian for Online Education, published an article, "Queering critical digital literacy scholarship: A new framework," in New Directions for Teaching and Learning.

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Queering critical digital literacy scholarship: A new framework This chapter critiques and builds upon critical digital literacy studies by synthesizing q***r theory to inspire more inclusive approaches to understandings of digital literacy.

Jawahir Javaid, Catalog Metadata Analyst, is the co-author of a book chapter, "Enhancing Subject Access to LGBTQ+ Materials: It's Not Just About the (Rainbow) Crosswalk," published in "Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches."

See more here: https://alastore.ala.org/inclusivecat?_zs=JGWwg1&_zl=f3Di9

The University Libraries is hiring a new Head of Discovery Services. This is a full-time, tenure-track, Academic Faculty position.

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Head, Discovery Services, UNLV University Libraries [R0143691] The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete y...

Amber Sewell, Teaching & Learning Librarian, gave a presentation entitled "Micro & macro: Game-based learning at UNLV Libraries," for the Library Instruction Round Table's President's Program at the American Libraries Association annual conference.

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2024 LIRT President's Program Check out this Presentation designed by Amber Sewell.

Niki Fullmer (Educational Outreach Librarian) and Brittany Paloma Fiedler (Teaching & Learning Librarian) co-authored a chapter, “Is it for Me?: Alienation, Assimilation, and Ambition in Academia”, published in the book, Serving Hispanic, Latine, and Latinx Students in Academic Libraries from Litwin Books and Library Juice Press.

Read more here: https://litwinbooks.com/books/serving-hispanic-students-in-academic-libraries/