Accomplishments: University Libraries
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…
Cyrus Zarganj (Libraries) is a co-author of the 2022 update of the "Persian NACO Manual" published by the Middle East Librarians Association Committee on Cataloging. The guidelines in this manual are used by libraries to create authority records for names that appear in the Perso-Arabic script on a manifestation written in the Persian…
Amy Tureen (Libraries) is the author of a chapter, "Dear Colleagues, [Insert Joke Here]: Using Humor in Written Communication in the Workplace" published in the book, Lead Your Library With a Sense of Humor: Why (and How to) Be a Funnier and More Effective Leader and Laugh All the Way to Your Library (Vol. 1).
Amber Sewell (Libraries) has had a proposal, "An Investigation into Responsible and Effective Data-Gathering of Diverse Student Narratives for an Information Privilege Instructional Game", accepted in the 2022 Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL). The proposal focuses on responsibly collecting diverse personal narratives…
Sue Wainscott (Libraries) is the 2022 recipient of the McPhee Librarian of the Year Award from the University Libraries. Wainscott was nominated for her dedication and innovative approaches to librarianship that contribute to making University Libraries a respected and valuable part of the university and Las Vegas communities. She often serves as…
Brittani Sterling (Libraries) has been selected as a Fellow for the Association of Research Libraries Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP) for 2022-23. The LCDP is a year-long experience that prepares mid-career librarians from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to take on leadership roles in their careers and in…
Amanda Melilli (Libraries) has been named chair of the American Library Association's 2023 Rainbow Booklist committee, charged with creating a national booklist of the best LGBTQIA+ books for young people. She is head of the Teacher Development & Resources Library.
Amy Tureen (Libraries) is the author of a chapter, "Transitioning from Passive to Active Diversity Recruitment Strategies: A Case Study," published in the book, Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries.
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…
Christina Miskey (Libraries) was invited to present at the ORCID US Community's 7th Showcase webinar. Her presentation focused on the status of ORCID outreach, education, and integration efforts on the UNLV campus over the past two years.
Kathryn Houk and Xan Goodman (both Libraries) are co-authors on an open access article, "Librarians attending non-librarian conferences: Benefits and preparing to attend," published in the Journal of New Librarianship. Houk is the undergraduate medical education librarian at the School of Medicine Library and Goodman is the health sciences…
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.