Accomplishments: University Libraries
Emily Lapworth and Su Kim Chung (Libraries) had an article, "The Archives at the Tip of Their Fingers: Exploring User Reactions to Large-Scale Digitization," published in the Journal of Archival Organization.
Sarah Jones, Tammi Kim, and Emily Lapworth (Libraries) co-presented "Beyond the Las Vegas Strip: Assessing Archival Diversity at the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ" at the 2021 Society of American Archivists Research Forum.
Michael Green, Andy Kirk, Willy Bauer, Michelle Turk (all History), Claytee White (Libraries), and Karen Harry (Anthropology) presented at the NEH Summer Institute, "Hoover Dam and the Shaping of the American West," which brought 25 K-12 teachers from around the country to Southern Nevada for a two-week program of content, pedagogy, and tours.
Marina Georgieva (Libraries) published a case study that focuses on the UNLV Libraries digital collections experience of cleaning up and preparing non-MARC metadata for migration to a new DAMS. The author shares her experience on cleaning up more than 50,000 records in Excel for slightly over six months. Excel is a convenient,…
Christina Miskey (Libraries) recently published an article in Marketing Libraries Journal detailing ORCID outreach efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article discusses methods used, successes, and lessons learned that will be valuable for future outreach efforts.
Julian Kilker (Journalism and Media Studies), Susie Skarl (Libraries), and Yvonne Houy (Fine Arts) co-presented a panel session at the 2021 CCC Techconnect Online Teaching Conference. The panel, "Structuring Engagement: Using Google Apps to Organize Interactive Assignments," introduced collaborative teaching innovations developed at UNLV to a…
Richard Saladino (Libraries) presented "Process Improvement Methodologies in Finding Value of Book Donations," at the Association of Architecture School Librarians + The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Joint Virtual Conference.
Richard Saladino and Julie Meyers (Libraries) have artwork featured in a pair of juried exhibitions at the UNLV Donna Beam Art Gallery Online Gallery and Clark County's Rotunda Gallery at the Government Center.
Saladino, art, architecture and design librarian, has three works, La Fin Suite - Field of Dreams - Father, No. 1, La Fin…
Christina Miskey (Libraries) was recognized as the "Most Active" Individual in the ORCID US Community, where she represents UNLV. This award is a part of the ORCID US Community Awards, which encourage and provide recognition for participation, sharing, and achievements in the ORCID US Community Consortium.
Claytee D. White (Libraries) and David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) were recently honored with Historic Preservation Awards by the Historic Preservation Commission of the city of Las Vegas. White was celebrated for her decades of dedicated work to preserve the history of Las Vegas by collecting, documenting, and preserving oral histories from the…
June Cho (Nursing), Jess Li (Medicine), and Xan Goodman (Libraries) published a paper, "The Variability and Determinants of Testosterone Measurements in Children: A Critical Review,” online in Biological Research for Nursing.
Halle Burns (Libraries) recently published the tutorial, "Crowdsourced-Data Normalization with Python and Pandas," in Programming Historian, an online, international digital humanities and digital history methodology journal. This lesson describes crowdsourcing as a form of data creation as well as how pandas (a Python package for data…