Accomplishments: University Libraries
Samantha Godbey (Libraries) has been elected vice chair/chair-elect of the Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries. With this three-year appointment, she will become chair-elect in July 2021, chair in July 2022, and past-chair in July 2023. EBSS is an organization of approximately 1,000…
Jerome Overstreet (Libraries) is the recipient of the University Libraries' 2021 Classified Staff of the Year Award. He was nominated for playing an integral role in responding to facilities transitions during the pandemic. A member of the Libraries team since 2013, Overstreet is currently working as the supply technician, overseeing mailroom and…
Kathryn Houk, Ruby Nugent, Aidy Weeks, and Xan Goodman (Libraries) are among a group of health sciences librarians who will receive President's Awards from the Medical Library Association during the organization's annual meeting in May.
Houk, Nugent, and Weeks will receive the award for their contributions to the MLA Spanish-…
Ruby L. Nugent and Aidy Weeks (both Libraries) presented the poster, "UNLV Libraries' Peer Mentor Cohort: A Model for Successful Allyship and Support Amongst Women Faculty" at the 9th Annual Faculty Women of Color Assembly Conference. Nugent and Weeks work in the Health Sciences Library.
Samantha Godbey, Xan Goodman, Ruby Nugent, and Aidy Weeks (all Libraries) contributed a paper, "A Multidisciplinary Approach to Systematic Reviews: Elevating Research Support at Your Institution," at the Association of College & Research Libraries 2021 Conference.
Kathryn Houk (Libraries) and Jordan Nielsen od Vanderbilt University contributed a paper, "The Library is Open (And Hiring): Toward Conscientious Academic Librarian Hiring Practices," to the Association of College & Research Libraries (2021 Conference. Houk is in the Health Sciences Library.
Mayra Corn, Amy Tureen, and Xiaoyin Zhang (all Libraries) contributed a poster, "Improving Job Advertisements," to the Association of College & Research Libraries 2021 Conference. Corn also presented the poster, "Ascending During Crisis: How an Academic Library provided PPE to their community." In addition, Tureen participated in the…
Kelsey George and Amanda Melilli (both Libraries) presented their research, "What’s in a Name?: The Impact of LGBTQIA+ Terminology in the Discovery of Inclusive Fiction for Young People in Curriculum Material Collections," to the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2021 Conference.
Brittany Paloma Fiedler and Brittani Sterling (both Libraries) will be presenting their contributed paper, "Conference Critique: An Analysis of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programming," at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2021 Virtual Conference.
Fiedler also will be presenting a contributed paper with UNLV…
Emily Lapworth (Libraries) had an article, "Assessing Large-scale Digitization Using Web Analytics," published in Digital Library Perspectives, a journal devoted to current trends, initiatives, and developments around digital content collections.
Brittani Sterling, Halle Burns, Jennifer Culley, Mayra Corn, Ruby Nugent, Aidy Weeks, Stephanie Fell, Rebecca Orozco, Sarah Jones, and Christina Miskey (all Libraries) participated in a panel discussion at the 2021 Northern Nevada Diversity Summit, "[A] Diverse Peer Mentor Group: A Model for New Hires," earlier this month. Their…
Aidy Weeks (Health Sciences Library) was awarded the 2021 Erich Meyerhoff Prize from the Medical Library Association for her paper, "Proving the Proverbial Gadfly: Situating the Historical & Racial Context of Southern Medical Works by Mary Louise Marshall through a Critical Librarianship Framework."
This prize was established in 1956 by…