Accomplishments: University Libraries
Claytee White (Libraries) will receive the Judith Winzeler Award for Excellence in the Humanities from Nevada Humanities at a special awards reception April 18 at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno.
Andrea Wirth (Libraries) and Amy Brunvand (University of Utah) and recently presented at the Intermountain Sustainability Summit, in Ogden, Utah, on the topic of "Libraries as Partners for Community Sustainability." The two-part presentation provided background on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and their connection to…
Marina Georgieva (Libraries) presented a workshop, "Creating Websites and Leading Librarians to a New Level of Project Engagement," at the 2019 Electronic Resources & Libraries annual conference in Austin, Texas.
Mellanye Lackey (Libraries) is the co-author of an article published by the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. The article, "State of the Science: A Scoping Review and Gap Analysis of Diabetes Online Communities," examines the benefits and consequences of the diabetes online community.
Thomas Padilla (Libraries) was selected to present "Part to Whole Kickoff: Redefining Roles and Services to Support Collections as Data” at the Coalition for Networked Information spring 2019 membership meeting in St. Louis next month. He will be co-presenting with colleagues Hannah Scates Kettler, University of Iowa; Laurie Allen,…
Kathryn Houk (Libraries) was selected as a 2019-20 Rising Star by the Medical Library Association. The Rising Star program is a year-long development initiative that matches participants with a mentor and gives them the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and personal characteristics needed to become a leader in…
Mellanye Lackey (Libraries) recently was elected to the Medical Library Association Nominating Committee. This committee creates a slate of nominees for MLA president-elect and board of director positions each year. She will assume office at the MLA 2019 conference in Chicago this June. She works in the Health Sciences Library.
Su Kim Chung (Libraries) has been selected to attend the Rare Book School course "The Printed Book in the West to 1800," this June in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school is an independent institute supporting the study of the history of books and printing.
Tammi Kim (Libraries) recently was accepted into the Archives Leadership Institute program for 2019. She was selected for this highly competitive opportunity based on her responses to questions relating to leadership and vision, ability to influence change in the archives profession, support for diversity, and commitment to professional…
Claytee White (Libraries) and Kevin Wright (Student Diversity and Social Justice) served as panelists at The Hate U Give movie screening, the last event for Black History Month. They both spoke about racial tension, civil rights issues, and current and historical struggles for racial justice.
Emily Lapworth, Sarah Jones, and Marina Georgieva (all Libraries) were published in the Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies. The article, "Microfilm, Manuscripts, and Photographs: A Case Study Comparing Three Large-Scale Digitization Projects," is a case study comparing three large-scale digitization project undertake by the University…
Claytee White (Libraries) received special recognition by having an award named in her honor at the first Inaugural Black Carpet, the main event for Black History Month. This event was hosted by Student Diversity and Social Justice to celebrate Black Excellence, Black Love, and Black Joy. The Claytee White Community Advocate Award …