Accomplishments: University Libraries
Kathryn Houk (Libraries) was recently interviewed on the Network of the National Library of Medicine Discovery Podcast about how the UNLV School of Medicine Library, with support from Jen Culley in UNLV Libraries Acquisitions, utilized a Collection Equity Outreach Award to improve their Health Humanities Collection. The award allowed for…
Kathryn Houk (Libraries) and Jordan Nielsen (Middle Tennessee State University) presented, "Exploring Academic Librarian Candidates' Experiences on the Job Market," at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference. Houk is the undergraduate medical education librarian in the School of Medicine Library.
Carrieann Cahall, Rosan Mitola, Chelsea Heinbach, and Amber Sewell (all Libraries) presented the paper, "Inclusive or Harmful? A critical content analysis of tutorial offerings from R1 academic libraries," at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference.
Amber Sewell and Kevin Sebastian (both Libraries) presented a poster, "Criticality as our Anvil: Assessing Video Tutorials for Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility," at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference.
Chelsea Heinbach (Libraries), along with colleagues Charissa Powell, University of Delaware; Hailley Fargo, Northern Kentucky University; and Nimisha Bhat, Smith College, presented "Forging the Future of Library and Information Sciences Researchers Through Community" at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference.
Amber Sewell (Libraries) presented "Information privilege: Exploring an interdisciplinary barrier" at the Association of American Colleges & Universities' 2023 Conference on Equity, Diversity, and Student Success.
Brittany Paloma Fiedler and Brittani Sterling (both Libraries) and James Cheng, with the Library of Congress, presented, "We're Still Here at Mid-Career: Retention of Academic Librarians of Color and Our Lived Experiences," at the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2023 Conference, Forging the Future. The presentation…
Amanda Melilli (Libraries) gave a presentation, "Sharing Pride Through Curriculum Materials Collections: The Evolution of LGBTQIA+ Representation in Picture Books," with Alicia G. Vaandering, University of Rhode Island, and James Rosenzweig, Eastern Washington University, at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference.…
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) is the co-recipient of the Carla J. Funk Governmental Relations Award from the Medical Library Association. The award recognizes medical librarians who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the area of governmental relations at the federal, state, or local level, and who has furthered the goal of providing quality…
Amanda Koziura (Libraries) had an article, "Designing and implementing an instructional triptych for a digital future," published in the Journal of Academic Librarianship.
Amanda Melilli (Libraries) has completed her term serving as chair of the American Library Association's Rainbow Book List Committee with the publication of the 2023 Rainbow Book List. Melilli, an associate professor and head of the Teacher Development & Resources Library, led a team of 12 youth librarians from across the country to…
Emily Lapworth (Libraries) had her article, "Getting to Know Digital Collections Users," published in the Journal of Western Archives.