News: University Libraries

A series of books are displayed in a case
Arts and Culture |

Bibliophile Beverly Rogers shares tales of her favorite rare book finds.

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People |

Her love of books continually drew Alumna of the Year Beverly Rogers back to UNLV as both a student and donor.

Chelsea Heinbach standing in the library.
People |

A librarian and professor, Heinbach teaches students how to find and evaluate information — skills she says will be valuable wherever life takes them.

Adult and two children work in garden
Business and Community |

Book draws upon the unique archives at UNLV Libraries to document the development of the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden.

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People |

New information literacy research helps us determine the information most worthy of our attention.

Beverly Rogers seated in home library
Arts and Culture |

University Libraries will host a guest lecture, "Victorian Connections and the Evolution of a Book Collector," with Rogers from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at Lied Library.

woman in audio recording studio looking through window at performer
Campus News |

From podcasting to prototyping, resource center lets students craft and create for class or fun.

A man and woman embrace at the Latinx/UNLV meeting.
Business and Community |

Students conducting interviews say the project allows them to reconnect to their heritage.

Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez conducts an oral history interview
Business and Community |

Latinx oral history project gives grad student a way to up-end the misperceptions of the Las Vegas community he grew up in.

elephant reaching into tree
Research |

A new book details how colonial control impacted a continent’s relationship to its wildlife.

A pile of books is topped by a special edition of Candide by Voltaire.
Research |

June 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy. As men fought their way through France, it was books like these that helped sustain them during wartime.

An exterior view of the Colusa Casino on a sunny day.
Research |

An Eadington Fellow examines the initial debate over gaming on Native American reservations from the perspective of the tribal leaders that initially advocated for it.