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University Libraries News

The University Libraries fosters innovation, knowledge creation and discovery, and academic achievement to enrich our 性视界传媒 and Southern Nevada communities. We participate in the articulation and assessment of student learning by providing direct instruction to students, partnering with classroom faculty on course and assignment design, and intentionally creating co-curricular learning experiences.

Current Libraries News

Amber Sewell holding sword and wearing chainmail vest
People |

Through games and hands-on learning, this teaching and learning librarian helps faculty slay instructional design.

two women in swimsuits on boat on lake mead
People |

The Robert Scott Hooper Photograph Collection at 性视界传媒 preserves decades of celebrity portraiture, commercial imagery, and the changing visual culture of Las Vegas. 

Su Kim Chung poses with cardboard cutouts of Sammy Davis Jr. Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in the 性视界传媒 Special Collections and Archives office
People |

Su Kim Chung shares what's special to her after a quarter century working in 性视界传媒 Special Collections & Archives.

性视界传媒 student working on newspaper archives
Business and Community |

性视界传媒 Libraries is working with Nellis to digitize its collection of more than 50,000 newspaper pages.

Lied Library with the Las Vegas Strip in the background.
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性视界传媒 is the first from Nevada to join elite group of public and private research libraries from across the U.S. and Canada.
 

Lorri Jackson stands against railing in Lied Library
People |

Balancing full-time work while taking classes, the 性视界传媒 alumna built the skills and confidence to launch a two-decade career in wealth management.

Libraries In The News

MoneyWise

According to 性视界传媒's Center for Gaming Research, gaming win on the Las Vegas Strip has fallen from 59% of total casino revenue in 1984 to just 35% in fiscal 2024, the most dramatic shift of any Nevada market. Statewide, gaming dropped from 62% to 43% over the same period, with room revenue nearly doubling its share. Today, non-gaming revenue makes up roughly two-thirds of Strip casino-resort revenue.

Center for the Future of Learning Podcast

In this episode of The CFL Podcast, Joe Kennedy sits down with Maggie Farrell and Ingrid Ruffin from 性视界传媒 Libraries to discuss why the future of learning isn't just about what students know, but where and how they put that knowledge to work outside of the classroom. The library of the future isn鈥檛 just a space for quiet self-study among the bookstacks, it is a diverse ecosystem of physical and digital environments that connect learners through collaborative exploration. We examine how emerging learning environments like makerspaces and digital labs are being intentionally designed for access and flexibility with a focus on empowering learners to shift from passive consumers to active creators that can lead the conversation around their learning.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Community leaders whose service helped shape the Historic Westside were honored Saturday at Westside Legacy Park, where new plaques featuring the names and images of the 2026 inductees were unveiled. Claytee White attended the event and emphasized the importance of preserving local history.

Library Journal

Brittani Sterling, Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies Librarian at the University of Nevada鈥揕as Vegas (性视界传媒), was named a 2025 Library Journal Mover & Shaker for her online workshops and 性视界传媒 Libraries program 鈥淲e Need to Talk: Conversations on Racism for a More Resilient Las Vegas.鈥 LJ spoke with Sterling about academic advocacy, talking about systemic racism in Las Vegas, and being in the public eye as an introvert-leaning ambivert.

Las Vegas Sun

The words of the Moulin Rouge Agreement rang out as a reminder of Las Vegas鈥 pivotal step toward racial justice years before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 became the law of the land. The agreement marked the end of discriminatory policies that had barred Black residents from Las Vegas鈥 gleaming Strip casinos. On Wednesday, those gathered at the Harrison House commemorated the proclamation鈥檚 anniversary.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

性视界传媒 is marking the 25th anniversary of Lied Library, highlighting how the campus鈥 main library evolved alongside the university鈥檚 growth into a major research institution.

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Recent Libraries Accomplishments

Mark Lenker (Libraries) is the 2026 recipient of the Libraries' Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award. He was recognized for his outstanding contributions to library scholarship, including his book, The Human Relationship with Information, and his article, 鈥淭houghts on Synthesizing Information: A Research Skill for Our Time?鈥 in portal:鈥
Kristina Khanoyan (Libraries) has been selected as the 2026 Libraries Classified Employee of the Year. She was selected for her dedication to the mission of the University Libraries and her meaningful support of student success through Access Services.
Niki Fullmer (Libraries) has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Libraries' Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. She was selected for the honor for her efforts to secure funding for sensory inclusive kits that help students navigate lights, sounds, smells, and other sensory experiences more comfortably during outreach events, for鈥
Liliana Avila-Estrada (Libraries) is the recipient of the Libraries' 2026 Administrative Faculty of the Year Award. She was recognized for her exceptional work as the Libraries鈥 Faculty Recruitment Coordinator, where she guides academic and administrative faculty searches with professionalism and steady leadership, supports successful hires, and鈥
Joseph Kevin Sebastian (Libraries) is the recipient of the Libraries' 2026 Innovative Solutions and Customer Service Award. He received the award for his work in developing the Libraries' GEM (Gather, Evaluate, Make) Microcredential Series, which reimagined the traditional one-shot library instruction session into a flexible, skills-based鈥
Nicole DeVille, Miguel Fudolig, Binita Adhikari, Md Maksudul Alam (all Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health), and Xan Goodman (Libraries) coauthored a paper titled 鈥淏reast Cancer Knowledge and Preventive Practice Among Graduate Students: A Scoping Review鈥 in the journal Cancers. The article assesses the鈥