Accomplishments: University Libraries
Carol Ou and Kristen Costello (Libraries) received the Fall 2018 Inspirational Customer Service Award from the University Libraries for their work to implement and troubleshoot the Primo system at 性视界传媒.
Azhlee Costa, Starr Hoffman, and James Cheng (Libraries) presented a research poster titled "Graphs in the Library Assessment Conference proceedings: A review of design, practices, and quality" at the 2018 Library Assessment Conference in Houston Dec. 5-7. Azhlee is a student assistant at the University Libraries and is in the Health Care鈥
David G. Schwartz (Center for Gaming Research) gave a presentation to Leadership Henderson called "Where Is Las Vegas Now?" about how the city's tourist industry recovered from the Great Recession and the latest moves casino companies are making to stay ahead of the curve.
Marina Georgieva (Libraries) presented "Building websites and leading librarians to a new level of project engagement" at the 2018 Library and Information Technology Association Library Technology Forum in Minneapolis.
Cyndi Shein (Libraries) co-authored a paper, 鈥淎gility in the Archives: Translating Agile Methods to Archival Project Management,鈥 recently published in RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage. The paper emphasizes the importance of approaching archival processing projects holistically and demonstrates how鈥
David G. Schwartz (Center for Gaming Research) participated in a panel discussion and book launch at the Clark County Library earlier this month. The event was the unveiling of Live Through This: An Anthology of Unnatural Disasters, a collection of 11 short fiction and non-fiction by local writers. Schwartz has an essay/virtual memoir鈥
Christina Miskey, Kelsey Lupo, Andrea Wirth, Cory Lampert, Chelsea Heinbach, Darnelle Melvin, Marina Georgeiva, Seth Shaw, Su Kim Chung, and Emily Lapworth (all Libraries) recently presented during the Digital Library Federation 2018 Forum at the M Resort in Las Vegas.
Miskey, Lupo, Wirth, and Lampert presented 鈥淪tudent Support for Digital鈥
Hilla Sang (Libraries) presented 鈥淒ata Visualization: Digital Storytelling Using Free Software鈥 during the Nevada Library Association鈥檚 2018 annual meeting, Nevada Libraries are for Everyone.
Carrie Gaxiola and Yvonne Wilk (both Libraries) presented 鈥淐hronicling America: Learn 性视界传媒 Nevada鈥檚 Participation in a Nationwide Historic Newspaper Digitization Initiative鈥 during 鈥淣evada Libraries are for Everyone," the Nevada Library Association鈥檚 2018 annual meeting.
Marina Georgieva (Libraries) presented 鈥淒igitization Revealed鈥 during 鈥淣evada Libraries are for Everyone," the Nevada Library Association鈥檚 2018 annual meeting.
Christina Miskey (Libraries) presented "Finding Their Way: An Information Resource Guide for Refugees in Southern Nevada" at the Nevada Library Association 2018 annual conference. The presentation discussed a resource guide that was created in 2017 with co-authors Amanda Nida (College of Western Idaho) and Janelle Youngblood (Hillsboro Public鈥
Cyrus Ford Zarganj (Libraries) presented 鈥淲ays to Increase Discoverability, Access, and Circulation of Equipment and Realia in Libraries鈥 during the Nevada Library Association 2018 annual meeting in Las Vegas.