UNLV library faculty and staff have presented their research at professional conferences.
Submissions from 2022
Choose Your Own Instruction Adventure: Giving Students Agency and Choice with Twine, Amber Sewell
Crafting Contemporary Indigenous Studies Collections in the Age of Algorithms: A Case Study, Amy Tureen and Brittani Sterling
Hispanic/Latinx Inclusive Terminologies Project: Recommendations to Improve and Expand Medical Subject Headings, Aidy Weeks, Ruby Nugent, Stephanie Fell, Katie Hoskins, Jesse Vidales, and Tracy Shields
Cataloging Middle Eastern Video Recordings using RDA and MARC21 Workshop First Session: Video Recordings, Cyrus Ford Zarganj
Submissions from 2021
Inclusive and Anti-Racist Collecting at UNLV Libraries, Annette Day, Sarah R. Jones, Amy Tureen, and Aidy Weeks
Conference Critique: An Analysis of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programming, Brittany Paloma Fiedler and Brittani Sterling
Beyond the Las Vegas Strip: Assessing Archival Diversity at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Sarah R. Jones, Tammi Kim, and Emily Lapworth
Transforming Open Access: UNLV’s Growing Suite of Author Support for OA Publishing through Read & Publish Agreements, Cory Tucker
Rocks Roll Downhill: The Role of the Supervisor in Creating and Maintaining a Healthy Workplace, Amy Tureen
Submissions from 2020
Metadata for Compound Objects, Marina Georgieva
Collection Management in the Age of Hospital Mergers, Elizabeth Laera, Aidy Weeks, Heather Martin, Jean Gudenas, and Angela Spencer
Open-mindedness is an achievement: Prototyping a New Threshold Concept for Information Literacy, Mark N. Lenker III
A Graphic Novel Tasting: Develop Your Professional Palate for Young Adult Comics, Amanda Melilli
Recommended Practices for Library Collections for English Language Learners, Amanda Melilli, Samantha Godbey, and Hee Yeon (Ashley) Park
UNLV Libraries’ Peer Mentor Cohort: A Model for Successful Allyship and Support amongst Womxn Faculty, Ruby Nugent, Aidy Weeks, Mayra Corn, Jennifer Culley, Stephanie Fell, Brittani Sterling, Rebecca Orozoco, Sarah Jones, Christina M. Miskey, and Halle Burns
Improving Access to Standards, Susan B. Wainscott and Richard Zwiercan
Where are Library-Supported APC Funds Going?: The Ongoing Role of the APC Fund in Open Access Outreach, Andrea Wirth
Objects, Realia, and Virtual Reality for Libraries as Specialized Method for Teaching and Learning, Cyrus Ford Zarganj
Submissions from 2019
Honoring the Unique Strengths of First-gen Students Through Community-Based Participatory Research, Rebekah D'Amato, Priscilla Gutierrez, Bibi Lopez, Eduardo Martinez, David Ramos Candelas, Chelsea Heinbach, and Rosan Mitola
Creating Websites and Leading Librarians to a New Level of Project Engagement, Marina Georgieva
Data Remediation at Scale: How to Clean Up Your Metadata Quickly and Effectively Using Excel, Marina Georgieva
In-house vs. Outsourced Digitization: Similarities, Key Differences and Pitfalls to Avoid, Marina Georgieva
Metadata: An Overview for Digital Collections, Marina Georgieva
Metadata Remediation: Updates, Procedures, Workflows, Marina Georgieva
Career Readiness & Development: What to Expect When You’re Expecting to Graduate with a MLIS Series, Lateka J. Grays
Incubating Innovation: How hospitality Librarians Support Entrepreneurship, Lateka J. Grays and Robert Rippee
For First-gens by First-gens: A Student Led, Strengths-based Study to Guide Teaching and Outreach Practices in Academic Libraries, Chelsea Heinbach, Bibiana Lopez, Eduardo Martinez-Flores, David Ramos, Rebekah D'Amato, Priscilla Gutierez, and Rosan Mitola
Graphic Novels at UNLV An Exploration of Their Relevancy and Your Freedom to Read, Katherine Keller, Amanda Melilli, Jean Munson, and Jarret Keene
From Temporary to Transformative: Leveraging Externally-Funded Special Collections Projects as Organizational Learning and Development Opportunities, Cory K. Lampert and Marina Georgieva
Engaging Student Veterans as Researchers: Libraries Initiating Campus Collaborations, Mark N. Lenker III and Melissa Bowles-Terry
Discover A New World of Reading: Making the Case for Graphic Novels as "Real" Books in Secondary Education, Amanda Melilli
Inclusive LGBTQIA+ Education: Why it’s Important and How to be an Advocate for change, Amanda Melilli
“That’s Not Real Reading”: Making the Case for Graphic Novel Inclusion in Every Classroom, Amanda Melilli, Kate Covintree, and Alicia Abdul
You have to work For It: Transitioning from Passive to Active Diversity Recruitment, Amy E. Tureen
Virtual Cohorts as a Team Building and Problem-Solving Tool, Amy E. Tureen, Erick Lemon, Joyce Martin, Starr Hoffman, Mindy Thuna, and Willie Miller
Standards: How UNLV Libraries Provides Access, Susan B. Wainscott and Richard Zwiercan
Submissions from 2018
Lose the Lecture: Gamble on Peer-to-Peer Learning, Brittany P. Fiedler, Chelsea Heinbach, and Mark Lenker
Nevada Digital Newspaper Project, Carrie Gaxiola, Marina Georgieva, Peter Michel, and Yvonne Wilk
Nevada Digital Newspaper Project, Carrie Gaxiola, Marina Georgieva, and Yvonne Wilk
Nevada Digital Newspaper Project, Carrie Gaxiola and Yvonne Wilk
Achieving Efficiency in Large-Scale Digitization Project Management with Free IT Tools, Marina Georgieva
Building Websites: Leading Librarians to a New Level of Project Engagement, Marina Georgieva
Digitization REVEALED: 101 Crash Course on the Fundamentals of Digitizing Archival Collections from Start to Finish, Marina Georgieva
Techniques for Successful Management of a Lare-scale Newspaper Digitization Project with Outsourced Digitization, Marina Georgieva
The Digital Librarian: The Liaison between Digital Collections and Digital Preservation, Marina Georgieva
Interinstitutional Student Success, Chelsea Heinbach, Brittany P. Fiedler, and Rosan Mitola
Nevada Digital Newspaper Project: Chronicling America, Cory Lampert, Marina Georgieva, and Yvonne Wilk
Allocating library Resources towards University Research Data Management Services, Michael Luesebrink, Patrick J. Griffis, and Cinthya Ippoliti
Fighting Bullying Through LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Education, Amanda Melilli
LGBTQIA+ Children’s/YA Literature: Making the Case for Inclusion, Amanda Melilli
Undiscovered Formats for Undiscovered Readers, Amanda Melilli and Huston Green
The Banned Books Buffet: Introducing Intellectual Freedom to Library Users, Amanda Melilli and Rosan Mitola
Finding Their Way, Christina Miskey, Amanada Nida, and Janelle Youngblood
Finding Their Way: An Information Resource Guide for New Refugees in Southern Nevada, Christina Miskey, Amanda Nida, and Janelle Youngblood
the (UN)LV Libraries (un)Conference (un)Poster, Matthew Murray and A. L. Carson
Flying Blind: Creating a Library ORCID Integration Pilot, Matthew Murray and A.L. Carson
Space for Listening: Using a library unConference as an alternative method of communication, Matthew Murray and A.L. Carson
Submissions from 2017
Reusing Description: DACS to Dublin Core, Emily Lapworth
String Manipulations for the Non-Programmer: Transforming Metadata for Cleanup and Migration (2017-11-09), Darnelle O. Melvin
Submissions from 2016
Improving Capstone Papers for Baccalaureate Nursing Students: With an Evidence-Based Partnership Between a Health Sciences Librarian and a Nurse Educator, Xan Goodman, Cheryl Perna, Pamela Marie Juniel, and Rachelle Weigel
Interpreting the Las Vegas Strip, Lateka Grays
Developing Scan-And-Return Collecting at UNLV Libraries, Emily Lapworth
Digital Preservation Efforts at UNLV Libraries, Emily Lapworth
Ways That Information Can Be Good, Mark Lenker
The Library as Host, Rather than Publisher, of Open Access Journals, John Novak and Andrea Wirth
A Virtuous Circle of Student Engagement: The Tech Corner, Brian R. Schuck and Susan B. Wainscott
Training Graduate Engineering Students in Ethics, Mohamed Trabia, Julie A. Longo, and Susan Wainscott
Leading a Horse to Water: Writing Workshops for Engineering Graduate Students, Susan Wainscott and Julie A. Longo
Submissions from 2015
Libraries & Student Success, Melissa Bowles-Terry
Change MedEd Chicago October, 2015 (accepted but not presented), Patricia Iannuzzi
Scan-and-Return as Part of the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project, Emily Lapworth
Streaming Video: Managing Access and User Expectations, Brian Schuck and Cyrus Ford Zarganj
Purchasing, Licensing Models, and Delivery of Streaming Videos for Libraries, Cyrus Ford Zarganj
Acquisition, Access, and Discovery of Streaming Media for Libraries, Cyrus Ford Zarganj and Carol Ou
Submissions from 2014
Collaborative organizational infrastructures to support open access journals, Marianne A. Buehler
Research Literally at Your Fingertips, Marianne A. Buehler
Utilizing IR Content Discovery Streams, Marianne A. Buehler
Rebar: Reinforce Your Career with Self-Mentoring, Xan Goodman
Supporting Community Transformation: Becoming a Community-Engaged Academic Library, Patrick Griffis
Work Smarter, Not Harder, Amy Jo Hunsaker
Leadership In Action: Leading, Learning, And Reflecting On A Career In Academic Libraries, Patricia A. Iannuzzi
Controlling Goods or Promoting the Public Good: Choices for Special Collections in the Marketplace, Michelle Light
The Importance of Being Lean: Using Lean Principles and Tools to Improve Acquisitions Workflows, John Novak and Richard J. W. Zwiercan
How to Deal with Published Maps in Your Collection, Katherine Rankin
Maps: A "Must Have" Item for Genealogists, Katherine Rankin
Accidental Map Librarian, Maps and Map Collection Management - The Basics, Katherine Rankin and Mary L. Larsgaard
Institutional Repository and Archival Collaborations at UNLV Libraries: Who's In, Who's Out?, Tom D. Sommer
Submissions from 2013
Career information literacy for students’ interview success, Amanda Cox and Lateka Grays
Flip This Class: Using a Flipped Classroom Approach to Teach Information Literacy, Nancy E. Fawley
Developing a Campus-Wide Information Literacy Agenda, Patricia A. Iannuzzi
Creating a Campus-Wide Information Literacy Agenda, Patricia A. Iannuzzi and Chris Heavey
Born Difficult?, Michelle Light
“Seeing” the elephant: Assessing the impact of library-composition program collaboration on first-year student learning, Erin E. Rinto
Libraries as Partners Around the University Table, Bonnie J. Smith, Maria A. Jankowska, and Marianne A. Buehler
The Well‐Rounded Archivist: A UNLV University Archivist Perspective, Tom D. Sommer
Exposing Missing Links: From CONTENTdm digital collections to the Linked Open Data cloud, Silvia B. Southwick
Survival of the Fittest: The Evolving Nature of Metadata Creation for Digital Collections, Silvia B. Southwick and Amy Hunsaker
Not Just for Geeks: A practical approach to linked data for digital collections managers, Silvia B. Southwick and Cory K. Lampert
Transforming digital collections into linked data: The rise of missing links, Silvia B. Southwick and Cory K. Lampert