Quick Facts about UNLV Libraries

General

• Established: 1957 (first collection was housed at Las Vegas High School in 1955)
• Dean: Mary “Maggie” Farrell
• Five facilities: Lied Library, Health Sciences Library, Architecture Studies Library, Teacher Development & Resources Library, Music Library
• Staff: 127 highly-trained and experienced individuals; 56 librarians have tenure-track faculty status
• Budget: Over $17 million including $7.1 million for collections
• Over 2 million in person visits annually!

Information Resources and Collections

• More than 1.2 million bound volumes
• Over 300 databases and reference sources
• Nearly 80,000 journals and serials
• Access to more than 1.3 million e-books 
• Internationally renowned UNLV Libraries Special Collections & Archives housing unique, rare and specialized research materials that document Las Vegas, Southern Nevada, the gaming industry, and UNLV
• Two specialized centers: Center for Gaming Research and the Oral History Research Center
• More than a dozen digital collections that feature a wide range of original source materials from UNLV Libraries Special Collections, the Nevada State Museum, the Historical Society of Las Vegas and the Clark County Heritage Museum

Facilities

• Main Library (Lied Library) and four satellite libraries: (Health Sciences Library, Architecture Studies Library, Teacher Development & Resources Library, and Music Library
• Total of 325,600 sq. ft. (includes Lied Library, Architecture Studies Library, Teacher Development & Resources Library, and Music Library)
• Libraries' Space Enhancement Project includes a new graduate student commons and improved spaces for all users
• 21 group study rooms
• 4 media viewing rooms
• 6 "smart" instruction rooms
• Nearly 600 public computer workstations
• Lied Automated Storage and Retrieval system (LASR), high density storage with 1.2 million volume capacity
• Preservation/conservation laboratory
• A media lab offering computers with specialized software for multimedia files, scanners, large format printer and other equipment
• Lied Library shares its space with the Graduate Student Commons, the Academic Success Center and the Writing Center

Service and Information Literacy Initiatives

• 20 liaison and instruction librarians offer subject-specific reference, course related instruction sessions, and collections and scholarly communications for faculty and students
• Faculty Institutes in which UNLV Libraries faculty partner with UNLV faculty on course design
• Reference service through instant messaging, text, email or in-person
• Self-services including self-check-out, online document delivery requests, online access to patron record and online fee payment
• Electronic delivery of articles, book chapters, and complete volumes electronically to UNLV patrons' accounts, including distance education students
• Calvert Award for Undergraduate Research recognizes undergraduate students who demonstrate sophistication and originality in research projects
• Mason Undergraduate Peer Research Coaches Program encourages undergraduate students who exhibit financial need, are first-generation college students or are from under-represented communities to complete their degree
• Institutional Repository captures, preserves and shares the intellectual output of UNLV faculty, staff, students and collaborations with other stakeholders.