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New Open Access Publishing Opportunities Available for UNLV Researchers

UNLV researchers now have two new opportunities to publish open access articles without paying publication fees.

What's New In Special Collections and Archives: Sharon K. Schafer Artwork
Watercolor illustration of a roadrunner by Sharon K.
Nellis AFB, UNLV collaborate on preserving the base’s history Malik Ahmad, a digital collections student assistant with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, stands for a photo at the UNLV Lied Library in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 21, 2026. Ahmad is leading the digitization of more than 50,000 Nellis Air Force Base newspapers.
Nellis AFB, UNLV collaborate on preserving the base’s history
Malik Ahmad, a digital collections student assistant with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, stands for a photo at the UNLV Lied Library in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 21, 2026.

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2019 Lance and Elena Calvert Undergraduate Research Award Winners
Pictured from left are James Marmaduke, Ei T. Myint, Lance and Elena Calvert, Aariel Armstrong, and Karsyn Wilson. Not pictured is Kassidy Whetstone.
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Eadington Fellow Yale Belanger: In Residence May 8 - May 31
Yale Belanger

UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives and the Center for Gaming Research welcomes our latest Eadington Fellow, Yale Belanger, professor of Political Science at t

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Las Vegas Age, Las Vegas Times newspaper collections available to search online

Nearly complete runs of two early Las Vegas newspapers are now available to view and search online thanks to a project from the UNLV University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives Division.

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Union Pacific Railroad: Unlikely Water Conservation Pioneers by Gayle O'Hara

Las Vegas Age newspaper clipping on water conservation dated February 20, 1942 from the files of the Union Pacific Railro

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Eadington Fellow Dorothy Barenscott: In Residence April 16 - April 29

We are delighted to welcome Dorothy Barenscott, the first Eadington Fellow of 2019, to the Center for Gaming Research in Special Collections & Archives.

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Latinx Voices: Nathalie Martinez
Nathalie Martinez

Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada is an oral history project collecting the stories of our regions diverse Latinx citizens.

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Paris Dreams, City Scenes: Joel Berman and the Themed Resort
"Paris Dreams, City Scenes: Joel Berman and the Themed Resort" is a new exhibit curated by Peter Michel in the Flo Mlynarczyk Gallery on the third floor of Lied Library, pulling from the collection of Bergman Walls & Associates and the Paris design drawings.
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Marie McMillan: Las Vegas’ Pioneering Female Aviator by Christina Lamoureux
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Digital Collections Hosts Nevada Statewide Large-scale Digitization Workshop

Please join the UNLV University Libraries and cultural heritage colleagues from across Nevada on Friday, May 10 for a day of small group learning and nuts and bolts information-sharing including sessions on preparing to digitize, equipment specifications for capturing digital images, creating metadata, and finding funding for projects. The Nevada Statewide Large-Scale Digitization Workshop is geared toward organizations who have collections in mind to digitize, but need a crash course to develop a project plan.

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Latinx Voices: Maribel Estrada Calderón
Maribel Estrada Calderón

For UNLV senior Maribel Estrada Calderón, working on Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada in UNLV University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives has been an opportunity to