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

Watercolor illustration of a roadrunner by Sharon K.
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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Lied Library

The UNLV University Libraries has been approved as an institutionally independent contributor to the Name Authority Cooperative Program (

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Every month, Special Collections and Archives will highlight some of our newly processed collections. Here are some of the highlights for November.

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Since July 2018, the UNLV Open Article Fund has successfully supported the publication of 78 open access articles by UNLV researchers. The fund, sponsored by the UNLV University Libraries, provides support for the article processing charges used by many open access journals.

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The OAsis Research Repository, the university’s institutional repository, celebrated a milestone this year when we reached our 10 millionth download! The official milestone date was April 10, and while it’s difficult to tell which exact item was the 10 millionth download, we do know which items were downloaded on that date.

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Jeanne Janish's tools and art supplies used for illustrations, such as the Flowers of the Southwest Desert example behind the art supplies (MS-00355 Jeanne Russell Janish Papers).
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Every month, Special Collections and Archives will highlight some of our newly processed collections. Here are some of the highlights for October.

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UNLV students and faculty are encouraged to annually review the University Libraries Licensed Electronic Resources Use G

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Brayden Smith Memorial Group Study Room

Brayden Smith spent many hours tucked away in a group study room on the fifth floor of Lied Library – studying for classes, mentoring friends, watching political and legal lectures, and preparing for his law sc

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The Libraries Research Impact Challenge returns with our second challenge, Oct.