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Save-The-Date: Libraries Research Impact Challenge Oct. 4-8

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Libraries Research Impact Challenge UNLV faculty are invited to participate in the inaugural Libraries Research Impact Challenge running Oct. 4-8, 2021. Each day during the challenge, you will receive an email with one small task to complete. Completing each daily task is optional - you can complete one day's challenge, a few days, or…
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UNLV Libraries Receives NNLM Grant To Expand SOML Health Humanities Collection

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The UNLV Libraries will be diversifying the perspectives in the Health Humanities Collection, housed at the UNLV School of Medicine library, through a new grant from the Network of the National Library of Medicine Collection Equity Grant. Kathryn Houk, Health Literacy & Community Engagement Librarian, and Jennifer Culley, Lead…
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Ingrid Ruffin joins UNLV Libraries as Associate Dean for Research & Education

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Ingrid Ruffin Ingrid Ruffin has joined the University Libraries as the new Associate Dean and Division Director for Research & Education, overseeing many of the Libraries’ educational programs and public services.  Ruffin joins the faculty at UNLV from the University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries, where she has served as the…
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MSI Graduate Student Open Access Fund

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Are you a graduate student looking to publish your research in an open access peer-reviewed journal? Are costs by open access journals preventing you from being able to publish your research? If so, consider applying for a publishing grant through the Minority-Serving Institution Graduate Student Open Access Fund. This publishing fund,…
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UNLV Librarian Awarded IMLS 21st Century Laura Bush Librarian Grant

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LibParlor Logo UNLV Assistant Professor and Teaching and Learning Librarian Chelsea Heinbach is among a team of librarians who were awarded the 2021 Institute of Museum and Library Sciences 21st Century Laura Bush Librarian grant to develop LibParlor Online Learning: An Open and Interactive Curriculum for LIS researchers. The grant was…
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September Movie Theme: Intergeneration Month

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September Movie Theme of the Month: Intergeneration Month September is Intergeneration Month and the Libraries' Movie Theme and Book of the Month celebrates stories that reach across generations. Intergeneration Month is part of a global movement to intentionally connect generations and build relationships between adults over the age of 60…
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Research Support: Managing Your Scholarly Reputation with ORCID

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With scholarly publishing becoming increasingly diversified and mostly happening online, managing your scholarly reputation has become more challenging.  “Proactively managing your scholarly reputation allows you to take more control of your online presence by sharing information that is most important to you, providing…
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Need Help? Connect With A Librarian

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Research consultation webpage Need help locating sources for a paper or class project? Looking for the right database to support your research? The Libraries can help! You can schedule virtual or in-person research consultations with a subject librarian.  To book a consultation, find your librarian or subject area and click on the "…
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