Accomplishments

Caroline Smith (Libraries) is coauthor of the book, Lifelong Learning for Engineers and Scientists in the Information Age(Elsevier), which recently received the 2013 Best Publication Award from the Engineering Library Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Her coauthors are Ashok Naimpally of Fresno City College and Hema Ramachandran of California State University, Long Beach. As one nominator said, “This volume brings into juxtaposition the goals and realities of engineering education and of teaching information literacy, marking points of logical intersection and providing suggestions for both librarians and engineering educators to take advantage of those." Smith and the co-authors of this book have mapped out both ABET criteria and Association of College & Research Libraries information literacy standards and have identified where definitions of lifelong learning and selected competencies in each are in concert. An Award Committee member found it “a great resource” and that it “includes great talking points for librarians to use when discussing the importance of information literacy with faculty and practicing engineers." The award presentation will take place at the annual meeting of the Engineering Libraries Division in Atlanta in June. The winners will receive a stipend of $1,000.
 

Cory Lampert (Libraries) received UNLV's McPhee Librarian of the Year Award for demonstrating exceptional leadership in the planning and completion of digital projects, resulting in the exponential growth of the University Libraries’ digital collections. She is recognized for her expertise in moving a project from conception to implementation to assessment. She has created a highly cooperative and productive work environment, which has been critical to making the digital collections more widely accessible. In addition to her work performance, she has a substantial record of scholarship, a role in consistently securing grants, and a commitment to local, regional, and national service. Her professional expertise combined with her collegiality, commands the respect, not only of her own staff, but of those who work with her at all levels. 

David Schwartz (Center for Gaming Research) received the Outstanding Library Faculty Scholarship Award. He published a new casino edition of his critically acclaimed history of gambling, Roll the Bones, to which he added a significant amount of new content on recent gaming developments in Las Vegas and Macau. In addition, he authored two chapters on casinos in forthcoming hospitality textbooks, two refereed articles in UNLV Gaming Research and Review Journal and Gaming Law Review and Economics, one non-refereed article, and two book reviews — one of which appeared in the prestigious American Historical Review. Beyond his scholarly writing, he also contributed 67 opinion pieces, articles, and feature stories to Vegas Seven and the Las Vegas Business Press, many of which required substantial research and analysis.

Jeanne Brown (Libraries) recently received the Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Architecture School Librarians. She was recognized for her sustained service to the profession through participation, advocacy, and leadership in the association. Brown also was selected for her significant research, which has furthered the understanding and development of architecture librarianship.

Joanne Goodwin (Women's Research Institute of Nevada) received an invitation from the White House to attend a day-long conference focusing on girls’ leadership and civic education. She will be joining a select group of educators, scholars, and elected officials to examine how to promote civic learning and engagement, as well as encourage the participation of women and girls in democracy. In addition, the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University will host a meeting of NEW Leadership national network partners, which educates college women about the political process and effective leadership.  UNLV’s Women’s Research Institute of Nevada was the first institute in the Southwest to be invited to join the network more than 10 years ago. Today, the network has grown to 23 partners.

Maurice Finocchiaro (Philosophy) is the author of Meta-argumentation: An Approach to Logic and Argumentation Theory, which was published in March by College Publications (London). It is volume 42 of their series of "Studies in Logic."  The book deals with meta-arguments, which are arguments about arguments.  As such, it provides a study of the features of a special class of arguments. But it also exemplifies an approach to logical theory, because one sub-group of the arguments studied are those advanced by logicians to justify their theoretical claims, and the critical analysis of such theoretical meta-arguments yields interesting and important philosophical conclusions.