This is your chance as a UNLV student to help evaluate the current design and voice your opinions on improving the site. This should only take about 50 to 60 minutes of your time.

In exchange for volunteering, you'll earn a FREE FLASH DRIVE or GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE BOOK N BEAN. Sign up today!

Text A Librarian
Find out more.

Use your cell phone to text a message to a UNLV librarian! Dial 66746 and start your first message with the keyword askunlv.

Example:
askunlv what are your hours?

(Replies to our responses do not need to start with askunlv.)

Summer Chat/Text Service Hours are:

• Monday through Thursday: 1:00pm to 10:00pm


• Friday: 1:00pm to 5:00pm


• Saturday: Closed


• Sunday: Noon to 9:00pm


• Exceptions for holidays and intersession

Text a Librarian is private and secure.

• Your phone number is never visible to us at any time.


• Your phone number is not accessible by us.

The LSTA-grant funded, Southern Nevada: The Boomtown Years 1900-1925 digital collection brings together a wide range of original source materials found in the rich collections of UNLV Libraries Special Collections, as well as items from the Nevada State Museum and the Clark County Museum.

The project contains over 1500 digitized items; including photographs, correspondence, newspapers, maps, and ephemera from several mining and railroad manuscript collections documenting both large historical events, and the more private and social lives of individuals and their communities during the mining boom in Southern Nevada.

Notably, this collection also promotes the use of primary source materials by K-16 educators by providing a wide variety of standards-based teaching activities for elementary and high schoolers.

Search the catalog for the item that you would like to review (http://webpac.library.unlv.edu/search~S1/).

Click on the "reviews" icon.

Login in with your Rebelcard barcode and PIN.

Post your review. Note: reviews will be displayed after review by Libraries staff.

See this page for additional guidelines. ]]> http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2009/05/try-our-latest-service-communi.html http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2009/05/try-our-latest-service-communi.html Mon, 11 May 2009 08:00:00 -0800 Social Tagging allows patrons to add search terms (tags) they feel are useful in locating a specific item. Tags will be immediately visible to other patrons when searching Encore.

1. Search for an item by clicking on the books tab on the library home page.
2. Encore will be the default option in the drop-down menu.
3. Type in the keywords or title of an item.
4. Click on the title of the item that you would like to tag.
5. Locate the "Community Tags" header at the bottom of the item record.
6. Click the "Add a Tag" link - You will be prompted to login.
7. Add your tag and click the submit button
8. Additional guidelines ]]> http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2009/05/social-tagging-now-available-f.html http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2009/05/social-tagging-now-available-f.html Mon, 11 May 2009 08:00:00 -0800 Check out the Health Subject Guide to get more information.
   ]]> http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2009/04/worried-about-swine-flu.html http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2009/04/worried-about-swine-flu.html Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:16:02 -0800 Visit our new collection of fiction and non-fiction best sellers on the first floor of Lied Library behind the Book N Bean.

   These books are available to UNLV students, faculty and staff for one 3-week check-out period.

   Our academic new books are now in the same new browsing area.

   Copiers have been moved to the area in front of the R&I/Computer Help Desk.

   ]]> http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2009/02/new-at-lied-library-leisure-re.html http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2009/02/new-at-lied-library-leisure-re.html Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:13:51 -0800 You voted for the new catalog design and we listened. Look for the new design starting Monday.

   We will be performing the upgrade Monday morning between 6 and 7 am, and you may experience some downtime during this period.

   You can continue to send us your comments or bug reports using the "Report a Bug" link located on the top right hand corner of every page. Thank you for all your help!

   

   ]]> http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/12/new-catalog-goes-live-monday.html http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/12/new-catalog-goes-live-monday.html Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:42:51 -0800 The Libraries announces the launch of a new digital collection, "Welcome Home, Howard: Or Whatever Became of the Daring Aviator?" This collection is an update of a popular Special Collections web exhibit, that has been converted to a searchable digital collection with added functionality and a new look.

   The collection features photographic images and portraits documenting the life of Howard Hughes, including images selected from two collections: The Howard Hughes Collection and the Hughes Electronics Collection.

   Visit the collection at: http://digital.library.unlv.edu/hughes/

   Comments and feedback are always appreciated!
   

   ]]> http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/12/welcome-home-howard-new-digita.html http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/12/welcome-home-howard-new-digita.html Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:45:54 -0800 The University Libraries must make plans to adjust spending for library acquisitions to remain within budget this fiscal year. The collection management department was asked to review the Libraries' journal and database subscriptions and identified titles that have low usage and/or high cost or inflation. You can view the list of journals and databases by college.
   ]]> http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/10/serials-assessment-project.html http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/10/serials-assessment-project.html Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:47:40 -0800 Recently, the Libraries introduced Encore, a new way to search for books, e-books, media and more.

   We want to know if you like it! Please take this short survey to let us know what you think.

   ]]> http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/09/we-want-to-know-what-you-think.html http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/09/we-want-to-know-what-you-think.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:03:01 -0800 Find resources specific to your assignments on the Com 101 subject guide.

   Not taking Comm 101? Check out our other subject guides for resources on your topic.

   ]]> http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/09/library-subject-guide-availabl.html http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/09/library-subject-guide-availabl.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:58:09 -0800
   Welcome to the University Libraries.

   Want to quickly find out about the Libraries? Check out the Top 5 Library Tips I Wish I had Known.

   New to UNLV? The Welcome New Students page will help get you oriented to the Libraries.

   Need Help? You can Ask a Librarian or contact your subject specialist directly. You can also contact us via Facebook or MySpace.

   Haven't been to the University Libraries in awhile? New changes are in store for you.

   • Try using Encore, the new way to search the Library Catalog. And let us know what you think.
   • Visit the Subject Guides, which have a new look and lots of new features.
   • Make sure to set up your Library PIN. You will need this to access many of the Libraries services.
   ]]> http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/08/welcome.html http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/08/welcome.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:05:08 -0800 Project MuseProject MUSE is pleased to announce the release of a new web interface, enhanced with many features to aid ease of navigation, expand discovery, and encourage deeper interaction with the wealth of scholarly content offered by MUSE.

   Online now, the new site design offers several new tools and resources for scholars, librarians, and publishers. MUSE offers full text access to current content from nearly 400 high quality journals in the humanities and social sciences, from some 100 not-for-profit publishers, and the web site's improved features will help users find, utilize and share this content more readily and efficiently.

   A highlight of MUSE's new web site is wider range of functionality at the individual journal article level, including the ability to email a link, find more articles from the same author(s), and share the article via popular social bookmarking services. Color indicators allow users to easily determine to which content they have full text access, at both the journal and article level.

   
   The Project MUSE web site will continue to evolve to meet the changing needs of our users, customers, and business partners. Project Muse welcomes feedback, comments and questions. Contact them directly at muse@press.jhu.edu.
   

   ]]> http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/08/a-new-look-for-project-muse.html http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/newsblog/2008/08/a-new-look-for-project-muse.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:49:09 -0800