We have a late edition to our “Comstock Conversations” series, which kicks off two new Knowledge Center exhibits and celebrates the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the Comstock Lode.
Lode-ing Up on Literary Prospects:
a seminar on uncovering lost and hidden works in libraries and archives
Dr. Lawrence I. Berkove (Professor emeritus, University of Michigan, Dearborn), the [...]

KTVN-TV Channel 2 recently aired a news report extolling the virtues of the Knowledge Center as a hub for campus learning and collaboration, as well as a shining example of the university library in the 21st Century. They were kind enough to send over a tape, and our Teaching and Learning Technologies department turned it [...]

For those who missed the first lecture in the “Comstock Converstions” series, “Bonanza! How Virginia City has touched the world for 150 years”, a video of the lecture by Ron James, Nevada State Historic Preservation Office, is now available for download.
As usual, and for future reference, you should be able to find this video and [...]

This blog has already reported on the new Knowledge Center exhibit celebrating 150 years since the discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada. The Nevada News has also taken up the story of Comstock and what our Special Collections department is doing to both educate and commemorate.
Read the article here.

It’s official–UNR has itself an award-winning library. The Knowledge Center was awarded for “Best Education AV Project”, a national-level commendation and part of the PRO AV Spotlight Awards. This is in recognition of the 168-seat Wells Fargo Auditorium, featuring surround-sound, three-screen HD projection, and video capture and streaming, as well as our digital classrooms and, [...]

The Knowledge Center has gotten some press recently on UNR’s Nevada News site for its pioneering work with the Microsoft Surface–described as “a giant, table-sized iPhone”–available, for the amusement and education of our customers, down on the @One level by the Dynamic Media Lab and in the second floor atrium by the Library Services desk. [...]