University of Nevada Las Vegas
IN-1: Innovation 1

UNLV Urban Sustainability Librarian At UNLV, we understand how vital the ability to access knowledge and research is in advancing sustainability goals. As such, we are proud to have created a position for Marianne Buehler, who serves as librarian and keeper of a vast repository of sustainability related information gathered from a variety of sources. We feel strongly that this innovative, institutional repository will serve as a platform from which to educate and inform both present and future generations. What follows is a brief description of Marianne’s job as UNLV Sustainability Librarian: Provide library liaison services to students, faculty, and staff participating in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Urban Sustainability Initiative, providing research assistance, instruction, and collection development services to meet information needs. Meet with faculty and students by appointment to provide in-depth subject specific (sustainability topics) reference assistance and answer emailed reference questions within 24 hours. Collaborate with liaison librarians in related fields to build the Libraries’ “sustainability” collection in this multidisciplinary area, including government documents (federal, state, and local) and fugitive and grey literature from local non-profit and research organizations. Leads Libraries’ efforts in the area of scholarly communication and manages the Libraries’ sustainable institutional repository and open access publishing system. Lead campus outreach efforts to educate students and faculty about issues related to scholarly communication, including author rights, open access sustainable publishing, institutional repositories, creative commons licensing, and other topics related to copyright. Work with Digital Projects Librarian and Special Collections to prioritize and coordinate related digital collections. Establish and sustain an ongoing service and scholarship record, in accordance with UNLV Library Faculty Bylaws and university tenure and promotion procedures. Serves on the Urban Sustainability Council and currently participates in a LSTA Grant regarding water research (1945-1989) in southern Nevada and showcases sustainability resources (conferences, research) in the UNLV institutional repository (http://digitalcommons.library.unlv.edu/).