Lied Library
| Lied Library | |
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Lied Library on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. | |
| 36°06′26″N 115°08′33″W / 36.1072°N 115.1425°W | |
| Location | 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89154 |
| Type | Academic library |
| Established | January 8, 2001 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The Lied Library (/liːd/, LEED) is a library building located in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus in Paradise, Nevada. It first opened on January 8, 2001, and serves as the university's main library, with more than 1 million volumes in its collection spanning five floors.[1][2] Lied Library is named after late real estate investor and developer Ernst Lied, whose eponymous Lied Foundation Trust donated more than $15 million to the library's construction.[3]
As of the fiscal year 2023-2024, the collection budget for the libraries was $8.5 million.[4]
Media Distribution System
The Media and Computer Services Department at Lied Library operates the Safari integrated video network system. This system supports the delivery of analog and digital media to library carrels, preview rooms, multimedia PCs, library classrooms, and conference rooms.[1]
Special Collections and Archives: Gaming
Special Collections and Archives house a large collection of gaming materials, including books, periodicals, visual materials, and oral histories. The collection houses corporate archives from gaming corporations around the world, including Harrah's, MGM, Boyd Gaming, and Binion's Horseshoe.[5]
The collection also houses architectural drawings of past, present, and planned casinos, as well as Vegas corporate papers of the Las Vegas neon signs, most of which were built by the Young Electric Sign Company. The papers include sketches, designs, and photographs of many of these signs, some of which can be found at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b "University Libraries Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
- ^ "University Libraries: A Brief History | UNLV University Libraries". www.library.unlv.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ "The Lasting Legacy of Lied | UNLV". www.unlv.edu. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ "UNLV Libraries Collection Budget Needs | UNLV University Libraries". www.library.unlv.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ^ Simpson, J. (2003, October 25). Harrah's donates corporate archive to UNLV gaming center. Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV), p. 2D.
- ^ Chung, S. K. (2003). Las Vegas: Behind the Glitz. American Libraries, 34(4), 80–82
- ^ The Neon Museum Las Vegas; https://www.neonmuseum.org/
External links
References
- Starkweather, Wendy. University Libraries Fact Sheet Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University Libraries. Last updated: Sept 7, 2005. Accessed: June 4, 2007.
- Chung, Su Kim. UNLV Libraries - A Brief History Archived 2013-01-16 at the Wayback Machine Accessed: June 4, 2007.