News and Events 2009

United States Archives in the Philippines, 1898-1921

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 5:30-7:00pm - Hamilton Library, Room 301

Cheryl Beredo chronicles the establishment and growth of the Bureau of Archives, a part of the United States’ goverment in the Philippines. Exploring its rich, complex, and understudied history within the context of the colonial administration in the islands, Beredo, an archivist by training, asks: "If roads brought economic development of the Philippines, schools molded model citizens, civil service trained skilled laboreres, and a bicameral legislature transformed natives into self-governable subjects, what did the state archive offer?"

A graduate of Cornell University and the University of Pittsburgh, Ms. Beredo is completing her doctorate in American Studies at the University of Hawai’i. She worked as an archivist at Cornell and Harvard universities and was a fellow at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Over the past year, she conducted archival research in the Philippines and the continental U.S.

Co-sponsored by the Association of Hawaii Archivists, Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program, and UHM Library.

Celebrate GIS Day

Manoa MAGIS of the UH-Manoa Library is pleased to announce that we will be celebrating GIS (Geographic Information System) day for the first time ever on November 4, 2009. Under the auspices of the Library Forum we will host two speakers on GIS related topics.

Where: Room 301 of the Hamilton Library at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Campus.

When: 9.30 am and 11. am, refreshments at 9 am.

Other Info: You can download a poster for the session here.

Refreshments are being sponsored by the American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing.

Details as follows:

First Speaker, 9.30 am

Title: Role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the Social Sciences-some applications.

Speaker: Shriram Bhutada, GIS Specialist, Extension Faculty, Center on the Family, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

There has been growing interest in application of GIS in social sciences recently. The intent of this presentation is to provide an introduction to the role of GIS in social sciences. GIS can play various roles in social science research such as geovisualization, spatiotemporal analysis, information integration and geographically weighted regression. Some examples of GIS projects will also be discussed. Additionally, the audience will be introduced to geocoding and custom geocoding programming along with a list of available GIS and non-GIS data sources.

Second Speaker, 11 am

Title: Global Positioning System - GPS 101

Speaker: Karyn Nolan, President, Pacific GPS.

This presentation will give an overview of basic GPS principles including sources of error, GPS settings, accuracy requirements and differential correction (real time and post processed). We will focus on Trimble Mapping and GIS hardware and software and also discuss Geographical Information Systems (GIS) integration.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sinclair Fumigation Notice

The Government Documents Department, temporarily housing their collection at Sinclair Library, has been negotiating with a fumigation company. Their collection must be fumigated prior to transporting the collection to Hamilton Library which is scheduled during the 1st and 2nd week in December.

Therefore, Sinclair Library Building will be closed to all UH personnel including non-library departments and the general public from Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 4:00pm to Saturday, November 28th at 12:00pm or until the all clear is given.

Sinclair Library Hours Change effective Oct. 1, 2009

In order to work within the latest reduction in funding the Sinclair Library will move from a 24/7 operation to a 24/5 operation.

We have planned this reduction in such a way that it will impact the fewest number of our valued patrons. We have tracked the usage of our facility for years and we know when our lowest usage occurs. Using that information we established the following hours beginning October 1, 2009.

BUILDING HOURS
Sunday noon to Friday 6 p.m. -- OPEN CONTINUOUSLY
Saturday -- Noon to 6:00 p.m.

WONG AUDIOVISUAL CENTER
Monday to Thursday -- 8:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Friday – 8:00 a.m. to 5:45
Saturday and Sunday -- Noon to 5:45 p.m.

Please note that Sinclair WILL be open for six (6) hours on Saturday while Hamilton Library will be closed.

Be sure to arrange your study time accordingly. If you plan ahead you can request to have books from Hamilton Library sent to Sinclair Library for Saturday pick up. Please allow at least 1-1/2 days for this transaction.

How to Obtain Books in Hamilton PR-PZ Call Number Range (2nd floor)

Due to a mold outbreak, books with call numbers beginning PR, PS, PT, and PZ must be paged. Locate the record for the book you want in the Hawaii Voyager library catalog. Then use the Get This Item feature to request the book. Or, you may go to the Circulation Desk and ask to have a hold placed on the item. The book should be available for you to pick up at the Circulation Desk within five (5) days. You will be notified by email when the book is ready to pick up.

New Look to ILL

Hamilton's InterLibrary Loan Services ILLiad request pages have a new look related to a system upgrade. Please contact InterLibrary Loan if there are any questions about or problems using the new pages.

Telephone: 956-8568
Email: libill@hawaii.edu

Operation Pacific

      For the past several weeks the Sinclair Library Preservation Team, supervised by Melissa Arakawa, has been working diligently matching and sorting old shelving and frames. The team sorted, packed, palletized and wrapped over 50 pallets of materials in preparation for their journey to the south pacific island of Palau, Saipan and Ponapei.

     The collaboration of this labor-intense project and partnership between the Sinclair Library Team, State Representative Glenn Wakai, and the organization Reach Out Pacific (REPAC). REPAC acquires donations of school supplies, equipment, and toys for children in the elementary schools throughout the islands of the Pacific. They also work with hospitals and clinics on these islands to provide supplies they need. This past weekend REPAC starting dropping off all their donations to prepare for Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, when the three 40 foot Matson containers arrived at Sinclair Library parking lot at 6:00 a.m. to begin loading the pallets of shelving and miscellaneous items for our neighbors in the Pacific.

     Thanks to Melissa and her team, Masa Inoue, Taylor Donovan, Sara Fagin, Ken Chan, Dave Bowman and the assistance of volunteers Claire Schultz, Jennifer Megahan, and Gregg Geary from the Sinclair Library Staff and friends. Thanks to the cooperation of all these people this project was very successful and we are pleased to have the opportunity to help others in need.

Voyager Upgrade

     Please be advised that during the week of July 13th - 17th, an upgrade to Hawaii Voyager, the UHM Library online catalog, will cause a disruption in some of the Voyager services. Though users will be able to search for items held in the libraries, they will not be able to register their UH ID or update their account information. No new patron accounts can be created during this time. In addition patrons will not be able to login or view their Voyager accounts nor renew materials.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

UHM Library

Hamilton Library Closed For Fumigation

     Hamilton Library will be closed from July 3rd to July 5th for fumigation. Also, both departments on Hamilton Library's 5th floor of the main building will be closed for fumigation preparation on July 2, including the Charlot Collection and Special Collections (Hawaiian and Pacific).

Library Fundraiser

Thursday, February 12 - Sunday, May 17

Bicentennial Celebration of Charles Darwin's Birthday(.pdf flyer)

Bobblehead Order Form(.pdf flyer)

In celebration of the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's Birthday, 1809-2009, and the sesquicentennial publication of his seminal work, "On Origin of the Species," the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Library is sponsoring a fundraiser featuring Charles Darwin Bobbleheads.

UH Hamilton Library Circulation Business Window
Contact: 956-7203
Bobblehead Price: $25

Spring 2009 Faculty Lecture Series

Thursday, Feburary 12

Steven Stanley, Geology and Geophysics

Darwin and the Origin of The Origin (.pdf flyer)

UH Hamilton Library
Room 301, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Doors open at 3:15
Admission: FREE
Refreshments Provided

Spring 2009 Film Premiere

Thursday, Feburary 12

Hawaii - A Long Story Short (.pdf flyer)

The ancient drama of the Hawaiian islands with their unique plants and animals is revealed in this short documentary for the visiting public. Narrated by Kayla Rosenfeld (Hawaii Public Radio), and with original music by Michael Tanenbaum, the film tells the story of the birth and destruction of these islands over millions of years, and how life, including people, found a new home in one of the most isolated places on Earth.

UH Hamilton Library
Room 301, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
Admission: FREE

Spring 2009 Faculty Lecture Series

Wednesday, January 28

Donald Reid Womack, Music

Between Musical Worlds: A Composer's Guide to the 21st Century (.pdf flyer)

UH Hamilton Library
Room 301, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Doors open at 3:15
Admission: FREE
Refreshments Provided

Obama Inauguration Broadcast