University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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We are a large and busy regional public library with five librarians; Juvenile, Young Adult, two Adult Reference, and an Adult/Hawaiian. We have an excellent collection of 130,000 items for a multicultural and diverse patron base—especially since we are the only library in town open on Sundays. We also service many public and private schools in the area. Our public toddler storytime is every Sunday at 10:30am; school storytimes are held weekly as needed.
Public librarian internship would focus on all collection areas to give internees an experiencing working with the different librarians. This includes: children’s/YA/AV/Adult library services, collection development (selection, ordering, & weeding), & programming (storytimes, class visits, and general public programs). The intern would work 10-15 hours a week. Internees can also select a project to complete by the end of the internship in their area of choice.
Flexible; prefer some Sunday hours.
Temporary Library hours:
Sun: 10am-4pm
Mon & Tues: 10am-7pm
Weds & Thurs 10am-6pm
Fri 11am-4pm
May also consider doing a distance learning internship with a focus on digital services, creating resource material for the library, and assisting on current projects.
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Our very own student chapter of the Special Libraries Association has launched a YouTube-based podcast called “The Uncommon Library”, focusing on new and unique perspectives from people who work in non-traditional libraries.
They are planning to release three episodes per semester. Be sure to subscribe/like and support these students!
The first episode features SLA-SC President Sidney Louie interviewing recent alumni and former SLA-SC officers Marleah & Sharnelle Renti-Cruz, who work You can view the first episode here:
Libraries Unlimited has just released Radical Collaborations for Learning: School Librarians as Change Agents. The new publication, edited by Violet Harada and Sharon Coatney, takes an exciting look at how libraries join with other organizations to form unique and dynamic alliances. Three of the chapters feature LIS alumni as key players in creating transformative learning opportunities. The book is currently .
A chapter written by alumna Meera Garud, “Collaborating through Art to Enhance Learning,” showcases initiatives from three LIS alumni: a mural project at Manoa Elementary with alumna Imelda Amano, a comic con initiative created by alumnus Darren Tanaka at Kailua Elementary, and an art curation activity at Punahou with alumna Kylee Mar.
Another chapter written by alumna Diane Mokuau, “The Molokai Story: Building a Library Services Cadre,” features her collaborative efforts to provide resources and workshops for schools and the general public in partnership with alumna Greta Martinez at Kualapuu Elementary; Cindy Delanty at the Molokai Public Library; and Kilia Purdy and Annie Steinke with the Native Hawaiian library.
A third chapter written by LIS Professor Emerita and LIS alumna Violet Harada, “Inspiring Civic Action: Collaborating with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii,” highlights the work of LIS alumna Lori Chun and Kaleo Hanohano at Kaimuki High School where they involved their students in the campaign to get Honouliuli, a WWII internment site, declared a national monument. Partnering with them were two LIS alumni and former DOE school librarians, now volunteers at JCCH, Jane Kurahara and Betsy Young.
Other chapters in the book describe a range of creative projects from different states that bring attention to librarians as leaders in forging learning partnerships with community agencies and educational institutions.
Congratulations to Dr. Vanessa Irvin for her recent tenure approval and promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor!
Dr. Irvin is the lead advisor for our Public Librarianship Pathway and is currently Editor-in-Chief for the . She is also Principal Investigator for the and mentor for the LIS Diversity Club. You can read more about her at .
We’re very proud of all Dr. Irvin has done and continues to do for our Program!
VlogٷM LIS PROGRAM STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO RECENT GLOBAL PROTESTS
June 4, 2020
Aloha VlogٷM LIS ‘Ohana,
The current events pertaining to the senseless and racist killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery (among others) alongside revelations about the unequal impact of COVID-19 on Black, Indigenous, Asian, and Latinx communities has exposed two pandemics, both undergirded by systematic and structural racism not just within American society, but worldwide. These recent events undoubtedly have us all feeling anxiety, dismay, frustration, and rage. They have also given us countless examples of people coming together to work for needed change.
We in the VlogٷM LIS Program believe that libraries and archives help create a better and more equitable world. With that in mind, it is critical for us to affirm our similarities and embrace our differences and to continue to support an ethic that centers anti-racism and freedom from oppression within a framework of empathy and care. We, the faculty and staff of the LIS Program, stand by our practice of fostering an inclusive environment that encourages a plurality of perspectives and recognizes a plurality of experiences. That said, we’d like to remind you of the following statement from our:
As the summer session progresses, we must continue demonstrating our sensitivity, understanding, and compassion towards one another, giving gentle consideration to students and instructors alike who may be deeply impacted in various ways by violence, racism, and COVID-19. Let’s all be mindful togive people the time and space they need; educating yourself about why they need that consideration. This level of patience is a vital part of being a compassionate, reflective professional. Creating and participating in environments built on mutual support and understanding is also something that you will find valuable throughout your career as an informational professional.
We appreciate your understanding, empathy, and spirit of collaboration as part of the VlogٷM LIS community. Feel free to contact any of us if we can be of help.
Mahalo,
VlogٷM LIS Program Faculty and Staff
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In our last post, we shared the new LIS logo, which serves as a visual identity for the Program, bringing together faculty, alumni, and current students, while also drawing in potential students at first glance. The final design was created by Graphic Design student Jana Sasaki under (photo from the Art Dept. faculty page, linked). However, we would also like to recognize all of the students for their hard work and final submissions and presentations this semester:
Click on each student’s name to view a sample of their work, provided by Professor Lee.
The design area at the University of Hawai‘i has been recognized internationally, nationally and locally for its excellence in graphic design. Design work from students and graduates have been exhibited internationally and nationally by the AIGA, The Type Director’sClub, The Art Director’s Club, Print magazine, and How magazine. Locally, students from the design area have repeatedly won awards from the Honolulu chapter of the AIGA and the Hawai‘i chapter of the American Advertising Federation. Students who have wished to work professionally have taken leadership roles in the graphic design and advertising community and have secured design positions locally and nationally at Walt Disney, Martha Stewart Omnimedia, MYV networks, and the Asia Society.
We will update everyone on implementation of the new logo in the coming months.
This semester, the LIS Program teamed up with Graphic Design Professor Chae Lee Ho’s senior seminar class of nine students to redesign the LIS Program’s logo. After much time and effort on the students’ part, we have decided on Jana Sasaki’s design:
The new logo uses navigation and wayfinding as its main theme, with an abstracted open book as the background. Above all, this design emphasizes unity, teamwork, and forward momentum. We will be rolling out a new website and social media design, as well as LIS swag, using the new logo during Summer 2020.
To learn more about Jana’s inspiration and alternate designs, please feel free to take a look at her for our Logo Committee.
Thank you to Chae and all his senior seminar students. We couldn’t be happier to have this new symbol of our identity.
While we’ve all got some free time on our hands, why not check out the newly revamped ?
Hui Dui Officers and members Mandi Hull, Katherine Lang, Nargis Sultana, and Leticia Sisior decided to undertake this reconstruction as part of LIS 650 Management of Libraries & Information Science under Dr. Andrew Wertheimer. The result is new student event calendars, links to LIS Slack channels for easier peer-to-peer communication, professional and student resources (like the ICS computer lab form students need to fill out every semester!), scholarship and HLA information, and more!
Hui Dui is the LIS official student organization. All registered LIS students automatically become members of the organization.“Hui” is the Hawaiian word for organization. “Dui” is the phonetic spelling of name (among other things, Dewey was an advocate of spelling reform). Hui Dui sponsors lectures series, social events, and the all-important Grad Dinner.
The LIS Faculty & Staff wish to acknowledge your patience and understanding as we have all dealt with changes taking place to both our Program and University during the COVID-19 crisis. We offer the following statement to you all in hopes that we can continue working together to weather the changes while continuing to provide you the education and support necessary to become library and information science professionals.
Oʻahu is known as The Gathering Place, and for over 55 years, community and connection have been at the center of the LIS Program. While our program was not designed to be fully online, when the best thing for everyone is for us to work together at a distance, here’s what you can expect:
Please contact your faculty advisor or the Program Coordinator (lisstaff@hawaii.edu) for questions, concerns, and/or special requests during this crisis. We will get through this together.
Update for Fall 2020: If you do not have a laptop or reliable wi-fi at home, please contact Cheri (lisstaff@hawaii.edu) for more information about procuring one or both through ICS funds.
Congratulations to LIS student, Ellen-Rae Cachola! She has been selected as one of 15 Fellows for the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion, and Cultural Heritage, which seeks to enhance understandings of multicultural collections among professionals, local community members, and the broader public.
In addition to being an LIS student, Ellen also works as an Evening Supervisor & Archives Manager at the VlogٷM Law Library and lecturer for the Department of Ethnic Studies. She is the granddaughter of Ilocano plantation workers and is the mentee of Hawaiian demilitarization organizers. Through her work in libraries, archives, and instruction, she uses information to shed light on how systems of oppression, such as imperialism and settler colonialism, affect different communities, and stages opportunities for decolonial dialogue and intersectional organizing.
These Fellows were chosen from a highly competitive field of more than sixty applicants by a committee comprised of leading cultural heritage professionals. The selected fellows will work closely with a spectrum of multicultural collections.
More information about the Fellowship is available at: https://ebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/mellon-diversity
Read more:https://rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/mellon-diversity/rbs-mellon-cultural-heritage-fellows-for-2020-2022/
Congratulations to LIS student Minyoung Chung and LIS alumna Gailyn Bopp, winners of this year’s Hawaii Library Association Student and Professional Scholarships! This announcement would normally be made at the HLA Spring Meeting, but due to COVID-19 concerns, this year HLA has opted to share a short bio and information about the award for each recipient online:
Student Scholarship: Minyoung Chung –awarded $1,000.00 and a one year membership to HLA for free.
During my undergraduate studies, I majored in both psychology and library information science at the Ewha Woman’s University in South Korea. Through the Korea Foundation, I completed a fellowship at the Center for Korean Studies at VlogٷMānoa in 2018.Currently,I am in my second semester in the LIS program at Vlogٷ Mānoa with a focus in academic/archival tracks and now I am doing an internship with the Government documents collection. As a member of HLA, I recently presented about the North Korean Collection atVlogٷMānoa at the recent HLA conference in Kauai. I am now working on a North Korean special collections project to increase accessibility by putting them into an institutional repository. I believe the way in which records are preserved, searched for, used, shared and published shapes our memory of the dynamics of culture and history. I am passionate about ensuring the accessibility to materials, service, and community to help create a diverse environment ofinformationwith responsibility and ethics of care.
Professional Scholarship: Gailyn Bopp – awarded $499 to attend the Exhibits Fundamentals online course through the Northern States Conservation Center, from October 5 to November 13, 2020.
Gailyn Bopp works as Associate Archivist for the BYU-Hawai`i JFS Library Archives & Special Collections, and as Assistant Professor of Theatre in the BYVlogٷ Faculty of Language, Culture, and the Performing Arts. She is a proud alumna of the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa LIS program, graduating with a certificate in Archival Studies. Gailyn enjoys theatrical performance, exhibit curation, and traditional Hawaiian craft. She currently serves as President-elect of the Association of Hawai`i Archivists.
Congratulations to both Minyoung and Gailyn. We’re so proud of both of you!
The deadline for Fall 2020 admissions applications has been extended to Aug. 1, 2020. Please review regarding submission formats due to stay-at-home orders.
Please be aware of possible delays in the review of your application due to faculty working from different locations due to stay-at-home orders.If you are interested in summer classes, please contact Cheri Ebisu via email: lisstaff@hawaii.edu
Continuing Students:
Thank you to our students for your ongoing patience and perseverance during these chaotic times. Your Program Coordinator personally apologizes for not updating this website sooner with pandemic resources.
Changes to the LIS Program:
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Oral exams and ePortfolio assignments will still be conducted and due, respectively, via Zoom and other online platforms this semester. Please contact your advisor or 692 instructor for questions or concerns about either. There will be no LIS Grad Dinner this semester. 🙁
Be safe out there. We will keep you updated as much as possible to any changes in our Program.
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Interns at SHPD may engage in a variety of activities in the support of the library. Activities include, but are not limited to: digitization, cataloging, filing, rehousing, and application of metadata.
The SHPD library is a non-circulating collection of materials related to the activities of the branches of the State Historic Preservation Department, which include Archaeology, Architecture, and History & Culture. SHPD’s collection contains information on more than 38,000 historic sites in Hawaiʻi.
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The intern shall be able to utilize a PC desktop computer, and be competent in written and oral communication, with a strong organizational ability. The intern must embody the professionalism expected in a place of business.
The librarian’s work hours are Monday through Friday, 7:15am-4:00pm. Internship hours may flex within the librarian’s work hours.
While at SHPD, the library intern shall be able to touch on the following student learning outcomes:
The librarian will: 1) Perform weekly check-in meetings with the intern, and assess progress made on assignments; 2) Assist the intern in the mid-term progress report process by providing further feedback on assigned work and adaptation to the work environment; and 3) End with a summative assessment of the intern and their work.
Weekly updates, mid-term meeting, and a final assessment.
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Drs. Asato and Wertheimer’s recent peer-reviewed publication, “” (International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion – IJIDI, Spring 2019 issue, volume 3, issue 1), was voted by the journal’s editorial board for the 2019 IJIDI Outstanding Paper Award in the category of “Research Articles.”
Referees cited strengths of Asato and Wertheimer’s article in the areas of methodology, transformative promise of the topic for ongoing research, and a readable and accessible writing style. In turn, Asato and Wertheimer’s paper has been nominated for the 2019 ALA Jesse Shera Distinguished Published Research award.
A hearty congratulations to Dr. Noriko Asato and Dr. Andrew Wertheimer for such a deserving award!
For those interested, you can .
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The processing intern will have the opportunity to perform duties that focus on arrangement and description of archival materials, specifically: processing materials, creating finding aids using ArchivesSpace (archival data management system), and assessing collections.
The University Archives & Manuscripts Department manages archival collections including the University Archives and various manuscript collections such as the Congressional Papers Collection, Hawai’i War Records Depository, Japanese American Veterans Collection, and more. The collections document the people, history, culture, and politics of Hawai’i. These collections support scholarly research, teaching and public awareness, as well as promote an understanding of Hawai’i’s rich multicultural heritage.
LIS 651 Archival Arrangement & Description (which itself has a prerequisite of LIS 654 Archival Ethics & Professions).
Good organizational and computer skills. Experience or knowledge of preservation issues of historical material. Willingness to pursue research to develop knowledge about the collection(s).
Hours are flexible; 10-12 hours per week to be scheduled between 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday (150 hours total). Minimum of two hours per session.
The overall goal is to gain hands-on experience working in an archival repository. Specific goal(s) will be established in discussion with the supervisor(s).
Ongoing informal feedback throughout the semester.
The LIS 690 Evaluation Form will be completed by the supervising librarian at the end of the semester.
Leilani Dawson (Manuscript Collections Archivist),
Dawn Sueoka (Congressional Papers Archivist), or
Helen Wong Smith (Archivist for University Records) – Supervisor
E-mail: archives@hawaii.edu
Telephone: (808) 956-6047
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Depending on the needs of the intern and the department, general interns will have the opportunity to perform duties that may include, but are not limited to: processing materials and creating finding aids using ArchivesSpace; creating outreach materials such as blog posts, LibGuides, and exhibits; providing reference services; or other specialized projects relating to management of archival collections.
The University Archives & Manuscript Department manages archival collections including the University Archives and various manuscript collections such as the Congressional Papers Collection, Hawai’i War Records Depository, Japanese American Veterans Collection and more. The collections document the people, history, culture, and politics of Hawai’i. These collections support scholarly research, teaching and public awareness, as well as promote an understanding of Hawai’i’s rich multicultural heritage.
LIS 651 Archival Arrangement & Description (which itself has a prerequisite of LIS 654 Archival Ethics & Professions) and LIS 658 Archival & Special Collections Management.
Good organizational and computer skills. Experience or knowledge of preservation issues of historical material. Willingness to pursue research to develop knowledge about the collection(s).
Hours are flexible: 10-12 hours per week to be scheduled between 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday (150 hours total). Minimum of two hours per session.
The overall goal is to gain hands-on experience working in an archival repository. Specific goal(s) will be established in discussion with the supervisor(s).
The LIS 690 Evaluation Form will be completed by the supervising librarian at the end of the semester.
The LIS 690 Evaluation Form will be completed by the supervising librarian at the end of the semester.
Leilani Dawson (Manuscript Collections Archivist),
Dawn Sueoka (Congressional Papers Archivist), or
Helen Wong Smith (Archivist for University Records) – Supervisor
E-mail: archives@hawaii.edu
Telephone: (808) 956-6047
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Interns will process at least one small collection from our photo archives in its entirety. Tasks related to this project include arranging and describing the collection following archival standards, basic preservation of archival materials, and creation of a location/finding aid. The intern will also digitize and create metadata for at least one collection in the Corporate Library asset management system. Tasks related to this project include the creation of metadata following national standards and digitizing materials.
The Hawaiian Electric Company Corporate Library is a small special library that supports the entire company with an emphasis on Engineering and the Corporate Archives. The Corporate Archives helps to tell and preserve the history of the company. The internship will focus on the photo collection from the archives.
LIS 601 and LIS 605
Service, detail, and goal-oriented. Dependable, mature, flexible. Good organizational and time management skills. Excellent oral and written communicator. Self-starter and creative problem solver. Collaborative and team-focused, but also able to work independently. Knowledge of traditional Office software (Word, Excel, Sharepoint) and manual and digital filing systems. Basic knowledge of archival preservation, database, and records management, and on-demand digitization. Experience with photo and slide scanning/cataloging is a plus. Interest in archive/library/collection management.
Anytime on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between 9am-4pm.
The Corporate Library Intern will gain hands-on experience in the following: archival processing, creating a cohesive and accurate location/finding aid using archival standards, handling rare and delicate materials, technical aspects of digitizing archival records, project management, and the ongoing functions of an archival repository.
Interns will be supervised by a librarian and be expected to progress in knowledge and skills throughout the semester. Evaluations will be based on factors such as reliability, ability to communicate effectively, ability to follow through on assignments, and professional attitude.
A formal evaluation will be provided at the end of the semester.
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The intern will be given the opportunity to gain practical knowledge and hands-on experience in a variety of areas that are essential to academic librarianship. Special projects may include assisting with library instruction, open educational resource training and promotion, reference services, and archival duties. Efforts will be made to tailor special projects to the unique interests of the intern.
The James & Abigail Campbell Library, in supporting the mission of the University of Hawaiʻi at West Oahu, is committed to providing excellent, user-centered service in meeting the informational needs of students, faculty and staff. Using innovative technologies, our librarians develop, organize, preserve and deliver scholarly print and electronic resources and instruction that empower students to become engaged, life-long learners. Through our services, collections, teaching and outreach, the library honors and supports diverse learning styles, perspectives and interests intrinsic to a liberal arts education.
Flexible. 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday. Minimum of two hours per session.
Verbal and written feedback will be provided to the intern on an ongoing basis, including during scheduled monthly meetings. The standard LIS 690 evaluation form will be completed at the end of the internship.
Monthly update meetings between the student and the supervisor will occur during the course of the internship. Formal evaluation, using the LIS 690 evaluation form, will be submitted at the end of the semester.
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Internship would serve to help make accessible many of the municipal records that have research value, but that are currently inaccessible. Work would include processing files with MPLP-like methods, with the primary focus on creating folder-level inventories and writing summary descriptions of the records, with possibly some organization and some reformatting of especially at-risk materials.
The Municipal Records Center houses approximately 5,700 cubic feet of permanent records created by the departments and agencies of the City & County of Honolulu. The Center also receives and then disposes of non-permanent records, with a total holding capacity of approximately 11,500 cubic feet. Records range from resolutions and ordinances of the City Council to homicide reports to planning files for improvement projects. Most records are paper, but there is also a microfilm vault with thousands of reels of microfilm.
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Scheduling can be flexible and based on intern’s availability.
Intern should walk away with experience of what it is like to process high-volume collections with minimal effort. Intern should end with a familiarity of what types of records are created by a municipality. Intern should end knowing how to create a container list and how to write brief descriptions of collections. Intern should end knowing what types of materials should be removed from collections or reformatted for long-term preservation. Intern should end having experienced what it is like to work in a storage center environment with records that are directly from the office of origin.
Evaluation will be based largely on the accuracy of the work done, which will be checked on a regular basis. Evaluation will also be based on the quality of the work, in terms of depth of ultimate understanding of the materials being processed as expressed in collection descriptions. Also taken into account will be the ability to maintain a schedule, satisfactory communication with the supervisor and other staff, and respect for the environment.
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This past year, Dr. Vanessa Irvin invited LIS students to partner with her Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS)-funded grant project, ,to work with and observe Hawai’i’s public library professional development. Recent grad Nicholas Cho capped his final semester by submitting a paper on community building in public libraries inHawai’i, which was .
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Public libraries in Hawai’i serve one of the most diverse populations in the United States. With 51 branch locations across six islands, Hawaii’s public libraries are central hubs for citizens, where community building can take place. This paper seeks to explore ways in which community building takes place at public libraries in Hawai’i. Through on-site visits at public libraries, observations of training sessions of participants of a Hawai’i-based public library professional development program (Hui ‘Ekolu), and informal interviews with local public library patrons, key themes, reflections and analysis convey a common question across all groups: “What is a Native Hawaiian Library?” “What is Hawaiian librarianship?” This research is at an emerging stage where such meaningful questions are pointing towards a need to center Indigenous Hawaiian ways of knowing and perceiving public services in libraries as a primary tenet of cultural competence for public library workers in Hawai’i. As a federally funded grant program, Hui ‘Ekolu is an innovative opportunity to explore questions that emerge as an inquiry-based approach to determining what professional learning and development can look like within place-based contexts.
You can now! To learn how you can become a part of Hui ‘Ekolu, visit their .
Our very own Dr. Noriko Asato and Dr. Andrew Wertheimer made the front page of Hawaiʻi’sCivil Beat today t.
The library excluded Japanese readers at a time when Japanese people in Hawaii exceeded 40% of the population, according to research by Andrew Wertheimer and Noriko Asato, professors in the Library & Information Science Program at the University of Hawaii.
While local Japanese were allowed to become library members, the researchers found that the library rejected requests to serve them.
“Now we say intellectual freedom is part of the professional ethics of librarianship, but at that time in Hawaii, it certainly wasn’t,” Wertheimer said.
To read more:https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/10/new-research-shows-how-honolulus-japanese-spurned-by-the-library-made-their-own-bookstore-culture/
Head over to to read about Kihei librarian and VlogٷM LIS Alumna Kathleen Ageton’s volunteer work with Elizabeth’s Library International, “a nonprofit that works to establish libraries in underserved areas” and “aims to make libraries self-sustaining” in such areas.
Photo courtesy of Kathleen Ageton,https://bit.ly/2mlQCvH
Kathleen traveled to Susu Village in Zambia and to Domboshava in Zimbabwe for three weeks this past summer. “There, Ageton helped with cataloging, advising the staff, and discussing how to develop programs.”
You can read Kathleen’s full interview and more about her background as a librarian and how she become involved with Elizabeth’s Library Interational’s board or directors .
Check out our LIS Alumna Junie Hayashi in the
Junie was interviewed for the “Work It!” column about switching careers later in life, in her case from working 12 years at the Hawai‘i Department of the Attorney General to becoming a public services librarian at Leeward Community College.
She says, “I knew a few librarians and they inspired me to go into library sciences. […] Going back to school was the best decision I ever made.”
You can read more from Junie’s interview at Island Scene, or view the scans below (beautiful pictures of Junie herself included!)
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We’re proud to announce that a number of our own VlogٷM LIS community are featured in the Diversity & Reading special issue ofThe International Journal of Information, Diversity & Inclusion(Vol. 3, No. 2, April 2019). Dr. Vanessa Irvin was the guest editor for this special issue, which features a paper by recent VlogٷM LIS graduate Valerie Shaindlin on reading museum exhibits in culture-based contexts.
Also featured is a paper by Hamilton Library’s Filipino Studies Librarian, Elena Clariza. Her beautifully illustrated article is about sacred body text in indigenous culture. Other topics in this issue include reading groups in immigrant communities, data analysis of multicultural literature, and censorship of national bestselling diverse literature.
Lastly, this special issue’s cover image was provided by our very own Dr. Andrew Wertheimer!
You can access the issue . Enjoy!
Diane Mokuau, librarian at Molokai High and Intermediate, received the 2019 S.T.A.C.Y. Award for Teaching Excellence from the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA). She is a 1998 alumna of the LIS program. The S.T.A.C.Y. Award for Teaching Excellence was established to celebrate the outstanding work of the late Stacy Nishina, a public school teacher, longtime HSTA staff member and supporter of all HSTA state candidates for the NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence.The award was announced on April 13 at the HSTA’s state convention at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. With this award, Diane becomes HSTA’s nominee for the NEA Foundation’s 2020 Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence and NEA Member Benefits Award.
Diane has lived on Molokai for nearly 30 years and, according to HSTA Vice President Osa Tui Jr., she has been instrumental in shaping the island’s learning environment. A national board-certified teacher as well as librarian, Diane has been at Molokai High for 15 years and has earned an impressive reputation as an unwavering advocate for her community and for educators statewide. In introducing Diane, Tui said:
With her skills honed over the years, Diane has put her organizing into action for her community. She also advocates for non-classroom teachers and rural school faculties and the challenges faced by both of those constituencies. She has worked hard to ensure that her library is well utilized, often operating at maximum capacity. Her acquisitions over the years of various technology and customized resources helpto ensure that student literacy is improved and sustained and can target all levels of students throughout her school.
Among her achievements: Diane jointly wrote a five-year, $1 million grant to develop the Molokai LIVE 21st Century Community Learning Center that provides homework assistance and enrichment activities for middle and high school students. She also serves as secretary of the HSTA’s Molokai chapter. In 2016, the Hawaii Association of School Librarians recognized Diane with the Golden Key Award for her outstanding work in school libraries.
The Hawaiʻi Association of School Librarians (HASL) is pleased to award this year’s student scholarship to Malia Quiocho. Quiocho is a student in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Library & Information Science program, completing her MLISc courses via its online platform.
Quiocho holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education, and a Master’s in Education from Chaminade University. Currently, she is the school librarian at Seabury Hall on Maui, succeeding Linda Lindsey who retired last year.
What drives her?
“Information access is a passion for me,” says Quiocho. “Working with other teachers to develop and collaborate with their instruction toward excellence in learning experiences, seeking innovation, and taking risks.”
A devoted educator, Quiocho comes highly recommended by her instructors and mentors in the library community. Please join us in congratulating her.
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Assisting with updating migrated bibliographic records to full MARC cataloging using AACR2. Introduction to reference and information resources.
The Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) is a non-partisan legislative service agency that provides a wide variety of services to Hawaiʻi legislators, legislative staff, other government agencies and members of the public. LRB Library is a specialized legislative library, its primary purpose is to provide research, reference and information services to the Legislature and legislative staff. It is a repository of state legislative documents.
LIS 601: Introduction to Reference & Information Services
LIS 605: Metadata Creation for Information Organization
We are flexible to accommodate work between the hours of 7:45-4:30 Monday-Friday.
Practical knowledge of MARC cataloging; use of Library of Congress Subject Headings; learn use of open-source Integrated Library system – Koha; learn the legislative process and the information resources available.
Interns will be supervised by a librarian and be expected to progress in knowledge and skills throughout the semester. Evaluations will be based on factors such as reliability, ability to communicate effectively, ability to follow through on assignments, and professional attitude.
The supervising librarian will complete the LIS 690 Evaluation Form at the end of the semester.
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Stop the presses – our own Program Chair, Dr. Rich Gazan, was recently interviewed by theMaui News for library-related insight on the revitalization of print media and the importance of brick-and-mortar bookstores:
Rich Gazan, professor and chair of University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Library and Information Science program, said people need to take breaks from the internet, and that’s helping the resurgence of print media.
“I think people who realize they need ‘digital detox’ time are a big part of the reason print book sales have risen recently while e-Book sales have fallen,”he said via email Saturday.
“Print is peaceful and tangible. You don’t need to log in. It has no pop-ups, notifications or crashes. You feel and hear the crispness of a turning page. Of course there’s room for content to be delivered on all kinds of devices, but the intimacy of print will always be with us, as it has for thousands of years.”
Well said, Dr. Gazan!
For the full article, please visit .
The students, faculty, and staff of the Library & Information Science program wish to offer a sincere and elated congratulations to Alumna Keala Richard, who recently became the newest member of the Smithsonian Libraries Preservation Department as a Conservation Technician! During her time in the VlogٷM LIS program, Keala interned at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Library and received a certificate in Archives and Special Collections.
In a Smithsonian article about Keala, she says:
“The intersection in interests of my native Hawaiian history and Western culture brought me to Washington and the Smithsonian. I hope that with developing skills in library conservation I can return home to share resources and approaches to help and inspire others.”
In the meantime, since she has moved to Washington, Keala has discovered, the Hawaiian cultural school in Silver Spring, where she is participating in classes offered in hula, language, chant, protocols, music, and history.
You can read more about Keala and her exciting new conservation position at the
Best wishes, Keala!
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The Library seeks an energetic self-starter who is looking for some practical, real-world experience in a community college setting. A typical internship would involve time at the reference desk helping students with research. Independent projects may include assisting with information literacy instruction, collection development/management, educational technology (LibGuides, web design, etc.), and public programming, exhibits, and displays.
The Honolulu Community College Library provides services and resources to support the campus’s educational programs that include liberal arts, career and technical education fields, and apprenticeship and journey worker training. Located in Honolulu’s urban core, the College embraces its open-door policy, and its student population reflects the communities it serves.
Schedule is flexible. Internship hours will align with the library’s operational hours and may include evenings. Currently: Mon-Thurs 8:00 am – 7:00 pm, Fri 8:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Learning outcomes and goals will be created on an individual basis for each intern, taking into consideration the student’s expectations and those of the library. Outcomes may include, but are not limited to:
Verbal and written feedback will be provided to the intern on an ongoing basis. The LIS 690 evaluation form will be completed by the supervising librarian.
A formal evaluation based upon the LIS 690 evaluation form will be provided at the end of the semester.
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This is a non-traditional, special archives/library. The Consuelo Foundation Archives and Resource Library seeks interns interested in learning about solo archives/librarianship, business archives, nonprofits or records management. Available internship projects include: a) processing analog archival collections including writing finding aids, b) expanding the digital archives, c) digitizing analog historical materials, and 4) processing and cataloging books for the library. Other projects may be available upon discussion with the Supervising Librarian.
The archives and resource library serve the staff, board of directors, consultants and partner organizations of Consuelo Foundation, a nonprofit private organization helping families to prevent child abuse and domestic violence in Hawai‘i and the Philippines. The archives contains corporate records, and audio-visual and ephemeral material documenting the operations and projects of the Foundation, as well as personal items such as scrapbooks, photos and personal effects from its benefactress, Consuelo Zobel Alger. Books and other resource materials in the library focuses on child welfare, family strengthening, social work, ʿāina-based programs in Hawaiʿi, Philippines, nonprofit organizations and governance.
Successful completion of the following courses:
Successful completion of the following courses are desired, but not required:
Self-driven, organized and detailed oriented, collegial, excellent communication skills, produces high-quality work, meets deadlines and a problem solver. Philippine history and language or Hawaiian history and language proficiency is desired but not required. Able to attend at least one partner organization visit or Consuelo Foundation sponsored event.
The intern’s schedule is negotiable and should be compatible with the Supervising Librarian’s schedule. Consuelo Foundation office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
The prospective intern will gain practical skills in analog and digital archiving, archives and library management, cataloging, and records management. The intern will also experience working in a non-profit foundation. This encompasses operating with limited resources, and interacting with staff in Hawaiʿi and the Philippines, Hawaiʿi partner organizations, consultants and the board of directors.
The intern will have ongoing feedback from the Supervising Librarian during the week with monthly meetings. Mid-semester and end of the semester evaluations will also be required.
Monthly meetings which will include a mid-semester and end of the semester evaluation.
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Provide general reference and reader’s advisory. Assist Library Assistants in basic circulation services. Select an area in the collection (adult, young adult, juvenile or reference) to analyze and evaluate for currency and scope. Assist Librarian in weeding and selecting material for collection development in the area evaluated. Work with a librarian to plan and execute a program.
Kalihi-Pālama Public Library services an area of which spans from Kalihi Valley to Sand Island, east to Pālama and west to Fort Shafter. Schools include Farrington High School. and Kamehameha Schools. The collection includes 57,000 volumes and reflects the needs of the community.
Flexible. During open hours:
Intern will have basic reference and circulation skills and experience in collection development and planning programs for the community.
At the start of the internship, the intern and supervisor will create specific goals and timelines for the semester. Throughout the semester, the intern and supervisor will meet every other week to evaluate his/her progress. At the end of the semester, successful completion of the internship will be determined by met and unmet goals and intern’s and supervisor’s evaluation of work.
The supervising librarian will complete the LIS 690 Evaluation Form at the end of the semester.
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Congratulations to Fall 2018 semester LIS student Valerie Shaindlin on her successful thesis defense!
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Ruth Horie: An Oral History Biography and Feminist Analysis
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This thesis is an oral history biography of Ruth Horie (1950- ), a Japanese American librarian in Honolulu, Hawai‘i whose work centered mainly on preserving and providing access to Native Hawaiian materials. Primarily a cataloger, Horie was one of the rare librarians who understood Hawaiian, a critically endangered language. She earned her undergraduate degree in Hawaiian Studies and two master’s degrees, in Library Studies and Linguistics, from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She worked for a decade as a reference librarian at the East-West Center and Bishop Museum, and then spent twenty-two years as a cataloger at Hamilton Library at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The accompanying intersectional feminist analysis aims to examine the unique positionalities Horie embodied, and extract insights from her experience. Horie’s life and work turn out to be an excellent example for all librarians who wish to take a social justice stance in their careers.
Dr. Noriko Asato was awarded the 2018 Lei Lau Kukui Mentor & Educator Award by the SAA-Student Chapter for her supporting excellence in archival internships. The award was also given to Leilani Dawson and Helen Wong Smith of the Vlogٷ Mānoa Archives. Previous recipients include archival faculty and adjuncts Deborah Dunn, Nicolita Garces, and Andrew Wertheimer.
Claire Sato, a retired school librarian and LIS alumnus, and Violet Harada, LIS professor emeritus, have edited A Resilient Spirit: The Voice of Hawaiʻi’s Internees. The book includes excerpts from various men and women, who were incarcerated at internment camps and detention centers in Hawaiʻi. Claire and Violet spent three years combing through archival records at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi’s Tokioka Heritage Resource Center to select moving and poignant vignettes from the internees’ oral histories, letters, writings, and poetry.
Claire says her motivation for taking on this project was, “I wanted to have these stories told so that others would know that once there was a group of people who were unjustly treated, and they rose above it with dignity, strength and resilience.” Violet added, “It gave us the chance to send the message that history will continue to repeat itself unless we tell the real stories and stand up to the racism and bigotry wherever it exists.”
The book was published by JCCH and is available at the JCCH Gift Shop. Order forms are available at
Several members of the VlogٷM LIS ALA student chapter will be attending in Seattle and ALAsc is covering the registration costs of three students: Cheri Ebisu, Sarah Nakashima, and Ellen-Rae Cachola.
ALAsc has been running fundraisers since this summer to be able to sponsor this and the group is really excited for January!
In addition to the conference, the students are looking at other activities in Seattle such as a tour of and possibly a visit to the .
Bundle up and stay warm!
Congratulations to Fall 2018 semester LIS student Laila Brown on her successful thesis defense!
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Enacting Critical Feminist Librarianship: Examining LIS Book Clubs as a Means of Collaborative Inquiry and Professional Value Formation
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This master’s thesis presents an examination of the meaning and significance of dialogic exploration of texts in book club settings among Library and Information Science (LIS) master’s students at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (VlogٷM). I conducted participant observation among the feminist Books by Women Book Club and the progressive and diversity-ethic oriented VlogٷM LIS Book Club and interviewed several members in each group. In this study, I sought to achieve an understanding of the creative, constitutive, and generative processes of these two book clubs. This study illuminates three essential elements of student participation in these value-driven and library and information science-intentioned book clubs. Firstly, these book clubs function as communities of practice that offer emerging LIS professionals networks of interpersonal and professional support. Secondly, these book clubs complement and supplement LIS classroom pedagogy, thereby contributing to member professional learning and knowledge. Thirdly, these book clubs contribute to the development of members’ personal and professional values and philosophy. Through focused exploration of textual content espousing the values upon which these book clubs are predicated—namely feminism and critical librarianship—these book clubs enable student participants to explore, negotiate, and enact such values in the book clubs, and to continue to do so in their future professional practice.