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Puka Puka Parade 2018 - Number 02
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Puka Puka Parade 2018 - Number 04
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Pondering Ritual and the Future of Libraries
Get PDFFormer URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/59388Libraries are about making connections between people and ideas. They are important community spaces. Rituals are ways that we connect as humans, and drives how people gather and use spaces. Technology is at a point where people are questioning our human connections and what it means to be connected. Join us in thinking about what is ritual and why it is important as we continue to build the future of libraries.This session is designed to have participants make explicit the rituals that support or hinder our internal and external place in our communitie
Medical Libraries and Librarians of Hawaii: A Landscape of Value for Health Care
Get PDFFormer URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/59377Medical librarians occupy a place in Hawaii’s health care community. It was well-defined until electronic books and journals appeared. When the National Library of Medicine made the Medline database available to everyone for free, with the program Grateful Med, many in our profession thought it signaled the end for medical librarians. However, as some doors closed, others opened. Doctors and nurses do their own searches. There are many sources of medical information now, instantly available via mobile apps. Medical librarians select the most useful sources of information, make sure the latest download information is available, keep up with URLs that seem to change weekly, make sure license fees are paid, teach health care providers about the best resources to use to find the information necessary for patient care, research, and publication. We are using return on investment (ROI) algorithms to show that we return value for dollars spent on medical library staff and resources. Our services affect patient care decisions and contribute to the effectiveness of students and clinicians in their search for information
If Transcription Discs Could Talk (Forever): Assessment of the James Cathro Collection of Hawaiian Music Transcription Discs at Sinclair Library
No full textFormer URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/59397In mid-2018, Laila Brown and Kazuko Hioki conducted an in-depth collection survey at UHM’s Sinclair Library focused on transcription discs in the James Cathro Collection of the Hawaiian Music Archive. Using the free and innovative online Preservation Self-Assessment Survey (PSAP) (https://psap.library.illinois.edu/about) made available by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, we surveyed a total of 268 transcription discs, the most volatile materials in the collection, and thus the most urgently in need of preservation. Our survey results allowed us to identify specific preservation concerns and priorities for the collection. Through the narrative of our survey experience, we aim to share practical library assessment tools and knowledge. PSAP democratizes library assessment by empowering LIS professionals, who might otherwise be constrained by limits in time or expertise, to conduct thorough assessments of an array of material types. The online format of the survey also translates into greater standardization of assessment terminology and procedures, enabling LIS professionals to better situate the data they collect within a greater body of knowledge
From Idea to Action: pitching your idea and building a plan
No full textFormer URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/59380Do you ever have a great idea, but can't get buy in from your boss? Find yourself starting projects only to have them derailed or go into unplanned directions? Creating best practice and projects, requires us to be able to articulate value and be organized in our approach for programs and services that will benefit our communities. Join us for this interactive session where you'll learn strategies to get energy around your idea and then a simple method for creating a plan for success
Molecular Cloning and Expression of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class Iα Gene of Swamp Eel (Monopterus albus)
Get PDFMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays an important role in the immune response of vertebrates. In this study, we isolated MHC class Iα gene from swamp eel (Monopterus albus) by rapid amplification of cDNA ends polymerase chain reaction (RACE-PCR). In order to study the function of MHC Iα in swamp eel, tissue distribution and immune response of the MHC Iα after bacterial challenge were analyzed. All the characteristic features of MHC Iα chain structure were identified by the deduced amino acid sequence, including the leader peptide, α1, α2, and α3 domains, connecting peptide, transmembrane and cytoplasmic regions, conserved cysteines, and N-glycosylation site. The deduced amino acid sequence of the MHC Iα shares 27.3% to 69.6% similarity with those of other vertebrates. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) demonstrated that MHC Iα gene was ubiquitously expressed in ten tissues, comparatively higher in immune related tissues, including the liver and intestine. Challenge of M. albus with the extracellular pathogen, Aeromonas hydrophila, resulted in a significant increase in the expression of MHC Iα within 72 h after infection and these high levels were maintained for 72 h in kidneys, spleen, and skin, whereas in the intestine and liver, it was found first in the form of up-regulated and then down-regulated gene. These results demonstrated that MHC Iα gene played an important role in response to bacterial infection in M.albus