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Sternau, Susan A. Easter Island Sketchbook. An Artist’s Journey to the Mysterious Land of Giant Stone Statues.
Get PDFOdds and ends - compilation attempt 4
No full textThis file contains the fourth comilation attempt of Murayama's Legacy Project "Odds and Ends." Access to this file is restricted. Please contact the Archives and Manuscripts Department for permission to access this file
Assessing Library Instruction for Military Students
Get PDFPresentation slidesA team of librarians from Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) participated in the last cohort of the Association of College and Research Libraries initiative "Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success." The HPU team focused on assessing writing courses offered through the Military Campus Programs. The study assessed the impact of library instruction delivered in both face-to-face and hybrid courses at military bases by using varied methods. The lessons learned by participating in the project reflect the unexpected flow of assessment projects – from designing outcomes, selecting measurement tools, analyzing data, and implementing changes
Building Community Through Conversation: Best Bets for Book Groups
Get PDFPresentation slidesAre you interested in building community through the shared experiences of reading and stimulating conversation? Are you eager to connect your adult readers with contemporary and diverse voices? Come hear about an inspired selection of great group reads, including recommended recent releases, as well as Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA), and Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) award-winning titles that you may have missed
Mālama Nā Makua I Nā Keiki Me ka Hānō: Native Hawaiian Parents Caring for their Children with Asthma
Get PDFPresentation slidesState-wide research was conducted to learn about contemporary Native Hawaiian parents’ perspectives and experiences caring for their children with asthma. Data collection through focus groups brought together rich personal stories that reaffirmed the importance of being sensitive to the worldview, culture, and cultural values of indigenous people when providing health care. Pertinent recommendations offered by parents included a website with easy to understand information about asthma, glossary of medical terms in lay language, natural remedies, and having a “talk story” format to share information among parents. Come and learn how Kealoha Publishing promotes health literacy among Native Hawaiian parents
Organizational Models For Open Education Resources in Higher Education Websites
Get PDFPresentation slidesThis session will discuss different strategies for making open access online resources available to students and faculty via an educational institution's website. Building on the general idea of open educational resources, the discussion will consider different management and access strategies that tie those resources to local educational goals, including the repository, the class-based reading lists, and topic-based pathfinders
The Birth of Cool: How Kahuku Public and School Library is Leading the Way For Makerspaces and STEAM Programming in the Hawaii State Public Library System
Get PDFPresentation slidesMakerspaces are ubiquitous in libraries throughout the continental U.S. and are popping up in both school and academic libraries in Hawaiʻi. The Kahuku Public and School Library is in the midst of creating a pilot Makerspace for the Hawaii State Public Library System. Hear about our journey into unknown territory as we begin to change the identity of our small, rural library into a thriving, co-laboratory to meet the needs of our community. We'll share how this project began and its process, how we are developing partnerships, avoiding potential pitfalls, and promoting our new resources and services to our patrons
Netflix Generation? How Today's Undergraduates Watch Videos
Get PDFFormer URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/42759While it is widely guessed that the video watching behavior of undergraduates is changing, there have been very few, if any, recent studies that attempt to document how current undergraduates consume video content. This presentation details the results of a survey of Mānoa undergraduates in Spring 2016, and attempts to answer questions such as: How much do they watch video and in what formats? What percentage have access to various commercial video streaming services? How much do they use the library’s video resources? The answers to these questions could have a great effect on library collection development and future planning
