World-class Library Collections
Library science is transforming at a rapid pace from stacks of books and periodicals to new electronic resources – and UH libraries are in the thick of it.
UH libraries house:
- more than 3 million books and journals
- a century of Hawaiian language newspapers
- the world’s largest collection of English-language documentary videos from Asia
- photo archives
- electronic journals
- digitized rare and historical documents
- congressional papers
- botanical and fine art prints
- other special collections
- computer labs
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Recent Library News
Hawai‘i Digital NewspaperJune 15, Manoa — Hamilton Library receives $140,920 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the Hawai‘i Digital Newspaper Project.
Charles Darwin BobbleheadsMarch 2, Manoa — The library sponsors a fundraiser featuring bobblehead dolls of Charles Darwin to celebrate his 200th birthday.
Instructional MenuFeb. 24, Manoa —
A new, consolidated menu of library instructional services is available on the Library’s website. New Online ResourcesFeb 4, Manoa — The libraries secured access to ScienceDirect Journals as well as additions to existing online resources.Spotlight
Innovative Improvements
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa’s Sinclair Library Head Librarian Gregg Geary was honored with the Making the Elephant Dance award for the first quarter of 2009.
Geary is recognized for leading the transformation of Sinclair Library to address the information, study and learning needs of 21st century college students. The effort included physical changes, such as relocating journals to create a comfortable first-floor reading room and creating a commons area dedicated to group study, as well as the expansion and integration of information services and academic assistance available to students.
The library’s new Student Success Center is a significant component of the transformation. The center offers a variety of online and in-person services as well as on-site connections to other campus programs, all with the common goal of helping students achieve success in college.