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- digitized rare and historical documents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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Learn about UH Manoa’s School of Library and Information Science
Recent Library News
Project-Based LearningMay 21, Manoa —
Library and Information Science professor Violet Harada and LIS alumni Carolyn Kirio and Sandra Yamamoto publish a book about project-based learning.
Online UH Drama ExhibitAug. 28, Manoa — Manoa library website showcases UH drama productions from 1912 through 1941.
Windward Library FundsApr. 18, Windward — Gov. Lingle has released $2,590,000 in design funds for Windward’s Library and Learning Center.Spotlight
Learning with Librarians
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa librarian Violet Harada and alumni Carolyn Kirio, and Sandra Yamamoto published Collaborating for Project-Based Learning in Grades 9–12.
The book is based on projects at Kapolei High School in Hawai‘i, where librarians work in collaborative teams with teachers, helping to shape projects, develop lessons for information retrieval and use, and design ways to assess student learning. The authors include links to content standards, instructional plans and assessment tools across a range of subjects.