University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Library and Information Science Program

Category: Student Groups

  • UHM LIS ALA-SC wins Student Chapter of the Year 2020-2021

    UHM LIS ALA-SC wins Student Chapter of the Year 2020-2021

    Out of 64 student chapters nationwide, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa American Library Association Student Chapter (ALA-SC) was named the ALA New Members Round Table (NMRT) Student Chapter of the Year 2020-2021. Previously, ALA-SC was Student Chapter of the Year in 2006 and runner-up in 2004.

    The NMRT Student Chapter of the Year Award recognizes our chapter’s promising leaders and their outstanding contributions to the American Library Association, the UHM LIS Program, and the LIS profession.

    At the 2021 ALA Annual Conference, the ALA-SC board will be awarded a $1,000 grant for the LIS Program. Congratulations to ALA-SC President Stephanie Robertson, Vice-President Jade Sunouchi, Secretary Phuong Nguyen, Treasurer Brianna Nakano, Designer and Webmaster Michelle Ann Carino, and Advisor Dr. Noriko Asato!

     

  • Hui Dui Launches Newsletter, The Hui Dui Bulletin

    Hui Dui Launches Newsletter, The Hui Dui Bulletin

    Hui Dui has officially launched their first newsletter! This newsletter was created to keep everyone up to date by creating a space where information can be shared amongst the whole LIS student body. In the newsletter, you will find upcoming events and announcements from our LIS student organizations, announcements from our Program Coordinator, some fun jokes, and more!
    In collaboration with Hui Dui, this newsletter was created by LIS students Ashley Forester, Crystal Takata, and Hannah Pavao as part of our service learning project for LIS 650 Management of Libraries & Information Centers under Dr. Andrew Wertheimer. You can provide feedback on whether you enjoyed the newsletter and how they can improve for the future issues. Please fill out our feedback form here!
    Also, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email Hui Dui at huidui@hawaii.edu.
    Hui Dui is the UHM LIS Program-wide student group, which represents LIS students at faculty and other committee meetings of LIS, and members of Hui Dui attend GSO meetings, and interact with the student chapter affiliates of national library organizations. Hui Dui also sponsors lecture series, graduation dinners, social events, course evaluations, and other activities.
  • ALA President Julius Jefferson Jr. Meets with LIS Faculty and Students

    ALA President Julius Jefferson Jr. Meets with LIS Faculty and Students

    In late October, our American Library Association Student Chapter (ALAsc) hosted an online talk with ALA President Julius C. Jefferson Jr.. He discussed his career, experiences, and offered some advice to attendees. This special event was an annex to his national listening tour of the country, which ended in Hawaiʻi. Mr. Jefferson was so interested in student concerns that he is hosting another event for all LIS students nationwide in November. Our ALAsc has kept students active with a number of fascinating programs and webinars. You can keep up-to-date with their and other student organization’s events on our social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).

  • SLA-SC Launches Podcast “The Uncommon Library”

    SLA-SC Launches Podcast “The Uncommon Library”

    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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8toWTeVMkR4&feature=youtu.be

  • ALAsc Headed to ALA Midwinter

    ALAsc Headed to ALA Midwinter

    Several members of the UHM LIS ALA student chapter will be attending 2019 ALA Midwinter Conference 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 Seattle Public Library and possibly a visit to the University of Washington iSchool.

    Bundle up and stay warm!

  • LIS spring lecture featuring Dr. Debbie Reese

    Native Sovereignty, American Indians in Children’s Literature and #WeNeedDiverseBooks

    We Need Diverse Books was created in 2014 to address the lack of diversity in children’s literature. That lack of diversity includes American Indians. For centuries, American Indians have been misrepresented in children’s literature by images that stereotype them, thereby obscuring the diversity that exists across the 566 federally recognized sovereign tribal nations.

    Dr. Debbie Reese of American Indians in Children’s Literature will share information that can help attendees see problematic imagery in classic works like Little House on the Prairie. She will also talk about what teachers and librarians can look for in selecting and weeding books in their collections as they seek to support the goals of the We Need Diverse Books.

    We are pleased to welcome Dr. Debbie Reese to lead a discussion on March 4 at 4:30 pm in Hamilton Library room 3F. Reese will also offer the Hawaiʻi Association of School Librarians (HASL) Spring Conference keynote on March 7.
    All are welcome! | Refreshments provided. | Co-sponsored by Hui Dui and ALA-SC.

  • UHM LIS Web Team Reaches Thousands

    In Fall 2013, the new UHM LIS Web Team captain, Kimberly Jackson assessed how her fellow LIS students were being offered information and decided to create an official Web Team YouTube channel in order to reach students more effectively. With busy schedules, varying class times and families, it was difficult to set up dates for face-to-face workshops.

    As a result, this YouTube channel has enabled the Web Team to not only reach fellow students in the LIS program but also thousands of people around the world. Although the majority of these videos were created to teach technical skills which would compliment  the LIS curriculum, there are also videos which answer various common technical questions as well as general LIS student questions.

    However, with all the great content being offered on this channel, there is one video that was posted in September 2013 which has received over 25,600 hits and this number is growing daily!

    This tutorial (as seen below) specifically addresses the simple task of how to embed a video into a PowerPoint slide using a Mac, and was born out of the frustration with proprietary restraints for Microsoft software features as used on Mac products.

    We in the UHM LIS Web Team are excited to be able to rescue so many presentations while at the same time promoting our small student group to thousands of people throughout the world.