Looking at our first authority record
Context While so far on this blog we have talked a lot about the approach we have taken to our work, we’d like to take the chance here to review one of the results. To test our methodology and process, …
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Reflections from ACRL 2023
Last week, Shavonn, Margaret and I attended the 2023 Association of College & Research Libraries Annual Conference. Discussions about remote learning, social justice, and sustainable work-life balance centered around the theme “Forging the Future.” Our poster, “Indigenous Knowledge Organization: A …
Specialized vs universal controlled vocabularies
In thinking of the goals of our project, the Ka Wai Hāpai team has taken inspiration from various controlled and specialized vocabularies. We thought it would be helpful to provide some background for the goals of controlled vocabularies overall, and the …
Plans for 2023
On December 12th the Ka Wai Hāpai team had an all-day in-person meeting focused on making plans for 2023. As our grant term will conclude this summer, it was important that we met together to ensure that we were both …
Meta process: the story of our website URL
This story illustrates that even at an institution that aspires to be “indigenous serving,” and a “Native Hawaiian place of learning,” there will still be unexpected opportunities to recommit to these promises. It also illustrates the importance of the leadership …