School Librarian Preparation Program – continued state approval – News release – April 2024 The Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) granted continued state approval to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library and Information Science (LIS) Educator Preparation Program (EPP) for School Librarians from 2024-2031. Representatives of the HTSB participated in the American Library Association […]
Current University of Hawaiʻi Maui College head librarian and LIS alumnus Shavonn Matsuda was recently featured in Library Journal as a 2023 Mover & Shaker for her work with Hawaiian knowledge organization. Shavonn is the project director for Ka Wai Hāpai, which is an IMLS-supported project to create a Hawaiian knowledge organization system and controlled […]
The LIS Program is hosting our next LIS Research Forum on Thursday, April 4 at 3:45-4:45 in the LIS Program Area, Hamilton room 003F and on Zoom. We welcome Kelly McDermott, Kalihi-Palama Public Library Children’s Librarian, current LIS student Brendan Urayanza, and Dr. MB Ogawa, Information and Computer Sciences and Assessment and Curriculum Support Center Specialist, as they present “From Student to Scholar: Our Journey to Publishing Our Research Via LIS 699”. Presentation Description: For graduate students, finding opportunities […]