We’re hiring! Assistant Professor in Hawaiian Librarianship/Archival Studies position posted

We are seeking a full-time, tenure-track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor to join our American Library Association (ALA)-accredited program. People who locate some or all of their work in Hawaiian information practices, collections and/or institutions are especially encouraged to apply. UH LIS graduates constitute roughly two thirds of the librarians, archivists and […]

Tsukuba Professor Chieko Mizoue Presents on Senior Services

On February 7, 2023, Dr. Chieko Mizoue gave a talk “Characteristics of Information Seeking Behaviors of Older People in a Public Library” to students in Dr. Asato’s LIS 610 Foundations of the Information Professions class and students in the ALA Student Chapter, which co-sponsored the event. Dr. Mizoue is a leading scholar on Japanese Librarianship […]

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Lori Misaka Interviewed by Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly interviewed four librarians about how they create safe and welcoming spaces for their students and UHM’s very own Lori Misaka was one of them! Lori discussed her culturally diverse students and the amazing programs she has instituted to make each student feel welcome and included, as well as how her library has become […]

Andrew Wertheimer gives keynote at HLA Centennial

LIS Associate Professor Andrew Wertheimer gave a keynote address at the Hawaiʻi Library Association Centennial Conference at the Bishop Museum on the history of our library association.  LIS students and full-time and adjunct faculty giving talks included: Carina Chernisky, “Bolstering OER Efforts: Developing a Collection of Support Resources for UH Faculty” Stanislava Gardasevic, “Library Metadata […]

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LIS Issues Statement on Intellectual Freedom

“We believe rather that what people read is deeply important; that ideas can be dangerous; but that the suppression of ideas is fatal to a democratic society. Freedom itself is a dangerous way of life, but it is ours.” — The Freedom to Read Statement, a joint statement by the American Library Association and the […]