Winter Schedule

Dec. 15, 2008 - Jan. 16, 2009

Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm
Saturday* - Sunday CLOSED

*Jan. 3rd & Jan. 10th 9 am - 1 pm

Holidays & Other Closures

Dec. 22nd - 23rd Closed for Campus Construction
Dec. 24th - 25th Christmas Holiday
Jan. 1st - New Year's Holiday

Late night finals hours are here!

We've heard your requests and now we're taking action. From November 30 - December 11 Atherton Library will be adding more more hours to our schedule to give you a place to study as you prepare for finals.


November 30 - December 11
Sun: Noon - 9 pm
Mon-Thu: 8 am - 10:30 pm
Fri: 8 am - 7 pm
Sat: 9 am - 5 pm

Normal library services will be provided until 9 pm. After 9 pm you will not be able to borrow materials or pay fines. Printing and photocopying will be available until 15 minutes prior to closing.

*As usual, only bottled water is permitted in the library.

Thanksgiving holiday

Atherton Library will be closed on November 27-28 (Thursday-Friday) in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The library will reopen at 9 am on November 29.

Gobble, gobble...Happy Thanksgiving!

Credo Reference is here!

This is an award-winning collection of over 300 online reference books. The database contains dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and books of quotations, as well as a variety of subject-specific titles covering everything from the arts to accountancy and law to literature. It also has an image collection, maps, customizable data, and audio pronunciation files.

Medicine:

On campus - Click a title below for direct access.
Off campus - Click here to access our catalog and search by title.

The American Heritage Medical Dictionary Baillière's Midwives' Dictionary Black's Medical Dictionary, 41st Edition Black's Veterinary Dictionary The Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Disease Churchill Livingstone's Dictionary of Nursing Collins Dictionary of Medicine Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations Dictionary of Medicine, Peter Collin Publishing Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary International Dictionary of Homeopathy Macmillan Dictionary of Toxicology Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary, Revised Edition Mosby's Dental Dictionary Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Professions Mosby's Emergency Dictionary Mosby's Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplements Natural Medicine Instructions for Patients New Harvard Guide to Women's Health, The Pharmaceutical Medicine Dictionary The Royal Society of Medicine Health Encyclopedia The Royal Society of Medicine: Medicines Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary Webster's New World™ Medical Dictionary

HPU Common Book - The Omnivore's Dilemma

This year's Common Book, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan is an exploration of the different methods of food production found in the United States today. The author takes us behind the scenes of today's industrial monoculture and shows us how the crops and animals raised by today's farmers and agricultural corporations ends up as food on our dinner tables. Especially enlightening is his description of the consequences of the agricultural subsidies promoting the growing of corn. This corn is found in the majority of the food products we consume each day. It turns out that Americans, not Mexicans, are the true "people of the corn."

Copies of the Common Book are available for 3 day loan at Atherton and Meader Libraries. Go to the Circulation Desk to check it out.

Click here for more information about HPU's Common Book program.

HPU Common Book: The Omnivore's Dilemma

This year's Common Book, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan is an exploration of the different methods of food production found in the United States today. The author takes us behind the scenes of today's industrial monoculture and shows us how the crops and animals raised by today's farmers and agricultural corporations ends up as food on our dinner tables. Especially enlightening is his description of the consequences of the agricultural subsidies promoting the growing of corn. This corn is found in the majority of the food products we consume each day. It turns out that Americans, not Mexicans, are the true "people of the corn."

Copies of the Common Book are available for 3 day loan at Atherton and Meader Libraries. Go to the Circulation Desk to check it out.

Click here for more information about HPU's Common Book program.

How do I borrow books?

All that is required for you to borrow library books is a valid HPU ID card. Bring your card along with the books you want to borrow to the library's front desk. If you are a first time borrower staff will ask you to complete a form to set up your library account. If you've borrowed books before but doing so for the first time this semester staff will verify that your contact information is current before proceeding with the transaction. It's that quick and easy.

Here are a few more things you should know if you plan to borrow books:

• Loan Period = 28 days
• Renewal Periods = 14 days (undergradate) or 28 days (graduate)
• Late Fees = $0.25 per item, per day

Click here for our more information.

You can also request books from Meader Library, downtown campus. Delivery takes 2-3 days. Inquire about our Book Delivery Service at the front desk.

Please come see us if you have any other questions about our services. Or call 236-3505 during library hours.

Does the library have textbooks?

Have you ever been told to check the library first before buying one of the textbooks for class? We all know that buying books is one of the major expenses for students like yourself. Textbook prices are skyrocketing and in today's economy everyone's looking for a way to save some money. So why pay for something you can get for free, right?

Well, the truth is the library generally will not purchase any of your textbooks for our collections. We purchase textbooks only if there is a lack of any other substantive literature in that field. Since there are thousands of books published every year and our budget is limited, we choose to use our resources to purchase books that support what you learn in class rather than books that are used directly in your instruction, i.e. textbooks. There is always a slim chance that we might have a copy of your textbook. To find out go to our library catalog and search for it by title. One caveat is that even if we do have your textbook it will often be one or two editions old.

The exception to this rule is our Course Reserves collection. This collection is comprised of books faculty place in the library for their students to use. Your instructor will tell you if they've placed any books in the library on "Reserve." Check with them if you don't know. When you're ready to use a reserve book come to the library and give your Instructor's Name and Course Number to the person at the front desk. We will hold your Student ID Card while you use the book in the library. Reserve books cannot be taken outside the library.

So if you want to see if we have one of your textbooks in the library:

• Check with your instructor to see if it's on reserve. If it's on reserve, go to the front desk with your ID card and request it by Instructor Name or Course Number.
  
• If they haven't placed it on reserve, go to our library catalog and search for it there. If we have it in our collection, and it's not on reserve, you'll be able to borrow it for up to 28 days.

Welcome Back!

The staff of Atherton Library welcomes you back for Fall 2008! We hope your summer was both an enjoyable and productive time for you. Now that the new school year has started we want tell you about some of the changes that happened while your were away.

• New computer area: We've consolidated our computers around the large conference table. This move serves to enhance our Quiet Study area by relocating the computers and printer away from the study carrels.

• Longer hours: We are offering more weekend hours this semester. Beginning this Fall we are open Noon-7 pm on Sundays. Click here for schedule of hours.
  
• New database: Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD). Go to the Libraries tab in Pipeline to access this resource.
  
• New search feature: SFX is a link resolver service that links a database citation to the full text of the article regardless of the database you are searching in. Basically, SFX will make finding full text articles a whole lot easier because it will provide a link to the full text available in any one of our 70+ databases. Click here for more info.
• New library tour: Check out our new slide show tour of the library created by Linda Uchida, Health Sciences Librarian and An Hollowell, Library Assistant. Be sure to enable your speakers to listen to the soothing Hawaiian music that accompanies the pictorial tour of the library. Click here to view the tour.
  

We continue our efforts to look for new and improved resources and services for you. Please send me an e-mail if you have any suggestions, questions, or concerns.

Have a great semester!

Wayde Oshiro
Head of Atherton Library

Tour of Atherton Library 2008

Created by Linda Uchida & An Hollowell

End of Summer

Starting this week we will end evening hours until September 2nd. Also, we will be closed weekends for the last two weeks of August.

August 10-22
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Sat 9am-5pm
Sun 1-5pm

August 23-September 1
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Sat-Sun Closed

Other scheduled closures:
August 22 (Friday) - Staff Meeting
September 1 (Monday) - Labor Day Holiday

Enjoy the last few weeks of summer!

What's going on?

Recently you may have heard a loud whine and electronic beeping coming from the library stacks. What you're hearing are the sounds of the biennial inventory. Your library staff is hard at work dusting and scanning each and every book on the shelf to get an accurate count of our entire print collection. We plan to complete the inventory by the end of the month. Come September the books will be clean and ready for you to borrow.

At the opposite end of the library we're planning a major change. We've already moved seven computers to the area around the big conference table. We'll be moving the rest of the computers there very soon. What we're in the midst of creating is an area where librarians can teach database search skills in a hands-on environment. As an additional bonus, by moving the computers to the new location, we will be able to convert the individual study carrel area into a true Quiet Study environment. Check back in a few weeks to see the changes.

UPDATE: Our inventory was completed on August 27th. Nearly 50,000 books were scanned and vacuumed by your dedicated library staff. Our next planned inventory will not occur until 2010 ~ wo.

Corals, Already in Danger, Are Facing New Threat From Farmed Algae

By CHRISTOPHER PALA /The New York Times

Published: July 8, 2008

Efforts to spread seaweed cultivation across the Pacific have backfired and are putting coral reefs at risk. This article describes the effects of this algae on nearby Kaneohe Bay.

If you are interested in learning more about the threats facing this precious marine resource worldwide, please stop by the library today. Currently, we have a display of marine sciences books set up near the Reference Desk. This collection of books was selected by Natural Sciences librarian, Lydia Lee, to support the CTY Oceanography classes but everyone else is welcome to use them, too.

Pardon the inconvenience

Library staff will be moving furniture, including study carrels and file cabinets, on Friday, July 11th. Some computer stations and copiers will be temporarily unavailable during the move. Noise levels will be elevated. Please pardon the inconvenience.

This work is being done in preparation for our new library instruction area planned for Fall 2008.

Useful Internet Sites for Oceanography (CTY)

Biological Oceanography (Marine Biology)

Census of Marine Life
http://www.coml.org/descrip/cedamar.htm

Marine Biological Laboratory
http://www.mbl.edu/

Cool Biology Projects: Gone Fishing
http://www.coolclassroom.org/cool_projects/lessons/biology/biology.html

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
http://montereybay.noaa.gov/

Marine Biology: The Living Oceans
http://www.amnh.org/ology/?channel=marinebiology&c

More Marine Biology sites, click the link
http://scout.wisc.edu/Archives/SPT--AdvancedSearch.php?Q=Y&FK=marine+biology&RP=5&SR=10

Chemical oceanography (Marine Chemistry)

Lancaster University Aquatic Chemistry Research Group
http://www.es.lancs.ac.uk/wdgroup/Aquach.htm

The Informatio Retrieval in Chemistry
http://macedonia.nrcps.ariadne-t.gr/

The Bridge: Ocean Sciences Education Teacher's Resource Center
http://www.vims.edu/bridge/

Atmospheric Chemistry Studies in the Oceanic Environment (ACSOE)http://www.uea.ac.uk/~acsoe/welcome.html

Oceanus
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/index.do

For more Marine Chemistry Sites, Click
http://scout.wisc.edu/Archives/SPT--AdvancedSearch.php?Q=Y&FK=marine+chemistry&RP=10&SR=0

Geological oceanography (Marine Geology)

Marine Geology & Geophysics: Images (Visualizing Data)http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/

National Geophysical Data Center
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdc.html

USGS: US Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/

SEPM: Society for Sedimentary Geology
http://www.sepm.org/index.htm

For more Marine Geology sites, click
http://scout.wisc.edu/Archives/SPT--AdvancedSearch.php?Q=Y&FK=marine+geology&RP=10&SR=0&ST=Quick

Physical oceanography (Marine Physics)

Marine Physics web sites from Internet Scout Projects
http://scout.wisc.edu/Archives/SPT--AdvancedSearch.php?Q=Y&FK=marine+physics&RP=10&SR=0&ST=Quick

Sites for HAWAII

Conservation
Hawaii’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy – fact sheets of many endangered species
State Dept. of Land and Natural Resources - Division of Aquatic Resources – fishing regulations and statistics
Fair Catch – responsible fishing campaign for Hawaii
Hawaii Biological Survey - online images
Environment Hawaii – library subscribes to this newsletter; search online archives to find articles on your topic
SeaWeb – ocean conservation organization

Marine Ecosystems
The Nature Conservancy – Hawaii’s Living Reef pamphlet (pdf)
Coral Reef Network - articles and links about coral reefs in Hawaii
Hawaii Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program
Hawaii Coral Reefs Initiative
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument – largest marine conservation area in the world.
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council – fisheries management

Hawaiian Monk Seals
National Marine Sanctuaries – Hawaiian monk seal research
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center – Marine Mammal Research Program
Hawaii’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy – Monk seal fact sheet
NOAA Fisheries – Office of Protected Resources - Hawaiian Monk Seals
Green Sea TurtlesHawaii’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy – Green sea turtle fact sheet
NOAA Fisheries – Office of Protected Resources - Marine Turtles
State of the World’s Sea Turtles
Sea Turtle Restoration Project

Sharks
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Shark Research Group
Hawaii Sharks – includes shark incidents in Hawaii since 1990
International Shark Attack File – statistics worldwide
Other Species
Hawaii’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy – fact sheets on many threatened species including birds, mammals, fish, squid, limpets, nudibranchs, lobsters, crabs, shrimp, sponges, anemones, and corals.

To find more credible websites on Volcanoes, go to The Internet Scout Project and do a Keyword search or Advanced Search in the box provided.

To find books on Oceanography, go to HPU Catalog.

To find definitions, images, current events, and other Online Reference Resources, go to HPU's Database page and use Access Science, Science online encyclopedia (Library use only)

Aloha! CTY 2008

Welcome to our blog!

We hope this summer is an exciting and enriching experience for you and your students. The staff of Atherton Library is ready to assist you. We've posted information here on some of our services and resources.

Some highlights this year:

• Ordering a small collection of books to support the new Volcanoes course.
  
• Creating a book display gathering titles from our Reference, General, and Hawaii-Pacific collections to support the Oceanography and Volcanoes courses.
  

Here's more info to help get you started...

HPU Libraries Facts (click for more info)

• Two libraries: Atherton Library, Hawaii Loa campus and Meader Library, downtown campus.
• Atherton Library houses the physical and natural sciences, marine sciences, nursing, military studies, humanities, and Hawaii-Pacific collections.
• Meader Library houses the business, social sciences, and computer sciences collections.
  

Atherton Library Hours (June 29 - August 9)

• Sunday 1 - 5 pm
• Monday - Thursday 8 am - 9 pm
• Friday* 8 am - 5 pm
• Saturday 9 am - 5 pm

*Closed on Friday, July 4th

Library Catalog (click to begin search)

• Search for books, e-books, and AV materials.
  
• AV materials are housed in the Educational Technology Center (ETC).

Borrowing Privileges (click for more info)

• All CTY staff have borrowing privileges; students do not.
• Upon request teaching staff will be allowed to borrow Reference books for classroom use.
  
• Loan period is 28 days or until August 8. Two week renewals are available.
• A Book Delivery Service is available to transfer books between libraries. Requests take 2-3 days to fill. Forms are available at the Circulation counter.
  
• HPU Libraries policies, fines, and fees will apply.

Online Databases (click to access Research Databases page)

• We subscribe to nearly 80 online indexes, full-text databases, and e-book collections covering a wide range of subject areas.
  
• Search our Periodicals List if you are looking for a specific magazine or journal title. You can find out our holdings and location information.
  

Library Orientation & Research Assistance

• We welcome and encourage you to bring your classes into the library for research.
  
• Schedule visits in advance (minimum 24 hours).
• Provide a list of student research topics so that librarians can identify appropriate resources for your students.
  
• Contact Lydia Lee, Natural Sciences Librarian, to schedule a visit: (808) 356-5220 or llee@hpu.edu

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about our services, resources, and/or policies. Check back soon as our librarians will soon post links to useful and credible web resources in the areas of oceanography, marine sciences, and earth sciences.

Wayde Oshiro
Head of Atherton Library
(808) 236-3527
woshiro@hpu.edu

Summer Hours

Whew! Summer is finally upon us after a long and hectic semester. Congratulations and good luck to all of you about to graduate from HPU. For those of you going home during the break have a great summer. We'll see you again in September. And for the rest of you staying on for the summer sessions we will still be here to serve you. Here is our schedule starting next week:

May 11-June 28
Sunday 1-5 pm
Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm
Saturday 9 am-5 pm

June 29-August 9
Sunday 1-5 pm
Monday - Thursday 8 am-9 pm
Friday 8 am-5 pm
Saturday 9 am-5 pm

August 10-20
Sunday 1-5 pm
Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm
Saturday 9 am-5 pm

Papahanaumokuakea Draft Management Plan

The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, at 140,000 square miles, is the largest fully protected marine conservation area in the world. The four volume Draft Management Plan is now available at Atherton Library. Look for it at the Current Periodicals shelves near the front counter. Or view it online at http://papahanaumokuakea.gov

The comment period begins April 23rd and continues through July 8th. Public meetings will be held statewide. The nearest meeting to our campus is scheduled to take place on June 17th at the He'eia State Park in Kaneohe.

National Library Week Winners @ Atherton Library

Congratulations to our winners~

Candy Jar Guessing Game

• Winner: Ben Meyer
• His Guess: 326
• Actual Count: 323
• Ben wins the jar of chocolate candies and a $15 Starbucks gift card!

Suggestion Box Prize Drawing

The following names were randomly drawn from the forms submitted in our Suggestion Box.

$10 Starbucks gift card

• Tracey Cruz
• Mary Lou Lindstrom

$5 Jamba Juice gift card

• Aren Thompson
• Kelly Duft
• InYoung Ha
• Anny Pineda
  

Winners can pick up prizes at the library beginning on Monday, April 21st. Please bring your student ID for verification.

Thank you to everyone for participating in our National Library Week activities.

We want your feedback!

Tell us what you think about our library. What do we do well? How can we improve? Your suggestions will be used to help make the library a better place for you.

All submitted forms will be entered into our Grand Prize Drawing for 2 tickets to this weekend's Kokua Festival. Blank forms and the suggestion box are located in Atherton Library. Look for the National Library Week banner.

The HPU Libraries are hosting a number of activities and contests throughout the week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of National Library Week. Click here to learn more. Be sure to stop by April 16th, 11am - 1pm during our Open House for a little snack provided by library staff.

btw, go ahead and leave a comment on this post. Tell us what you think of our blog. However, any comments left here aren't eligible for the prize drawing.

Granola Bar Trivia Question Answers

Here are the answers to the trivia questions found on the granola bars and other snacks distributed by Atherton Library staff during National Library Week.

• How many e-books can you access from home via the Libraries tab on Pipeline?
• Nearly 48,000. This number increases each year as we add new titles and collections. These e-books are electronically scanned versions of print books. They offer features such as keyword searching, bookmarks, highlighting text, and best of all, 24/7 access from home.
• How many databases are found on the library's Research Databases page on Pipeline?
• 82. Our research databases cover all disciplines and provide access to abstracts, full-text articles, reports, primary documents, statistics, and much more. This is information you can locate online but to read it will cost you big bucks. Why pay for it yourself when the library has already paid for it for you? See your librarian for more details.
• How many people work at Atherton Library?
• Nine. Our staff includes 3 full-time librarians, 1 part-time librarian, 1 full-time library assistant, and 4 part-time student assistants. We are all here to assist you with your research needs so stop by our service desks anytime for help.

Remember to enter our contests for a chance to win valuable prizes including tickets to the Kokua Festival and Starbucks or Jamba Juice gift cards. For details on how to enter see the post below or click here.

Can you guess...

...the number of candies in the jar? The person with the guess closest to the actual count wins all the candy in the jar plus a $15 Starbucks gift card. Stop by Atherton Library April 14-17 during the HPU Libraries' National Library Week celebration and give us your best guesstimate. Open to all students, faculty, and staff on the Hawai'i Loa campus. One entry per person.

Get Connected @ your library

The HPU Libraries will be celebrating National Library Week 2008 April 13-19. A variety of fun activities and events are planned at both libraries.

• Answer the Online Question of the Day for a chance to enter the Grand Prize drawing for two tickets to the sold-out Kokua Festival...
• Have a tough question for us? Then try to Stump the Librarian...
• Hungry? Have a mid-day snack on us during the Library Open House on Wednesday, April 16th between 11am - 1pm...
• And much more...click here for details

Atherton Library will be sponsoring a Guessing Game Contest & Prize Drawing on the Hawai'i Loa campus. Prizes include Starbucks & Jamba Juice gift cards. Drop by the library during National Library Week to enter. Also, be on the look out for us on Monday, April 14th as we roam the hallways of the AC handing out granola bars and other snacks to help you get through the morning.

What is National Library Week?

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support.

All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate.

Four weeks and counting!

How are you holding up? The end is in sight! If you are experiencing information overload or just don't know where to start, come see us in the library. Librarians are always here to help you with navigating the databases, locating the right resources, or just pointing you in the right direction. Have a seat at the Reference Desk and just tell us what you need.

Our hours for the rest of the semester will be as follows:

Monday - Thursday 8 am - 9 pm
Friday 8 am - 7 pm
Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm

Have a question or comment?

Call us at 236-3505 or send an e-mail to athlib@hpu.edu.

Come and see what's new @ your library

The library has just received a bunch of new books this week. Topics include Art, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Education, History, Marine Biology, Nursing, Sports, and Writing.

The New Books Display is atop the Current Periodicals Display shelves adjacent to the Reference Desk. Come take a look at what we've got. All new books are available for loan immediately.

New library databases

JSTOR Arts & Sciences II Collection
The Arts & Sciences II Collection is home to 125 journal titles. This collection adds depth to many disciplines introduced in Arts & Sciences I, such as economics, history, and Asian studies. Arts & Sciences II also offers core journals in several new disciplines, such as archaeology, classics, and African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Slavic studies.

The Library's combined JSTOR (I and II) subscriptions provides full text access to over 240 journal titles.

ScienceDirect Journals
Elsevier's full text platform, ScienceDirect, now offers over a quarter of the world's STM (Science, Technical and Medical) articles. The HPU Libraries now subscribes to the following new subject collections:
Health & Life Sciences Collection - Full text to 900 journals; more than 500,000 articles.
[1995 - present]
Social & Behavioral Sciences Collection - Full text to 350 journals; more than 130,000 articles.
[1995 - present]

ScienceDirect Search Tip - To receive only full text article results from your search, select "Subscribed Sources" from the SOURCE drop-down menu.

Access all library databases through your HPU Pipeline account. Click the Libraries tab and go to Databases for a complete list of our 70+ databases.

Visit the Atherton Library Reference Desk for more information and instruction.

Presidents' Day Holiday - Monday, February 18th

Atherton Library will be closed on Monday, February 18th in observance of the Presidents' Day Holiday.

The library will be open our normal hours this weekend:
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 1 - 5pm

LI: Marine Biology 3081

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Attn: NURS 4960 students

The Reference Librarians at Atherton Library are here to assist you with your epidemiology paper research. Here's how we can help you:

• Find contact information for organizations and associations.
• Track down local, national, and international data and statistics.
• Direct you to appropriate print and online resources.
• Develop effective search strategies for use in our online databases and on the Web.

Visit us at the Reference Desk during library hours or call 236-5803. You can also e-mail your research question to athlib@hpu.edu.

LI: WRI 1200

This presentation was given by Atherton librarians to WRI 1200 classes on the Hawaii Loa campus. To view each slide individually, click the pause button to stop the slide show, then click the right arrow to advance to the next slide.

Hospital Orientation Forms/Manuals

As of Fall 2007,
Atherton Library no longer houses hospital orientation manuals.

These forms should be found in Campus Pipeline

under your course announcements.

If not, please ask the lecture instructor for your clinical course for these forms.

New Quiet Policy in Effect

Atherton Library has implemented a new Quiet Policy as part of our efforts to create a more appealing environment for research and study.

We ask that you lower your voice upon entering the library and refrain from using your cell phone while inside. Library staff will actively enforce this policy and will request that you lower your voice when necessary. Please take ALL cell phone calls outside. Repeat offenders will be asked to leave the library.

This new policy has been implemented at the request of your fellow students. Comments in our recent Library Survey indicated that the noise level in our library was not appropriate for the studying habits of many students. We ask for your cooperation as we strive to make your library a more inviting place for all.

New Atherton Library Quiet Policy

1. Lower your voice upon entering the library
   
2. Silence your cell phone and take all calls outside the library
3. Lower the volume on your iPod or other portable music device

Please send your comments to athlib@hpu.edu

Welcome Back!

The staff of Atherton Library is ready to serve you in all your informational and research needs this Spring semester.

Spring 2008 Hours of Operation
Circulation - 236-3505
Reference - 236-5803

Our library has print collections supporting the Marine Science, Nursing, Pre-Medical Studies and Environmental Science degree programs. We also have a large Humanities collection.

Our services include:

Book Delivery Service - Books at the downtown Meader Library can be requested and delivered in 2-3 days.
Circulation Services - With a valid HPU Unicard circulating books may be borrowed for up to 4 weeks.
Course Reserves Collection - Supplemental books and materials placed in the library by your instructor are located behind the Circulation counter. Library-use only.
Group Study Room - Room that accommodates up to 9 students for group study use only. Reservations recommended.
Individual Study Rooms - 5 rooms are available for private study on a first come, first served basis.
Online Resources - Over 40,000 electronic books, tens of thousands of online journals, and over 80 databases covering all subject areas are available from the comfort of your home! Just log in to HPU Pipeline and click the Libraries tab. Go to Databases to start searching. (Note: your computer will need to be configured to access these resources. Call the Reference Desk at 236-5803 for assistance or click here)
Photocopiers - Copies can be made for $0.05 per sheet on our 2 copiers. Cash only.
Reference Help - Reference Librarians are always available to assist you with your research assignments or help you with navigating our online resources. Just ask at the Reference Desk or call 236-5803.
Research & Internet computers - 19 computer stations are available for use. Fee-based printing is available.
Wireless Connectivity - The library is fully covered by the campus wireless network. Just take your WiFi-enabled laptop to the Educational Technology Center (ETC) for set up and troubleshooting.

Drop by the library anytime to study, borrow books, make copies, view Reserves materials, check e-mail, start your research and more.... We're here to help you. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Wayde Oshiro
Head of Atherton Library
E-mail: http://www.blogger.com/athlib@hpu.edu

Library closed on January 21st

Atherton Library will be closed on Monday, January 21st in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The library will be open Tuesday, January 22nd.