Veterans' Day Holiday

Atherton Library will be closed on Veterans' Day, November 11th (Wed).

Need a place to study?

Atherton Library offers study rooms for both individuals and groups. The five Individual Study Rooms accommodate a single person and come equipped with a small desktop, chair and electrical outlet and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Our Group Study Room is furnished with a small conference table, 6 chairs, white board, multimedia projector and a projection screen. This room is available for groups with a minimum of 3 people and can be reserved up to a week in advance. A valid HPU ID card is required to use all study rooms. Please stop by the library front desk to sign in or to make a reservation. Call the Circulation Desk for more information at 236-3505.

Spotlight on: CQ Researcher

What is CQ Researcher?

The CQ Researcher report offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Each report can be read in its entirety or by section, which include a background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.

Some recent reports include:

• Medication Abuse (10/9/09)
• Nuclear Disarmament (10/2/09)
• Gays in the Military (9/18/09)
• State Budget Crisis (9/11/09)
• Health Care Reform (8/28/09)

When to use the CQ Researcher?

• When you're unsure about a topic you've selected and what to learn more.
• When you're ready to start your research and want a comprehensive overview of the topic or issue you've chosen.
• If you're in need of additional sources. You'll find a bibliography in each report.
• If you want to include statistics or color charts and tables, each report is sure to include several of each.
• If you want to explore an issue from two opposing viewpoints. Each report includes pro/con statements from opposite sides of the argument. This is probably the most important feature of this resource.

How do I access the CQ Researcher?

Log on to Pipeline and select the Libraries tab. Click Databases in the upper right hand corner and look for CQ Researcher.

Call the Reference Desk at 236-5803 if you have any questions about this or any other library resource.

Wikipedia is fast food for your mind

A loaded double cheeseburger with bacon and a pile of french fries can be a delicious and filling meal with some nutritional value. However, it's also loaded with fat, sodium, calories, and lots of chemicals. A fast food meal is fine if it's an occasional guilty pleasure but it's not something to eat everyday if your aim is a healthy body. Wikipedia is like a fast food chain of the Internet - a place for quick, easy, and conveniently packaged information. But this information often comes with a lot of junk mixed in like speculation, incorrect facts, libelous statements, and other misinformation. Is Wikipedia the kind of resource you want to be risking your grade, or your college education, on?

So where do you go? Well, your library has over eighty databases which contain credible, authoritative information published by reputable publishers and vendors. Our databases contain information that you cannot readily access on the Internet. Free is not necessarily better when it comes to your education.

One of the databases to turn to when you're first starting your research is the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL). This database gives you access to 157 encyclopedias and almanacs. These are specialized encyclopedias with lengthy articles covering a wide range of disciplines and topics written by established authors and academics in their fields.

Let's say your topic is on an issue dealing with the environment. The following are GVRL titles you can choose from:

• Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy , 2009
• Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change , 2008
• Climate Change: In Context , 2008
• Environmental Encyclopedia , 2003
• Environmental Science: In Context , 2009
• Managing Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems , 2007
• UXL Encyclopedia of Water Science , 2005
• Water: Science and Issues , 2003

You can search within a specific title or search the entire collection of 157 titles at the same time. Articles can be downloaded, printed, or e-mailed as a PDF file. There are features which allow you to download an audio MP3 file or even translate the entire written article into your choice of 10 languages. GVRL has titles covering many other subject areas.

Quit your junk info habit today. Your library's databases are the best source for credible, authoritative information - nutrition for your mind! Log on to Pipeline today and click the Libraries tab to get started.

Atherton Library Virtual Tour 09 & Library Hours

Atherton Library Hours

Fall 2009
Sep. 8, 2009 -Dec. 20, 2009

Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

Friday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday Noon - 7:00 pm

National Library Week 2009 was a success!

Our Atherton Library Open House took place on Friday, April 17 at 11 am. The event was held to celebrate the 51st year of National Library Week. Just before the event started An Hollowell, Library Assistant, went through the entries for our Guessing Game contest to find a winner. The closest guess was from student Yukako Hobin who's guess of 253 was the closest (the actual number of candies in the jar was 247). Congratulations, Yukako! You win the candy jar and a $20 Dave and Buster's Power Card.

During the Open House students were offered cake, chips, brownies, cupcakes, macaroons, and coffee and most were more than happy to partake. Everyone was also encouraged to participate in our library quiz for a chance to win one of the great prizes available this year. The prizes were donated by library staff and local businesses alike and included: Bath & Bodyworks soap gift sets, Lancome make-up gift bags, koa wood bookmarks, Menchies t-shirts, and gift cards galore from Starbucks, Safeway, Jamba Juice, Old Navy/Gap/Banana Republic, and McDonald's. Twenty-three students took up the challenge and walked away with a prize.

Thanks to everyone for helping us make this year's National Library Week a success!

Mahalo from Atherton Library~

Wayde Oshiro, Head of Atherton Library
Linda Uchida, Health Sciences Librarian
Lydia Lee, Natural Science Librarian
Jennifer Alm, Distance Education Librarian
Raymond Leonard, Reference Librarian
An Hollowell, Library Assistant II
Cheryl Urasaki, Library Assistant

More photos of this event can be found on our Flickr page.

Library closed January 16th

Atherton Library will be closed on January 16th. Please call Meader Library (downtown) at 544-0210 for assistance.

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

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.

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.

Tour of Atherton Library

http://picasaweb.google.com/lukia81/AthertonLibraryTour07

Atherton Library Closed Friday, August 24 - Sunday, August 26

Atherton Library
will be closed on
Friday, August 24 - Sunday, August 26th.

However,
Circulation Services, 3rd Floor,
Meader Library
at the Downtown Campus
will be open on Friday.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Atherton Library will be closed on Sunday Aug. 12 & 19, 2007

Atherton Library

will be closed
on

Sunday
August 12 & 19, 2007

We apologize
for the
Inconvenience

~AL Staff

Library hours on Independence Day

In observance of Independence Day,

Meader Library (downtown) will be CLOSED on Wednesday, July 4th.

Atherton Library (Hawaii Loa) will be open with normal hours of operation on July 4th.

Access to the CQ Researcher

*LIBRARY SYSTEMS UPDATE*

Access to the CQ Researcher database is now available.

New Carpet and Building Maintenance

The library will comply with the new policy effective June 19, 2007.



Below is a message from Alissa J. Arp, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Dean, College of Natural Sciences, Hawai‘i Pacific University to all Hawai‘i Loa Campus faculty, staff and students



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I know we are all extremely pleased with the new clean, fresh look of our academic building.
Now we need to join together in keeping it that way. I have been placed in a position of responsibility and authority by President Wright to ensure proper maintenance of the entire building. I will be working with Andy Brittain and others to make sure that we follow a few guidelines to ensure the building remains pristine:




• No food or drinks, other than water, is allowed in the classrooms or other indoor common areas. Please use the lanai area for meals and social events. Food and beverages are permitted in the Student Lounge.




• If you spill anything, track in dirt or mud, or observe a similar unattended issue, immediately contact Steve Hendricks (x65809) or Dorothy Inouye (x63581) to get a cleaning crew to respond. If you are uncertain how to do this contact Denise Muraki (x65279) or Andy Brittain (x65288) and they will help you.




• Help take responsibility for keeping our bathrooms clean and orderly.
While the policy prohibiting food in the classroom is not new, I do realize that the adherence to the policy has been largely overlooked in the past. Effective immediately, however, the no food or drink in classroom policy will be fully enforced.




Thank you for your support and cooperation. This is a very serious matter that will require continued attention. It is one of my highest priorities, and I sincerely appreciate your cooperation.

New Books - May 2007

New books have arrived!

Selected titles~

AIDS in Asia: a continent in peril
Autobiography of protest in Hawaii
Behaviour and physiology of fish
Body modification
Body of inscription: a cultural history of the modern tattoo community
Bodies of subversion: a secret history of women and tattoo
Coastal fluxes in the anthropocene
Coastal pollution: effects on living resources and humans
The Honolulu Symphony: a century of music
Insects of Hawaii: a manual of the insects of the Hawaiian Islands
An introduction to ocean remote sensing
Islands in the far sea: the fate of nature in Hawaii
Maternal-fetal medicine
Primary care geriatrics
Surf science: an introduction to waves for surfing
Twenty-first century plague: the story of SARS

Much more has come in. Visit us today and check out our New Books display.

Atherton Library's New Flickr Account

Atherton Library's new Flickr account has been set up.

Check the site and leave your comment today!

URL: http://www.flickr.com/people/hpulibraries07

If you have photos related to the library and wish to upload them to our site, please contact Lydia Lee via email at llee@hpu.edu

The Bookseller of Kabul

" The Bookseller of Kabul" by Asne Seierstad has been selected for HPU's Common Book Program.
" The Bookseller of Kabul" is an intimate look at the realities of daily life in today's Afghanistan and a detailed history of one family's fortunes and misfortunes during two decades of civil war. Some topics raised by this fascinating journalistic account include:

Balance between Westernization and traditional Islam. Afghan traditions, family models, and the role of women. Canges felt by the bookseller and his family under successive regimes: the Soviets, the Mujahedeen, the Taliban,and the coalition-supported democracy.

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Library Note:Meader Library has 3 circulating copies, and Atherton has 2 circulating copies।

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