Center for Talented Youth 2009

(l-r: Lydia Lee-Natural Sciences Librarian; Linda Uchida-Health Sciences Librarian; Kaleena Yuen-Student Assistant; Jenn Alm-Distance Education Librarian; Wayde Oshiro-Head, Atherton Library. Not pictured: An Hollowell-Library Assistant; Ray Leonard-Part-time Librarian; and Cheryl Urasaki-Part-time Library Assistant)

Aloha CTY 2009!

Welcome to Atherton Library. Our staff is ready to assist you with a variety of services and resources that we hope will enhance your teaching and learning experiences while on campus.

Use this blog to quickly access information about our library's services and resources.

Atherton Library Hours (June 28 - August 8)

• Sunday: Noon - 5 pm
• Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 9 pm
• Friday: 8 am - 5 pm
• Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm

*Closed July 3-4 (Friday-Saturday) for the Independence Day holiday

Borrowing Privileges (click for more info)

• All staff have borrowing privileges; students do not.
• Loan period is 28 days or until August 8. Two week renewals are available.
• Teaching staff are allowed to borrow Reference books for 1-day classroom use only.
• A Book Delivery Service is available for the transfer of books from Meader Library, downtown campus. Requests take 2-3 days to fulfill. Forms are available at the Circulation counter.
• Bring a photo ID whenever you plan to borrow books.
  
• HPU Libraries policies, fines, and fees will apply.

Library Orientation & Research Assistance

We welcome and encourage you to bring your students into the library.

• All visits should be coordinated in advance with your Academic Dean.
  
• Provide a brief description of the purpose of your visit so we can prepare in advance.
  
• If students have assigned research topics, please provide a list of topics in advance. This will help us identify appropriate resources before your scheduled visit. E-mail list to: athlib@hpu.edu
  

Library Catalog (Go to: http://lib.hpu.edu/pac.opac)

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

Online Databases (click to access Research Databases page)

• We subscribe to over 80 online indexes, full-text journal article 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.

Useful Internet Sites

The Natural Sciences Librarian has compiled of list of recommended websites your students can use when conducting research online.

• Oceanography websites
  
• Volcanoes websites
  

Special Collections

• CTY Book display - A collection of Reference books selected by the Natural Sciences Librarian for your students to use during library visits. The books are organized into two broad categories: Volcanoes and Oceanography.

• Destination Hawaii display - Selected titles from our Hawaii-Pacific Collection. Including guidebooks on beaches, hiking, snorkeling & diving, adventure travel, and natural history.

• McNaughton Collection - A new collection of recreational reading titles including biographies, mysteries, romance, humor, and science fiction. Type "McNaughton Collection" in the Library Catalog to browse titles online or come to the library to view titles in-person. You can borrow these books for two weeks.

Printing & Copying

• A print card for CTY staff use is available at the Circulation desk. Use the card to send print jobs to our UniCard print station.
  
• Two photocopiers are available in the library. Copies are 5 cents per page - cash or coins only.
  

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

Useful Internet Sites for VOLCANOES

Earth Sciences, General

PSIgate: Earth Sciences
www.psigate.ac.uk/newsite/earth-gateway.html

Virtual Volcano [Flash Player] http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/pompeii/interactive/interactive.html

Volcanoes, Hawaii

Ask an Earth-Scientist
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/askanerd.html

Eruptions of Hawaiian Volcanoes:Past, Present, and Future http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/hawaii/page03.html

Hawaii Center for Volcanology
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/hcv.html

Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology
http://www.higp.hawaii.edu/

Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project
http://expet.gps.caltech.edu/Hawaii_project.html (1993-94)

http://www.icdp-online.org/contenido/icdp/front_content.php?idcat=714 (1999)

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
http://www.nps.gov/havo/

USGS: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (U.S. Geological Survey )
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/

Volcanoes of Hawaii http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/north_america/hawaii/hawaii.html

Volcano Live
http://www.volcanolive.com/hawaii.html

Volcanoes, General

Cascades Volcano Observatory (USGS)
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html

The Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes
http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~csav/

Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences (CalTech)
http://www.gps.caltech.edu/

Earth Science & Geography On-Line Tutorial Center (Cerritos College) http://www.cerritos.edu/earth-science/tutor/tutorial_center.htm

Experimental Petrology
http://expet.gps.caltech.edu/

Global Volcanism Program
http://www.volcano.si.edu/

How Volcanoes Work
http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/

USGS: Volcano Harzards Program
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/

WOVO: World Organization of Volcano Observatories
http://www.wovo.org/Observatories.html

Volcanoes : Introduction to Geology : GEO 101-02
http://www.geo.ua.edu/intro03/Vulc.html

USGS: Volcanoes of the United States
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volcus/index.html

Xpeditions (National Geographic)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

More Useful Web Sites for Volcanoes from
intute http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/cgi-bin/advancedsearch.pl?limit=25&subject=sciences&field=keywords&coo=Any&display=All&term1=volcanoes&restype=%&subgateway=%&rank=score

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 Volcanoes, 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 & Credo Reference eBooks (Library use only)

Useful Internet Sites for OCEANOGRAPHY

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

Oceanic Institute
http://oceanicinstitute.org/

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 Turtles

Hawaii’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 & Credo Reference eBooks (Library use only)

Japanese Medical Librarian Tours Atherton Library

(l-r: Cheryl Suzuki-Part-time Library Assistant; Jenn Alm-Distance Education Librarian; Linda Uchida-Health Sciences Librarian; Yumi Yamashita-Kyoto Prefectural University Medical Librarian; Lydia Lee-Natural Sciences Librarian; An Hollowell-Library Assistant)

On May 21^st, Yumi Yamashita from the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine visited Atherton Library on her week-long tour of local medical and health sciences libraries.

In Honolulu to present a poster session at the 2009 Medical Libraries Association (MLA) Conference (“Exploring the information needs in Japanese Medical University Library”), Ms. Yamashita was determined to visit as many libraries as possible during her brief stay. She actually visited Meader Library, downtown campus, the previous day not realizing it is not our health sciences library. Linda Uchida, Health Sciences Librarian, was notified of her interest in touring our library and arranged to pick her up the following day and brought her over to the Hawaii Loa campus.

After being introduced to Atherton staff, Linda gave her a personal tour of the library, the ETC, and the rest of the Academic Center. Ms. Yamashita was very impressed by the size of our nursing print and e-journal collections and by our use of technology in the library. She had the opportunity to view a YouTube video created by Linda and An last year to market this year's MLA Conference in Honolulu. An also gave her a brief tutorial on using Windows MovieMaker and uploading videos to YouTube. Afterwards, Linda made the arrangements for Ms. Yamashita to tour the Hawaii Medical Library at the Queen’s Medical Center and then drove her there.

According to Linda, Ms. Yamashita was awed by the beauty of our surroundings and exclaimed upon her arrival on campus - “This is Hawaii!”

Library Hours for Finals

Atherton Library will be offering extended library hours during Finals period:

April 26 - May 7

Sunday Noon - 10 pm
Monday - Thursday 8 am - 10 pm
Friday 8 am - 7 pm
Saturday 9 am - 5 pm

Library circulation services (book check out, pay fines/fees, etc.) will stop at 9 pm each evening. Print and photocopying services will be available until 15 minutes before closing.

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.

Open House @ Atherton Library on April 17th

In celebration of National Library Week Atherton Library is hosting an Open House on Friday, April 17th. Come join us from 11am-Noon for cake and homemade goodies from your library staff. Enter our guessing game contest - closest guess wins a $20 Dave and Buster's Power Card! Each entry is also eligible for the Grand Prize drawing for a brand new Nintendo DSi.

Loads of other prizes will be given away during the Open House including: gift sets from Loreal and Bath & Body Works, Menchies frozen yogurt t-shirt & coupon, iPod speaker bag, gift cards from Starbucks, Jamba Juice, McDonald's, and Safeway, and much, much more.

Join the fun this Friday! For more details click here.