Our congratulations and kudos to LIS alumni and students who made the news in the 2024 and 2025 editions of Hawaii Library Associationʻs Kolekole. Please visit the linked issues of the newsletter to read the full articles. Carina Chernisky Receives UH Regents’ Medal (Spring 2025 issue) Carina Chernisky, public services librarian at James and Abigail […]
The LIS Program is hosting our next LIS Research Forum on Tuesday, February 25, 4:00-4:50pm. We welcome Kylie Flood from Nānākuli Public Library, Kawena Komeiji from UH West Oʻahu, and Michiko Joseph from UH West Oʻahu, as they present “I Ulu Nō Ka Lālā I Ke Kumu: Supporting the Genealogy Research of Our Local Communities”. […]
LIS Students and Adjunct Faculty Celebrated Archives month in 2024 with a number of activities. The SAA Student Chapter enjoyed a talk by Gina S. Vergara-Bautista and tour of the State Records Center, which is the State Archives’ center for active records. LIS Student Ani Kawada gave a talk at an online “AHA archives chat” […]
The Hawai’i Library Association is hosting a Poster Session Workshop, taught by BYUH Librarian and LIS alumnus Stephanie Robertson, for LIS students on Tuesday, September 24th from 4:00-5:00 on Zoom. Students will learn how to create a poster for presentation at a conference. LIS students interested in learning more about poster creation and presentations can […]
The LIS Program is hosting our next LIS Research Forum on Thursday, September 5 at 11:30-12:30 in the LIS Program Area, Hamilton room 003F and on Zoom. We welcome UHM Natural Sciences Librarian Jonathan Young and current LIS student Morgan Lammert as they present “AI Text Analysis at Hamilton Science and Technology Reference : Transforming […]
Susan Murata Kazama, a 1986 graduate of the LIS Program, has been appointed as the interim chancellor at Hawai‘i Community College. She brings with her an amazing wealth of experiences that spans more than 35 years in higher education at five UH campuses. Among her achievements, Kazama served as interim vice chancellor of academic affairs […]