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LIS 693: Resources in Hawaiian & Pacific Librarianship, Fall 2016

Week 1: August 22

Introduction (Opening video: Papa Mau: The Wayfinder)
Opening remarks, introductions, discussion of assignments (Shim & Kleiber)

Presentation

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Introduction to the Hawaiian Pacific Collections and stacks tour (Shim & Kleiber)

Required Reading for August 22 - Discussion leaders: Shim & Kleiber

Week 2: August 29

An Ocean of Knowing (Opening video: kaulana na pua)
Overview of the Pacific: 
Guest speaker: Dr. Terence Wesley Smith. Center for Pacific Islands Studies

Dr. Terence Wesley Smith's photo

 Handouts: General Map, Political Map, Regional Profile, and Political Statuses.

 

 

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Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (centers, activities, publications, collections) (Shim & Kleiber)

Presentation

Required Readings for August 29 - Discussion leaders: Alison & Chezlani

Trask readings via Laulima: "From a Native Daughter", "Politics in the Pacific Islands: Imperialism and Native Self-Determination"

Week 3: September 5 (HOLIDAY)

Labor Day!

Week 4: September 12

Finding Our Way, Finding Our Voice (Opening video: Tamiano J. Gurr - "Bush Cutter")
Print reference sources (Books, Journals and Newspapers) (Shim & Kleiber)

Presentation

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Indigenous Voices from and beyond the page: Guest speaker: Kealiʻi MacKenzie, HPL Hawaiian & Pacific Collection

Kealii MacKenzie's photo Presentation: Pacific Literature Presentation: Brief History and Some Resources.

Required Readings for September 12 - Discussion leaders: Erica & Ashley

Additional suggested readings

Selina Tusitala Marsh, Teaching Pacific Literature (2010)

Week 5: September 19

Voices from the Past and Today
Early publishing and the transition from oral to written: Guest speaker: Stu Dawrs, UHM Pacific Collection

Presentation: Voices from the Past and Today(ish): early publishing and the transition from oral to written.

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Online reference sources (indexes, databases, websites) (Shim & Kleiber)

 

Required Readings for September 19 - Discussion leaders: Dee & Kelly

Week 6: September 26

News Today, History Tomorrow (Opening video: Ike Kuokoa - Service With a Heart)
Historical Research: Guest speaker: Kawena KomeijiUHWO Hawaiian & Pacific Collection

Kawena Komeiji's photoPresentation: Historical research in Hawaiʻi 

 

 

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Newspapers: Guest speaker: Dore Minatodani, UHM Hawaiian Collection

Dore Minatodani's photo Presentation: HawaiʻiNewspapers

Required Readings for September 26 - Discussion leaders: Zachary & Erin

Week 7: October 3

Who's Counting and Who's Who (Opening Video: Tuvalu by bicycle)
Statistics, demography and census: Guest speaker: Annie Thomas, KCC Hawaiian & Pacific Collection (and Kleiber)

Annie Thomas' photoPresentation and handout

 

 

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Genealogy and Biography: (Shim)

Required Readings for October 3 - Discussion leaders: Shim & Kleiber

Week 8: October 10

Arts and Place (Opening video: Petit Kanak)
Music, hula, chant and hip hop: Guest speaker: Keahiahi Long

Keahiahi Long's photo Presentation: Hula and Mele Resources

 

 

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Land Research (Shim)

Required Readings for October 10 - Discussion leaders: Emma & Sean

Week 9: October 17

Place and Health (Opening video: Vanuatu sand drawing)
Maps: Guest speaker: Ted Kwok, UHM Maps Collection

Presentation

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Health and medicine: Guest speaker:  Carolyn Dennison - UHM Scitech

Handout and presentationCarolyn Dennison's photo

Required Readings for October 17 - Discussion leaders: Shim & Kleiber

Week 10: October 24

The Government and the Law (Opening video: National Archives of Fiji)
Federal and State documents and government archives: Guest speaker: Gina Vergara-Bautista

Gina Vergara-Bautista's photo

 Presentation

 

 

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Legal Materials: Guest speaker: Dore Minatodani - UHM Hawaiian Collection

 PresentationDore Minatodani's photo

Required Readings for October 24 - Discussion leaders: Liʻulā

Week 11: October 31

Collection Development and Management (Those who came before : the musical journey of Eddie Kamae)

Description and Classification: LCSH, LoC, MaoriSH, and other alternativesGuest speakers: Koa Luke ʻUluʻulu: The Henry Kuʻualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawaiʻiand Shavonn Matsuda - University of Hawaiʻi Maui College

Koa Luke's photo Shavonn Matsuda's photo

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General issues in collection development and management (Shim & Kleiber)

presentation

 

Required Readings for October 31 - Discussion leaders: Shim & Kleiber

 

Draft final project

Week 12: November 7

Librarians as Gatekeepers & Enablers (Opening video: "Home Videos" by Luisa Tora)
Meeting our users' needs: Guest speakers: Alex Mawyer and Ron Williams

Alex Mawyer's photo Ron Williams' photo

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Reformatting and Repatriation (Kleiber)

presentation

Required Readings for November 7 - Discussion leaders: Ellie S. & Ally

Week 13: November 14

Circling Back

Libraries and Archives in a Pacific Colonial context (Shim & Kleiber)

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Discussion with Pacific Librarian: Guest Speaker: Verenaisi Babitu, Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Required Readings for November 14 - Discussion leader: Joy & Ellie K. 

Week 14: November 21

Our Chosen Profession

Panel discussion with Hawaii-Pacific Librarians: Guest Speakers: AweauNaipo, Thomas, and Matsuda.

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Profession in the Pacific: Guest Speaker: Jean Thoulag

Jean Thoulag's photo

Required Readings for November 21 - Discussion by Shim & Kleiber

Week 15: November 28

Week 16: December 5