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Spring 2022 Hours & Services

January 10, 2022 by Leeward CC Learning Commons | 0 comments

Spring 2022 Library Hours

Library Hours: Effective January 10th 

The library will be open Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm. Hours subject to change.

Only the main level of the Learning Commons will open, the upper level will be closed due to collection maintenance in preparation for new shelving.

 


 

GET STARTED THIS SEMESTER WITH LEEWARD TUTORING!

Spring 2022 tutoring begins January 18th.

 

WRITING CENTER HOURS

Tutoring will be offered in-person, online, and by phone.

  • Monday-Thursday: 10 am – 3 pm
  • Friday: 11 am – 3 pm
  • Zoom drop-in available via Penjiapp.
  • *In-person tutoring: by appointment. To make an appointment, email writers@hawaii.edu or visit Penjiapp.

For for more information, go to the Writing Center website: go.hawaii.edu/Gp8

FOCUSED WORKSHOPS VIA ZOOM

  • Zoom into the Writing Center to attend free online workshops focused on writing and success skills.
  • Review our focused workshops. Email writers@hawaii.edu to schedule an online focused workshop.

Writing Center - Spring 2022 Flyer

 

LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER
In-person and online tutoring in the following content areas: Accounting, Biology, Business, Chemistry, and Japanese.
*See Penjiapp for subject-specific hours and tutors

  • Monday-Thursday: 10 am – 3 pm
  • Friday: 11 am – 3 pm
  • Zoom drop-in available via Penjiapp.
  • *In-person tutoring by appointment. Email lrctutor@hawaii.edu or go to Penjiapp to schedule an appointment.

LRC - Spring 2022 Flyer

For more information about the LRC, go to our website: https://www2.leeward.hawaii.edu/lrc/

 


 

Semester Laptop Loans

Spring 2022 Laptop Loans

The library has a limited supply of semester loan laptops. If you know of a student in need, please have them contact the circulation desk (x210 or lcccirc@hawaii.edu).

 


 

Feature Films for Education

Feature Films for Education

Our subscription to Feature Films for Education is live!
Direct link to resource: https://lccproxy.lib.hawaii.edu/login?url=https://ffusa.infobase.com/PortalPlayLists.aspx?wid=100432

This streaming video collection includes 600+ full-length feature films that are generally not duplicated in our other resources. Sample films:

  • 12 Years a Slave
  • The Crucible
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Fight Club
  • Hidden Figures
  • The Martian
  • The Descendants
  • The Revenant
  • The Shape of Water
  • Soul Food
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Thank You for Smoking

More information:
https://www.infobase.com/products/feature-films-for-education/

November 12, 2021
by Wayde Oshiro
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Ethnic Diversity Source database trial until December 9

The EBSCO research database, Ethnic Diversity Source, is now available to trial until December 9th. This new database covers cultures, traditions, and social treatments of ethnic groups in the US. It includes full-text academic journals, magazines, ebooks, and primary source documents. Ethnic Diversity Source Feedback … Continue reading

November 8, 2021
by Wayde Oshiro
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Reminder: Oxford University Press Online Resources Trial ends November 14

Leeward faculty and staff have trial access to several online resources from Oxford University Press until November 14. The resources are: Grove Art Online  https://www.oxfordartonline.com/ Guided tour of Grove Art Online (11:08) Grove Music Online https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/ Online tour of Grove … Continue reading

October 18, 2021
by Wayde Oshiro
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Oxford University Press Online Resources Trial until November 12

Until November 12, 2021, Leeward faculty and staff have trial access to several online resources from Oxford University Press. Grove Art Online  https://www.oxfordartonline.com/ Guided tour of Grove Art Online (11:08) Grove Music Online https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/ Online tour of Grove Music Online … Continue reading

OverDrive Classics Collection

October 8, 2021 by Cheryl | 0 comments

You’re probably familiar with OverDrive, Leeward’s digital resource for popular fiction, non-fiction, audiobooks, and magazines. Now, old things have become new again with the addition of the Classics collection! These are public domain titles selected from Project Gutenberg’s vast library. There is no limit to the number of simultaneous users for these titles.

Sample titles in the OverDrive Classics collection.

To view the collection, access OverDrive Digital Collection from our A-Z Databases page, click on the Collections drop-down menu, and select Classics.

Click on the Collections drop down menu and select Classics

It’s easy to borrow books in OverDrive. Simply click on the Borrow button and log in with your UH credentials when prompted. You may read your chosen title right in your browser.

Click on the Borrow button to check out a book.

Change the text size, background, and font to suit your taste.

Text size, background, and font are customizable.

The book will be returned automatically in 14 days, although you may renew it or return it early if you wish.

At any time, you may view your loans by clicking on the My account dropdown and selecting Loans. You may have up to 10 books checked out. Magazines do not count toward checkout limits.

To see your loans, click on the My account dropdown menu and select Loans.

If you can’t find the classic title you want, please feel free to submit a suggestion and we will see if we can find it.

OverDrive Magazines

May 11, 2021 by Cheryl | 0 comments

You already know (and hopefully love) our OverDrive Digital Collection for its great selection of popular fiction and non-fiction ebooks.  Now, it’s even better with the addition of more than 3,000 magazines!  This multi-subject collection includes popular titles such as The New Yorker, The Economist, and National Geographic.  
Screenshot of OverDrive Magazines home page

Many non-English language titles are also available, with a significant number in French, Spanish, Chinese, German, and Japanese.

Screenshot of OverDrive magazines in French, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese

Ready to read?  Access the magazines from our A-Z Databases page via the OverDrive Magazines link, or through the main OverDrive Digital Collection link.  Several popular subjects are displayed on the front page, but you may view all of them by selecting the Subjects tab:

Screenshot showing OverDrive Subjects tab highlighted

To search for magazines in a particular language, use the Language filter in the left sidebar:

Screenshot showing the Language filter applied

To read a magazine, click on the cover image.  Then you may borrow it, or select a different issue.  Up to 3 years of back issues may be available, depending on the title.  You may be prompted to log in with your UH username and password.

Screenshot of OverDrive magazine borrowing process

Now you may enjoy reading your magazine in your computer browser!  It will be checked out to you for 14 days, then automatically returned.  We are allowed unlimited simultaneous users, so go ahead and borrow as many as you like!  And while you’re in OverDrive, be sure to check out our newest ebooks and audiobooks!  Happy reading!

Cameron’s Collection for Student Mental Health

April 13, 2021 by Cheryl | 0 comments

The library is pleased to provide access to Cameron’s Collection for Student Mental Health, a set of 30 ebooks curated by Gale eBooks.  The collection provides easy-to-read information on mental health topics relevant to college students, such as anxiety, depression, addiction, positive psychology, wellness, and more.  While not a substitute for professional care, the collection may be useful for students who wish to explore these topics privately for personal use or research.

Leeward students, faculty and staff may access the collection via our A-Z Databases page.  Off-campus users may be prompted to enter UH login credentials.

A-Z Databases screenshot

Click on any title to view the ebook, or do a search across all titles in the collection:

Screenshot showing Cameron's Collection main page and search feature

Screenshot showing search results

Gale eBooks’ document tools allow you to change the font size, listen to the text being read aloud, translate it into many different languages, download/print the pdf file, and more.

Screenshot showing Gale eBooks document tools

If you have any questions about this collection or any of our other library resources, please contact us via email (lccref@hawaii.edu), phone (455-0379), or live chat.

New Best Sellers and OverDrive Reads – December 2020

December 14, 2020 by Jason Yamashita | 0 comments

Best Sellers Collection

Click on the book’s image to place a hold in the book’s Primo record. Use the “Get It” feature to make the request.

A burning: a novel Djinn patrol on the purple line: a novel The dragons, the giant, the women: a memoir Infinity son Mexican Gothic The rise of magicks Untamed Utopia Avenue: a novel

OverDrive Collection 

Click on the book’s image below to access the item’s Primo Search record. In the record’s “View Online” section, the provided link will direct you to borrowing in OverDrive. Note: Long Time Coming is an audiobook read by the author, Michael Eric Dyson.

"Divided We Fall book cover." "Long Time Coming book cover." "From Equity Talk to Equity Walk book cover." "How to See Yourself as You Really Are book cover." "The Big Sort book cover."

Featured OverDrive sub-collection this month: Job and Career Preparation.

Are you new to using OverDrive? We have some tips for you on our OverDrive Collection Basics LibGuide.

Looking for a book that we currently don’t have in our collection? Please suggest a book title by filling out our Best Sellers & OverDrive Suggestion Form.

We Are Thankful for New Best Sellers and OverDrive Reads

November 20, 2020 by Jason Yamashita | 0 comments

Best Sellers Collection [New Window]

Click on the book’s image to place a hold in the book’s Primo record. Use the “Get It” feature to make the request.

All boys aren't blue : a memoir-manifesto Black girl unlimited : the remarkable story of a teenage wizard The color of air : a novel If it bleeds Magic lessons : the prequel to practical magic Our time is now : power, purpose, and the fight for a fair America The room where it happened: a White House memoir Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you The world that we knew : a novel

OverDrive Collection [New Window]

Click on the book’s image below to access the item’s Primo Search record. In the record’s “View Online” section, the provided link will direct you to borrowing in OverDrive [New Window]. These titles are also featured in the “Race, Civil Rights, Equality…Zeitgeist!” sub-collection [New Window].

"Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man book cover." "Just Us: An American Conversation book cover."

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man – Inspired by Emmanuel Acho’s YouTube channel [New Window], this is the audiobook format for this 11/10/20 publication.

Just Us: An American Conversation – Watch Claudia Rankine discuss her inventive and timely new book [New Window] for the Chicago Humanities Festival on 9/24/20.

Also available on OverDrive: Shuggie Bain [New Window] by Douglas Stuart, the 2020 winner of The Booker Prize for Fiction.

 

Looking for a book that we currently don’t have in our collection? Please suggest a book title by filling out our Best Sellers & OverDrive Suggestion Form [New Window].

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