In an effort to support awareness and learning, our OverDrive collection [New Window] vendor has launched the Black Lives Matter: Community Read program. During the time frames listed below, the following titles will be available with unlimited user access.
Click on the book covers below to borrow in OverDrive [New Window].
New to using OverDrive? Please visit the OverDrive Collection Basics LibGuide [New Window] or contact the Reference Desk [New Window] with your questions.
Summer is the perfect time to check out our digital OverDrive collection [New Window]. We’re currently featuring a Suggested Summer Reads [New Window] sub-collection of popular and notable titles.
If you haven’t tried using the OverDrive or Libby apps for added convenience, a new LibGuide [New Window] is available to walk you through some basics.
While the Hawaii State Public Library System remains closed through May, you can even access their bountiful OverDrive collection using the OverDrive/Libby app you use for our collection. See “Setting Up the App” in the LibGuide [New Window] for more details.
And don’t forget, our “virtual” doors are always open with an assortment of digital Research Tools [New Window] to access e-books, periodical articles, and streaming videos.
April 7, 2020
by Wayde Oshiro
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Publishers, database vendors, and non-profit organizations are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by offering temporary, free access to content. The HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service offers access to millions of volumes from US research libraries with full-text access to volumes … Continue reading →
The Library’s OverDrive [New Window] e-book collection includes an assortment of health and wellness titles.
Click on the book’s image above to access the e-book’s Primo record. In the record’s “View Online” section, the provided link will direct you to borrowing in OverDrive [New Window].
Borrowing an e-book on OverDrive is for 14 days. These e-books are returned automatically, although you can return them early in the “Loans” section of your online account.
Additional e-book [New Window] and streaming video [New Window] resources
One spot of good news during this COVID-19 crisis is that many academic vendors are temporarily loosening restrictions to their electronic content. JSTOR is one such vendor. From now through June 30, we have been granted access to more than 35,000 multidisciplinary ebooks, archive journal collections, and more.
It’s easy to find what you need in JSTOR. To get started, enter your keyword(s) in the search box.
From the search results page, you may filter by type of content, or add another search term.
When you find an article of interest, click on the title for more information.
Read the article online by clicking on > to turn the page, or download the PDF file.
You may access JSTOR from our Databases A-Z page, or by going to this direct link: http://go.hawaii.edu/CiA (you may be prompted to log in with your UH username and password).
If you have questions about JSTOR or any of our other library resources, please contact us at 455-0379 or lccref@hawaii.edu.
March is Women’s History Month. Consider an e-book read from our OverDrive [New Window] collection of popular, best-selling titles.
Click on the book’s image above to access the e-book’s Primo record. In the record’s “View Online” section, the provided link will direct you to borrowing in OverDrive [New Window].
There are many more titles available…Take a look!
Additional e-book and digital resources [New Window]