South China Agricultural University UH Manoa Library Orientation Eileen Herring Science & Technology Reference University of Hawaii at Manoa Library July 2009

Library Building Locations St John Gilmore Hamilton Library Sinclair Library

Collection Statistics  Over three million print volumes  Also  microforms  manuscripts and archives  audiovisual materials  maps and aerial photographs  16,500 print journal subscriptions  48,000 electronic journal subscriptions  60,000 e-books

UHM Library Collections  Science and Technology  Business, Humanities & Social Sciences  Hawaiian and Pacific Collections  Government Documents  Asia Collection  Special Collections  Maps, Aerials & GIS  Archives & Manuscripts  Digital & Digitized Collections

 System wide catalog  Search all UH campus libraries together  Includes both print and electronic items

LC call numbers  Classify materials by subject  Science call numbers are Q - V  S => Agriculture  SB => Plant Culture  etc  Composed of letters & numbers  Read them from left to right  Also identifies the location in the library

Plant propagation : principles and practices, 7th ed. by Hudson T. Hartmann et al. Prentice Hall, 2002 Call number: SB119.P Check the library floor plan - This item is on the 4th floor of the Science & Technology Wing

 Provides links to  journals  databases  e-books  Proxy server for access from any location with UHM Username and Password

Journal article databases  Alphabetical list of science databases at  “Best” one varies with topic - no such thing as “one stop shopping” (yet!)  Each vendor has own interface and services  Link resolver software links database record to electronic full-text article via FIND IT button

Some Journal Article Databases  AGRICOLA  ASABE Technical Library  Biological Abstracts  CAB Abstracts  Food Science & Technology Abstracts  Web of Science

Library Hours - Summer 2009 Hamilton Building Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Sci-Tech Reference Desk Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Eileen Herring CTAHR Library Liaison Blog - Eileen’s Library Stuff

Individual consultations  General library services and resources orientation  Assistance with a specific database or service  Develop search strategy for a particular topic  or call Eileen for an appointment or X62543