Fast Library Facts

Data on this Library Assessment Guide is currently being updated.
Please contact Joseph Sanchez at josephs7@hawaii.edu for any requests while we are updating the page.

Electronic Resources Available 24/7

Check out our library homepage for access to all these electronic resources and more:

  • 137,000 electronic books
  • 10,000 streaming videos via Films on Demand
  • 51,000 online periodical titles
  • 125 electronic databases

Physical Collections

  • 228,000 book volumes
  • 10,000 A/V items
  • 78 current print serial titles
  • 86,000 microforms

Library hours of operation

Library Use

  • Over 10,000 visits to the library per week (average) in Fall 2015
  • 44,866 circulation transactions in FY2014
  • 5,990 group study room checkouts in FY2014

Physical Facilities

The library is open 83.5 hours per week during the academic year. The facility offers:

  • 93,000 sq. ft. library
  • 9 group study rooms, 4 with a computer and large monitor
  • 100 PCs with MS Office for student use
  • 3 Mac computers with Adobe Creative Suite 6
  • Media production room ('Ulu Room) for student use
  • Library classroom with 26 computers
  • 3 computer scanners
  • 4 black and white printers and 1 color printer
  • 3 black and white photocopiers
  • View a map of the library.

Teaching and Learning

In FY 2014:

  • 364 instruction sessions
  • 4,590 students reached in instruction sessions
  • 94 Book-a-Librarian sessions
  • 9,592 questions answered