Alphie Garcia

Information Resources and Collection Management Librarian

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  • Humanities
  • Creative Media

Alphie Garcia

Information Resources and Collection Management Librarian

Alphie Garcia is the Information Resources and Collection Management Librarian and serves students, staff, and faculty in his role as humanities and applied sciences liaison. You’ll often see him around campus, providing information instruction to classes, or at the reference desk helping patrons. Don’t let his resting mean face fool you; he’s quite friendly and eager to help you with your research needs.Alphie grew up in ʻEwa Beach, graduated from Aiea High School and UH Mānoa, and moved to the Bay Area for about 7 years before returning to Kapolei to start a family. In his spare time, he loves reading (especially Science Fiction, Fantasy, and graphic novels), traveling, hiking, gaming, binging on Netflix, and spending time with his wife and daughter.

Education

  • MLIS, San Jose State University
  • BA, English with a minor in philosophy, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Professional Activities

UHWO Committees

  • Distance Education
  • Faculty Senate

UH System Committees

  • Cataloging Committee
  • Discovery Committee
  • WebVoyage Committee

Library Community Committees

  • Hawaiʻi Library Consortium, Member-at-Large (HLC)
  • Hawaiʻi Users Group (HUGM)

Professional Associations

  • American Library Association (ALA)
  • Association of Hawaiʻi Archivists (AHA)
  • Hawaiʻi Library Association (HLA)

Recent Posts from Alphie

Upcoming Event: History of the Oahu Railway & Land Company 7/18/2023

Over 135 years before the Skyline was built in Kapolei, promising to connect the different parts of our island, the Oahu Railway & Land Company (OR&L) made ʻEwa a hub of activity. In 1888, ...
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UHM’s Hamilton Library Expands Access to Resources 7/3/2023

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's (UHM) Hamilton Library has significantly enriched the database resources available to the entire UH System via the judicious use of HEERF funds. Thanks to their ...
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New titles – September 2022 9/19/2022

EXCITING NEWS: Starting today, September 19, all Casual Reading titles will be loaned out through December 9, 2022. Find a good book to curl up with this Fall! We have a bunch of new titles in our ...
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