Some thought at this point before you begin your search will enable you to choose the right resources and save you time. Our goal is to make you competent, independent, and ethical researchers. Subdivisions are words or phrases that narrow the scope of a broad subject word. You'll retrieve more records with a keyword search, but some of your results will not be relevant to your search because the word is used in a different context. Keyword searches often retrieve records you don't want.
Librarians suggest using both approaches.
If you locate items you want, simply submit an interlibrary loan request. Items are delivered within three to five working days. The Hawaiian Collection at UH-Manoa's Hamilton Library is a good source if Mookini Library does not have the item you need. You may request an interlibrary loan only if the Collection has multiple copies of a title. If there is only one copy of an item, the Collection will not lend it.