Pacific Science

at the University of Hawai‘i Press and Library

After the Tsunami

1946 – Tsunami hits Hilo on April 1

1947 – Pacific Science, vol. 1, no. 1, appears from Univ. of Hawai‘i

1947 – UH establishes its own Press

1953 – Pacific Science bears UH Press imprint

Photo: NOAA

Fat Years, Lean Years

1989–94 – UH Press adds new journals, new production staff

1995–98 – Governor slashes budget; UHP loses reserve funds, op & salary subsidies

1998 – UH restores salary subsidies; Library subs catch up

Into the Ether

2001 – Pacific Science, vol. 55, no. 1, debuts in Project MUSE

2001 – Journal redesign notes renewed alliance with Pacific Science Association (est. 1920)

Before the Flood

2004 – Library and Press mark ARL/AAUP Year of the University Press with displays and dialogue sessions; sci librarians tout BioOne

Halloween weekend – Manoa flood wrecks main Library and Biomed buildings

After the Flood

2007 – Pacific Science debuts in BioOne.2, converts to archive-only in Project MUSE

2008 – Severe Library budget deficits preclude new subscriptions, threatening online access to Pacific Science

How to Regain Access to Pac Sci UHP buys BioOne.2 sub for 2008? UHP deposits extra PDFs on campus server? Library cancels other subs to get BioOne.2? Campus server authenticates PSA member

access (and confers temporary PSA status on all UH Library users)?

Resolution

Library cancels other subscriptions to afford BioOne.2, primarily to get current issues of Pacific Science

Press funds digitizing of Pacific Science back issues for Library’s institutional repository, ScholarSpace (Dspace)