Category: E-Resources

Google Sign In is Available in EBSCO!

(Issue 116/November 2018)

Library users can now sign in EBSCO resources and create personal MyEBSCOhost accounts by using their Google (Gmail) credentials. You don’t need to remember additional login credentials to access EBSCO resources from now on. For more details, please visit HERE.

Wiley ‘Potions of Wit’ Game

(Issue 115/October 2018)

After Wiley Online Library was migrated to the Atypon platform, now you can search the resources even faster and easier! From 17 October to 7 November 2018, “Potions of Wit” game is opened for you to win a prize simply answering a question.Click HERE to start the game. Have Fun!

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EBSCO “Cocoa Research Challenge” 2018

(Issue 114/October 2018)

EBSCO includes a variety of databases with multi-disciplinary collections covering different subjects such as Business and Economics, Language arts and discipline, Literary criticism, Social Science, Technology and Engineering.

You can now take the EBSCO “Cocoa Research Challenge” to practice your research skills, as well as winning attractive prizes! There are step-by-steps guides to show you how to finish the challenge.

Click HERE to find more details and take the challenge. Best of luck!

Fact Check Using News Databases in the Library

(Issue 109/July 2018)

Wanna know the background of the trade war between the US and China? Curious about the relationship between the US and North Korea? Does the new design of the banknote of interest to you? Don’t miss out the news databases subscribed by the Library. You can search news from different newspapers or reports, local or international, to keep yourself up-to-date from different angles. Featured databases as follows:

Factiva

HKET.com

LexisNexis Academic

Newspaper Source Plus (via EBSCO)

Regional Business News (via EBSCO)

SCMP.com

WiseNews / WiseSearch

For further assistance on using the database, please visit the Library Website or come to our reference desk on G/F of the Library.

Redesigned Platform of Project MUSE

(Issue 108/June 2018)

Project MUSE provides digital humanities and social science content for the academics including eJournals and eBooks from over 120 university presses and scholarly societies as to support your research needs.

 

New features allow you to customize your research experience on MUSE:

  • A personalized “My MUSE” account allowing you to save searches and generate citations
  • Content footnotes and references presented “in-line” with the associated text in a journal article or book chapter
  • A streamlined search experience with additional facets for book series and thematic journal issues

 

Click HERE to start your new searching experience.

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Easy to Search and Ready to Read on ProQuest EBOOK Central

(Issue 106/Apr 2018)

Three popular English e-book collections, including MyiLibrary, Ebrary, and EBL, are now available via the ProQuest EBook Central platform. This all-in-one platform offers many improved features such as Download e-book chapters, Highlight in three different colors, Page bookmarking, Create your own notes and bookshelf.

Creating an account in the ProQuest EBook Central today to explore the wealth of knowledge from more than 26,000 English eBooks on all subject disciplines!

If you would like to know more about eBooks in the Library, please Live-Chat-a-Librarian or visit us at the Reference Desk on G/F.

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Databases on Trial

(Issue 105/Apr 2018)

From April to May, the Library has arranged free trial of databases on various types of resources. These electronic resources may be relevant to your study areas and broaden your knowledge. Please click HERE for more details and send feedback to the Library.

    • Database

1. The Belt and Road Initiative Reference Source

2. International Political Science Abstracts (A&I only)

    • eBook

3. Wiley Major Reference Works

4. Chinamaxx Digital Libraries: 中文集献

    • Newspapers primary sources

5. Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888-2010

6. The Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2014

    • Video

7. Wanfang Video – 開卷八分鐘