Category: E-Resources

To Surf the GVRL Database for Cultural Revolution Related Resources

E-Resources
(December 2016/Issue 78)
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution started in 1966. A lot of research events have been taken place. You may have interest in this contemporary historical movement.

 

Library has subscribed to Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) database which is a good reference source to modern China studies.

 

Click HERE and start this learning journey by entering a search term as “cultural revolution”, over hundreds of pieces of information including topic overview, biography and critical essays could be found on this topic.

 

Free Music Downloads from Alexander Street

E-Resources
(November 2016/Issue 77)
Wanna enjoy some music in your leisure time? Every two weeks, Alexander Street offers a free music download from two of their popular online music collections. Simply click HERE, you can download Classical Music freely from their Classical Music Library Database and HERE for downloading World/Folk Music from Alexander Street and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Do pick your favourite music and enjoy!

Have You Registered a SSRN Account?

E-Resources
(November 2016/Issue 77)

You need to provide supporting analytical data and statistics in your research results to make your assignment and research paper look perfect.

 

The Social Science Research Network (SSRN)’s specialized subject area networks are collaborative research networks for distributing social science research results from scholars globally.

 

The Library has subscribed to 7 specialized subject area networks including:

 

  • Accounting Research Network
  • Economics Research Network
  • Financial Economics Network
  • Corporate Governance Network
  • Humanity Network (including Classics, Literature, Music & Composition, Philosophy and Rhetoric & Communication)
  • Legal Scholarship Network
  • Management Research Network

 

Please visit the following link to experience this useful business intelligence tool now!

 

Special Features! Teaching Notes are Available in a New Trial Database of “Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies”

E-Resources
(October 2016/Issue 75)
The Library has set up a trial access for “Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies”. It is a collection of peer-reviewed case studies focusing on business decision making and management development throughout key global emerging markets. The collection contains more than 430 cases and each case is accompanied with teaching notes from the authors.

 

Try it HERE and get more in-depth contents, the trial period is till 17 Nov 2016. You are feel free to send your feedback to the Library (library@hsmc.edu.hk).

Cambridge Core is here!

E-Resources
(September 2016/Issue 72)
Bringing together with the contents of Cambridge Books Online (CBO) and Cambridge Journals Online (CJO), Cambridge Core, a new academic platform from Cambridge University Press, provides over 1,500 e-book titles and 200 e-journals subscribed by the Library. A wide range of subjects such as Humanities, Literature, Management, Psychology, Computing and Social Science etc. can be searched in this database.

 

If you have any question regarding the database, please feel free to send us email (ask_librarian@hsmc.edu.hk) or approach us at the Reference Desk on the G/F of the Library.

One Step Further to Simplify Your Life with HSMC Windows Account

E-Resources
(September 2016/Issue 71)
No set up on your devices anymore! From now on, you can simply use your HSMC Windows account to remote access Library subscribed electronic resources off-campus, instead of connecting to VPN.

 

EZproxy server acts as an authentication system in the library, which allows you to remote access library electronic resources without any configuration. For more details, please click HERE.

Experience New Databases on Trial Now

E-Resources
(July 2016/Issue 69)
The Library has arranged trial to new e-resources. There are 3 databases currently available for trial:

 

  • Early English Books Online (EEBO)
  • PKULAW (北大法律信息網)
  • China Journal Full-text Database (CJFD) – Politics / Military affairs / Law (政治軍事與法律)

 

Click Database on trial for more details and kick start your search.