Category: Library Collections

Newly Released eBooks from Wiley Online Library

Library Collections
(January 2017/Issue 79)
The Library currently provides access to around 3,600 Wiley ebooks in a wide coverage of subjects including Business, Economics, Finance, Classical Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Language & Linguistics, Literature, as well as Philosophy.

 

Just in the last two months, more than 190 new titles have been added to the collection. Here are some highlights for your choice:

 

 

To start your fruitful reading, go to Library webpage, then click Databases A-Z to get to Wiley Online Library.

Rapid Growth of Library Books

Library Collections
(October 2016/Issue 74)
Recognizing the rising demand of academic needs in the College, the Library has devoted effort to enhance the library collections. We are so proud to let you know that you may now find over 480,000 book titles in both printed and electronic format. It shows an increment of 137% in comparison with that of AY2012/13.

 

The Library will keep on acquiring more resources for you. Please make your recommendations for learning, teaching and research purpose by filling in the Library Materials Recommendation Form.

New Releases in July

Library Collections
(July 2016/Issue 69)
Missed the 2016 Hong Kong book fair? Don’t worry! Hundreds of new additions in a wide range of subjects have arrived in the Library. You are recommended to visit the Library and select books for your summer reading.

 

Selected book covers are shown below. Click to view the New Additions List in July.

Librarian’s Choice – The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom

Library Collections
(June 2016/Issue 68)
Do you have any concerns about the situation of media freedom in the worldwide? More and more violent attacks against reporters happened and more restrictions on access to information which make censorship become a hot topic in Hong Kong. But guess what, many places in the world are facing the same problem every day.

 

The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom, wrote by Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, describes global information about censorship facing by the media industries nowadays. He also discusses some new threats from “democratators”, web wars and surveillance, which gives the critical conditions to reporters and to the flow of information. Some steps have been mentioned for “global citizens” to meet the challenges.

 

Wanna read this book by yourself? Click here to check the call number and status.

Award Winning Movies

Library Collections
(May 2016/Issue 67)
Summer is here and the time is right for catching the latest award winning movies for free. We are pleased to bring you a series of award-winning movies newly added to the Multi-Media Collection. The new arrivals include Academy Awards (Oscars) and Hong Kong Film Awards winners and nominations.

 

For the full list of movie titles, please visit:

Academy Awards (Oscars) winners and nominations

Hong Kong Film Awards winners and nominations

Come and get your favorite movies from the Multi-Media Collection on 2/F of the Library.

 

                                           
PN1997.2 .S2623 2016                  PN1997.2 .W646 2015               PN1997.2 .L35385 2015

 

                                           
PN1997.2 .H83 2015                       PN1997.5 .O49 2014                     PN1997.2 .N395 2015

 

                                           
PN1997.2 .C372 2016                 PN1997.2 .S737 2016 ep.7               PN1997.5 .S528 2015