Category: Library Collections

Kick Off a New Year With a New Book

(Issue 178/January 2022)

Wanna start a new chapter for the year of 2022? The refreshed look for the New Book Display welcomes you to keep track with the hot issues in the world. For e-readers, the QR code for the e-books of the month is also ready for you to browse through at your own device.

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Sustainable Development Goals Resource Guide

(Issue 176/December 2021)

The Library has prepared an informative Resource Guide for students taking part in the HSUHK Social Innovation Competition 2022 to kickstart the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) research.

The Guide contains books, related websites and recent news of the topic to facilitate a quick understanding towards SDG 4 – Quality Education, SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure and SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities. For more information about the Guide and the use of relevant resources, please feel free to Ask a Librarian.

The Competition is organized by the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), together with the Institute for Youth Sustainability Leadership (IYSL) and the Wu Jieh Yee Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WUCIE) as strategic partners, and sponsored by Amazon Web Service (AWS) Educate & AWS Academy.

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Literary Works about the Motherland

(Issue 174/November 2021)

Faculties from the Department of Chinese select titles under the theme of Literary Works about the Motherland for Good Read Corner. The displayed books depict the scenery and people in the rural communities in a sense of humanistic care.

Come pick a good read and build the bonding with the motherland.

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University and Intellectuals@Good Read Corner

(Issue 171/September 2021)

What does university education mean to you? From now till the end of October, University and Intellectuals is the chosen theme of Good Read Corner@HSUHK Library. Selected titles depict views on the idea of university education.

Will university transform your mind or just expand your intellectual horizon? Come pick a good read and find out more.

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Newly Acquired E-Resources

(Issue 171/September 2021)

To support the rapid development of the programmes in the University, the Library has been continuously enriching its collection in terms of breadth and depth. We are pleased to announce the availability of the following new databases:

  • SAGE Research Methods contains SAGE books, journal articles, reference works, and instructional videos for helping users with research projects.
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  • Handbook of Translation Studies Online provides a large range of reference work on traditions and methods of translation and interpreting.
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  • Environmental Research Database (ESG) covers environmental performance and investment of listed companies in China available on the CSMAR platform.
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  • SpringerLink covers a wide range of subjects including business & management, computer science, economics & finance, mathematics & statistics, language & linguistics, professional & applied computing and social sciences.
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  • Brill contains ebooks on social sciences, Asian studies, language and linguistics.
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  • John Benjamins contains ebooks on linguistics, literature and literary studies, translation and interpreting studies.

For further assistance on using the databases, please feel free to Ask a Librarian and stay tuned for the information skills enhancing workshops.