Category: Facilities and Services

24 Hours Opening for the G/F of the Library

(Issue 191/October 2022)

To support your study for midterms, the Library will open the whole ground floor for 24 hours starting now. More seats will be available for late-night study. Computers and printing facilities are accessible for use as well.

Kindly note that users have to comply with rules and regulations when using Library facilities. Please visit the Library webpage for details.

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Equipment for Students with Special Needs

(Issue 189/September 2022)

Launched with Student Affairs Office, the Barrier-free Self Study Room (A108) provides equipment and software for visually impaired students, where braille signage is installed. A computer with screen reading software, NVDA, assists users in reading the text on a speech synthesizer or braille display in English and Chinese. For details, please visit the Library website.

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Better SearchPlus, Faster Search!

(Issue 187/July 2022)

Two facets in SearchPlus have been renamed as “Online Resources” and “Physical Resources” to facilitate your search of library resources in printed and electronic formats respectively:

  • Online Resources – referring to e-Resources (e.g. e-Books & e-Journals)
  • Physical Resources – referring to books and items on-site (e.g. AV materials)

Using these new handy facets in the “Refine my results” section on the right, you can hit your target resources in a faster and easier way.

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Collaboration with Academic Units

(Issue 186/June 2022)

The Library is an essential partner in teaching and learning. The collaboration with academic units in delivering information skills workshops, librarian-in-class services, and building collections to support the curriculum has been successful all along.

Different modes of partnership can be referenced from Collaboration with Academic Units. The Library is looking forward to further cooperation to integrate the expertise in doing good for the University community.

Drop us a line and let’s explore new possibilities together!

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Your Voices are Heard

(Issue 185/May 2022)

Thanks to the suggestions from you all, the Library has service enhancement in various aspects –

Books for IELTS examinations are purchased; a new charging station with USB-C, Apple Lightning and micro-USB is set up; sweet bites are available at the snack corner; just to name a few.

Come and discover how your ideas go live.

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