Category: Facilities and Services

Library Opening Hours during Summer Break (1 Jun – 17 Aug 2013)

Facilities and Services

Please note that during the summer break from 1 Jun (Sat) to 17 Aug (Sat), both dates inclusive, theLibrary Opening Hours will be as follows:

 

G/F  
Mon – Fri : 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
1/F  
Mon – Fri : 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
2/F  
Mon – Fri : 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
The Library will be closed on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays (exclusive to the College special events that fall on Saturday).Please CLICK for more information.A Gentle Reminder for the AD and Degree GraduatesCongratulations AD and Degree Graduates.

 

A Gentle Reminder:

  • Please return all of your borrowed materials on or before your due date ;
  • Remember to pay your library fines (if you have any) on or before 31 Aug 2013 (Sat).


You can still enjoy the following library services till 31 Aug 2013.

  • Check out circulating library materials ;
  • Access to the Library ;
  • Use library resources ; and
  • Use facilities inside the Library.


Thank you for your cooperation. 

ALEPH system unavailable

Facilities and Services
(Jun 2013/Issue 12)

Library System (ALEPH) Upgrade from 8am to 11am on 29 Jun, 2013 (Sat)

Due to system upgrade, the following library online services will be temporary unavailable from 8am to 11am on 29 Jun, 2013 (Sat):

Features:

●Online renewal
●Online request to library materials
●Searching Classic Catalogue

SearchPlus is still available during the mentioned period for you to search library materials.

For any enquiries, please contact Library Service Desks during Library opening hours or email to library@hsmc.edu.hk.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

24/7 @ 24 Hours Study Area (6 – 25 May 2013)

Facilities and Services
(May 2013/Issue 10)

To facilitate students’ study and preparation for examination, the Library operates the 24 Hours Study Area to provide 24/7 access (i.e. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) on the G/F of the Library during the following period:

6 May, 2013 (Mon, 8:30 am) – 25 May, 2013 (Sat, 7:30 am)

Please CLICK for information on opening hours and how to access the Area.

To ensure safety, the Area is safeguarded by the Security Guard. Library users are required to have valid student/staff ID cards in order to access to the Area. Please tab your valid student/staff ID cards to the card reader next to the side door.

SearchPlus goes Mobile

Facilities and Services
(Mar 2013/Issue 6)

SearchPlus goes Mobile

HSMC Library is pleased to bring you SearchPlus goes Mobile. It is the mobile version of SearchPlus, which is the one-stop search interface for the discovery and delivery of a wide variety of Libraryresources, on your smartphones or other mobile devices. Now, you can search Library resources in the palm of your hand anywhere around the clock.

 

 You can get the followings in the palm of your hand:

  • Check the status and location of any item in ourLibrary’s collection;
  • Search for books, articles , journals and more at one go;
  • Check your current loan, renew and place hold on items;
  • Read full-text journal articles from selected databases.
    (For remote access, you are required to set up VPN on your mobile);
  • Save your search result at e-shelf.

Search Library resources on-the-go at http://mcat.hsmc.edu.hk

HKUST Library Card Service

Facilities and Services
(Feb 2013/Issue 5)

HKUST Library Card Service

To support academic and research needs, the HKUST Library Card is now available for full time academic staff to borrow.

What can you do with the card?

●Check out up to 25 books (including 4 weeks loan and & 7 days reserve) at one time.
●Use library resources including printed collection and some electronic resources (remote access is NOT allowed).
●Use facilities and reference services inside the library.

For details of the card, please CLICK

Please be reminded that HSMC Library also has Reader’s Cards from Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Shue Yan University. It gives access to these two academic libraries to use library resources, reference service and facilities inside the libraries.

You are welcome to borrow the card at the Library Services Desk on G/F.

New Platform : Launch of SearchPlus

Facilities and Services
(Jan 2013/Issue 3)

The Library’s new search engine – SearchPlus goes live.

From now on you no longer need to search the Library collections and electronic resources in two separate platforms, SearchPlus allows you to search across a wide range of Library resources including books, journals, audio-visual materials, Library’s subscribed e-journals, e-books and more in a single search box.

Try it out and enjoy your exploration of SearchPlus.

To learn more:

Search Tips provide useful help for SearchPlus.