4th “Higher Education Management at HSMC” Training Programme – Library Session

(Issue 108/June 2018)

The Library held a session for the 4th “Higher Education Management at HSMC” Training Programme on 12 June. The response was encouraging! Participants learnt more about the role of an academic library in the higher education sector and the responsibilities of academic librarians. Followed by a guided tour, all participants enjoyed such an amazing learning journey from the Library.

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Librarian’s Choice – An Inspirational Story from Park Yeon Mi

(Issue 108/June 2018)

Out of suffering from constant oppression and prolonged starvation in North Korea, Park Yeon Mi, even being vilified as a defector, has decided to flee from harrowing ordeals and run for a new life, who is not longing for luxuries but food. It takes exceptional strength of character for Park to write the book In Order To Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey To Freedom 《為了活下去》in exposing her unusual experiences with sorrows, struggles and survivals.

Take a look at this book from the Library now or check out the book review from the database Literature Resources Centre via Gale!

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Redesigned Platform of Project MUSE

(Issue 108/June 2018)

Project MUSE provides digital humanities and social science content for the academics including eJournals and eBooks from over 120 university presses and scholarly societies as to support your research needs.

 

New features allow you to customize your research experience on MUSE:

  • A personalized “My MUSE” account allowing you to save searches and generate citations
  • Content footnotes and references presented “in-line” with the associated text in a journal article or book chapter
  • A streamlined search experience with additional facets for book series and thematic journal issues

 

Click HERE to start your new searching experience.

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Reminder to Graduating Students

(Issue 107/May 2018)

Congratulations to graduating students!

Don’t forget your full access to library services will continue till 31 August 2018 (Friday). We remain here to support you through the followings:

  • Access to the Library’s facilities;
  • Check out library materials; and
  • Use Library electronic resources.

A gentle reminder:

Please return all your borrowed materials on or before their due dates; and

Settle outstanding library fines (if you have any) on or before 31 August 2018 (Friday).

New College Publication is Now Available

(Issue 107/May 2018)

This month, the Library received another new HSMC Publication – the inaugural issue of the Hang Seng Management College Business Review. A few copies are now available in the Library for your interest. You can also access the E-copy from Research Institute for Business website.

Interested in learning more about the Library’s collections on HSMC Publication? Please check with Library staff for more information.

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Last Call to Win an Apple Watch

(Issue 107/May 2018)
Students and faculty members are invited to join an online quiz organized by Emerald about the Year of the Dog. Answer all the four questions correctly, and you are in for a lucky draw for an Apple Watch and other prizes!

Click here to start the quiz now!

The competition closes on 31 May 2018. (Only 7 days left)

Library Service Interruption on 26 – 27 May Due to Electricity Suspension

(Issue 107/May 2018)

Further to CDMO’s announcement on Electricity Suspension affecting Sports and Amenities Centre (Block B) and LEE Quo Wei Academic Building (Block D), please note that some of the Library services will be interrupted due to the suspension of the server in Block D.

From the evening of 26 May 2018 (Saturday) to 27 May 2018 (Sunday), the following services will not be accessible:

  • Library Website
  • Library e-Resources via EZproxy

You can still access SearchPlus for general search and manage your Library account.

Need any help? Please contact us at 3963-5310 or visit our service counters during Library office hour.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused.