Databases on Trial

E-Resources
(Issue 105/Apr 2018)

From April to May, the Library has arranged free trial of databases on various types of resources. These electronic resources may be relevant to your study areas and broaden your knowledge. Please click HERE for more details and send feedback to the Library.

    • Database

1. The Belt and Road Initiative Reference Source

2. International Political Science Abstracts (A&I only)

    • eBook

3. Wiley Major Reference Works

4. Chinamaxx Digital Libraries: 中文集献

    • Newspapers primary sources

5. Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888-2010

6. The Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2014

    • Video

7. Wanfang Video – 開卷八分鐘

24/7 @ Library 24 Hours Study Area (23 April 2018 – 19 May 2018)

Facilities and Services
(Issue 105/Apr 2018)

To facilitate students’ study and preparation for the examination, the Library will operate the 24 Hours Study Area at G/F of the Library during the final examination period.

Starting from 23 Apr 2018 (Mon 8:30 am) to 19 May 2018 (Sat 5:00 pm), you can access the area to boost up your study.

Please CLICK for more information. To ensure safety, the Area is safeguarded by Security Guard. Library users are required to have valid student ID cards in order to access the Area. Please tap your valid student card to the card reader next to the side door (G/F of the Library) to enter the Area.

Library Workshop: Visualizing Your Research Data

User Education
(Issue 104/Mar 2018)

Your presented data would be interpreted more effectively if it could be visualised. This workshop will introduce some handy and useful tools that help to create graphs, charts, maps and other infographics. Together with desktop publishing techniques, your work will become more presentable. Join our workshop on 4 April (Wednesday).

Remarks: For convenience, participants are advised to bring along their own notebook computers for software installation.

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Subject Highlight – Actuarial Studies and Insurance

Library Collections
(Issue 104/Mar 2018)

You can access your programme’s resources at anytime and anywhere.The Library has subscribed to an eBook subject collection in Mathematics & Statistics from Wiley for the programme Actuarial Studies and Insurance recently.

Tips on searching these eBooks:

Go to the Library website, click Databases A-Z list, select Wiley Online Library then type in keyword actuarial or insurance in the search box, over 13,000 related books are available for your study and learning.

You may also find other different types of resources relevant to this programme such as e-journals, reference works and multi-media through the Subject Guides.

For further assistance, please feel free to contact our Learning Support Librarian or email to ask_librarian@hsmc.edu.hk

The New Look of Wanfang Video and Other Video Resources

E-Resources
(Issue 104/Mar 2018)

The New Look of Wanfang Video and Other Video Resources
Do you notice Wanfang Video has launched a new platform by using the HTML5 standard to improve accessibility to the contents? Come to experience this new and improved interface.

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The Library also purchased different video resources in English on various subjects; the resources could help you find more relevant media resources for your learning and presentation. Click to view these resourceful videos:

Work Hard? Work Smart!

User Education
(Issue 103/Mar 2018)

Are you ready for your assignment or are you still struggling? Library workshops are available now to introduce tools and techniques that help you complete the assignments smarter and easier:

  • Making a Professional Presentation (14 March 2018) will highlight the key points in doing a presentation that catches the attention of your audience;
  • Manage Your Research with RefWorks (21 March 2018) will show you the tricks in working out reference lists for your assignments in a blink;
  • Visualizing Your Research Data (4 April 2018) will introduce you the tools that turn your data into attractive infographics.

Click here to find out more and join us!