New E-Resources Arrival

(Issue 101/Feb 2018)

The Library is pleased to announce the subscription of the following database in support of the academic needs.

MLA International Bibliography, it provides searchable access to bibliographic citations to journal articles, books, dissertations, and scholarly Web sites. It indexes materials from 1926 to the present in academic disciplines such as language, literature, folklore, linguistics, literary theory and criticism, and the dramatic arts.

For a comprehensive list of all Library subscribed e-resources, please click Databases A-Z.

Food Culture@Good Read Corner

(Issue 101/Feb 2018)
Have you ever thought about food can be related to economic development? Food also is a reflection of your cultures, habits or styles. Wanna know more about food culture and how others see “Food” in their lives? Now selected books on “Food Culture” are displayed on 1/F of the Library, with new articles featuring some Good Reads for your leisure reading written by the faculty members from Department of Chinese. Come and visit the Good Read Corner now!

Get Your Resources Without Boundaries

(Issue 101/Feb 2018)

Did you know that we provide customized services for you to get the resources that you need from out of the Library? If you find any library materials which matters to you most, but not yet in our library collection, you can choose from the followings:

  1. Fill in the Recommending Library Materials Form
  2. Try the Document Delivery Service
  3. Get Access Resources @ Other University Libraries

Just click the links, fill in the forms. We do the rest for you.

Travel with Movies

(Issue 100/Jan 2018)

Movies locations are always fascinating. However, do you notice all of them? We are excited to tell you that an exhibition “Travel with Movies” (跟着電影去旅行) will be held in the Library. In the exhibition, designated movies and their filming locations will be introduced. Please come and take a close look at those attractions!

Details are as below.

Date: 31 January 2018 (Wednesday) – 9 February 2018 (Friday)

Venue: Exhibition Area, G/F, Library, S H Ho Academic Building (Block A)

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《超譯尼采》@Library Reading Club

(Issue 100/Jan 2018)

Have you heard of “To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” from Friedrich Nietzsche (尼采)? Nietzsche is a German philosopher who has a lot to say about life and values. In this semester, the Library Reading Club will collaborate with Dr Paul Fung from Department of English to discuss Nietzsche’s insightful quotations and learn about the wisdom of living. First come, first served. Sign up now and get a free copy of the book!

It is more to come – The Art of Loving facilitated by Dr Anselm Lam from Department of Social Science is also scheduled for this semester. For details please click HERE.

Virtual Browse

(Issue 100/Jan 2018)
We are pleased to announce that a new feature – Virtual Browse – is now available in SearchPlus. With this unique feature, you will see books of similar topic listed in colourful cover images as if you are looking at the bookshelves. Go to SearchPlus, clicking on a search result to try out this new experience.
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