Experience Day for Academic Staff – New “Discovery” of Your Library

Library Events
(July 2017/Issue 89)
Join us on the experience day for academic staff. The Library will introduce you several significant updates, including NEW RefWorks workshop, useful tips of the new SearchPlus user interface and new Library website, demo on Open Access resources, and installing e-book apps.

 

This is a golden opportunity to raise questions for RefWorks training representative and librarians as well as to share your experience on using the Library.

 

The session will be from 3:00 – 4:30 pm on 24 August in E-learning classroom (A114). Click HERE for registration. See you all there!

Primary Source Databases On Trial

E-Resources
(July 2017/Issue 89)
We have three primary source databases on trial until 15 August 2017. They are:

 

  • China from Empire to Republic
  • Nineteenth Century Collection Online: Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange
  • 大成老旧刊全文数据库

 

It is known that the primary sources are often used by local media as to support their journalism writing and reporting. You may also have a try. Click HERE for more information.

New RefWorks Makes Your Research More Convenient

E-Resources
(June 2017/Issue 88)
Please be updated that Library has subscribed to the RefWorks (a web-based bibliography and citation database tool) which will migrate to a new platform in coming months. The Library will prepare a smooth transition for users to the new interface. Here is an advance notification to bring your attention:

 

Step 1: Testing New RefWorks (Jun – Aug 2017)
  • trial testing accounts will be issued to library administration and faculty members
  • a demo for faculty members will be arranged in early Aug 2017

 

Step 2: Preparing Upgrade (Sep – Dec 2017)
  • sign up for a new RefWorks account
  • users should export their citation data to the new RefWorks system before 15 Nov 2017
  • training workshops will be arranged for students in Oct 2017
  • parallel use of both new and old RefWorks accounts are only available at this stage
  • online help guide will be available in the library website

 

Step 3: Launching to the New RefWorks (early 2018)
  • the old version of RefWorks will be terminated by the end of 2017
  • workshops on smart use of the new RefWorks

 

Please stay with us for the updates or email to ask_librarian@hsmc.edu.hk for any enquiries.

Congratulations to Emerald Quiz Winners!

Library Events
(June 2017/Issue 88)
Thank you for joining Emerald’s 2017 Online Quiz! This year we have four winners who get all the answers right on searching with Emerald e-databases. Bravo to the following winners:

 

Winner of selfie stick
Kong Ying Tsui, Jemma

 

Winners of book voucher
Dr YEUNG Kwan Yu, Karen
Dr CHAN Fong Yee, Fanny
Mr CHAN Lok Yung, Ryan

 

The Library will contact them for the prizes.

Reflection @ Library Reading Club

Library Events
(May 2017/Issue 87)
Writing reflection of a book is always a good way to review what you get from it. We received lots of articles on The Alchemist《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》and The Monopolists 《貪婪遊戲：隱藏在大富翁背後的壟斷、陰謀、謊言與真相》and thank you for all the participation in sharing your views on the books. It is truly inspired when reading the articles!

Two best articles were selected and the best writers won book coupons of $200. Click HERE to find out those interesting pieces.

User Tip on IEEE Xplore Database

E-Resources
(May 2017/Issue 87)
IEEE Xplore database is a database which provides full-text access to over 280 serials. The latest enhancement of IEEE Xplore would allow users to download up to 10 documents at a time. So now you can streamline the process of your research and study.

To use this feature, simply run a search, then use the checkboxes to the left of the search result titles to select the documents to download. Try it now!