Joy of Reading @ HSMC Library Reading Club

(January 2017/Issue 79)
Want to do some reading and meet new friends? The Reading Club of the Library has invited Dr Anselm Lam and Dr Rami Chan from Department of Social Science to facilitate a series of activities for you to enjoy the pleasure of reading. Join us and get the FREE COPY of the book, as well as a welcome pack. For more details, please click HERE. You may come to the Library (G/F) or approach facilitators for registration as well.

 

Detail of meetings:

 

Book 1. 牧羊少年奇幻之旅

 

Group A Meeting 1 Meeting 2 Meeting 3
Date 7 February 2017 (Tue) 21 February 2017 (Tue) 7 March 2017 (Tue)
Time 7:45 – 8:45 pm
Venue Communal, Mosaic College
Facilitator Dr Anselm Lam, Department of Social Science

 

Book 2. 貪婪遊戲:隱藏在大富翁背後的壟斷、陰謀、謊言與真相

 

Group B Meeting 1 Meeting 2
Date 20 February 2017 (Mon) 6 March 2017 (Mon)
Time 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Venue Special Collection Room, the Library (G/F)
Facilitator Dr Rami Chan, Department of Social Science

 

Group C Meeting 1 Meeting 2
Date 28 February 2017 (Tue) 7 March 2017 (Tue)
Time 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Venue Special Collection Room, the Library (G/F)
Facilitator Dr Rami Chan, Department of Social Science

Newly Released eBooks from Wiley Online Library

(January 2017/Issue 79)
The Library currently provides access to around 3,600 Wiley ebooks in a wide coverage of subjects including Business, Economics, Finance, Classical Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Language & Linguistics, Literature, as well as Philosophy.

 

Just in the last two months, more than 190 new titles have been added to the collection. Here are some highlights for your choice:

 

 

To start your fruitful reading, go to Library webpage, then click Databases A-Z to get to Wiley Online Library.

To Surf the GVRL Database for Cultural Revolution Related Resources

(December 2016/Issue 78)
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution started in 1966. A lot of research events have been taken place. You may have interest in this contemporary historical movement.

 

Library has subscribed to Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) database which is a good reference source to modern China studies.

 

Click HERE and start this learning journey by entering a search term as “cultural revolution”, over hundreds of pieces of information including topic overview, biography and critical essays could be found on this topic.

 

Study Smart on Dual Monitors

(December 2016/Issue 78)
We are pleased to announce that you can find dual monitors in the SPSS 01 and Adobe Cloud 01 station on the G/F of the Library. You can run multiple applications simultaneously and you will find sharing data between applications smoother than ever. Also, dual monitors allow you to have critical information displayed on one screen for reference while utilizing the second for your actual work.

 

It is easy to use. You can use the monitors by simply dragging the application or program from one screen to another. Have a try and experience it.