“HSMC in Light and Shadow” Photo Exhibition 2014 (「光影下的恒管」攝影展覽2014)

(January 2015/Issue 40)
Exhibition Period: 26 Jan to 31 Jan 2015
With support from the Communications and Public Affairs Office, collection of masterpieces from the “HSMC in Light and Shadow” Photo Competition 2014 (「光影下的恒管」攝影比賽2014) will be moved to Library Exhibition Area, G/F, S H Ho Academic Building (Block A) for display from 26 Jan – 31 Jan 2015.
Don’t miss the chance to enjoy the awarded photos from the competition.

Reference Works – Comprehensive, Powerful, Amazing!

(January 2015/Issue 40)
The Library has subscribed to a wide variety of reference works including dictionaries, encyclopedia, handbooks, biographies and yearbooks, etc. They are good sources to factual and statistical information which provide facts, figures, statistics, definitions and dates. Sources like encyclopedia  can give you an overview of a topic. Visit HERE for more information.

Winners of the E-Book Quiz

(December 2014/Issue 39)
Congratulations to the following winners of the E-Book quiz:
Prize: $100 Book Coupon
  1. Chan Ka Yu
  2. Law Andrew Cheuk Kit
  3. Leung Tsz Hang
  4. Ma Mui Wa
  5. Wang Zijie
All winners will be notified via email to collect the prize in person.

Prizes for Students Participating in Library Information Skills Workshops

(December 2014/Issue 39)
Students who had attended the Library Information Skills Workshops conducted between October and November 2014 were automatically entered into a lucky draw for a $100 book coupon.


Congratulations to the winners below:
  1. Choi Tsz Wai
  2. Choi Wing Laam
  3. Fu Chuen Lung
  4. Heung Yu San
  5. Lai Chun Kit Kevin
  6. Lee Hung San
  7. Lo Shun Ting
  8. Miu Chun Hei
  9. Wong Sheung Yi
  10. Wong Wan Yee


All winners will be notified via email to collect the prize in person.


From the feedback form, over 90% of attendants stated that the Library workshops were useful to support their studies and researches. Have you attended our Library workshops yet? Join our Library workshops in the coming semester and get a chance to win $100 book coupons.

Statistical Information for China

(December 2014/Issue 39)
Have you wondered where to find official survey and census data in China? The China Statistical Yearbooks Database (中國統計年鑒數據庫) is a great source with data from central, provincial and local levels. It is a digital repository of data published officially by the mainland Chinese government. The Library’s subscription offers full-text access of yearbooks from the earliest to the most recent issues.

Access Resources beyond HSMC Library for Year 3 and Final Year Degree Students

(November 2014/Issue 38)
Good news for Year 3 and Final Year degree students!
The Library is pleased to announce that the pilot run of the CUHK and HKSYU borrowing library card services to Final Year students is extended for another academic year until the end of August 2015. In addition, the pilot run also includes Year 3 degree students. With immediate effect, all Year 3 and Final Year Degree students are able to borrow the cards upon presenting of their valid student cards at HSMC Library service counters.
The reader’s cards allow students to access to the CUHK and HKSYU Libraries, use their library resources including printed and some electronic resources, as well as facilities and reference services in the Libraries.
For detailed information, please visit our Library website https://library.hsu.edu.hk/?page_id=1762