HKUST Library Blog

You will find one more paper towel dispenser in the men’s and lady’s washroom on LG1.  This is one of the follow up actions after Library received your suggestions through the focus groups and survey.  Please be reminded:

* do not waste paper towel

* dispose of used paper properly

With a donation of $3 million from Dr Ko Pui-shuen, Chairman of Kingrich Asia Holdings Limited, the Library has initiated two projects to enhance access to and use of the University Archives & Special Collections.

Building a Special Collections Gallery

In addition to providing reading and research space for users, the Gallery will be dedicated to exhibitions of our Special Collections and University archival materials; such as antique maps of China, classical science and technology-related rare books, and HKUST historical documents.  During the past few months, we have worked with the designer to come up with a design layout and are in the process of selecting a construction vendor.  The target completion date is August 2013.

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The tables on LG4 at the bottom of the void – the ones with lights on them – have been modified.

The lights are now under your control, instead of being managed from the central switch box.

Each of those tables now has a light switch – so if you need a bit of extra light during the day, you can turn the light on.

Please remember to turn the light off when you leave – saving energy is a task for all of us, working together.

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The Learning Commons Student Survey collected 886 replies, including online and paper submission.   The Library will look at your feedback carefully, and identify actions for making the space more friendly and supportive for everyone.

Thirty lucky students who won the $50 supermarket coupons have been notified by emails.  We thank you all for your participation.

During the mid-term break, Learning Commons will stay open through public holidays, and will close at 11pm.  For details, see this Library blog post:

http://library.ust.hk/blog/2013/03/25/library-hours-for-28-march-5-april-2013/.

If you have a good book to give away, you can leave it at the Book Exchange trolley.  It is parked next to the drinking fountain in LC Refreshment Zone.  Leave one, take one; it’s free, it’s green.

If you have borrowed whiteboard markers from the Information Commons or Learning Commons in the past couple of days, you may have noticed that they looked different from before.  These are refillable ones!  When a marker drys up, we can refill and reuse the marker a few more times.

Although the cost of the refillable ones is about the same as the traditional one, we hope that the switch can help us reduce waste.  We also urge all students to make good use of them.

The Library’s Learning Commons was highlighted in the recent 2013 issue of Design Space Magazine, republished here with permission of Design Space and Interface®

from 2013 Design Space Magazine pp58-59

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In the coming semester, more courses and programs are going to offer tutorials in the Learning Commons.  These include courses from Maths, Physics, Computer Science, and Business School.  For details, please catch announcements from your school and professors.

Our Student Team is recruiting new members.  Find the details and application form of this learning/working  opportunity at: http://library.ust.hk/lc/studentteam.html