Description:
Published by Morgan & Claypool, the Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science provides online access to over 600 titles published from 2006 to 2013. These titles cover a wide range of engineering and computer science subjects including:

• antennas
• artificial intelligence and machine learning
• biomedical engineering
• communication networks
• computational electromagnetics
• computer vision
• digital circuits & system
• information concepts, retrieval & services
• mobile & pervasive computing
• quantum computing
• signal processing
• solid state materials & devices
• visualization, and lots more

Users can create TOC/Citation Alert, and download the full-text in PDF format with live links to references.

Access:
http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/morgan.pl

Library Home Page (http://library.ust.hk/) > Databases > Alphabetical Listing > S > Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science

If you have any questions, please email LBONLINE or call ext. 6760 to speak with a reference librarian.

An information session is organized by the Library to:

• Explain the submission requirement and procedures
• Demonstrate how to convert Word and TeX/LaTeX files to PDF
• Address common issues in PDF conversion such as preserving image quality

Register & details: Library Class Registration

We look forward to seeing you at the workshop!

HKUST Library

To ensure students of your new Common Core course have access to your required or suggested readings in the Library, please submit your purchase requests by Monday 3^rd June.  The processing time for overseas orders may take up to several weeks.  Make requests now to ensure that the materials are available at the start of the next semester.

Send your list of book requests to lbacq@ust.hk, stating the course code and course title, and clearly indicating which items are meant for RESERVE.  Or you can use the Suggest a Purchase Form at http://library.ust.hk/cgi-auth/req-book.pl

Course Reserve

If you plan to place materials on Reserve, you can make your requests online:

Reserve:  http://library.ust.hk/cgi-auth/req-reserve.pl

Media Reserve:  http://library.ust.hk/cgi-auth/req-mrres.pl

If using a paper form, please mark the lists clearly, as RESERVE or MEDIA RESERVE, and state the course code and the course title which these items will support.

For more information, go to: http://library.ust.hk/info/rsrv.html

Questions?  Please call the Reserve Office at 2358-6776 or email to lbreserv@ust.hk.  For Media Reserve, 2358-6787 or lbmedia@ust.hk

HKUST Library

MAGAZINE STORIES

1. V.V.V. “China’s Internet titan: preparing for battle“

The Economist  (April 30, 2013)

Social networking is flourishing in China. The Internet giant Alibaba has signaled its ambition to become involved in social media by acquiring a $586m stake in Sina’s Weibo micoblogging platform. This alliance will help Alibaba to shore up its position against the growing challenge from Tencent in China’s booming e-commerce market.

The Economist is available electronically at
http://catalog.ust.hk/catalog/bib/b599666

2. Diep, Francie. ”
Cellphone data helps plan better bus routes,”
Popular Science (May 1, 2013)

How can cellular phones help urban planning? Researchers at IBM, using movement data collected from millions of mobile phone users in Ivory Coast in West Africa, have developed a new model for maximizing urban transportation system.

Popular Science is available electronically at
http://catalog.ust.hk/catalog/bib/b322292

FEATURED BOOK

Why cats land on their feet : and 76 other physical paradoxes and puzzles

(Q173 .L545 2012)

Ever wonder why cats land on their feet? Or what happens when a helium balloon is tossed around in a space station? In this work, Mark Levi presents 76 physical problems and their solutions in an enlightening and intriguing way. With no heavy use of mathematical formula, this book is an enjoyable read, and you will have a better sense of how the world works after walking through these paradoxes and puzzles.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

CERN announced free World Wide Web protocols

On 30 April 1993, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, also known as CERN, published a statement that made World Wide Web technology available on a royalty free basis, allowing everyone to freely publish on the Internet.

To celebrate this moment in history, CERN is bringing the very first Website back to life at its original URL.

Related Library Materials
Weaving the Web: the original design and ultimate destiny of the World Wide Web by its inventor / Tim Berners-Lee

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Title
民国时期期刊全文数据库(1911-1949)

Description:
Published by 上海圖書館上海科學技術情報研究所，it provides a full-text archive of over 9,400 periodicals published in Mainland China from 1911 to 1949.

Users can search or browse by subject related to culture, economy, education, foreign affairs, military, politics, religions, etc. The retrieved full documents, which are in PDF format, can be printed or saved as an attachment.

Access:
http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/misc.pl?cnbksy

Library Home Page (http://library.ust.hk/) > Databases > Alphabetical Listing > Chinese > 民国时期期刊全文数据库(1911-1949)

Note:
This service only supports five concurrent users.

New Collection

China Yearbooks Now Available Online

Description:
Published by CNKI, the Library has recently added 105 Chinese statistical yearbooks with full images to its collection. Topics include banking and finance, economics and labor, education, language, social science, technology and lots more. Selected provincial yearbooks are also included. Images of articles can either be viewed in PDF or CAJ format.

Browse all titles:
http://catalog.ust.hk /catalog/browse/?title=中國年鑒網絡出版總庫

If you have any questions, please email LBONLINE or call ext. 6760 to speak with a reference librarian.

Dear Students and Colleagues,

You are cordially invited to a Book Talk by Mr. Philip Yeung, speechwriter to the
President of HKUST and Senior Communication Manager, who will speak on
"Make Every Word Count: Stealing the Secrets of Better Writing from Advertising"

    Date: 30 April (Tuesday)
    Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Venue: Library Multifunction Room (LG4)
    <http://lbcone.ust.hk/floorplans/floor/view?name=lg4&place_id=155>
    Language: English



About the Talk
Are you unhappy with the way you write ? If so, take your cue from advertising.
At the university level, good writing is not just a matter of knowing your
grammar. Most students suffer from the clutter disease, writing long, windy
sentences without focus or impact. Learn to unclutter your style by studying ads
and slogans.

Unlike boring sample sentences from grammar, these messages are clever and
memorable. They teach us the virtues of brevity and creativity and give us a
peek into the mind of the native English speaker. Businesses and political
parties pour big money into moving merchandise or winning over voters. Ads and
slogans are thus the most expensive and effective form of persuasive
communication. Every word counts.

See how the professionals promote their products or package politics with
economy, creativity and impact. Unlike students, these writers are most
target-conscious in their messages. There is no better cure to the clutter
disease.

About the Speaker
Mr. Philip Yeung is speechwriter to the President of HKUST and Senior Communication
Manager at Public Affairs Office. He was formerly a freelance speechwriter to many
Hong Kong leaders, including the current Financial Secretary and the Secretary for
Financial Services and the Treasury. Mr. Yeung completed his undergraduate and
graduate education at the University of Toronto and studied briefly at Exeter
College, Oxford University on a scholarship.

Further details are available here:
http://library.ust.hk/info/booktalk/yeung-2013.html

With regards,
HKUST Library