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世紀期刊人文社科精品數據庫-文史哲 (1950-1993) = Century Journals Social Sciences ^[Fulltext]

See中國期刊全文數據庫(世紀期刊) - 文史哲
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中國反右運動數據庫 = Chinese Anti-Rightist Campaign Database (1957-) ^[Fulltext]

Complementary to the Chinese Cultural Revolution Database (中國文化大革命文庫), this database provides research and information related to the Chinese Anti-Rightist Campaign in 1957. Historical events including the Land Reform, the Ideological Reform Campaign, Agricultural Collectivization, the Great Leap Forward, the Great Famine, and the Four Clean-ups Campaign are also included.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

中國文化大革命文庫 = Chinese Cultural Revolution Database (1960-1988) ^[Fulltext]

Contains historical materials related to the Revolution: Chinese Communist Party documents, speeches and writings by major party leaders and media commentaries. Compiled by leading scholars in the United States and Taiwan, this Chinese language database comprises over 10,000 documents in 35 million characters. Both browsing and full-text searching are supported.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

中國期刊全文數據庫 (世紀期刊 )- 文史哲 (1932-1993) = Century Journals Project ^[Fulltext]

Contains a full-text archive of 238 journals in the humanities published in Mainland China, with the earliest journal dating back to 1932. It supports searching by keywords and various other fields. These journals are also available full-text via the CAJ Full-Text database from 1994 onwards.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

中國期刊全文數據庫- 文史哲、教育與社會科學綜合、政治軍事與法律及經濟與管理 (1994-) = CAJ Full-Text Database ^[Fulltext]

The Library subscribes to three series of the CAJ Full-Text Database: Literature, History and Philosophy; Education and Social Sciences; and Economics, Politics and Law, providing access to over 4,000 core journals published in Mainland China in these subject areas. It supports full-text searching or searching in specific fields such as author, title, keyword, abstract, journal name,and reference. Images of articles can either be viewed in PDF or CAJ format. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management

中國經濟數據庫 = CEIC China Premium Database ^[Fulltext]

Description
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences, Reference Tools->Facts and Statistics

中國資訊行 = China InfoBank ^[Fulltext]

A web-based online service on China's news, business, legal and statistical information. It offers access to a number of full-text Chinese language databases covering a wide range of information such as: business news from over 1,000 leading local newspapers (1992-); business journals and government survey reports (1995-); news and reports of publicly listed companies (1993- ); contact and background information of 180,000 companies; statistical data from national & provincial statistical yearbooks, China Economic Statistics Bulletin, the People's Bank of China Quarterly Statistical Bulletin, and Custom Statistics; China central and municipal laws and regulations (1949-); structure and functions of Chinese government agencies; and biographies on leading government officials and famous personalities. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Law and Legal Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences->Law and Legal Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences, News

中央研究院漢籍電子文獻 ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Provides a powerful cross-database search engine for searching 二十五史, 十三經, 上古漢語語料庫(摘要), 樂府詩集, 台灣文獻叢刊, 中華民國史事日誌, etc. All are browsable as well.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

中文期刊篇目索引影像系統 (2000-)

See 臺灣期刊論文索引系統
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

中華人民共和國國家知識產權局: 專利檢索 ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Provides full images of an extensive amount of Chinese patents published since the 1980's, in tiff file format. In order to view the full patents, users are required to install a special viewer available under 說明書瀏覽器下載. Use of IE is recommended.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

九十年代 = Jiu Shi Nian Dai (1970-1998) ^[Fulltext]

Provides the full images of all issues of the magazines Jiu Shi Nian Dai and Qi Shi Nian Dai. Articles in the database can be retrieved by date, author, name of organization or people, and words in the title.
Additional Categories: News

二十五史 = 25 Dynasties History Database

See 中央研究院漢籍電子文獻
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

人民日報索引 = People's Daily Index (1946-1995)

Provides citations to articles appearing in People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese central government. Each citation contains five fields: headline, author, date, country, and subject. Users can search the citations by any of these fields.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

改革開放二十年重要文獻庫 = Gaige Kaifang Ershi Nian Zhongyao Wenxianku (1978-1998) ^[Fulltext]

Covers important documents of the National People's Congress, Central Committee, and State Council in the twenty years of reform and opening. It also contains writings and speeches of political leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and a chronology of significant historical events during that period. The database is made up of 14 million characters and 1,000 photos. Full-text searching, printing and downloading are supported.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

故宮【寒泉】古典文獻全文檢索資料庫 ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Provides a search interface for various classical Chinese texts. Contents include 十三經, 先秦諸子, 全唐詩, 宋元學案, 明儒學案, 四庫總目, 朱子語類, 紅樓夢, 白沙全集, 資治通鑑, & 續通鑑. More texts will be added in the future.
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文淵閣四庫全書電子版 = Siku Quanshu (Wenyuange Edition) ^[Fulltext]

Contains the full-text of the Wenyuange edition of Sikuq Quanshu. Over 3,400 types of classical Chinese texts are organized into 經 (jing), 史 (shi), 子(zi), 集(ji), making up a total of 8 hundred million characters. Users can search by keywords, authors and publication titles or broad categories. Search results can be displayed in the edited version or in the original image version. Printing of documents is supported. The CD-ROM edition is available in the Database Room on Library G/F.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

明報月刊合訂本=Ming Pao Monthly (1966-2000) ^[Fulltext]

Contains the full-text archive of 420 issues of the magazine, totalling 54,000 image pages in 15 CD-ROMs. Users can search and browse by year, date, issue number, headline, author, column and broad subject category. Printing of headlines and articles is supported.
Additional Categories: News

民国时期期刊全文数据库(1911-1949) ^[Fulltext]

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. This services only supports five concurrent users.
Additional Categories: Business and Management

漢語大詞典 = Hanyu Da Cidian

Is the electronic version of the 12-volume printed Hanyu Da Cidian, a comprehensive Chinese language dictionary. It contains 18,000 Chinese characters, 336,000 compound words, 23,000 idioms, 500,000 definitions and 500 pictures. About 20 different searching methods are available in the database.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

漢達文庫-- 魏晉南北朝 = CHANT Database: Six Dynasties ^[Fulltext]

It is published by the Chinese Ancient Texts Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The Library's subscription to Wei Jin Nan Bei Chao (Six Dynasties) provides access to historical texts grouped under 6 categories: language, classical literature, history, philosophy, art, science and technology. Texts are available for viewing, searching and downloading.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

竹簡帛書資料庫 = Jianbo Database ^[Fulltext]

Contains 9 ancient Chinese texts of the late Warring States and Qin-Han periods. Images of the original texts can be viewed side by side the interpretation texts which were reproduced with punctuation and explanatory notes. This database consists of 1.4 million characters and supports browsing, searching and export features.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

臺灣期刊論文索引系統 (1970-) ^{[Open Access]}

Formerly named as 中文期刊篇目索引影像系統. This database indexes articles from about 4,800 English and Chinese periodicals from Taiwan since 1970, plus some titles from Hong Kong and Macau. Link to the full text is provided if it is available.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

萬方視頻 = Wanfang Video ^[Fulltext] ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Provides access to Chinese video programs offered by the Phoenix TV. The Library subscribes to 2 modules including 世紀大講堂 (2007-2011) and開卷八分鐘 (2009-2010) which consists of over 500 documentaries, lectures, interviews, etc. Videos can be searched or browsed by subjects relating to philosophy, humanities, economy, technology and social sciences. The dialogue is in Putonghua, and some videos carry subtitles of traditional Chinese. Users can also create an individual account in Wanfang Video to access certain features. Flash player is required, and the videos are not allowed for downloading.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Business and Management->Economics, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences->Humanities, Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences, Science

電子剪報 = WiseNews (1998-) ^[Fulltext]

Provides the full-text of articles from South China Morning Post, The Standard and a number of local Chinese language newspapers: Apple Daily, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Hong Kong Daily News, Hong Kong Economic Journal, Hong Kong Economic Times, Metropolis Daily, Ming Pao, Oriental Daily News, Sing Pao, Sing Tao Daily, The Sun, Ta Kung Po and Wen Wei Po. Articles of 32 local magazines and over 600 newspapers and magazines from China, Macau and Taiwan are also available. This bilingual database is updated daily to include today's news. Both browsing by broad topics and full-text searching are supported. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management

香港中文期刊論文索引 = HKInChiP (1990-) ^{[Open Access]}

Provided by CUHK Library, this database contains an index and abstracts of articles from over 150 Chinese and bilingual periodicals published in Hong Kong, mainly since 1990, with some dated back to 1950s. Included also are links to full-text articles from over 20 periodicals.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

香港交易所 = HKEx ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

A comprehensive source of listing companies’ information, including current and historical annual reports dated back to 1999. Other related information includes: trading information on securities and derivatives markets, HKEx Surveys and Research Papers, market data and statistics on Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM).
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Finance

香港報章剪報目錄 = Hong Kong Newspaper Clippings Index (1980-1999)

Provides headlines of selected articles from two English language and seven Chinese language Hong Kong newspapers. Browsing the headlines by date and searching by keywords are allowed. Full images of the articles are available on microfilm. This database can only be accessed in the Media Resources Department.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

香港法例 = Laws of Hong Kong ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Hosted by the Department of Justice, this site contains a searchable database of the Laws of Hong Kong including Ordinances and Sub-legislation. You can also find full text of The Basic Law, treaties and international agreements and glossaries of legal terms. Chinese edition available.
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences->Law and Legal Studies

21世紀大英百科全書-新知與挑戰 = Encyclopaedia Britannica ^[Fulltext]

Is the Chinese version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica which collects about 45,000 articles arranged under 9 major subjects: Geography, Earth Animals, Earth Plants, Engineering & Technology, Physical Sciences, Human Body & Health, History, Social Science and Arts & Sports. It comprises 35 million characters, 11,000 graphics and 13 hours of animations and videoclips in 10 CD-ROMs. An index disc is available for full-text searching. Documents retrieved can be printed.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

ABI/INFORM Dateline (1971-) ^[Fulltext]

Covers more than 140 local, city, state, and regional business publications as well as business-oriented newswire services across the U.S. and Canada. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

ABI/INFORM Global (1971-) ^[Fulltext]

Provides citations and abstracts to articles from over 1,000 business, management and marketing periodicals. Full-text/images (1987-) are provided for 500 of the periodicals indexed. The database also contains 10,000 full-text business doctoral dissertations. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Management of Organizations

ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry (1971-) ^[Fulltext]

Covers more than 700 publications on all major trades and industries, including finance, insurance, telecommunications, computing, transportation, construction, petrochemicals, and many others. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Academic Search Premier ^[Fulltext]

A multi-disciplinary database which covers 4,500 publications, including 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Backfiles to 1975 or further are available for about 100 journals. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Accounting & Tax (1990-) ^[Fulltext]

Indexes and abstracts 300 key publications in accounting and taxation. It also includes summaries to relevant articles from major newspapers. Full-text/images are provided for some of the publications. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Marketing and Trade and Industry

ACM Portal to Computing Literature (1985-)

Is a service offered by the Association for Computing Machinery. It is composed of the ACM Guide and the ACM Digital Library. The Guide provides over 400,000 citations and abstracts to the worldwide English language computing literature. Sources include books, journals, proceedings, theses, and reports. The Digital Library provides the full images of journals, magazines, transactions, and conference proceedings published by ACM since its founding in 1947.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Information and Systems Management, Engineering->Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, Engineering->Mechanical Engineering

Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary ^[Fulltext]

Features definitions of a wide variety of acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations and similar contractions that allows users to quickly and easily translate terms into their full names or meanings. New terms from subject areas such as associations, education, the Internet, medicine and others are included. A Gale Virtual Reference Library title.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Aerospace Database (1962-)

This title is no longer available
Additional Categories: Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

AGRICOLA

AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) serves as the catalog and index to the collections of the National Agricultural Library. It covers materials in all formats and periods, including printed works from as far back as the 15th century. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and related disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. Users can search the Books and Articles Databases separately or together.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C) (1982-)

This title is no longer available
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Aluminium Industry Abstracts (1972-)

Provides comprehensive coverage of the world's literature on aluminium and its production processes, applications, and business developments. Sources include over 2,300 scientific and technical journals, as well as government reports, conference proceedings, dissertations, books, and patents. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
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arXiv.org e-Print archive ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

One of the most innovative and successful experiments to date in scholarly communication. First developed in 1991 by the Los Alamos National Laboratories, the arXive-print server was the first successful automated electronic archive and distribution server for research papers in physics and related disciplines: mathematics, nonlinear sciences, computational linguistics, and neuroscience.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Physics

ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) CE Database (1970-) ^{[Open Access]}

This database contains bibliographic references and abstracts to all ASCE publications, including journals, conference proceedings, books, standards and manuals published since 1970.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

ASCE Research Library ^[Fulltext]

Provides full-text access to ASCE conference proceedings (2003-) and 30 ASCE journals (1990-). Over 40,000 articles across all disciplines of civil engineering can be searched and browsed.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

ASFA: Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (1971-)

Provides citations and abstracts to the worldwide literature on the science, technology, and management of brackish, marine, and freshwater environments. Sources include over 5,000 periodicals, as well as books, technical reports, and conference proceedings. The database corresponds to the five printed Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Ocean Technology, Policy & Non-Living Resources; Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Aquaculture Abstracts; and Marine Biotechnology Abstracts. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
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Asia-Studies Full-Text Online ^[Fulltext]

Provides thousands of reports, working papers and journal articles related to 55 Asia-Pacific countries. It covers a broad range of social sciences subjects. Specific topics include finance, trade, environment, human resources development, government, fisheries, education, tourism, and women's studies. The Humanities section focuses on Asian languages, arts, culture, history and religion. Also available are country-specific annual statistical overviews and multi-country and Asia-wide comparisons. Both browsing and full-text searching are supported.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

ASTM Standards on Disc (2009 ed.) ^[Fulltext]

Contains the full-images of the 12,000 standards published by the American Society For Testing & Materials. Users can search by standard number as well as words in the title or the abstract. The retrieved full documents, which are in PDF format, can be printed, saved, or emailed as an attachment.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) (1982-)

See Microbiology Abstracts.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Banking Information Source (1971-) ^[Fulltext]

Covers over 220 banking industry publications. Citations coverage starts with 1971. Full-text/images are provided for high-demand titles from 1994 onwards. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Marketing and Trade and Industry

Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) (1971-)

Provides access to over 410,000 citations pertaining to all parts of Asia. It indexes western-language journal articles, books and book chapters, mostly in the humanities and social sciences. Users can search via keyword or browse by subject, journal title or country. This database cumulates all entries of its printed editions from 1971 to 1991, with additional citations compiled after 1991.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Biological Abstracts (1991-2000)

See BIOSIS Previews and Biological Abstracts.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Biological Sciences (1982-)

This title is no longer available
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

BioMed Central ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Offers online publishing of research articles in all areas of biomedical research with full peer review and barrier-free access for all. All original articles are published in one of the BioMed Central journals as well as being posted without delay on PubMed Central and indexed in PubMed.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

BIOSIS Previews (2001-2005)

See BIOSIS Previews and Biological Abstracts.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

BIOSIS Previews and Biological Abstracts (1991-2005)

Provides combined access to Biological Abstracts (BA) and BIOSIS Previews, giving citations and abstracts to the worldwide research literature on all areas of life sciences. BA indexes 5,200 journals from 1991 to 2000. BIOSIS Previews covers the same journals from 2001-2005. In addition, BIOSIS Previews also indexes reviews, books, patents, as well as meeting and conference papers from over 1,500 meetings. An OVID database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts (1982-)

This database is no longer available
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Life Science

Blackwell Reference Online ^[Fulltext]

Provides full-text access to about 300 volumes of reference works in the humanities, social sciences, and business and management. It supports browsing and full-text searching.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Reference Tools

Bloomberg Professional ^[Fulltext]

A key financial source for current and historical information on equities, fixed income securities, foreign exchange, derivatives and commodities. Also included are company profiles and financial statements, analysts' forecasts, market news and global economic data. Excel Add-in is also available for data extraction. This database is only available in the Information Commons on the Library G/F. Database Guide. (Reserve Station)
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Accounting, Business and Management->Company Information, Business and Management->Economics

Books24x7 ^[Fulltext]

Provides full-text access to about 12,000 e-books in four collections: BusinessPro, FinancePro, EngineeringPro and ITPro. Accompanying tables can be downloaded in excel format for further manipulation. The database supports full-text keyword searching and allows bookmarking of pages with annotations. Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management

British Standards Online ^[Fulltext]

Provides access to standards published by the British Standards Institution. Full-text is available for selected library subscribed modules. The five subscribed modules are: Construction in general; Building materials and components; Building installations and finishing; Civil engineering; and Historical standards.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

Business Source Premier ^[Fulltext]

Provides the full text/images of over 8,000 business publications, including 1,100 peer-reviewed journals. About 250 of the journals date back to 1965 or the first issue published. An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

CAJ Full-Text Database ^[Fulltext]

Description
Additional Categories: Business and Management

Cambridge Journals Online ^[Fulltext] ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Provides full-text access to over 200 titles published by the Cambridge University Press.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Engineering, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Databases

This title is no longer available. Cambridge Scientific Abstracts database has merged with ProQuest Database.
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Career and Technical Education ^[Fulltext]

Provides the full-text/images of 330 periodicals on vocational and technical curriculum. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Career Insider ^[Fulltext]

Career Insider provides a wide range of career information and management tools. Users can download over 100 ebooks on industries, companies, employers and general career topics. In addition to industry and company profiles, users can gain career advice and learn best practices in job search. First time user is required to create a personal account to access the service.
Additional Categories: Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science

CCOHS Databases

Consists of the following material safety databases maintained by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: MSDS plus CHEMINFO, OSH References and RTECS.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Material Safety Data

CEIC China Premium Database ^[Fulltext]

A Chinese statistical database which provides more than 293,000 time series of macroeconomic and industry data at national, provincial and city level. Topics include national account, government and public finance, labor market, consumer good market, foreign trade, money and banking, investment, real estate, automobile and lots more. Time series can be exported in Excel format. IE 7.0 or Firefox 2.0 browser is preferred. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences, Reference Tools->Facts and Statistics

Century Journals Social Sciences ^[Fulltext]

Description
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Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramic Abstracts (1975-)

Covers international literature on the manufacture, processing, applications, properties and testing of traditional and advanced ceramics. Sources include over 300 journals, as well as conference proceeedings, books, patents, and standards. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Changing Times (1993 ed.) ^[Fulltext]

Contains approximately 15,000 newspaper articles from the Times (London) and the Sunday Times covering the last 200 years. The articles cover significant major world events and the database includes pictures and other documents.
Additional Categories: News

CHANT Database ^[Fulltext]

Description
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China Historical GIS Webmaps ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

The China Historical Geographic Information System (CHGIS) project provides searchable databases containing images of Harvard's map collections, including maps from Qing Dynasty, Chinese place names, East Asian Maps, and other GIS Resources.
Additional Categories: Reference Tools->Maps and Atlases

China InfoBank ^[Fulltext]

Description
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Law and Legal Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences->Law and Legal Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences, News

Chinese Anti-Rightist Campaign Database ^[Fulltext]

Description
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Chinese Civil War and U.S.-China Relations: Records of the U.S. State Department's Office of Chinese Affairs, 1945-1955 ^[Fulltext]

Sourced from the U.S National Archives, this collection of documents of the Office of Chinese Affairs, U.S. State Department provides historical insights into Sino-American relations, and the political and economic conditions in Communist and Nationalist China during 1945-55. Documents totaling 46,500 pages can be browsed, searched and exported in various ways.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Chinese Cultural Revolution Database ^[Fulltext]

Description
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Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) (1991-)

This title is no longer available
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Combined Chemical Dictionary ^[Fulltext]

Covers all 500,000 compounds contained in Champion and Hall's Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds, Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds, Dictionary of Natural Products, Dictionary of Organic Compounds, and Dictionary of Drugs. Information provided for each compound includes its systematic and common names; structure diagrams; chemical, physical and biological properties; and literature references. The database's software enables searching structure graphically and viewing both chemical diagrams and textual information. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Comprehensive Nanoscience and Technology ^[Fulltext]

A 5-volume set covers a broad spectrum of disciplines including material sciences, chemistry, physics and life sciences. This work focuses on the major classes of nanomaterials in terms of their synthesis, structure and application, reviewing nanomaterials and their respective technologies in well-structured and comprehensive articles with cross-references. A Gale Virtual Reference Library title.
Additional Categories: Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (1981-)

This database is no longer available
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Information and Systems Management, Engineering->Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management

Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (Web of Science) (1990-) ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Provides access to two citation databases including Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S) and Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH). Bibliographic information and abstract can be searched by keyword, author, conference, author's affiliation, cited author, cited work and cited year in over 110,000 journals and book-based proceedings across 256 subject disciplines. Database Guide.
Additional Categories: Engineering, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (Web of Science) (1990-) ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Provides access to two citation databases including Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S) and Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH). Bibliographic information and abstract can be searched by keyword, author, conference, author's affiliation, cited author, cited work and cited year in over 110,000 journals and book-based proceedings across 256 subject disciplines. Database Guide.
Additional Categories: Business and Management

Congressional Masterfile (1789-1998)

Is published by the U.S. Congressional Information Service. It consists of 2 files: Masterfile 1 contains bibliographic records for congressional documents issued from the First Congress in 1789 through 1972 including congressional reports, published and unpublished committee hearings, committee prints, and Senate executive documents and reports. Masterfile 2 contains bibliographic records for all congressional publications issued from 1970 onwards. Full-text of the U.S. congressional documents on China (1970-2000), Hong Kong (1999) and Taiwan (1789-2000) is available in the Microforms Section.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Copper Technical Reference Library (1965-)

Provides citations and abstracts to the world's literature on copper, copper alloys and copper technology. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Corrosion Abstracts (1980-)

Covers international literature in the areas of corrosion science and engineering. The database collects approximately 4,000 abstracts each year. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

COS Conference Papers Index (1982-)

Formerly named as Conference Papers Index. This database provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world. Subject emphasis since 1995 has been in the life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic sciences, while older material also covers physics, engineering and materials science. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering, Science->Alphabetical Listing

CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX

This title is no longer available. See Materials Research Database.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Current Protocols in Molecular Biology ^[Fulltext]

Is an authoritative manual of laboratory methods in molecular biology research. It includes chapters on protein analysis, DNA sequencing, preparation of DNA and RNA, immunology, polymerase chain reaction, and much more. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Current Protocols in Nucleic Acid Chemistry (Updated to 2009) ^[Fulltext]

Provides step-by-step laboratory procedures for the synthesis, modification, purification, analysis, and utilization of nucleic acids. It includes everything from the basic fundamentals of lab work to the most cutting-edge methods. All protocols have been contributed by leading investigators in the field. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Life Science

Datastream ^[Fulltext]

An extensive company and financial database which covers annual and interim/quarterly data, historical financial statement content, share data and ratios, and stock performance data for over 175 countries and 60 markets worldwide. Data on bonds, unit and investment trusts, interest and exchange rates, equity and bond indices, economic indicators, options and futures as well as commodities are also available. The subscription includes two delivery platforms (DS Advance and DS Windows) and Advance for Office (AFO) which allows users to build complex models, charts, and reports in Microsoft Office.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Accounting, Business and Management->Company Information, Business and Management->Economics

Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology ^[Fulltext]

Covers the fundamental principles, theories, and methodologies of nanoscience and nanotechnology as well as their applications in materials and surface science, mechanical, optical, and electrical engineering, computer technology, chemistry, biomedicine, and many other areas. The database contains over 300 articles, nearly 4,000 pictures, illustrations, and tables, plus more than 21,000 references.
Additional Categories: Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Derivative Warrants & Debt Securities Issuer Documents (1997-2007) ^[Fulltext]

Contains full images of documents published by issuers of derivative warrants and debt securities listed on the HKEx. Searching by stock code, issuer name, document type, date and language is available. From 2008 and onwards, see Main Board Structured Products & Debt Securities Issuer Documents.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Dissertations & Theses @ Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (ProQuest) ^[Fulltext]

This database offers access to more than 1,400 dissertations and theses from various subject areas produced by students at the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Ebrary ^[Fulltext]

Contains close to 5,000 ebooks from leading publishers in a wide variety of subject areas. Both browsing and full-text searching are supported. During each session, users can print/download up to 40 pages per request. Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Engineering, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

EBSCO eBook Collection ^[Fulltext] ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Formerly called NetLibrary, it provides full-text access to 42,000 titles. A wide range of subjects are covered, including arts & architecture, business & economics, computer science, engineering & technology, fiction, literature & criticism, mathematics, philosophy, psychology religion, etc. The database also supports full-text keyword searching and allows note-taking. The contents of the books can be saved or printed. Users can print up to 60 pages in one session. The whole book can be checked out for one day via Adobe Digital Editions. Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

EBSCOhost Research Databases ^[Fulltext] ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Consists of eighteen databases which provide access to the full text/images of a large collection of ebooks, journals, magazines, reports, and newspapers in various disciplines. Cross searching among the databases is allowed. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

EconLit (1969-)

Provides citations, and frequently abstracts, of books, dissertations, and articles from over 400 periodicals in economics. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Economics

EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements (1985-) ^[Fulltext]

Provides indexes and detailed abstracts of environmental impact statements issued by the U.S. Federal Government. Topics include air transportation, defense programs, energy hazardous substances, land use, parks, refuges, and forests, research and development, roads and railroads, urban and social programs and water. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering->Chemical Engineering, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

EIU.COM (1996-) ^[Fulltext]

Formerly called EIU Country Intelligence, it provides full-text access to 10 titles published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, covering a wide range of business information for 19 countries. Titles include Business China, China Hand, Country Finance, Country Forecast, Country Report, Country Profile, Country Risk Service, Country Commerce (formerly called Investing, Licensing & Trading) and others. Searching by country, publication title or keyword is supported. Documents can be displayed in either HTML or PDF format with full images and graphics.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Economics

Electronic National Economic Atlas of China (1996 ed.)

Compiled by the Chinese Academy of Sciences with the support of the State Statistical Bureau of PRC. It contains 250 maps and large quantity of most up-to-date demographic, social, and economic data at the province or county level. The built-in software enables users to view, visualize, plot, print, query and export data in a wide variety of ways.
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences, Reference Tools->Maps and Atlases

Electronics and Communications Abstracts (1981-)

This title is no longer available
Additional Categories: Engineering->Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management

Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies

A collection of peer reviewed case studies focusing on business decision making and management development throughout key global emerging markets. Cases are written primarily by case-writers working in developing economies, offering local perspectives with global appeal. These are teaching cases which aim to solve business problems, offer practical application to real scenarios and encourage critical thinking. Teaching notes are available for instructors and faculty members. Please send an email to LBONLINE@ust.hk if you need access to teaching notes.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Accounting, Business and Management->Economics, Business and Management->Finance, Business and Management->Information and Systems Management, Business and Management->Management of Organizations

Encyclopaedia Britannica (Chinese version) ^[Fulltext]

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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online ^[Fulltext]

Provides integrated searching on the 32-volume Encyclopaedia Britannica, the Britannica Books of the Year, Britannica Student and Elementary Encyclopedias, Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, and World Atlas. It contains over 124,000 articles, 23,000 biographies, 27,000 maps, graphics and illustrations, 3,300 videos and sound clips, 200,000 definitions, and 200,000 Internet sites selected and rated by the Britannica editors. Various browser options are also supported.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry (Updated to 2012) ^[Fulltext]

This reference work features more than 600 in-depth articles on analytical chemistry, covering all aspects from theory and instrumentation through to applications and techniques. A wide range of chemical research including analytical, organic, physical, polymer, inorganic biomedical, environmental, pharmaceutical, industrial, petroleum, forensics, and food science are also covered . A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Engineering->Chemical Engineering, Science->Chemistry

Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources ^[Fulltext]

An interdisciplinary reference work covers nearly 350 articles with a focus on electrochemical power sources including batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers, supercapacitors, and photo-electrochemical cells. A Gale Virtual Reference Library title.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

A multi-volume set of encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of public health problem in terms of description, detection, evaluation, control and prevention. Subject areas covered include toxicology, waste management, water and air quality, pesticides, radiation, noise, and communicable diseases. A Gale Virtual Reference Library title.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Life Science

Encyclopedia of Environmetrics ^[Fulltext]

Provides more than 500 articles on environmetrics, covering all aspects from development to application of quantitative methods in the environmental sciences. Specific quantitative topics include statistics, probability and applied mathematics, chemometrics, and econometrics are also discussed. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Life Science

Encyclopedia of Financial Models ^[Fulltext]

A 3-volume set contains information on both the fundamentals of, and advances in, financial modeling and addresses the mathematical and statistical techniques needed to develop and test financial models. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Accounting

Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences (Updated to 2011) ^[Fulltext]

Is a multi-volume work written and edited by global authorities in the field. Comprising approximately 200 substantial articles, the encyclopedia provides detailed, expert coverage of the subject. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Engineering->Civil Engineering, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Updated to 2012) ^[Fulltext]

Provides comprehensive coverage of information on inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry. Specific topics include coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry, and medicinal inorganic chemistry. Regular updates of additional contents are added on a quarterly basis. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Engineering->Chemical Engineering, Science->Science->Chemistry

Encyclopedia of Japan ^[Fulltext]

Is an English language database comprising 12,000 entries with about 2,500 photographs and illustrations on all aspects of Japan. Users can search the contents via keywords or browse the alphabetical index and broad subject categories. Additional browsing options by Timeline, Localities, Gallery and Special Tours are also available. Documents retrieved can be printed.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (Updated to 2013) ^[Fulltext]

This reference work features over 3,900 peer-viewed articles across the life sciences. Topics include biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, evolution and diversity of life, functional and comparative morphology, genetics and disease, genetics and molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, neuroscience, plant science, science and society, structural biology, and virology. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics ^[Fulltext]

Is a multi-volume work written and edited by theoretical physicists and mathematicians. Comprising a large amount of substantial articles, the encyclopedia provides detailed, expert coverage of the subject. A Gale Virtual Reference Library title.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Mathematics

Encyclopedia of Modern China ^[Fulltext]

Provides critical information on China. With entries ranging from 500 to 5,000 words, the people, politics, economics, religion, philosophy, traditions, art, and literature of this ancient and enduring civilization are explored from 1800 to the present day. A Gale Virtual Reference Library title.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Encyclopedia of Polymer Science & Technology (Updated to 2013) ^[Fulltext]

Comprises about 300 articles on polymers, plastics, fibers, biomaterials, elastomers, and polymerization. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Chemistry

Encyclopedia of Quantitative Finance (Updated to 2011) ^[Fulltext]

Provides comprehensive coverage of essential topics related to the quantitative modelling of financial markets. Subject areas covered include financial economics, econometrics, mathematical finance, operations research, numerical analysis, risk management and statistics. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Business and Management->Economics

Encyclopedia of Religion ^[Fulltext]

Contains over 3,300 entries contributed by an international team of scholars. Both browsing and full-text searching are supported. A Gale Virtual Reference Library title.
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Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics ^[Fulltext]

Covers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the social, ethical, and political issues raised by science and technology. It includes general reference information but also uses a historically and culturally inclusive approach to ethics, with entries on specific religions, linguistic and cultural perspectives, and philosophical positions. A Gale Virtual Reference Library title.
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Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences (Updated to 2008) ^[Fulltext]

Corresponds to the 16 volume print edition of the encyclopedia. It is the primary reference tool for those working in the areas of statistics, quality control, economics, probability, and statistics as well as those applying statistical methods in almost any discipline. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Encyclopedia of Statistics in Behavioral Science (Updated to 2007) ^[Fulltext]

Contributed by leading psychologists and statisticians world-wide, this title presents comprehensive statistical concepts and methodologies in behavioral sciences with practical examples. Latest subject areas such as neuroscience, behavioral genetics, decision science and cognitive science are also covered. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Business and Management

Encyclopedia of Telecommunications (Updated to 2007) ^[Fulltext]

Provides comprehensive overview of both the fundamentals of and recent developments in telecommunications. It covers over 300 articles on various topics including optical communications, modulation and demodulation, coding and decoding, communication networks and antennas. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Energy Citations Database (1948-) ^{[Open Access]}

Provides citations to literature on energy and related subjects from the U.S. Department of Energy and its predecessor agencies. It indexes journal articles, books, conference papers, patents, reports and theses.
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Engineered Materials Abstracts (1986-)

Provides comprehensive coverage of the science, development and production of ceramics, polymers and composite materials. Over 1,600 sources including journals, technical reports, patents, dissertations, books and conference proceedings are abstracted. The database is updated monthly and about 12,000 abstracts are collected annually. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering->Materials Science, Engineering->Mechanical Engineering, Science->Science->Chemistry, Science->Physics

English Poetry (1995 ed.) ^[Fulltext]

Provides the full-text of English poems by 1,350 poets living between 600-1900.
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ENGnetBASE ^[Fulltext]

Provides access and cross-file searching to over 700 engineering handbooks published by CRC Press. Users can either browse the table of contents of each individual handbook, or use keyword searching to retrieve and display related full-text information.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Environment Abstracts (1975-)

Provides citations to more than 950 journals, conference proceedings and special reports covered in all aspects of environmental issues. Topics include control technologies, environmental design, environmental law and policy, pollution, resource management, sustainable development and lots more. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Life Science

Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (1965-)

Provides abstracts to the worldwide literature covering all aspects of the environmental sciences. Subject coverage includes air, land, water and noise pollution, bacteriology, ecology, toxicology, risk assessment, environmental biotechnology and engineering, waste management, water resources, policies and regulations. The database is updated monthly and over 76,000 abstracts are collected annually. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering->Civil Engineering, Science->Science->Chemistry, Science->Life Science

Ergonomics Abstracts Online

Contains more than 135,000 abstsracts from over 400 relevant journals plus book chapters and conference proceedings. This database is not only a source of information on ergonomics, but also on related materials from psychology, physiology biomechanics, human-computer interaction, human engineering, medicine, occupational health, sport and transport. An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
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ERIC (1966-)

Provides citations and abstracts to education-related literature, including articles appearing in more than 750 education-related periodicals, as well as 100,000 educational research reports, conference proceedings, and curriculum guides. A ProQuest database. Search Guide. Also an EBSCOhost database. Database Guide. Also an Ovid database. Database Guide..
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Esp@cenet (Europe's Network of Patent Databases) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Are maintained by the European Patent Office. The databases provide bibliographic information, abstracts, and full text/images of US patents, British patents, French patents, German patents, Swiss patents, and patent applications published by the European Patent Office and the World Intellectual Property Office. Bibliographic information and abstracts of Chinese and Japanese patents, and bibliographic information of patents from over 50 other countries are also available.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750

Provides more than 32,000 entries of the "European Americana: A chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1750". A wide range of topics are covered; from history of European exploration to commerce and religion in America. An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences

Exchange (HKEx Newsletter) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

A quarterly publication from HKEx containing news and update events. Both English and Chinese versions are available.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Company Information, Business and Management->Finance

Faceted DBLP (Digital Bibliography & Library Project) ^{[Open Access]}

Indexes more than one million articles published in major computer science journals and proceedings and contains over 10,000 links to home pages of computer scientists. Access to full-text in external databases such as ACM Portal and IEEE Xplore is limited to subscribers only.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Filmakers Library Online

This collection of streaming videos features 1,019 documentaries in 800 hours from around the world. The films cover a broad range of humanities and social science issues such as race and gender, human rights, globalization, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, environment, bioethics, health, politics, psychology, arts, literature, and more. The titles present points of view, and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions world-wide. Some notable features are synchronized, searchable transcripts; visual tables of contents; personal playlists.
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Financial Times on CD-ROM (1990-1999) ^[Fulltext]

Provides the full-text of articles published in the UK edition of the newspaper Financial Times, plus extra articles from the international edition published in Europe, North America and Japan.
Additional Categories: News

FirstSearch

A collection of research databases maintained by Online Catalog Library Center (OCLC) in the United States. At present, the Library provides access to 3 FirstSearch databases including GPO Monthly Catalog, World Almanacs and WorldCat. The WorldCat contains over 30 million records of books and other materials from thousands of libraries worldwide. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia ^[Fulltext]

A multi-disciplinary encyclopedia that indexes over 25,000 full text records plus images and brief biographies. An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Reference Tools->Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Future Trends

An abstracting and indexing service from SourceOECD, it provides access to thousands of published and unpublished sources in over a dozen languages pertinent to long-term strategic analysis and decision making in the public and private sectors.
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences

Gaige Kaifang Ershi Nian Zhongyao Wenxianku ^[Fulltext]

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Gale Virtual Reference Library ^[Fulltext]

Provides a collection of encyclopedias, directories, dictionaries, and other reference sources in various disciplines. Each title supports browsing via its table of contents and index. Full-text keyword search can be performed on individual or multiple publications. Guide
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Google Patent Search (1790-) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Covers the entire collection of U.S. issued patents and millions of patent application made available by the USPTO. Images of the patents can be downloaded as PDF files.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

Google Scholar ^{[Open Access]}

Is a Google search engine specifically for scholarly literature, e.g., peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts from academic publishers, professional societies, repositories, universities, etc. It automatically analyzes citations and includes them in search results. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

GPO (U.S. Government Publications) (1976-)

Provides citations to the publications of U.S. government agencies. Corresponds to Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications. A FirstSearch database. Database Guide
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GreenFILE ^[Fulltext]

Provides over 384,000 citations and abstracts to environment-related literature, and more than 4,700 open access full-text documents. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and lots more. An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Science, Science->Life Science

Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) Listed Companies Annual/Quarterly Reports (1999-) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Published by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., it contains full images of the annual and quarterly reports of publicly listed companies in the Hong Kong Growth Enterprise Market.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) Listed Companies Corporate Documents (1999-) ^[Fulltext]

Published by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., it provides the full image files of corporate documents of the publicly listed companies in the Hong Kong Growth Enterprise Market. Documents include prospectuses, general mandates, consolidation/subdivision, and share option scheme.
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Handbook of Biophotonics ^[Fulltext]

Provides a wide spectrum of literature and applied research in the field of biophotonics. the first part offers introductory chapters on the different fields of research, with subsequent parts focusing on the applications and techniques in various fields of industry and research. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Handbook of Psychology (Updated to 2007) ^[Fulltext]

A 12-volume handbook which covers all the fundamental areas in psychology. A vast diversity of related topics including intelligence, emotion, personality, women and gender, education, and ethnic minorities are covered. A Wiley Online Library database.
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Hanyu Da Cidian

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HKEx ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

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HKEx Annual/Interim/Quarterly Reports (2000-) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Contains full images of annual, interim and quarterly reports of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Company Information, Business and Management->Finance

HKEx Fact Book (1999-) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Published by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., it covers an extensive amount of information and statistics on both securities (Main Board and GEM) and derivatives markets. Various subjects such as the Exchange and Clearing Participants, and Markets Historical Events are also included. Both English and Chinese versions are available.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

HKEx Publications ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

These include:
Exchange (HKEx Newsletter) | HKEx Annual/Interim/Quarterly Reports (2000-) | HKEx Fact Book (1999-) | HKEx Surveys (1994-) | Monthly Market Data (2001-) | Monthly Market Statistics (Cash) (12/1999-) | Monthly Market Statistics (Derivatives) (10/2000-) | HKEx Securities and Derivatives Markets Quarterly Report (2001-) |

Additional Categories: Business and Management->Accounting, Business and Management->Company Information, Business and Management->Finance

HKEx Quotations (Main Board, Derivatives Market and GEM Market) (1999-) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Published by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., it contains data of all sales record and/or daily and weekly quotations of the Hong Kong securities, derivatives, and growth enterprise markets.
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HKEx Securities and Derivatives Markets Quarterly Report (2002-) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Published by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., it provides quarterly data and new listing statistics on securities and derivatives markets covered in the Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM).
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HKEx Survey (1994-) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Published by the HKEx Research and Corporate Development Departments, it covers various surveys on cash and derivatives markets.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Finance

HKInChiP ^{[Open Access]}

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Hong Kong Education Bibliographic Database ^{[Open Access]}

Provides more than 10,000 bibliographic citations of research works on education in Hong Kong, including books and book chapters, articles from periodicals, dissertations or theses, conference papers, research reports and other relevant materials, covering research dating back as far as 1946.
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences

Hong Kong Listed Companies : Annual/Interim Reports ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Published by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., it contains full images of the annual and interim reports of all publicly listed companies in Hong Kong. The CD-ROM version covers 1996 onwards and is available in the Library Database Room. The PDF files of the annual/interim reports, some as early as 2000, are available on the HKEx website.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Hong Kong Listed Companies : Corporate Documents (1997-) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Published by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., it contains full-text documents including bonus issue, circulars, general mandate, offer, placing, prospectus, proxy form, reorganization, rights issue, script dividend, and takeover/acquisition.
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Hong Kong Newspaper Clippings Index

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Hong Kong Trade Development Council : HKTDC.com ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Maintained by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, it is a searchable database of 120,000 Hong Kong business contacts, from manufacturers and exporters, to importers and service companies, including details of 18,000 brands owned or represented by Hong Kong companies. Besides contact information, more detailed information includes year of establishment, number of staff, products and services, areas of specialisation, related companies within and outside Hong Kong, and its target markets. It is formerly called Hong Kong Directory.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Marketing and Trade and Industry

IDEAS ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

The largest database dedicated to Economics available on the Internet. Over 200,000 items of research can be browsed or searched, and over 120,000 can be downloaded in full text! It includes working papers and articles from over 150 archives, such as IMF, NBER, US Federal Reserve Bank, central banks and major universities in the world. Contains the complete RePEc database.
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IEEE Xplore ^[Fulltext] ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Provides the full images of over 6,700 periodicals, conference proceedings, as well as standards published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). It is the online version of IEEE/IEE Electronic Library. Most documents are dated from 1988, but archival documents dated as far back as 1954 are also available. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Information and Systems Management, Engineering->Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Science->Science->Physics

IELTS Preparation Module ^[Fulltext]

Published by Net Languages, this online module includes IELTS speaking and writing preparation courses as well as practice test. Interactive exercises, useful tips, test strategies are provided in all parts of the course to help you become familiar with the actual test. Up to 25 users can use IELTS preparation module at the same time.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Engineering, Science

Index to Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1982-1996)

Provides citations to the corresponding full-text Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports collection on microfiche. Subject coverage includes official news from Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A) (1982-)

See Microbiology Abstracts.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

INSPEC and INSPEC Archive (1898-)

Provides citations and abstracts to literature dealing with physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computers and information technology. Sources include over 4,200 journals and more than 2,000 conference proceedings, books and reports. This database is supported by IEEE Xplore, which provides the full-text images of the IEEE/IEE publications indexed in INSPEC. An OVID database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Information and Systems Management, Engineering->Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Science->Science->Chemistry, Science->Physics

Instant Gloves + CPC Database (1995 ed.) ^[Fulltext]

Contains over 10,000 chemical test records on hundreds of chemicals, providing breakthrough times and permeation rates for hundreds of chemical protective clothing (CPC) products on the market. Reference sources and manufacturer contact information of the products are also included. This database is only available in the Database Room on the Library G/F.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Material Safety Data

International Financial Statistics (1948-) ^[Fulltext]

Contains over 26,000 annual, quarterly, and monthly time series of economic and financial statistics on about 200 countries. Topics covered include balance of payments, banking and financial systems, employment, exchange rates, fund position, government finance, interest rates, international liquidity and banking, national accounts, population, prices, production, and trade. Microsoft Silverlight plugin is required.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Economics, Business and Management->Finance, Reference Tools->Facts and Statistics

IOS Press ^[Fulltext]

Provides full-text access to over 70 journals published by IOS Press. Subjects covered are mostly in science and engineering, but some business and humanities and social sciences titles are also included.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science->Alphabetical Listing

ITU (International Telecommunication Union) Recommendations: Search ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Indexes the standards produced by ITU, including recommendations from the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R), the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), and the Telecommunication Development Bureau (ITU-D). Free access is provided for ITU-T and ITU-D recommendations. There are around 3,100 ITU-T recommendations in force on topics from service definition to network architecture and security, from dial-up modems to Gbit/s optical transmission systems to next-generation networks (NGN) and IP-related issues.
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Jianbo Database ^[Fulltext]

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Jiu Shi Nian Dai ^[Fulltext]

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Journal Citation Reports on CD-ROM (Social Sciences ed.) (1994-2001)

Provides citation statistics for determining the relative importance of journals within their subject categories. The database covers 1,700 leading international business and social sciences journals. Users can filter the journals by subject and then sort them by impact factor, immediacy index, total cites, current articles, cited half-life, or journal title. This database is available in the Database Room on the Library G/F. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management

Journal Citation Reports on CD-ROM (Science ed.) (1994-2001)

Provides citation statistics for determining the relative importance of journals within their subject categories. The database covers 5,700 leading international science and engineering journals. Users can filter the journals by subject and then sort them by impact factor, immediacy index, total cites, current articles, cited half-life, or journal title. This database is available in the Database Room on the Library G/F. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Journal Citation Reports on the Web (2002-)

Provides citation statistics for determining the relative importance of journals within their subject categories. The Science edition covers 6,300 leading international science and engineering journals. The Social Sciences edition covers 1,800 leading business and social sciences journals. Users can filter the journals by subject and then sort them by impact factor, immediacy index, total cites, current articles, cited half-life, or journal title.
Additional Categories: Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

JSTOR ^[Fulltext] ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Offers the full-text of over 900 core journals in a wide range of disciplines going back to their first issues. Subjects covered include: Business & Economics, History, Language & Linguistics, Education, Politics, Biological Sciences, Maths and Statistics. As an archival database, issues of recent 3-5 years are not available. Both browsing and full-text searching are supported.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (Updated to 2013) ^[Fulltext]

Is the online version of the multi-volume reference work, covering properties, manufacturing, and uses of chemical materials, theory and practice of chemical engineering, current research, and emerging technologies. Environmental, health and economic concerns are also addressed. All articles are preceded by abstracts. It supports both browsing and searching. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Engineering->Chemical Engineering, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Knovel ^[Fulltext]

Offers full-text access to over 1,500 titles in 19 handbook collections across the engineering and science subjects. These include: Adhesives, Coating, Sealants & Inks, Aerospace & Radar Technology, Biochemistry, Biology & Biotechnology, Ceramics & Ceramic Engineering, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering & Construction Materials, Earth Sciences, Electrical & Power Engineering, Electronics & Semiconductors, Environment & Environmental Engineering, Food Science, General Engineering and Engineering Management, Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering, Metals & Metallurgy, Oil & Gas Engineering, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics & Toiletries, Plastics & Rubber, Safety & Industrial Hygiene and Textiles. The database supports browsing by book title as well as full-text searching. Quick Start Manual. Online Tutorial. Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering->Chemical Engineering, Engineering->Civil Engineering, Engineering->Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering->Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, Engineering->Materials Science, Engineering->Mechanical Engineering, Science->Science->Chemistry, Science->Life Science

Lawlist ^{[Open Access]}

Contains directory information of members of the Law Society of Hong Kong, solicitors' firms, notaries public, foreign lawyers and law costs draftsmen in Hong Kong. The lists are searchable by practitioner's name or organization's name.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Law and Legal Studies, Reference Tools->Directories

Laws of Hong Kong ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Description
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences->Law and Legal Studies

LexisNexis Academic ^[Fulltext]

Is tailored specifically to the news, business and legal research needs of academic institutions. LexisNexis Academic offers users news from nearly 6,000 English language sources, including US and international newspapers, news wires, magazines, trade journals, newsletters, and broadcast transcripts. A vast majority of these sources are full-text. The service also provides access to corporate profiles, SEC documents, country profiles, and business directories. Legal materials covered include US statutes, case law and law reviews. International case law covers Hong Kong and a number of the commonwealth countries.Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Business and Management->Law and Legal Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences->Law and Legal Studies, News

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) (1965-)

Indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Information and Systems Management

Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) (1973-)

Covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Comprehensive coverage is also given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics. It currently contains 300,000 references from 1,250 journals. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Listed Company Information Search. Current Securities ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Description
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Main Board Structured Products & Debt Securities Issuer Documents (2008-) ^[Fulltext]

Published by issuers of structured products and debt securities, it contains full images of documents including circulars, listing documents, proxy forms, shares buyback reports, etc. It is formerly called Derivative Warrants & Debt Securities Issuer Documents.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

MAS Ultra – School Edition ^[Fulltext]

Contains full text of more than 500 periodicals and 360 reference books in various subjects including general reference, health, science, etc. The database also provides biographies, photos, maps and flags. An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences->Humanities

Materials Business File (1985-)

Provides abstracts to industry news, international trade data, government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials industries. The database is updated monthly and about 9,000 abstracts are collected annually. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Materials Research Database (1965-)

A collection of material databases which provides bibliographic information for literature on materials science, materials engineering, metallurgy, polymers, ceramics, and composite materials used in engineering applications. METADEX is also included in this collection. A ProQuest Database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

MathSciNet (1940-)

Provides citations and reviews to international literature in mathematics and related areas. Sources include journals, conference proceedings, and books. It is composed of two subfiles: Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications, the former is updated monthly and the latter is updated daily.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Information and Systems Management, Science->Alphabetical Listing

MatWeb: Material Property Data ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

A free materials information database with over 24,000 materials including metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites. Users can search by material type, trade name, manufacturer, property, and metal composition. It also provides other useful resources like conversions table and weight calculator.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Medline and Medline In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations (1966-)

Medline contains citations and abstracts to articles appearing in approximately 3,200 periodicals. Subject coverage includes biomedicine, dentistry, nursing and related topics. Medline In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations is the in-process database for Medline. New records with only citations and abstracts are added daily to Medline In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations. After MeSH terms, publication types, GenBank accession numbers, and other indexing data are added, the completed records will be transferred to Medline on a weekly basis. See also OldMedline. An OVID database. Database Guide. Medline is also available via EBSCOhost.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Metadex (1966-)

Provides abstracts to the worldwide technical literature covering all aspects of metallurgical science and technology, especially properties, processing, products and material development. Sources include journal articles, conference proceedings, patents, reports, books and dissertations. The database is updated monthly and about 38,500 abstracts are collected annually. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering->Materials Science, Engineering->Mechanical Engineering, Science->Science->Chemistry, Science->Physics

Microbiology Abstracts (1982-)

Provides citations and abstracts to literature on microbiology. Sources include over 580 periodicals. The database has 3 sections: Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A); Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) and Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C). A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Military & Government Collection ^[Fulltext]

Provides more than 300 full-text periodicals covering all branches of the military and government. Abstracts of another 400 journals are also available.An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Business and Management->Law and Legal Studies

Ming Pao Monthly ^[Fulltext]

Description
Additional Categories: News

MLA International Bibliography

Published by the Modern Language Association, this database contains over 2.2 million citations of books, articles and websites on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. More than 4,400 periodicals and 1,000 book publishers are indexed. In addition to the MLA Directory of Periodicals, this database also provides direct links to the full-text documents of the JSTOR's Language and Literature Collection. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Monthly Market Data (2001-) ^[Fulltext]

Published by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., it provides daily market data, short-selling data, and trading summary for equity and debt securities, equity and derivative warrants, unit trusts, equity linked instruments, callable bull/bear contracts (CBBC), NASDAQ stocks and iShares. Daily index closing, average price earnings ratios and average dividend yield are also included.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Monthly Market Statistics (Cash) (12/1999-) ^[Fulltext]

Published by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., it provides monthly trading summaries on the securities and derivatives markets including newly listed securities and index performance. Both English and Chinese versions are available.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Monthly Market Statistics (Derivatives) (10/2000-) ^[Fulltext]

Published by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., it provides monthly trading data grouped under these headings: Derivatives Market Highlights (Hang Seng Index Options & Futures), Trading of Stock Futures, and Trading of Stock Options. Both English and Chinese versions are available.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

MRS Online Proceedings Library (1998-) ^[Fulltext]

Features almost 20,000 peer-reviewed papers presented at the Materials Research Society Meetings.
Additional Categories: Engineering->Chemical Engineering, Science->Science->Chemistry, Science->Physics

MSDS plus CHEMINFO ^[Fulltext]

MSDS contains about 120,000 Material Safety Data Sheets from over 600 North American chemical manufacturers and suppliers. CHEMINFO contains profiles for over 1,300 important workplace chemicals. Each sheet or profile, representing a chemical, provides detailed evaluation of health, fire and reactivity hazards, as well as recommendations on handling and storage, disposal procedures, accidental release, and first aid. A CCOHS database.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Material Safety Data

MSI Online Library (1999-) ^[Fulltext]

Provides full-text books, reports, working papers and other documents published by the Marketing Science Institute.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

MyiLibrary ^[Fulltext]

It provides access to 12,511 e-books published from 2004. The titles cover a broad range of humanities and social sciences subjects. About 1,700 science and technology titles are also included. Users can browse by subject, publisher and title or search the full-text of the books. Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering, Science

NASA Astrophysics Data System ^{[Open Access]}

A NASA-funded project that includes four abstract services: Astronomy and Astrophysics (500,945 abstracts); Instrumentation (516,298 abstracts, including 90,000 from SPIE); Physics and Geophysics (429,653 abstracts); ADS/LANL Preprint Abstract Service (2,905 abstracts and full articles). In addition, they include links to scanned images of over 40,000 journal articles from most of the major astronomical journals and proceedings in its Article Service. There are also online books relating to astronomy and astrophysics.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

National Geographic Magazine Archive (1888-1994) ^[Fulltext]

Recognized for its high-quality photojournalism and cartography, this iconic magazine provides in-depth coverage of cultures, nature, science, technology and the environment for researchers as well as general readers. All articles, photographs and maps are faithfully reproduced in the archive. Users can browse by subjects/ geographical regions or search articles/image descriptions.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Naxos Music Library ^[Fulltext] ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Provides online access to over 23,000 music CDs produced by Naxos, Marco Polo and many other independent labels. While classical music is heavily represented, other genres such as jazz, world, folk and Chinese music are also available. Notes on the works being played as well as biographical information on composers or artists are also provided. The database supports browsing and searching. IE browser preferred.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Naxos Spoken Word Library ^[Fulltext] ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Contains about 450 audiobooks giving access to 10,000 tracks of spoken word with music. The collection covers mainly classics in fiction, plays and poetry. Users can follow the text on screen while listening. New titles are added monthly. The database supports browsing and searching.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Naxos Video Library ^[Fulltext]

Allows users to watch over 1,500 concerts, operas, ballets, and documentaries on music. The works, dated from 17th century to the present, are performed by renowned artists from across the globe. You may search by genre (e.g. opera or documentaries), composer, conductor, choreographer, label, etc. Libretti, subtitles or DVD booklets are included when available.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

NetLibrary

This title is no longer available, it has merged into EBSCOhost. See EBSCO eBook Collection.
Additional Categories: Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics ^[Fulltext]

Contains full text of the 2008 print edition with quarterly additions and updates. Apart from searching and browsing, users can bookmark searches and articles, along with their own notes, in My Dictionary, or add links to articles on social bookmarking sites. The full text of the 1987 Archive edition is also available.
Additional Categories: Reference Tools->Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Newspaper Source ^[Fulltext]

Provides selected full text of about 30 U.S. and international newspapers as well as 200 U.S. regional newspapers. It also contains full-text television & radio news transcripts. An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

NIST Chemistry WebBook ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Compiled by the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the USA, this database provides data of thermochemistry (5,000 compounds), enthalpy of reaction (3,000 reactions), infrared spectra (5,000 compounds), mass spectra (8,000 compounds), ion energetics (14,000 compounds), etc. Data can be searched by name, chemical formula, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number, molecular weight, ionization energy, or proton affinity.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

NIST Data Gateway ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Provides easy access to NIST scientific and technical data that covers a broad range of substances and properties from many different scientific disciplines. Also includes links to selected free online NIST databases. One can search by keywords, properties and substances across a collection of NIST databases.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

North China Herald Online ^[Fulltext]

Is a full-text searchable database that features the history of foreign presence in China from around 1850 to the 1940s. Apart from news and information reflecting the social, cultural and political life of the foreign settlements, this database also provides translations of Chinese official notifications and news, trade statistics, stock prices, essays on Chinese culture and language, law reports from foreign courts in the settlements, company reports, maps, cartoons, photographs, and lots of other related topics.
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences->Humanities, Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences

NSSN: A Global Resource for Standards ^{[Open Access]}

Contains over 250,000 references to standards from more than 600 developers worldwide. It includes industry, international and U.S. Government approved standards and standards under development.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

NTIS (1964-) ^{[Open Access]}

The largest official source for U.S. government-sponsored information in the fields of science, engineering, business and social sciences. More than 600,000 records covering publications, technical reports, and multimedia files are searchable.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences, Science->Alphabetical Listing

OAIster ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Provides free access to 23 million digital scholarly resources, such as books, journal articles, technical reports, preprints, theses, working papers, audio files, images, etc. harvested from over 1,100 institutions worldwide.
Additional Categories: Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Oceanic Abstracts (1981-)

Provides citations and abstracts to the worldwide literature on oceanography and marine-related aspects of other sciences. Sources include about 500 periodicals, as well as conference proceedings and reports. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

OECD iLibrary ^[Fulltext] ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Formerly called SourceOECD, this database provides full-text access to 1,600 books, reports, working papers, periodicals, and statistics published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on its 30 members and other countries. A wide range of subjects are covered, including economics, education, environment, health, energy, industry, science and technology, etc. The database supports browsing and full-text searching. Statistics can be downloaded in excel format.
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences

OldMedline (1951-1965)

Provides citations to articles from international biomedical journals covering the fields of medicine, preclinical sciences, and allied health sciences, originally printed in hardcopy indexes. See also Medline and Medline In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

OSH References

Provides citations and abstracts to the worldwide literatures on occupational safety and health. The Library subscribes to the following databases in this collection: HSELINE, NIOSHTIC, NIOSHTIC-2, OSHLINE, CISILO and CANADIANA. A CCOHS database.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Material Safety Data

Ovid Databases

These include:
Engineering: INSPEC
Humanities & Social Sciences: ERIC
Science: Biological Abstracts (1991-2000) | BIOSIS Previews (2001-2005) | BIOSIS Previews and Biological Abstracts | INSPEC | Medline | Medline In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations | Medline In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations and Medline | OldMedline

Additional Categories: Engineering, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Oxford Digital Reference Shelf

This title is no longer available. See Oxford Reference Online
Additional Categories: Reference Tools

Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome ^[Fulltext]

Offers a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world—Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman — from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE. It also covers the legacy of the classical world and its interpretation and influence in subsequent centuries. 11,000 articles cover a a range of subjects including literature, history, archaeology, art, philosophy, science and religion. An Oxford Reference Online Title.
Additional Categories: Reference Tools->Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Oxford English Dictionary (1992 ed.) ^[Fulltext]

Provides the complete text of the printed version of Oxford English Dictionary. The dictionary contains many words which are now obsolete, as well as covering the broadest possible range of general and specialist vocabulary.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History ^[Fulltext]

Covers legal history from ancient to modern times. Approximately 1,000 articles explore the traditions of ancient Greek and Roman law, Chinese law, English common law, Islamic law, United States law, and the laws of such other regions as Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. Major categories of law explained in detail include private law (contract, tort, civil procedure), public law (statutory, criminal, etc.), and higher or constitutional law. The articles offer a clear background on geographically distinctive laws, their origins, and their consequences throughout world history. An Oxford Reference Online Title.
Additional Categories: Reference Tools->Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Oxford Journals ^[Fulltext] ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Provides full-text access to over 190 journals published by the Oxford University Press.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Engineering, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Oxford Reference Online ^[Fulltext]

Consists of over 170 dictionaries and other reference works published by the Oxford University Press. In addition to English and bilingual dictionaries, subject coverage includes business and management, engineering, humanities and social sciences, and science. The database allows searching or browsing of all the works simultaneously or one title at a time.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Oxford Scholarship Online ^[Fulltext]

Contains over 1,800 e-books in a variety of subjects with an emphasis on humanities and social sciences. Both browsing and full-text keyword searching are supported.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Palgrave Connect ^[Fulltext]

Provides access to hundreds of ebooks published from 2010 by Palgrave Macmillan in a number of business, humanities and social sciences subjects. New titles are added monthly. Ebooks can be fully downloaded in PDF and Epub formats. Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Humanities and Social Sciences

Passport (1997-) ^[Fulltext]

Previously called Passport GMID, the database provides volume and value sales statistics for consumer, industrial and services markets across 82 countries worldwide. It also provides a wide range of data on business enterprise including consumer market sizes, consumer lifestyles, companies and brands as well as market research reports, country profiles and socio-economic statistics. It incorporates the data previously found in World Consumer Markets.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Patent Databases ^[Fulltext]

These include:[Esp@cenet (Europe's Network of Patent Databases) |USPTO Web Patent Databases | WIPS (World Intellectual Property Search) ]

Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

Patsnap ^[Fulltext]

Provides access to more than 50 million worldwide patents published by the U.S., European, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Norwegian patent offices as well as the World Intellectual Property Organization and the International Patent Documentation Center. Full text/images are available for US, EP, WO, and CN patents and patent applications. This database also offers a number of analytical tools including citation analysis, patent tagging and indexing, which are not available in open access patent database. Users need to create an individual account in Patsnap to access certain features.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

People's Daily Index

Description
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Pharmaceutical News Index ^[Fulltext]

Provides citations to articles from 20 key pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotechnology, and medical device industry newsletters. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

PILOTS Database (1871-)

Provides citations and abstracts to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Plant Science (1994-)

This title is no longer available
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Population Reference Bureau ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

A very rich information source on world population. Includes country profiles, data sheets and full-text reports on population, health, and environmental topics. Under DataFinder, there is also a searchable database with data on 95 demographic variables for more than 220 countries and 28 regions.
Additional Categories: Reference Tools->Facts and Statistics

Primary Search ^[Fulltext]

Contains full text of more than 70 magazines appropriate for elementary school research. It also includes the Encyclopedia of Animals (formerly called EBSCO Animals). All articles are assigned a reading indicator (Lexiles). An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences

PROLA (Physical Review Online Archive) (1893-) ^[Fulltext]

Is an online archive of articles from the following American Physical Society journals: Physical Review, Physical Review A to E and Reviews of Modern Physics.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

ProQuest ^[Fulltext]

Is a web-based service which provides users with seamless access to a large collection of citations and full-text/images of periodicals, magazines and newspapers in medical research, telecommunications and computer science, applied and general sciences, business, humanities and social sciences. Cross searching among the 35 databases is permissible. Emailing or downloading of full-text articles is also supported. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Management of Organizations, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

ProQuest Asian Business & Reference ^[Fulltext]

Offers detailed information on companies, economies, markets, and overall business conditions throughout the Eastern Hemisphere. Full-text coverage of political, social, economic, cultural, financial, and business news stories at national and regional levels from key newspapers, magazines, and journals. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

ProQuest Computing ^[Fulltext]

Indexes and abstracts over 250 top computing journals. Full-text/images are provided for some 95% of the titles. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Information and Systems Management

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses A&I (1861-)

Previously called ProQuest Digital Dissertations, the database contains over 2 million citations and abstracts to doctoral dissertations and master's theses accepted by 1,000 universities in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and other regions. It also provides 24-page previews of dissertations/theses published since 1997. Users can place online orders using their own credit cards. Free download of full-text image files is only restricted to business dissertations worldwide and HKUST PhD dissertations. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

ProQuest Education Journals (1988-) ^[Fulltext]

Provides bibliographic information on 650 periodicals on education, of which 400 are in full-text. The database covers not only primary, secondary, and higher education but also special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

ProQuest European Business ^[Fulltext]

Provides European business information from over 100 key publications. Full-text/images are provided for all titles. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

ProQuest Medical Library (1986-) ^[Fulltext]

Formerly called ProQuest Medical Library, it combines Medline indexing with full images for over 1,900 clinical research titles. Coverage includes anatomy, immunology, pediatrics, neurology, physiology, pharmacology, psychiatry, surgery and others. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

ProQuest Religion ^[Fulltext]

Provides information on religious affairs and religious thinking from top religious periodicals. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

ProQuest Research Library (1971-) ^[Fulltext]

Formerly called Academic Research Library, it provides citations and abstracts to about 5,000 periodicals in a wide range of subjects, including arts, business, education, engineering, humanities, science and social sciences. Full-text/images are provided for over 3,500 of the periodicals indexed. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

ProQuest Science Journals (1994-) ^[Fulltext]

Provides access to about 360 leading periodicals in science and technology, half of them are in full-text. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering, Science->Alphabetical Listing

ProQuest Social Science Journals (1994-) ^[Fulltext]

Provides citations and abstracts to articles from about 450 social sciences periodicals. Full-text/images are available for over 200 of the periodicals indexed. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

ProQuest Telecommunications ^[Fulltext]

Provides the full-text/images of over 80 magazines, journals and newsletters in the telecommunications industry. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Information and Systems Management

PsycARTICLES (1988-) ^[Fulltext]

Provides the full-images of articles from about 50 psychology journals published by the American Psychological Association, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. The database supports both full-text searching and browsing by journal title. An EBSCOHost database. Database Guide See also PsycINFO.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Business and Management->Management of Organizations

PsycINFO (1806-)

Produced by the American Psychological Association, PsycINFO provides more than 1.6 million citations with abstracts to the worldwide literature on psychology. Coverage includes all areas of psychology: experimental psychology, developmental psychology, applied psychology, educational psychology, communications, personality, physical and psychological disorders; and behavioral literature in related fields as law, business and medicine. Sources include over 1,300 journals as well as books, technical reports and dissertations. About 50,000 references are added annually. Records in this database are linked to the corresponding full text of the articles in PsycARTICLES. An EBSCOHost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Business and Management->Management of Organizations

PubChem ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Provides information on the biological activities of small molecules and a fast chemical structure similarity search tool. It consists of three linked databases, PubChem Substance, PubChem Compound, and PubChem BioAssay, within the NCBI's Entrez information retrieval system.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Chemistry

PubMed ^{[Open Access]}

Is the National Library of Medicine's free search service to access Medline and National Center for Biotechnology Information's databases. Medline contains citations and abstracts to articles in about 3,900 biomedical journals published worldwide, coverage dated back to 1966. NCBI's databases contain DNA sequences, protein sequences, biomolecule 3D structures and complete genomes.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Reference

This title is no longer available. Reference has merged with ProQuest Asian Business & Reference database.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

RefWorks ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Is a web-based research management tool that allows users to build personal citation databases and generate bibliographies in a variety of citation styles: ACS, APA, CBE, MLA, Chicago, amongst others. References can be imported from text files or selected literature databases or added manually. Users can also create in-text references and footnotes within MS Word. First-time users are required to sign up for an individual account. Quick Start Guide. Online Tutorial. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Regional Business News ^[Fulltext]

Provides the full text of 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires from metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: News

Reuters 3000 Xtra

This database is no longer available, see Thomson Reuters Eikon.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Company Information, Business and Management->Finance

Roubini Global Economics ^[Fulltext]

This economic research platform produces daily analysis of the global economy and financial markets in the form of Critical Issues (key economic developments), Briefings (background information and context), and RGE Analysis (exclusive research produced by RGE). Users will also have access to research reports, RGE’s blog network, and papers sourced from leading economic think tanks and organizations. It is a free subscription service offered by Roubini Global Economics. Users are requested to create an account using a valid HKUST email account.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Business and Management->Finance

RTECS (Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances) ^[Fulltext]

Provides toxicological data on over 140,000 chemical substances. A CCOHS database.
Additional Categories: Engineering->Material Safety Data, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Safari Books Online ^[Fulltext]

Complementary to Books24x7, this database provides access to over 170 e-books in various business and information technology-related subjects. Most of them are published by O'Reilly Media and the Pearson Technology Group. The database supports full-text keyword searching and allows emailing of book sections. It also provides links to download the zip files of programming/multimedia examples. Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management

Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) (1975-) ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Provides bibliographic information and abstracts to articles in 7,100 international science and engineering journals. The database also contains the references cited in the articles. It can be searched by keyword, author, source, author's affiliation, cited author, cited work and cited year. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering, Science->Alphabetical Listing

ScienceDirect (2000-) ^[Fulltext]

Provides access to 1,800 full-text journals published by Elsevier and its affiliates, including Academic Press, North-Holland and Pergamon. ScienceDirect has extensive coverage in science, engineering and medicine. It also contains many core journals in business, social sciences and humanities. Over 400 e-books published in 2008 are also available. The database supports both full-text searching and browsing by title or broad subject areas.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences, Science->Alphabetical Listing

SciFinder Scholar

Provides integrated access to Chemical Abstracts (1907-), Medline (1950-), CAS Registry (1907-), CASReact (1840-), ChemCats, and ChemList. These databases together contain the citations and abstracts to over 10,000 journals, as well as patents, technical reports, conference proceedings, and dissertations in chemistry, chemical engineering, and biomedicine. They also contain information on 27 million organic and inorganic substances, 57 million nucleic acid and protein sequences, 9 million single- and multi-step reactions, and 200,000 inventoried or regulated chemicals. Users can search by author, research topic, molecular formula, CAS Registry Number, chemical name, structure or reaction etc. Retrieved records are linked to free patent documents on the web and e-journals subscribed to by the Library.
Additional Categories: Engineering->Chemical Engineering, Engineering->Mechanical Engineering, Science->Science->Life Science

Scirus ^{[Open Access]}

Searches over 200 million science-specific Web pages for scientific, scholarly, technical and medical data, including peer-reviewed articles, patents, preprints, technical reports, etc. It incorporates both subscription and open access full-text scholarly literature such as arXiv.org, BioMed Central, Cogprints, government patent servers, Medline and NASA technical reports.
Additional Categories: Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Scitation ^{[Open Access]}

Provides citations and abstracts to articles from over 100 journals and conference proceedings in physics, astronomy, and related disciplines. Full-text access is limited to the titles for which the Library has an electronic subscription.
Additional Categories: Science->Alphabetical Listing

Scitopia.org: Integrated Trusted Science & Technology Research

This database is no longer available.
Additional Categories: Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

SciVerse Scopus (1966-)

Provides bibliographic information and abstracts to articles in 12,600 academic journals, 750 conference proceedings, and 600 trade publications from over 4,000 international publishers. Subject coverage includes science, engineering, medicine, and social sciences. The database also contains the references cited in those articles published from 1996 onwards. Most records in Scopus are linked to the corresponding original articles at the publishers' web sites. Full-text access is limited to the publications for which the Library has an electronic subscription. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences, Science->Alphabetical Listing

SCMP.com ^[Fulltext]

The database brings the editorial content of the South China Morning Post print edition together with breaking news, videos, exclusive e-newsletters and access to the mobile site. It also allows you to retrieve any article, image or key word published in the past ten years. This service can support 50 concurrent users.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Humanities and Social Sciences

SDC Platinum ^[Fulltext]

SDC Platinum is a collection of financial databases which provides extensive worldwide information on M&A transactions, IPO and private placement new issues, venture funds, syndicated loans, private equity, project finance and more. The Library subscribes to three subsets including Merger and Acquisition (1979-), New Issues Databases (1970-) and VentureXpert (1969-). This database is only available in the Database Room on the Library G/F. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Business and Management->Company Information

Searching PAJ (Patent Abstracts of Japan) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

The PAJ database provides full-image access to English translations of Japanese patents. It has over 6 million records with bibliographic data, summarized texts and major drawings. Users may also link to a facsimile of the original Japanese patent from the English version.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Provided by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, this database contains the electronic filings that corporations are required by law to make with the SEC. The filings include company annual reports and prospectuses, and other reports.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Finance

Shakespeare Ondisc (1989 ed.) ^[Fulltext]

Contains the complete text of Shakespeare's plays, poems and sonnets in both American and Queen's English version.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Sigma-Aldrich (MSDS) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Provides access to all the Sigma-Aldrich Material Safety Data Sheets. Users can search by product name, molecular formula, CAS number and many other fields in Advanced Search.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Material Safety Data

Sigma-Aldrich Material Safety Data Sheets (DVD) ^[Fulltext]

This title is no longer available, see Sigma-Aldrich (MSDS)
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Material Safety Data

Siku Quanshu (Wenyuange Edition) ^[Fulltext]

Description
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science) (1975-) ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Provides bibliographic information and abstracts to articles in 2,100 international social sciences journals and selected relevant articles from 7,100 natural and physical science journals worldwide. The database also contains the references cited in the articles. It can be searched by keyword, author, source, author's affiliation, cited author, cited work and cited year. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management

Social Services Abstracts (1979-)

Provides citations and abstracts to the worldwide literature on social work, human services, and related areas. Sources include over 1500 periodicals as well as dissertations. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Sociological Abstracts (1952- )

Provides citations and abstracts to articles from over 2,600 English language periodicals in sociology, and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (1981-)

This title is no longer available
Additional Categories: Engineering->Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering->Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, Science->Alphabetical Listing

SourceOECD (1997-) ^[Fulltext] ^{[Mobile Capable]}

It has been renamed OECDiLibrary.
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences

SpringerLink ^[Fulltext]

Provides the full images of 1,700 journals published by Springer, Kluwer, and Brill. Subjects covered include not only the scientific, technical, and medical (STM) fields, but also business, humanities and social sciences. In addition, over 17,000 full-text ebooks published by Springer since 1997 are also available. Full-text access is limited to those titles purchased by the Library. Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Economics, Business and Management->Information and Systems Management, Engineering, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Strategic Asia: A Program of The National Bureau of Asian Research ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

A database of strategically relevant data from 75 indicators for 37 countries in the Asia-Pacific area for years 1990 to 2007, updated throughout the year.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Reference Tools->Facts and Statistics

Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science ^[Fulltext]

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, digital circuits and system, mobile and pervasive computing, quantum computing and lots more. Users can create TOC/Citation Alert, and download the full-text in PDF format with live links to references.
Additional Categories: Engineering->Chemical Engineering, Engineering->Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering->Mechanical Engineering

Teacher Reference Center ^[Fulltext]

Provides citations and abstracts for more than 270 educational journals and magazines. An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Technology Research Database

This title is no longer available
Additional Categories: Engineering->Civil Engineering, Engineering->Materials Science, Engineering->Mechanical Engineering

Testing & Education Reference Center

This title is no longer available.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Engineering, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics ^[Fulltext]

Comprising over 1,100 original essays written by international scholars in the area of linguistics. Subject areas covered include language learning and teaching, bilingual and multilingual education, assessment and testing, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, discourse, cognitive second language acquisition, language policy and planning, literacy, and technology and language. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration ^[Fulltext]

Provides a complete exploration of the prominent themes, events, and theoretical underpinnings of the movements of human populations from prehistory to the present day. It includes thematic interpretations and theories of migration, as well as the significant contemporary scientific discoveries and scholarly interpretations that have reshaped the way historians and social scientists analyze and map the past. Both browsing and full-text keyword searching are supported. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics ^[Fulltext]

Corresponds to the eight-volume of print edition, the online New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics covers more than 3,800 articles in a board range of subjects including micro and macro economics, international and finanical economics, labor and demographic economics, economic systems, and lots more. This database supports full-text keyword searching and allows bookmarking searches and articles with annotations.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Business and Management->Finance

The Serials Directory ^[Fulltext]

Provides access to current bibliographic and pricing information for more than 212,000 U.S. and international serials. Publisher information, Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classifications are also included. An EBSCOhost database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Thomson Reuters Eikon ^[Fulltext]

Covers major financial products traded in 166 exchanges around the world including stocks, warrants, options, futures and indices, plus 500,000 bonds, 175 currencies and a vast range of economic indicators. Both current and historical data of up to 20 years are covered. Also included are company profiles with financial statements of the past 10 to 15 years, and 2 years of international business and financial news. Spreadsheet and charting facilities are available for data extraction and manipulation. In addition to the desktop version, this database is also available via the standalone stations in the Database Room and Information Commons on the Library G/F. Database Guide. (Reserve Station)
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Company Information, Business and Management->Finance

Thomson Reuters Knowledge ^[Fulltext]

Formerly called Reuters Knowledge for Investment Banking (RKIB), it contains in-depth financial information on over 40,000 companies worldwide, including company filings and financial reports, brokers' consensus estimates, companies' business segment investment data and geographical allocation of the investment, market and industry overviews and lots more. Real-time global news and a 5-year archive of selected news content from Factiva are also available. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Company Information, Business and Management->Finance

TOXLINE (1999-)

Provides over 4 million citations and abstracts to the worldwide literature in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. Sources include journals, books, reports, and theses. Different from the full TOXLINE, this version does not contain information from Chemical Abstracts Service, BIOSIS , or International Pharmaceutical Abstracts. The database contains records from the last 5 years plus the current year on a rolling basis. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering->Chemical Engineering, Engineering->Civil Engineering, Science->Alphabetical Listing

TOXNET ^{[Open Access]}

Free Web access to databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas sponsored by the National Library of Medicine. Major databases include Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS), and Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Material Safety Data

TRIS: TRB Transportation Research Information Services ^{[Open Access]}

A collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Research Board, and other organizations on transportation information. The database has 500,000 bibliographic records covering transportation research published in books, journal articles, technical reports, and government publications from the 1960's to the present.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (Updated to 2011) ^[Fulltext]

Includes over 1,000 articles covering all areas of industrial chemistry. The database contains about 16 million words, 10,000 tables, 30,000 figures and numerous references. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Chemistry

USPTO Web Patent Databases ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Provided by the US Patent and Trademark Office, it contains full-text images of US patents from 1790 to present.
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

Value Line Investment Survey Online ^[Fulltext]

This database not only covers the latest 13 weekly issues of the Value Line Investment Survey, but also provides access to historical issues of Ratings and Reports (R&R), Summary & Index (S&I) and Selection & Option (S&O) back to 1997. Approximately 1,700 U.S. companies drawn from 90 industry sectors are covered in this database.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Business and Management->Company Information

Versita Open ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Provides about 200 scholarly journals from a broad range of subject areas published by societies, universities and research institutes around the world.
Additional Categories: Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Wall Street Journal ^[Fulltext]

Contains the full-text of the last 90 days of the newspaper plus latest news update. Additional features include an archive of Barron's from 1997 to the present, and the provision of brief background descriptions, interactive stock charts, and news on over 20,000 US and international companies. Information such as financial overviews and earning estimates is also available for US companies.
Additional Categories: News

Wanfang Video ^[Fulltext] ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Description
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Business and Management->Economics, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences->Humanities, Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences, Science

Water Resources Abstracts (1967-)

Provides citations and abstracts to literature on water- related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources. A ProQuest database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Engineering->Chemical Engineering, Engineering->Civil Engineering, Science->Science->Chemistry

Web of Science (1975-) ^{[Mobile Capable]}

Provides web access to Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Science and Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Social Science and Humanities. SCIE covers 7,100 international science and engineering journals. SSCI covers 2,100 social science and business journals worldwide. Both databases can be searched by keyword, author, source, author's affiliation, cited author, cited work and cited year. CPCI provides bibliographic information and abstracts to papers in over 110,000 conference proceedings worldwide across 256 subject disciplines. All four indexes contain the references cited in the papers. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Wenyuange Siku Quanshu ^[Fulltext]

Description
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Westlaw International ^[Fulltext]

Is an extensive legal database which provides full-text legislation, case law and law reviews covering the jurisdictions of Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, United States, the European Union, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Treaties and international agreements are also included. Content highlights include: Hong Kong Law Reports and Digest (1905-) and Hong Kong Latest Judgment Alert Service (1999-); UK statutes (1267-) and UK cases (1865-); US federal/state codes and cases; Hundreds of full-text law reviews, mostly US ; Legal Journals Index which provides citations and abstracts of over 800 law journals published in the UK and Europe (1986-). Database Guide
Additional Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences->Law and Legal Studies

Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering (Updated to 2007) ^[Fulltext]

Contains 350 peer-reviewed articles and over 2,000 tables, figures, and illustrations, incorporating the fundamentals of life, engineering, mathematical, and information sciences with the methodologies and systems of biomedical engineering. Subject areas covered include biochemical engineering, biomedical education, biomedical devices and instrumentation, human performance and reverse engineering, rehabilitation and orthopedic engineering. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Engineering->Chemical Engineering, Science->Alphabetical Listing

Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Updated to 2008) ^[Fulltext]

In addition to electrical and electronics engineering applications, this comprehensive reference work also includes topics such as historical background of electrical and electronics engineering, patents, technology and society, education, and computer and software engineering. A Wiley Online Library database.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Wiley Online Library (Ebooks Now on Extended Trial) ^[Fulltext]

Provides integrated access to citations and abstracts of over 1,500 journals, reference works and books published by John Wiley & Sons, including key imprints of Wiley-Blackwell, Wiley-VCH and Jossey-Bass. Full-text access is restricted to those journals, ebooks and major reference works for which the Library has purchased or has a subscription.
Additional Categories: Business and Management, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Science->Alphabetical Listing

WIPS (Worldwide Intellectual Property Search) (1976-)

This title is no longer available, see Patsnap
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

WiseNews ^[Fulltext]

Description
Additional Categories: Business and Management

World Bank Open Data ^[Fulltext] ^{[Open Access]}

Provides download access to over 2,000 indicators from World Bank data sources. These resources include databases, pre-formatted tables and reports. Database highlights include: World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Millennium Development Indicators and Global Economic Monitor. Users can browse data by countries, indicators, topics or data sources.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Country Information, Humanities and Social Sciences->Social Sciences, Reference Tools->Facts and Statistics

World Consumer Markets (1997-)

See Passport GMID.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

World Consumer Markets on CD-ROM (1997/8 ed.) ^[Fulltext]

The CD-ROM version of the print handbooks by Euromonitor, Consumer Europe 1997, Consumer Eastern Europe 1997/8, and Consumer International 1997/8. It contains volume and value market sizes for over 256 consumer products sectors across 56 countries. Demographic and economic trends are also covered. The time series span the period 1991-1996. Search results are displayed in spreadsheet format. The database has built-in functions for users to produce charts or perform calculations. For current data, please use World Consumer Markets.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

World Data (1994 ed.) ^[Fulltext]

Provides World Bank data for over 200 countries, plus more than 700 time series on national accounts, balance of payments, trade external debt and finance, social and natural resources, including the current Social Indicators of Development, World Debt Tables and World Tables data.
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Country Information, Business and Management->Economics, Reference Tools->Facts and Statistics

World Development Indicators on CD-ROM (2009 ed.) ^[Fulltext]

Produced by the World Bank, this database contains 800 time series of development indicators from 1960 through 2008. Users can query the Time Series Database and retrieve data, where available, by specifying the interested countries, variables and years. Data are also arranged into 6 broad categories for easy browsing. Country Profiles present 55 key development indicators from the Little Data Book, providing the latest available data for World Bank member countries and other economies. Printing and saving in various formats are supported.
Additional Categories: Reference Tools->Facts and Statistics

World History in Video ^[Fulltext]

Contains more than 1,000 hours of streaming video from 1,750 critically acclaimed documentaries from filmmakers worldwide. This collection provides a global survey of human history from the earliest civilizations to the 21st century. The videos incorporate a wide variety of primary sources, including archival images, artifacts, documents, and in the modern era also interviews with key participants.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

WorldAlmanac (1998-) ^[Fulltext]

Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts and statistics from these five sources: Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, the World Almanac and Book of Facts, the World Almanac of the U.S.A., the World Almanac of U.S. Politics and the World Almanac for Kids. A FirstSearch database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

WorldCat ^{[Open Access]}

This open access version of the WorldCat union catalog provides access to millions of bibiographic records contributed by thousands of OCLC member libraries worldwide. Books, journals, Internet resources and virtually any type of materials are included. It supports searching by keyword, title, author, ISBN and several limiting options, and provides links to the catalogs of the holding libraries.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

WorldCat via FirstSearch

Is a union catalog holding millions of bibliographic records contributed by thousands of OCLC member libraries worldwide. Books, journals, Internet resources and virtually any type of materials are included. In addition to the search and catalog linking functions found in the open access WorldCat, it also supports a number of advanced search, display and export features. A FirstSearch database. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ^[Fulltext]

Provides information on 200 countries and dependencies from around the world. Entries discuss a variety of topics in detail, from banking and securities to climate, from government data to demographic statistics. Also includes biographical essays on national leaders. A Gale Virtual Reference Library title.
Additional Categories: Alphabetical Listing

Worldscope via Datastream ^[Fulltext]

Provides annual and interim/quarterly data, detailed historical financial statement content, per share data, calculated ratios, pricing and textual information for more than 50,000 companies incorporated in over 70 countries. Access via Datastream in the Database Room on Library G/F
Additional Categories: Business and Management->Accounting, Business and Management->Company Information

Worldwide Intellectual Property Search ^[Fulltext]

Description
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

Worldwide Standards Services (1998 ed.) ^[Fulltext]

Contains the comprehensive index of U.S. Standards, non-U.S. National Standards, and International Standards. Full-text images of British Standards and International Standards Organization standards are available. Database Guide
Additional Categories: Science->Science->Patents and Standards

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