Media Resources and Microforms

Media Resources and Microforms

Media Resources

Provides multimedia material to support the teaching and research needs of the HKUST community. It supports continuing education and activities sponsored by the university; and, to a lesser extent, the recreational needs of the campus community.

Basic Information

Collection & Services

Documentaries and movies are in different formats, click below for title lists by format.

Music is mainly available on CD.

Language learning materials are mainly on Audio-cassette. You can borrow Sony Walkman audio-cassette players from the Media counter to use outside the Library.

Use the guide, Finding Audio and Videos to help you find things you want to listen to or watch.

Microforms

The library has a substantial collection of monographs and journal and newspaper backfiles available in microform format (microfiche and microfilm). More information about the collection is available in the Microforms Pathfinder.

Self-service equipment is available for viewing and copying the documents.

Two reader-scanners allow you to make soft copies (.pdfs) at no cost.
Two Octopus equipped reader-printers - allow you to make print outs immediately, at a cost of HK$ 0.30 per page.

A guide to using the reader-scanners and a guide to using the reader-printers are available.

The Microforms area is located on LG1 of the Library. Paper copies of recent back issues of selected newspapers are also kept here.