Collection Spotlight
全國報刊索引-現刊索引數據庫(1950-1992)
This is an index database of more than 2.5 million journal and newspaper articles published in Mainland China. Users can cross-search with Ming Guo and Late Qing Journals Full-Text Databases (民國時期/晚清期刊全文數據庫) (1833-1949). This index nicely bridges the year gaps between CAJ Full-Text Database from 1994 and Ming Guo Database ending in 1949.
China Data Online
CDO is a popular service developed by the University of Michigan. Two subsets are available: (i) China Statistics has updated and comprehensive data on China’s economic development at national, provincial, city, county, and industrial level; and (ii) Census Data provide Industrial, Basic Unit, Economic, Agricultural, and Population Census and Survey Data. Easy export to Excel or save in text/csv format.
JOVE Science Education Databases
JoVE Science Education is designed to demonstrate laboratory fundamentals. Each collection includes 15 educational videos with an overview of a technique or instrument, and 75 peer-reviewed journal video articles on real-world applications. Four more collections are added: Essentials of Behavioral Science, Developmental Biology, Genetics and Neuroscience.
Expanding Ebook Collection
Close to 50,000 titles will be added to the Library collection throughout the Fall semester. They are a good mix of English and Chinese titles. We understand users prefer ebooks in easily downloadable formats. To this end, the Library has been adding “publisher-direct” ebooks which are mostly in PDF format. These include ebooks from Cambridge, Emerald, IGI Global, JSTOR, Palgrave, Taylor and Francis, World Scientific, Wiley, Springer, amongst others. A good number of Chinese titles from Taiwan and Mainland China will also be added. Taiwan ebooks reside on Airiti (華藝) and HyRead (凌網) whereas Mainland China ebooks will be via Apabi (方正) and Superstar (超星). All four are major ebook aggregators with a wide range of academic and popular titles. The ability to export/download Chinese ebook content varies according to publishers’ restrictions.
2014 E-Resources Usage
Ejournal usage increased two years in a row. It recorded 21% growth rate in 2013 and climbed another 20% in 2014! The drastic ascent of ebook usage from 2012 to 2013 slowed in 2014 with a slight drop of 7.8%. Average download figures per student/faculty FTE in 2014 were: 66 book chapters and 138 journal articles.
More usage details can be viewed at http://library.hkust.edu.hk/about-us/statistics/e-resources-usage/
Library Spaces and Facilities
It was a busy few months for Library Facilities. Highlights include:
LC Extension 24/7 During Exams – Changes finished in May allowed all of LG1 to be opened overnight during exams.
Study Room Upgrades – All Group Study Rooms on LG3 and LG4 are being upgraded to the LC style, with new doors, a colorful wall, and HDMI connections.
Power Improvements – In addition to doing work to reduce the number of cables under the carpeting on LG1, many power sockets have been added to areas of LG1 and LG4.
There have also been some big changes to improve printing and copying:
- A second 3D Printer has been added to the 3D Room behind the Information Desk, doubling the number of 3D Print jobs which can be handled.
- The copiers on 1/F, LG3, LG4, and the one near Media on LG1 have been upgraded to networked machines for copying, printing, and scanning.
- All Library copiers/printers now use a new Octopus reader with more capability.
- The default for network printing in the Library is now duplex (printed on both sides).
- The second side of each page of a duplex print job will cost you less money!
In addition to Summer projects listed above, the following efforts are in the works: A new entry gate system will be installed at the Library main entrance on G/F; in coordination with UCEO, the next round of student artworks are being installed as part of the Art Dimensions project; and we’re still working to modify terrace doors to reduce wind problems.
We are always looking for ways to make the physical space of the Library better for you, and more effective for education and learning. Please send us your ideas and suggestions, along with your praise and complaints, at library@ust.hk.
Library Recognizes Outstanding Student Helpers
Outstanding student helpers were recognized for their contributions to the Library at an Award Presentation Ceremony on May 4.
Three students KWAN Ho Leung Decker (關浩樑), SHIU Ka Yu Fish (蕭加裕), and YIP Ling Kwan Kamuel (葉淩堃) were awarded “Outstanding Student Helpers 2015“. Selected by a Library Staff Panel, these students were commended for their commitment to their work, and for their outstanding and valuable service to the Library.
“The awards are reserved for those who are recognized as clearly performing above and beyond the norm in terms of their services and contributions”, said our Library Director, who presented the awards.
In addition, four students were awarded “Student Helpers of Merits 2015“. They are CHAN Tin Wai Rodney (陳天偉),CHOW Yan Kit Kenneth (周仁傑), CHUNG Sze Yin Nicole (宗思延) and WONG Tik Sze, Daisy (王迪斯).
Congratulations to these students for their great work!
The Library set up the Outstanding Student Helpers Awards in the academic year 2014/15, and will continue honoring those student helpers who demonstrate outstanding performance in the years ahead.
See more at: http://library.hkust.edu.hk/about-us/user-engagement/outstanding-student-helpers/
Join Over 300 HKUST Researchers To Get Your ORCID iD!
An ORCID iD is a unique researcher identifier that helps you to distinguish your scholarly activities from those of others with similar names. More and more institutions and publishers worldwide recognize and use ORCID iDs in their communication with and evaluation of researchers.
You may obtain an iD for free via ORCID, the non-profit organization that maintains this international registry of identifiers. However, being from HKUST, you have a better option! Using the HKUST-ORCID registration system, you can create or sign in your ORCID iD with your HKUST login. In a few clicks, you can connect your HKUST Scholar Profile with the ORCID record (Professors), or load your publications from SPRS to the ORCID profile (RPG students).
For professors, having your research output synchronized in both ORCID and HKUST Scholar Profile maintains a consistent web presence. For research students, registration sets up a public researcher profile to launch your research career.
By July 2015, 80 faculty members and 286 RPG students had created ORCID iDs using this system. Join them now:http://repository.ust.hk/orcid/
To find out more about this service, visit: http://library.hkust.edu.hk/sc/author-tips/04-orcid.html
ILL: World-Wide Resource Sharing
When you find that the Library does not have the articles or books you need, don’t turn away, there are ways we can help get them for you.
Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a service that complements our collections. Materials that we do not have can be obtained from other libraries, publishers and document suppliers through ILL. This service is built on a strong resource sharing network, which enables us to get materials from thousands of libraries around the world, and our network is ever growing.
In 2014-15, we had two new partners:
- National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSLC) 中国科学院文献情报中心
- China Academic Library & Information System (CALIS) 中囯高等教育文献保障系统
NSLC functions as a key library with a role to collect resources on natural sciences and the high tech fields. It has a collection size of 11.5 million items. CALIS is a nation-wide resource-sharing system, with over 500 Chinese academic libraries.
ILL is not only about borrowing documents from other libraries, it also covers buying theses and dissertations, requesting photoduplication of rare and special materials, verifing incorrect or incomplete citations in order to locate the documents, buying unpublished technical reports or articles published ahead of print, and more. In short, ILL is a service that links you to the resources you need.
Next time when you cannot find documents in the Library, send requests to the HKUST ILLiad system http://illiad.ust.hk or at lbill@ust.hk We can help.
Technology Meets Art: Exhibition of Design & Technology Ideas
This summer, the Library again collaborated with the Departments of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (IELM) and Computer Science Engineering to stage an exhibition of works by students enrolled in the IELM 4320 Design Thinking Course.
In collaboration with the China Academy of Art (中國美術學院), the course, in its third year, aimed to encourage creativity, to fuse design and technology, and to foster cross-disciplinary expertise. This year, the theme was “The Elderly”. The fruits of 10 student projects on improving the quality of living for the elderly were exhibited.
“Cog Matcher” is an interactive cognitive training game specially designed to counteract cognitive aging and memory loss; “Air-T-Bag” is a bag designed to protect the carrier from harm if they should fall down; and “Beat Stick” is a health care stick designed for the elderly who struggle with heart problems.
A group of 40 elderly people were invited to a student-led tour on August 4 to experience the products firsthand. President Tony Chan also joined and tried out the exhibits. The guests were deeply amazed by the students’ creativity and innovative ideas.
Learn more at http://library.hkust.edu.hk/exhibitions/ielm-2015/
Library Research Support Faculty Survey
Professors may recall that, in March and April this year, they were invited to join a survey on library research support services. With assistance from the four Dean’s Offices, which distributed the survey email to faculty, we received a total of 78 completed responses.
The survey followed the standard format of Ithaka Faculty Survey, which has been applied widely in research institutions in North America and the UK. The HKUST version consisted of 5 areas:
- Discovery of research and teaching material
- Access to scholarly material
- Data preservation and management
- Scholarly communication practices
- The role of library
Being a diverse research community, it is no surprise that our respondents show very different choices in many questions, from where to find research information, their preferred information sources and formats, to their attitudes on research data management and open access of research output. However, there seems to be one aspect that most respondents agree upon: they depend on the Library for their research.
A good majority of the survey respondents indicated that the Library’s collection is the most important information source.
This effort is only part of the beginning of the Library’s effort to plan future research support services. We will use the result as a basis to initiate more conversation with our research community. You can find a summary of the survey at http://library.hkust.edu.hk/about-us/user-engagement/ithaka/
Celebrating HKUST’s 25th Year: World-Class Photographer Exhibits
Tin Man Lee, a world-class award-winning photographer, will hold his first solo exhibition at the Ping Yuan and Kinmay W Tang Gallery of HKUST Lee Shau Kee Library this fall – the first Library event to celebrate the University’s 25th Anniversary.
In 2013, Tin Man was awarded the Grand Prize in the highly prestigious Nature’s Best Photography WindLand Smith Rice International Competition, out of 25,000 entries from 50 countries. Before that, he already snagged the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Top 10 and the cover of NANPA’s Expression magazine. The winning photo was “the first ever photograph in the contest history that received full score from all judges.”
Titled Natural World, Cultural Elegance: A Photography Exhibition by Tin Man Lee (天地自然 . 文化風采 — 李天文攝影展), this exhibition will feature 48 stunning photos, including Nature’s winning piece Pouncing Bear.
Raised and educated in Hong Kong, Tin Man completed his secondary education at Queen’s College. He received a full scholarship to UCLA after attaining top grades in the HKCEE. With a PhD in Biomedical Engineering specializing in imaging and image processing, he now manages a medical imaging data center in California.
At a young age, Tin Man developed a deep love for nature. Six years ago, he rediscovered his passion for wildlife, particularly in the remote parts of Alaska. Equipped with an academic background in science, he combines technology and creativity to create images that are artistic and innovative. He has a talent for capturing the intimate side of animal behavior and other fleeting and mysterious moments in nature. His images are said to “reflect a very deep respect for nature and the wildlife it nurtures. Lee’s photographs tell stories, rekindling our love for the natural world and reminding us to protect it.“
The exhibition’s Opening Ceremony will be held on September 24 at 3:30pm. President Tony Chan and EVPP Prof Wei Shyy will officiate. A gallery tour by the artist will follow. On the same evening at 7 pm, Tin Man will deliver a public talk on wildlife photography. And on September 25, Tin Man will hold a sharing session to talk about his own stories and his life experiences in academia, his career, photography, etc. More details of these events will be announced by e-mail and on the Library Website.
An exhibition catalog and postcards made from pictures in this exhibition will be published as mementos of the occasion.
This exhibition is jointly presented by the Library and the Publishing Technology Center, and sponsored by the Office of Executive Vice-President & Provost.
So Much To Do and So Much To See @ Our Library
This year we are welcoming hundreds of new students with games, tours, information sessions, and ICE CREAM.
Cool 3D printed robots greeted new UGs outside Lecture Theatre J with short videos showing fun moments in the Library like Book Talks, Art Demonstration, Design Workshop, Snack Break, etc. UGs were invited to register for Library orientation tour on-site to enter in a lucky draw.
On the UG tours, students learn to use their mobile devices to find course reserves award-winning books and movies, request checked-out items, and reserve group study rooms. Taking the tour is one of the 3 tasks leading to the Ice Cream Treat scheduled for 28 August and 4 September.
New PGs are not neglected, with 11 information sessions to introduce them to the Library’s facilities, resources and services that can make their research and study more effective. One of the important services introduced that often pleasantly surprises PG students is Document Delivery, where PGs can request up to 30 articles per year from our print or microform journals to be scanned and delivered to them electronically.
There is so much to do and so much to see at our Library. We hope you will come and visit us often and take advantage of the great collections, facilities, and activities that can enrich your educational journey.
last modified 06 December 2016