Stories from the Library – what's new and what's happening
Now that you see the new Study Pods you might ask what happened to the microforms collection which used to be there? Simple – we moved it down to LG4! This took a long time and a lot of work. The carriages on LG4 had to be modified to handle the microform cabinets with their…
While you were gone, we moved all the microforms down to LG4 and repurposed that space on LG1 for student study. Please welcome the new Study Pods – they’re orange, and we’re loving them! Nine pods have been installed, meeting different needs: 3 Solo Pods – 1-person pods for quiet study, online interviews, remote class…
The new issue of “Notes from the Library” is available at http://library.hkust.edu.hk/newsletters/september-2023/ HKUST Library Newsletter | Issue No. 129 | September 2023 Collection Spotlight—What’s New Airiti Library (華藝線上圖書館) strengthens the Library’s support for full-text Taiwan journals and conference proceedings. Over 2,800 Chinese journal titles from 1991- are available. More… Join Our Library Team –…
The Library’s Lift B will be renovated over the next several months, during which it will be out of service. Please use Lift A and Lift C, or the stairs, for your movement between floors. We apologize for the inconvenience caused, but now is the best time to do the renovations to the lift to…
We are glad to let you know that the Library has been able to convert another space into a Group Study Room for you – and it is in the 24-hour Learning Commons! The new room is “LC-18” and you can now see it on the library floor plan. For now it just has a…
The HKUST Library is replacing all research carrels on LG3 and LG4 with new furniture. The initial preview samples are now available in the back of the Library G/F. If you have time, please take a look and let us know what you think! You can write your comments on the boards near the furniture, or…
We have rearranged some of the furniture on the ground floor, creating a new large study room towards the back and an expanded casual reading area near the entry gates. Chill out and read a book near the Library entrance Check out the new G/F Study Room! Wonder what will happen…
In cooperation with several University departments, the Library has taken action to ensure your safety in the Learning Commons. Some of these may cause you inconvenience. Please be understanding and cooperate with our efforts, and with instructions from Library and Security staff. Thank you! Social Distancing About ¾ of the chairs have been…
As part of a toilet renovation plan, FMO has just upgraded some of the water taps in the first floor toilets to touchfree motion sensor models. Try them out, and let us know what you think – both of the sensors and of timing and the water flow.
The Library is always working to improve services and facilities for your use. Recently, we have been able to convert 3 more rooms into group studies! Back in May, we added room LG4-02. And this week we rolled out LG3-04 and LG3-08! We still need to add some artwork to them, and the computer monitor…
