Stories from the Library – what's new and what's happening
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…
As part of a set of Learning Spaces Enhancements, several collections are moving back to the ground floor from LG1. The Newspapers and Current Periodicals are moving during th next ten days. This will bring them together with the Popular Books collection in a pleasant environment overlooking the Library Garden. The back issues of the…
With a donation of $3 million from Dr Ko Pui-shuen, Chairman of Kingrich Asia Holdings Limited, the Library has initiated two projects to enhance access to and use of the University Archives & Special Collections. Building a Special Collections Gallery In addition to providing reading and research space for users, the Gallery will be…
Now that the glass wall work on LG1 has finished, the closed off study area on LG4 has reopened. The stairwell from G/F all the way down to LG4 also opened this morning.
The 4 Media/Study Rooms on LG1 have recently been upgraded, with much larger televisions and with a networked PC for each room. In addition to viewing items from the Media Resources collection, you can also connect your laptop to the VGA switchbox, and use the large screen for your own study groups. The three larger…
24″ LCD Computer Monitors have now been added to 8 of the group study rooms – with a VGA cable for you to connect your laptop! Just plug in your PC, set it to mirror the signal, turn on the monitor, and share your screen with the rest of your group. The 8 group study…
As of this week, all of the Library’s group study rooms have a white board! Marking pens for the white boards can be borrowed from the IC Help Desk at the ground floor Information Commons – and from the Circulation Counter when the IC Help Desk is closed.
The two microform printers in Media Resources have now been upgraded to newer models, with better clarity, and more features. The new machines can both print and scan all formats of microfilm and microfiche in our collection. Best of all, you can now print microforms to A3 paper! This is especially useful for printing newspaper…
At the request of our users and the HKUST Students’ Union, the Library is installing laptop holders in all of the toilet stalls in the building. This will better meet your need for laptop security when you need to use the restroom. Currently there is a demonstration unit installed in the middle stall of the…
UPDATED 12 November 2009: In order to combine a second project involving overhead duct replacements, the North end of LG1 will remain blocked off for an additional 2 months, until the end of January 2010. The Library apologizes for the added inconvenience. As part of the building extension works, the contractor will be doing some…
