Issue No. 64 (April 2021)
We value users’ views and thoughts about library services. To help us plan better for our future service delivery and development, you are cordially invited to complete the Library User Satisfaction Survey Questionnaire which should take only around 5-10 minutes. Current staff and students are eligible to enter a prize draw for a chance to win one of the fabulous prizes listed below after completing the questionnaire.
Survey Period
8 April 2021 – 9 May 2021
Your opinion is important to us! Share with us your views by completing the Library User Satisfaction Survey Questionnaire.
The Library is always diligently sourcing quality online resources to meet the learning and research needs of our users. In order to help you to have a better understanding of these resources, the Library and database vendors, namely EBSCO, Taylor & Francis and WanFang (in alphabetical order), have co-organized a series of Online Quizzes which are taking place from now till the end of May. The quizzes can help you learn more about the databases, and in turn, facilitate your study or research. What’s more, you can even have a chance to win prizes offered by the vendors!
All OUHK staff and students can join the Online Quizzes. Come visit the quizzes webpage and join these rewarding quizzes!
In most people's hearts, there should have one or two or a few books or magazines that have great impact in their lives. Do you have any worth sharing with your fellow Library users? The Library is pleased to invite all staff, tutors and students to recommend your favourite library resource to us. Tell us a title that you find should enhance personal growth, enrich university life or empower students in their transition to academic study. It could also be a title that impressed you so much that you would just like to share the joy of reading it, be it a book, magazine or movie. As a token of appreciation, some souvenirs have been prepared for participants who send in their favourite title and sharing details on or before 31 August 2021. Your sharing may also be selected and posted on the Library website for reading by OUHK staff, students and the other library users. Details of this activity will be released on the Library website soon. Stay tuned and don't hesitate to participate in this meaningful activity!
From now on Library users have one more convenient choice of online newspapers and magazines reading – PressReader. This database provides online access to over 7,000 local, regional and international newspapers and magazines from over 120 countries in 60 languages which are fully-formatted just as they appear in print. You can easily filter the newspapers and magazines by country, language, or category. App version is also available for users' convenient reading. What's more? You can even listen to the articles and use the instant translate feature for easier reading. Language won't be a barrier anymore in reading foreign newspapers and magazines.
Assignment deadlines are approaching but you have no idea what databases are most relevant to your assignment topic or you are struggling to cite information sources and include a reference list in your assignments? No worries, our Research Consultation Service can give you a hand!
The Research Consultation Service aims to support the research needs of our faulty members, postgraduate students and undergraduate students. Here are some examples of the topics that could be covered in a consultation session:
Recommendation of databases and other resources most relevant to your research or assignment topic
To make a one-on-one or small group appointment with our reference librarian face-to-face or via Zoom, please send an email to libwww@ouhk.edu.hk. Our staff will contact you to confirm the arrangement once the request is received.
To provide you a better experience on using the Research Consultation Service, the new Research Consultation Room in the Stanley Ho Library is under construction. Please stay tuned!
The Library has collaborated with the Department of Humanities, Language and Translation, School of Arts and Social Sciences to hold a book exhibition from 1 April to 30 April at the Stanley Ho Library (Main Campus), showcasing the academic accomplishments of the colleagues of the Department in the past five years from 2016 to 2020.
To tie in with the “Writer-in-Residence” programme organized by the Department of Creative Arts and Tin Ka Ping Centre of Chinese Culture, School of Arts and Social Sciences, a book display of literary works by Mr. Dung Kai Cheung, OUHK's first writer-in-residence, is also co-organized by the Library and held from now till 21 May at the Ho Sik Yee Library (Jockey Club Campus).
We welcome all of you to visit the two campus libraries to read and learn from the academic achievements of our colleagues, and the creativity of the renowned writer Mr. Dung!
In support of the OUHK Virtual Career Fair 2021 Envision Your Tomorrow organized by the Student Affairs Office (SAO) on 13, 14 and 15 April 2021, and to support the needs of our graduating students, the Library is holding an online book exhibition from 12 April 2021 to 11 June 2021 showcasing selected books on job hunting, writing cover letter and CV, preparing for interview and career planning from the Library.
The Library has also prepared a Career Information library guide. Apart from book titles, the guide also introduces useful databases and websites for job hunting, CV writing, interview preparation, searching company information as well as improving English language skills.
We wish you the very best in your job search!
Graphics design
Lau Wing Wai, Man Ka Ching
Students of School of Arts and Social Sciences
2021
