Issue No. 72 (March 2023)
In a blink of an eye, the Spring Term will come to an end soon. We believe you are busy with studying for your final exams and planning for your future at the moment. As such, we hope to bring some timely help to you through this issue of newsletter, no matter you are graduating soon or continuing your study with the University. Helping final-year students to get ready for your job interviews, we will show you some useful career planning information from our library guides and where to search for company and industry information in the E-Library. Besides, we will introduce you all to library resources on research support, new learning resources as well as new facilities and space enhancement under preparation, so that our returning students can enjoy the abundant resources and an even better learning environment when they come back to the campus in the new Term.
Last but not least, let us take this opportunity to wish everyone all the best in your final exams, and may our graduates achieve their dreams soon!
The semester end is around the corner, it's time to get prepared for your future.
We have prepared a Library Guide – “Career Information” for your career planning, which covers useful information of various Library resources including books, e-books, databases or multi-media resources. You can also find guidance and useful information on job hunting, cover letter and CV writing, interview preparation, company information search and how to improve your English language skills.
To facilitate your searching for companies and industries information by using Library's subscribed databases, the Library is going to deliver a webinar “Finding company and industry information via E-Library” soon.
Start early to plan your future, no matter at home or on campus, and don't miss this opportunity for self-enhancement! Join the webinar NOW!
An introduction to research impact
When we talk about how a scholar's research output impacts other academics' works or even beyond academia, we will look at the research impact.
The Library has prepared a guide “Research Impact” to introduce the different metrics for evaluating a scholar's research output.
The commonly used research metrics to measure the output quantitatively are citation metrics and alternative metrics. Citation metrics are used for statistical analysis of a publication. They can be further categorized into article impact, author impact and journal impact. Alternative metrics measure the impact of a scholarly work in the online environment.
The guide will show you how to create Research Profiles to ensure all your works have been attached to your account for a more accurate measurement of research impact.
Links to examples and template of impact case studies are also provided in the guide for reference.
Library webinar – Using Web of Science for your research
Searching for reference materials would always be our biggest concern when we’re working on projects or reports. Everyone wants to look for suitable materials for their research topics from a vast pool of information. Web of Science is a citation database, you may find the citations of influential academic journals, conference proceedings and books via Web of Science. You may also analyze the trends of research topics in difference subjects.
The Library has invited a speaker from Web of Science to conduct a webinar “Using Web of Science for your research” for our users in April. Participants will learn how to use Web of Science for their research, how to locate the influential papers in different fields, how to identify key opinion leaders in the fields and more!
Don't miss the chance, enroll now!
True and accurate – library guides supporting your research
Have you ever experienced that you shared a piece of news in your social media and it turned out that the news was fake? Or have you tried to locate articles from the internet and found that the information was incorrect? What can we do to spot fake news? The Library has prepared a guide “Fake News: How to Spot Fake News” which gives you tips on how to spot fake news and it also includes books and reference websites related to this topic. Check it out!
Are you struggling to cite information sources and include a reference list in your papers? Don't panic! You can learn more about what a citation is, how to cite a source and how to avoid plagiarism from library guides “Citing Sources of Information” and “Avoiding Plagiarism”.
To check out more library guides, please visit E-Library > User Support > Library Guides.
How much are you familiar with the Library resources? Have you ever felt puzzled of searching through the Library Collection for the many hidden gems behind the rows of book shelves or beyond the online discovery platforms? To help you know more of University's scholarly output and notable resources in our Library Collection, a “Library Resources of the Month” homepage has been launched highlighting featured or topical Library resources for your attention.
Each month's highlights would cover a book, a database as well as an article from the research output of our academics. Check it out and wish it would bring new discovery for you from our collections.
On top of our rich collection of newspaper resources, the Library has recently added another newspaper database “小報 (1897-1949)”, a 6-volume collection of digitized tabloids, for your study, research and reading. Maybe you'd be curious to know what's covered in this “tabloid” database. This newspaper database has a very broad coverage of tabloids from Late Qing to early 20th century on various popular topics, such as news, criticism, arts and culture, knowledge, entertainment and anecdotes. Comprising of around 600 tabloids with 600,000 pages from different eras, it's a comprehensive database depicting the everyday life of ordinary citizens in modern China.
Your next assignment will be a presentation video. Are you kidding? My home is crowded and noisy and I don’t have professional equipment for video recording, how can I complete the assignment? Don’t worry, we are ready to help you! The DIY Studio in Ho Sik Yee Library has a high-definition video camera and high-performance computers that can allow you to integrate your slides into the video background during recording. You can also make good use of the DIY Studio to record your rehearsal, review your presentation, adjust yourself and practise again.
From now until 14 May 2023, users who have reserved the DIY Studio can redeem a multi-charging cable when checking-in at the Service Counter of Ho Sik Yee Library. First-come, first-served, while stocks last. For more information about the DIY Studio, please visit the library website.
Want to scan books, documents or photos up to A3 size? It is no longer a challenge! New book scanners have been installed in both campus libraries for your use. With high scanning speed and curve flattening technology, you can get quality images with clarity. Scanned files can be either sent to your email or a storage device with output options of PDF, searchable PDF, TIFF, or text documents.
To respect copyright and intellectual property, please be reminded to observe the Copyright Ordinance (Chapter 528, the Laws of Hong Kong) when using scanning services.
Hope you find the new installation meets your study needs!
Looking for a relaxing reading area? Seeking some discussion spaces for your group projects? Wishing for a cozy corner to take a break between classes? We are going to provide all these places in the space enhancement project of the Stanley Ho Library!
Our space enhancement project aimed to create a lively library which can meet the diverse needs of our users. Different zones will be set up for individual and collaborative learning. Besides, 3 group study rooms with interactive whiteboard will also be set up. The construction work of the project had started in early March, and is anticipated to be completed by the end of April. Please kindly bear with the occasional noise generated during the work period.
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 was launched on 3 February 2023. Co-organized with the Library, some sharing sessions were arranged in the Ho Sik Yee Library. The Writer-in-Residence of this year, Ms Erica Li, shared with our students her insights and experiences in the creative process. The sharing sessions held in the Library had truly transformed the study space into a venue for people to connect and exchange creative thoughts and ideas.
The literary works of Ms Li are on display at the Ho Sik Yee Library from February to April. Visit the Ho Sik Yee Library and explore more about the works of Ms Li!
At the same time, literary collection of Xi Xi is on display at the Stanley Ho Library as a tribute to her significant contributions to the Hong Kong literature! Xi Xi wrote widely and her literary works spanned a very broad range of genres. With this showcase of her collections at the Library, we hope Xi Xi's works would inspire our readers on and on.
Graphics design
Chan Ho Ying Daisy
Students of School of Arts and Social Sciences
2023
