(updated on 20 Feb 2020) 
Monday - Sunday : 8:30 am - 11:00 pm
Monday - Saturday : 8:30 am - 5:00 pm*
Sunday : Closed
The Library will remain open from 8:30am-11:00pm. However, in light of the latest developments of the novel coronavirus, library staff does not station at counters and certain facilities (Mini Theatre, Group Study Rooms and CREATE!) are suspended. In case of urgent needs for CREATE!, users may raise special request via email libemt@cityu.edu.hk or contact our staff at 3442-6963.
Library users are welcome to contact library staff on duty for assistance with the telephone numbers posted on counters. The due dates of library items (excluding recalled books, books in Semi-closed Collection, ILL books, and media reserve), which fall between 20 Jan 2020 and 28 Feb 2020, will be extended to 29 Feb 2020 (Saturday).
Please check the library webpage http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/about/hours.htm for service updates before attending any library activities or making a visit. You are also invited to take note of coming special arrangements for our services (e.g., counter opening hours, due dates extension) depending on the University’s special arrangement.
* Law and Reference Help Desk opening hours on Saturdays: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
You will learn how to use the Library's newspaper databases to find local and worldwide news sources. Demonstration will be given on the use of WiseNews and other resources to locate news articles.
| Date and time: | 27 February 2020 (Thursday), 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
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| Medium of instruction: | English |
| Remarks: | The workshop will be conducted through Zoom |
A Zoom link will be e-mailed to registrants 2 days in advance.
Please register at: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/instruct/course/isw/. The Zoom meeting link will be sent to you via email at least 2 days in advance.
For enquiries, please call 3442-8395, email lbinf@cityu.edu.hk or visit our Law & Reference Help Desk.
We look forward to seeing you in Zoom!
Working on a literature review? Need to find high quality research for your assignment? Want to identify the most highly cited articles in your field?
Join our Scopus workshop through Zoom to find out how this powerful multi-disciplinary database can make finding high impact research simple.
| Date and time: | 27 February 2020 (Thu), 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
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| Medium of instruction: | English |
| Remarks: | The workshop will be conducted through Zoom |
Please register at: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/instruct/course/isw/. A Zoom link will be e-mailed to registrants 2 days in advance.
For enquiries, please call 3442-8395, email lbinf@cityu.edu.hk or visit our Law & Reference Help Desk.
We look forward to seeing you in Zoom!
Starting from Semester B (13 January 2020), the opening hours of the Library service counters will be slightly adjusted as follows:
| Counter(s) | Mon - Fri | Sat | Sun |
| Term Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Circulation Counter / IT Help Desk / Information Space Service Counter |
8:30 am - 10:00 pm | 8:30 am - 6:00 pm | 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm |
| Law & Reference Help Desk | 8:30 am - 10:00 pm | 9:00 am - 6:00 pm | 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm |
| Term Break | |||
| Circulation Counter / IT Help Desk / Information Space Service Counter |
8:30 am - 7:00 pm | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | Closed |
| Law & Reference Help Desk | 8:30 am - 7:00 pm | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Closed |
The Library opening hours remain unchanged.
In the upcoming Lunar New Year Break, the Library will be closed on these dates:
Please note that the Library will be partially* opened to current CityU students and staff with the opening hours and service arrangement as follows:
| Library / Counter(s) | Mon - Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library (except Oval Area, Leisure Corner & Humanities Academy) | 8:30 am - 11:00 pm | 8:30 am - 11:00 pm | 8:30 am - 11:00 pm |
| Circulation Counter / Semi-closed Collection / Media Resources Collection / IT Help Desk Service | 8:30 am - 7:00 pm | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | Closed |
| Law & Reference Help Desk | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | Closed | Closed |
| Oval Area, Leisure Corner, Humanities Academy & Information Space Service Counter* | Closed until further notice | Closed until further notice | Closed until further notice |
*Some of the areas where repair works are still carrying out will be closed for the time being and will be re-opened as soon as possible. Users may contact Library staff at the Circulation Counter to retrieve books/items located in areas which are temporarily not accessible.
Alumni Library Card holders, JULAC Card holders, as well as other library card holders CANNOT access the university campus at this stage until further notice.
Users may pick up requested books during Circulation Counter service hours.
Requested books having a pickup date before 16 December 2019 have been returned to the owning libraries or original locations. Users may have to re-submit the book requests again as appropriate.
Staff and students who can access the campus may put library books and DVDs into the bookdrops near the library exit outside the Library or at student residence. For alumni / JULAC users / others, please pass the library materials to the security guards at the entrance of the campus.
For users residing outside Hong Kong, they may also consider returning materials to us via postal mail or courier.
Postal Address:
Book Return, AS,
Library
Yeung Kin Man Academic Building
City University of Hong Kong
Tat Chee Avenue
Kowloon, Hong Kong
China
The due date of all library items** which falls between Nov 9, 2019 and 19 Jan 2020 will be extended to 20 Jan 2020. Overdue charges incurred during this period will be waived.
** Excluding recalled books, books in Semi-closed Collection, ILL books, and media reserve. For these items, no overdue charges will be incurred if they can be returned by 20 Jan 2020 (a week after Sem B starts).
Please ignore all automatically generated overdue notices sent by the Library during this period.
However, normal due dates & overdue fines will be applied for items borrowed from the Library after 15 Dec 2019.
Please write to us at lbasprs@cityu.edu.hk or call us at 3442-8316 (Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 5:00pm).
Thank you for your attention.
Please note that the seminar《遐邇貫珍》傳西學珍貴史料此中尋 (20 Nov 2019) has been CANCELLED.
Online Registration: AIMS >Student Services >Central Repository on Student Development Activities (CRESDA) System> Select Student Development Activities
