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(updated on 9 December 2013) RSS

Library Opening and Counter Service Hours for Semester Break (Semester A, 2013/2014)

Please note that during the semester break, the opening and counter service hours of the Library will be as follows:

  Counter Service Hours Opening Hours
22 Dec 2013 Sun Closed 08:30 - 23:00
23 Dec 2013 Mon 08:30 - 20:00 08:30 - 23:00
24 Dec 2013 Tue 08:30 - 18:00 08:30 - 23:00
25 Dec 2013* Wed Closed Closed
26 Dec 2013* Thu Closed 08:30 - 23:00
27 Dec 2013 Fri 08:30 - 20:00 08:30 - 23:00
28 Dec 2013 Sat 08:30 - 17:00 08:30 - 23:00
29 Dec 2013 Sun Closed 08:30 - 23:00
30 Dec 2013 Mon 08:30 - 20:00 08:30 - 23:00
31 Dec 2013 Tue 08:30 - 18:00 08:30 - 23:00
1 Jan 2014* Wed Closed Closed
2 Jan 2014 Thu 08:30 - 18:00 08:30 - 23:00
3 Jan 2014 Fri 08:30 - 20:00 08:30 - 23:00
4 Jan 2014 Sat 08:30 - 17:00 08:30 - 23:00
5 Jan 2014 Sun Closed 08:30 - 23:00
6 Jan 2014 Mon 08:30 - 20:00 08:30 - 23:00
7 - 9 Jan 2014 Tue - Thu 08:30 - 18:00 08:30 - 23:00
10 Jan 2014 Fri 08:30 - 20:00 08:30 - 23:00
11 Jan 2014 Sat 08:30 - 17:00 08:30 - 23:00
12 Jan 2014 Sun Closed 08:30 - 23:00

* Public Holiday

From 13 January 2014 (Monday) onwards, the regular Library opening and counter service hours will resume.

(9 Dec 2013)
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Workshop @ the Library — Fundamentals of Patents, and More: Learn How to Protect Your Creative Ideas!

bulletDo you want to learn how ideas can be protected?
bulletDo you want to know whether your discoveries are also an invention?
bulletDo you want to learn the basics of patents in two hours?

If your answer to any of the above questions is "Yes", then join us for the upcoming workshop, Fundamentals of Patents, and More: Learn How to Protect Your Creative Ideas. In this workshop co-organized by the Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO), you will learn:

  • What intellectual property is
  • Various types of intellectual property, including copyright, trademark, geographical indications, trade secrets, patents, and more
  • Patentable and unpatentable subject matters
  • Requirements for patentability
  • Filing procedure and routes, costs
  • Uses of patents
  • Patent search

The medium of instruction is English. Researchers, students and all are welcome!

Speaker: Mr. Edwin Siew, Patent Attorney, Eagle IP Limited
Date and Time: 27 Nov 2013 (Wednesday), 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Venue: Library User Education Room

For enquiries, please visit the Reference Desk, call 3442-6415 or email: lbinf@cityu.edu.hk

We look forward to seeing you in the Library!

(20 Nov 2013)
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Library Opening Hours — Revision and Examination Periods (Semester A, 2013/14)

In the forthcoming Revision and Examination Periods from 1 December to 21 December 2013, both dates inclusive, please note that the Library area on 3/F (excluding Information Space & FYW Building) and Quiet Individual Study Area on 2/F will continue to open from 08:30 till 01:00. In addition, the Information Space, together with 3/F FYW Building, will become the 24-Hour Access Area.

Library Opening Hours
Date Library Area on 3/F (excluding Information Space &
FYW Building) and Quiet Individual Study Area on 2/F 		24-Hour Access Area
(Information Space and 3/F FYW Building)
1 - 2 Dec 2013 Sun - Mon 00:00 - 01:00 & 08:30 - 24:00 00:00 - 01:00 & 08:30 - 24:00
3 - 20 Dec 2013 Mon - Sun 00:00 - 01:00 & 08:30 - 24:00 24 hours
21 Dec 2013# Sat 00:00 - 01:00 & 08:30 - 23:00 00:00 - 23:00
Circulation Counter / Semi-closed Collection / Media Resources Collection Service Hours
Date Service Hours
1 Dec 2013 Sun 08:30 - 17:00
2 - 6 Dec 2013 Mon - Fri 08:30 - 23:00
7 Dec 2013 Sat 08:30 - 19:00
8 Dec 2013 Sun 08:30 - 17:00
9 - 13 Dec 2013 Mon - Fri 08:30 - 23:00
14 Dec 2013 Sat 08:30 - 19:00
15 Dec 2013 Sun 08:30 - 17:00
16 - 20 Dec 2013 Mon - Fri 08:30 - 23:00
21 Dec 2013# Sat 08:30 - 19:00

# Last day of Examination


Points to Note:

  1. Access to the 24-Hour Access Area must be via the side entrance of the Information Space (near Lift 7).
  2. There are about 300 seats in the 24-Hour Access Area, of which 100 seats with PC workstations are within the Information Space.
  3. Only CityU staff and students (including SCOPE smartcard holders) can stay beyond 23:00 on the University campus. External users will be invited to leave by 23:00. Users left behind may be subject to ID checks.
  4. Between 23:00 - 07:00, the rest of the University Campus will remain closed except the Late Reading Centre. Access to the Library must be via the Pedestrian Subway or the curved staircases on its two sides and then through the red doors.
  5. Students are reminded:
    1. to ensure transport availability (e.g. taxi, bus, private car) when leaving the Library after midnight at time when MTR is not available.
    2. to return to the student hostels with company and avoid going home alone. If necessary, students may seek help from the security guards.
    3. not to reserve seats with unattended property.
    4. to take good care of their personal belongings to prevent theft while studying inside the Library.
    5. to help maintain a quiet environment and refrain from engaging in any behaviour that interferes with the normal use and operation of the Library.
    6. to observe Library Regulations and be a responsible user.
(18 Nov 2013)
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Partial Access Arrangement - External Users - Revision and Examination Period, Semester A 2013/14

Each year when the examination period is approaching, there will be a high demand for study space. Therefore, during the forthcoming Semester A Revision and Examination period, we will impose the Partial Access Arrangement whereby access to our Library by certain categories of external users will be limited to non-busy hours of the day only. Affected users include the following:

  • Holders of Alumni Library Ticket - Reader (those with reading privileges only)
  • JULAC Card Holders - Reader / Borrower (students only) from other UGC institutions
Partial Access Period: 2 - 18 December 2013*
  Non-accessible Time Accessible Time
Mon - Fri 00:00 - 17:00 & 23:01 - 24:00 17:01 - 23:00#
Sat & Sun 00:00 - 14:00 & 23:01 - 24:00 14:01 - 23:00#

* For the last three days of the Examination Period (19 - 21 December 2013), all restrictions will be lifted. Normal access will resume.

# Only CityU staff and students can stay beyond 23:00 on the University campus. External users will be invited to leave by 23:00. Users left behind may be subject to ID checks.


Notes to JULAC Card Holders - Borrower (students only) from other UGC Institutions:

If you need to borrow books, return books or collect recalled items during the affected period, please note the following:

  • Instead of borrowing books from us in person, you may consider using HKALL borrowing services or interlibrary loan services of your home library.
  • To return books, you may bring them to your home library and use the JULAC Book Return Service instead.
  • If you want to return books in person, use the bookdrops located outside our Library. For books with accompanying fragile materials such as CD-ROMs, please pass them to our security guards at the entrance who will return them for you.
  • To collect recalled items, you may come during accessible time. If your schedule only allows you to come during the non-accessible time, you have to show your book pickup notice to the security guard in order to gain access into the Library.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused to users concerned. The partial access arrangement is only temporary. From 19 December 2013 onwards, normal access will resume. For affected users who have genuine need to use our Library during the non-accessible period, they are welcome to contact us for special arrangement. Any enquiries can be directed to lbasprs@cityu.edu.hk.

(15 Nov 2013)
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Quiet Individual Study Area in the New Library Extension

To meet the need for more study space for private study, the Library is pleased to announce the opening of a new study area on 2/F on 28 October 2013 (Monday). There are altogether 125 individual study seats in the new extension. All seats are available for private study on a first come, first served basis. You may enter this study zone via an internal staircase near the Humanities Academy and the floor plan is shown below for your reference:

Library floor plan of new Library Extension

(22 Oct 2013)
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Library Workshop: Introduction to Finding Business Information

The Library is pleased to announce the upcoming workshop, Introduction to Finding Business Information. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to a range of Library subscribed databases including ABI/Inform, Business Source Complete and Passport GMID.

Users will learn how to locate:

  • Case studies
  • Market and brand share data
  • Industry reports
  • Company summary financials and ratings
  • Economics forecasts

Participants will be able to have hands-on practice. The medium of instruction is English.

Date and time: 22 October 2013 (Tuesday), 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  24 October 2013 (Thursday), 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue: Library User Education Room

For enquiries, please visit the Reference Desk, call 3442-6415 or email: lbinf@cityu.edu.hk

We look forward to seeing you in the Library!

(15 Oct 2013)
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Training Session on OSIRIS and BankScope Databases

The Library is pleased to announce the upcoming training session on the OSIRIS and BankScope databases.

OSIRIS is a database of listed companies from over 190 countries. It provides reports including income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement and ratios. A wide range of complementary information such as ownership, subsidiaries, and ratings is also available.

BankScope provides bank reports for over 28,000 public and private banks worldwide. Balance sheet and income statements with up to 16 years of information are included as well as ratings, ratings reports and ownership information.

The session will introduce the coverage and features of the databases and include training in:

  • Single search
  • Expert search
  • Report
  • Peer analysis
  • Alerts & customization

Learn more about these important databases by attending the following training session:

Date: 16 October 2013 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Venue: Library User Education Room
Instructor: Ms Lily Tsai, Bureau Van Dijk

The medium of instruction is English.

For enquiries, please contact the Library Reference Desk at 3442-6415 or lbinf@cityu.edu.hk

(9 Oct 2013)
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Training Session on SciFinder Scholar

SciFinder Scholar logo

SciFinder is a research discovery tool by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) that allows scientists and researchers to access a wide diversity of research from many scientific disciplines, including biomedical sciences, chemistry, pharmacology, biotechnology and more.

SciFinder Scholar includes the following content:

  • References to journal articles, patents, conference proceedings, dissertations, technical reports, books, and more, covering literature from 1800, combining references from CAplus and Medline.
  • Chemical substances found in journal articles, patents, chemcial catalogs, and reputable web sources from the early 1800s to the present
  • Reaction information for single- and multi-step reactions from 1840 to present
  • Chemical source information, including supplier addresses and pricing nformation with purchasing options derived from current chemical catalogs and libraries
  • Regulatory information from international sources, including substance identity information, inventroy status, sources, and compliance information

To help you become familiar with this database, the Library has organized the following training session:

Date: 9 October 2013
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Venue: Library User Education Room
Instructor: Ms. Windy Wu, CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) Representative (Trainer)

The training session will include:

  • An introduction of the interface, content and features of SciFinder
  • User registration and personalization tools
  • How to search scientific literature by research topics, author and organization
  • How to structure search for substance and reaction information
  • How to analyze and refine the answer sets to get the most relevant information

The medium of instruction is English.

For enquiries, please contact the Library Reference Desk at 3442-6415 or lbinf@cityu.edu.hk

(4 Oct 2013)
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Registration is now open for Finding Theses and Dissertations and Using RefWorks Workshops!

Information Skills Workshops @ CityU Library =

bulletQuality information for assignments
bulletBetter research skills
bulletSearch tips and tricks too good to miss
bulletResources and services to support your academic success

Registration for the two last Information Skills Workshops of Semester A, 2013/14 is now open.  Please note that these workshops are for students and staff who have experience in searching Library Databases and the Library Catalogue:

The workshops will include hands-on experience, and the medium of instruction is English. For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/instruct/course/isw/

For enquiries, please visit the Reference Desk, call 3442-6415 or email: lbinf@cityu.edu.hk

We look forward to seeing you in the Library!

(4 Oct 2013)
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