(updated on 7 December 2018) 
Professor Paws will visit the Library Lounge on 10 and 11 Dec 2018 (Mon & Tue) at 14:00 – 15:00. You are welcome to come along and spend time with the amazing therapy dog. No registration is required.
Please note that the Oval computer and the Information Space areas will be closed for system update and maintenance as scheduled below.
(Mon, Tue & Wed ) 7 - 9 Jan 2019 at OVAL area.
(Thu & Fri) 10 - 11 Jan 2019 at Information Space.
Should you need assistance, please contact IT Help Desk at 3442-6963. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Time: 3 Dec 2018, 12:30 - 13:15
Location: CREATE!, Information Space, Run Run Shaw Library
Online Registration: https://astoria100.ad.cityu.edu.hk/lib_workshop/reg.aspx?session=10001
<Multi-faceted Roles: Yam Kim-fai and the Art of Cantonese Opera>
| Date: | 20 November - 20 December 2018 |
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| Time: | 9:00 am - 7:00 pm |
| Venue: | Wofoo Foundation Gallery, Run Run Shaw Library, CityU |
<出將入相 - 任劍輝與粵劇藝術>展覽
| 日期: | 2018年11月20日至12月20日 |
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| 時間: | 上午9:00 - 下午7:00 |
| 地點: | 香港城市大學 邵逸夫圖書館 和富基金廊 |
Come visit the Exhibition in the Wofoo Foundation Gallery of the Library.
Duration:
November 2018 - April 2019
Semester A’s weekly schedule - Tue 16:00-18:00; Wed 15:00-17:00; Thur 14:00-16:00; Fri 11:00-13:00
Location:
Law Collection and Services Section, Run Run Shaw Library
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:
| Non-accessible Time | Accessible Time | |
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| Mon - Fri | 00:00 - 17:00 & 23:01 - 24:00 | 17:01 - 23:00# |
| Sat, Sun & Public Holiday | 00:00 - 14:00 & 23:01 - 24:00 | 14:01 - 23:00# |
* For the last three days of the Examination Period (20 - 22 December 2018), all restrictions will be lifted. Normal access will resume.
# Only CityU staff and students (including SCOPE smartcard holders) are permitted to stay beyond 11:00 pm on the University campus. External users will need to leave by 11:00 pm. Users staying 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:
We apologize for any inconvenience caused to users concerned. The partial access arrangement is only temporary. From 20 December 2018 onwards, normal access will resume. For affected users who have urgent research / academic needs 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.
| Date: | 23 November 2018 (Friday) |
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| Time: | 4:30 - 6:00 pm |
| Venue: | User Education Room (G3611), Run Run Shaw Library, CityU |
| Language: | Cantonese |
Seats are limited. Please register online:-
CityU Community (log-in is required):
https://astoria100.ad.cityu.edu.hk/lib_workshop/reg.aspx?session=9995
Members of public:
https://goo.gl/forms/NV388m170eD4VgBw1
Please note below the opening hours for 24-hour access arrangement:
Library Area (excluding Information Space & FYW Building)
Monday to Sunday : 8:30 am – 1:00 am (next day)24-Hour Access Area (Information Space and Discussion Zone on 3/F FYW Building)
Monday to Sunday : 24 HoursNote:
On 19 November, the 24-Hour Access Area will be open at 8:30 am.
On 22 December, the last day of Examination, the whole Library will be closed at 11:00 pm.
The Innovation Commons inside 3/F FYW Building will only be open during office hours.
Monday to Friday : 8:30 am – 11:00 pm
Saturday# : 8:30 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday* : 8:30 am – 5:00 pm* On 25 November 2018, the service counter will be open between 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm.
# On 22 December 2018, the Winter Solstice, the service counter will be closed at 6:00 pm.
The Library is pleased to announce the upcoming Information Skills Workshop – Advanced EndNote.
After you have finished mastering the basic functions of EndNote, you can next move on to some of the program’s more advanced features. These can help to make the research process more effective and flexible, and save you time.
You should have previously attended a regular EndNote workshop before coming to this session.
In this workshop you will learn how to:
| Date and time: | 16 November 2018 (Friday), 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
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| Venue: | User Education Room, Library |
| Medium of instruction: | English |
All staff and students are welcome!
To reserve a seat, please visit: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/instruct/course/isw/
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 the Library!
The Library is pleased to announce the upcoming Information Skills Workshop – Guide to Getting Published.
If you are ready to publish or are thinking about publishing in the future, then this workshop is for you. You will be guided through the process of getting an academic paper published, and learn tips to help you navigate this process effectively. You will also discover ways to enhance the visibility of your research.
The workshop will cover the following topics:
| Trainer: | Ms. Julie Lin (Emerald Open Access Publisher) |
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| Date and time: | 15 November 2018 (Thursday), 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
| Venue: | User Education Room, Library |
| Medium of instruction: | English |
All staff and students are welcome!
To reserve a seat, please visit: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/instruct/course/isw/
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 the Library!
SAGE Publications, one of the Library's e-resource vendors, is conducting an online quiz until Nov 30, 2018. Top prizes include 3 drones and 3 sports watches!
SAGE Journals provides online access to the full text of more than 1,000 journals in social sciences & humanities, materials sciences & engineering, life & biomedical sciences and health sciences.
To participate in the online quiz, access SAGE Journals via CityU Library here: http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/sagedb.pl. Then answer the 3 questions at: http://t.cn/EvOHEvw. Good luck!
You are cordially invited to participate in the upcoming Web of Science (WoS) training workshop organized by the Library. This workshop will feature WoS, a citation database of Clarivate Analytics. It will cover Essential Science Indicators (ESI), and Journal Citation Reports (JCR), citation-based research analytics tools built upon the foundation of WoS. These tools will help you identify and analyze top-performing journals, authors, and papers, so as to critically evaluate research based on citation data. The workshop will also touch upon the use of EndNote in the research writing process.
In this training session, you will learn:
Speaker: Mr. Stephen Shen, Team Leader, Product Solution Specialist, Clarivate Analytics
Date and time: 16 October 2018 (Tuesday), 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Venue: User Education Room, Library
Medium of instruction: English
All staff and students are welcome! To reserve a seat, please visit: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/instruct/course/isw/
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 the Library!
For registration of the talk (in Cantonese), please visit: http://bit.ly/2IcC0pb
The Library has recently subscribed to EndNote, a reference management software program. Using EndNote, you can create a personal library of searchable references. You can also use it to automatically insert citations and a bibliography into a Word document.
The program ProQuest RefWorks will be retired in August, 2019.
The Library decided to subscribe to EndNote as it has a range of powerful features. Using EndNote, you can:
Take a look at the Library's EndNote Research Guide for more information.
The Library will be offering EndNote training as part of the Information Skills Workshops. The next workshop is on Thursday 27 September at 3:00 pm in the Library's User Education Room.
