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

BankScope is a comprehensive, global database containing information on over 30,000 banks globally.  It includes stardardized financials spread by FITCH in addition to ratings from FITCH, Moody's, S&P, and Capital Intelligence.  OSIRIS covers 64,000 listed companies globally and includes industrial/bank/insurance financial templates and market and M&A news.

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

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

The medium of instruction is English.

For more information, and to reserve a seat, please visit:
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/form/ws_bscope.htm

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

The Library is pleased to announce the following workshop, Introduction to Finding Company Information. As part of this workshop, participants will learn how to:

• Find company profiles.
• Locate financial information.
• Find key competitors.
• Search journals, news and market sources to locate independent analyses of company strategies, and more.

The workshop will include hands-on experience, and the medium of instruction is English. To reserve a seat, please visit:
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/form/ws_company.htm

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

Keeping yourself up-to-date with the development in your area of research is vital! Learn how to keep up-to-date with the development of research in your area of interest by joining us for the upcoming hands-on workshop, Keeping Current with Research: RSS and Journal Alerts.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Identify a variety of ways to keep abreast of your research interests.
• Recognize what alerting services and RSS tools are in order to apply them effectively.
• Create email or RSS alerts in order to automatically receive updated research information.

The workshop will include hands-on experience, and the medium of instruction is English. To reserve a seat, please visit:
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/form/ws_rss.htm

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

The Library is pleased to announce the following workshop, Google It: Search Strategies and Tips for Google and Beyond. This workshop will help you to obtain better Google search results more quickly!  As part of this workshop, participants will learn how to:

• Search Google efficiently and effectively in order to find needed information.
• Utilize different Google tools in order to enhance your research.
• Identify additional search engines and directories to maximize optimal results from the web.

The workshop will include hands-on experience, and the medium of instruction is English.  To reserve a seat, please visit:
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/form/ws_google.htm

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

Join a librarian for the last Information Skills Workshop of the semester to learn how to centrally store references and citations, organize references into folders, insert in-text references, and create a bibliography in your preferred citation style by the RefWorks online tool.

This workshop may be of particular interest to postgraduate students and staff.  Please note that this workshop is for students and staff who are advanced users.  Participants should have experience in searching Library databases and the Library's Catalogue.

The workshop will be held as follows:

The workshop will include hands-on experience. For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/instruct/course/isw/

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

We look forward to seeing you in the Library!

The Library LibQual+ Survey has come to a close on 4 December 2011. A total of 2,271 Library users have completed the survey. Ten prize winners were drawn by the LibQual+ system from those who have completed the questionnaires and have provided their email addresses. The prize winners are:

All the prizes have been presented to the winners. Congratulations to the prize winners and thanks to all the students and colleagues who participated in the survey.

Another series of training is organized by the Law Section in semester B with the objective of reinforcing and expanding our users' research skills. The workshops this time will cover the following topics:

• Locating and noting up cases and legislation
• Finding Hong Kong, UK, PRC legal materials
• Locating maritime and air law resources
• Searching full text commentary on key areas of law
• Citing legal authorities
• Using law databases, Lexis.com and Westlaw International

Please refer to the table below for the details.

Registration is now open
(only for School of Law faculty members and students, and other students taking some law courses)
To sign up, please send an email with your name, CityU ID number and the session you want to attend. Email address: lblaw@cityu.edu.hk. We will reply to confirm your registration.

We look forward to your participation.

N.B. Classes are subject to cancellation in the event of low enrollment.

Enquiries: Law Section, Library Tel: 3442-8395 Email: lblaw@cityu.edu.hk

Run Run Shaw Library is on Facebook! Choose to Like our Facebook page to keep current with the latest Library services, resources, workshops, and other events and opportunities.  You can also search the Library Catalogue through our Facebook page as well as connect to a variety of guides, tools, and resources. You can find us through the Library’s website, by this direct link:  http://www.facebook.com/cityulib, or by searching Facebook for "Run Run Shaw Library". Find Us on Facebook!

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

Quality information for assignments
Better research skills
Search tips and tricks too good to miss
Resources and services to support your academic success

Get a head start on your study, research, and academic success by attending the Library's Information Skills Workshops. Taken as a complete series, our Information Skills Workshops will help you learn how to identify, locate, and use information resources effectively and ethically.   You may also choose to take only a few workshops to learn more about specific aspects of information research.

The Information Skills Workshops for Semester B 2012 are:

• Finding Books and More: Using the Library Catalogue
• Introduction to E-Journals and E-Books
• Tips and Tricks for Finding Articles Using Library Databases
• Preventing Plagiarism
• Citing Sources of Information
• Finding Dissertations and Theses
• Using RefWorks - Your Personal Web-based Database of References and Bibliography Creator

The workshops run from Tuesday, 10 January, 2012 – Thursday, 9 February, 2012. For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/instruct/course/isw/

The workshops will include hands-on experience, and the medium of instruction is English. For enquiries, please contact the Reference Desk at 3442-6415 or email: lbinf@cityu.edu.hk

We look forward to seeing you in the Library!