Designed to help users develop their writing and professional research skills, APA Style CENTRAL combines sophisticated learning and teaching tools, advanced writing and content management technology, and full integration of APA’s best-selling Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association® to create an unparalleled web-based suite of integrated services and tools.
ACM Digital Library is a service offered by the Association for Computing Machinery. HKSYU is subscribing ACM Complete Collection, it includes journals, conference proceedings, magazines and newsletters. The platform provides the full images of journals, magazines, transactions, and conference proceedings published by ACM since its founding in 1947.
The database brings together thousands of full-text reports covering 53 countries on a multitude of business, government, economic, and social issues. Subject coverage include finance, trade, environment, human resources development, best practices in government, fisheries, tourism, education and women's studies to name a few. Country coverage includes all of Asia, Australia/New Zealand, the Americas Pacific Rim countries, and Pacific islands.
Chemistry (Gale Interactive) is an online database experience utilizing 3D images and animations to explore elements, molecules & compounds, crystals, reactions and advanced reactions in chemistry.
Computer Science (Gale OneFile) provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. The database includes more than 600 journals and periodicals, providing information on computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books) is a service of OAPEN Foundation. It aims to increase discoverability of academic, peer reviewed books published under open access license. The directory covers various subjects including arts and architecture, business and economics, history and archaeology, languages and literatures, law and political science, philosophy and religion, social sciences and more.
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) is hosted and maintained by Lund University Libraries. Click here to access DOAJ.
DOAJ provides free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects including Agriculture and Food Sciences,Arts and Architecture, Biology and Life Sciences, Business and Economics, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, General Works, Health Sciences, History and Archaeology, Languages and Literatures, Mathematics and Statistics, Philosophy and Religion, Physics and Astronomy, Science General, Social Sciences, Technology and Engineering, etc. and many languages.
Features:
All journal titles can be searched and browsed. Some journals are searchable at article level.
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) contains nearly 900,000 records on all subjects (especially in the humanities and the social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present. It also includes the full content of the annual printed Bibliography of Asian Studies from the 1971 up to the 1991 volumes (published in 1997).
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for approximately 38,400 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
Features:
email / print / save abstract available etc.
Sources:
Periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings
Films On Demand: Asia Video Collection is a curated collection of educational videos focusing on Asian culture, history, and contemporary issues. It offers a diverse range of content, including documentaries, interviews, and cultural performances.
The new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Streaming Video Collection is an educational video library that introduces and provides a deeper understanding of the newest technological advances in AI. The collection includes a variety of videos covering topics from basic prompt engineering to advanced science of neural networks and machine learning, real-world applications, key concepts of AI, generative AI tools, and tools for teachers.
Features:
Exceptional Content from the World’s Top Producers Includes exceptional content from the world’s top producers, such as PBS, BBC, A&E, National Geographic, and HBO®.
Extensive Video Library Films on Demand provides access to a vast library of educational videos covering diverse topics. Users can explore content from various disciplines, including science, history, social sciences, and more.
Search and Browse Capabilities The platform offers robust search and browse features to help users discover relevant videos. Users can search for specific titles, keywords, or subjects, or browsing by subject, producer, or series for efficient exploration.
Customizable Playlists This feature allows users to create and manage custom playlists. Users can create their own playlists to organize videos for study or research purposes.
Closed Captioning and Transcripts Many of the videos feature closed captioning or transcripts. Users can enable captions or access transcripts for better understanding and study.
Easy Integration and Embedding The platform provides embedding capabilities, enabling users to embed videos in presentations, websites, or other digital platforms, such as Blackboard, Canva, Moodle, and more.
Support Innovative Instruction The AI Video Collection provides guidance on using AI in an educational setting, with both bite-size and longer form content to promote deeper learning and highlight ethical implications.
Functions:
Sharing Video Custom segments and playlists can be shared with others by permalinks, embed codes.
Playlists
Videos and segments can be added to playlists or saved as favorites for later viewing.
Simple Search and Advanced Search
You can search for videos by title, keyword, or use Boolean operators in the advanced search and filter results by subject, format, type, producer, and copyright date.
Browsing You can browse videos by subject areas, popular categories and featured produces.
Closed Captioning and Transcripts
Many videos offer closed captions and interactive transcripts, enhancing accessibility and searchability.
Google Translate With Google Translate in the footer of every page, you can translate all descriptions, transcripts, and navigation into one of more than 100 languages.
Citations All content provide MLA, APA, Chicago, and Harvard citation formats, with EasyBib, NoodleTools, and RefWorks export functionality.
Human Anatomy (Gale Interactive) is an innovative learning aid that allows students to examine virtual 3D dissections and immerse themselves in interactive research. These powerful tools can be used for in-classroom demonstrations and help with homework or research assignments.
National Geographic Virtual Library (Gale) brings together a complete archive of National Geographic magazine --- every page of every issue --- along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos. National Geographic magazine built its reputation delivering the highest-quality photojournalism and cartography in the world. The monthly publication provides unparalleled, in-depth coverage of cultures, nature, science, technology and more.
HKSYU subscribes two parts of this National Geographic Virtual Library including:
National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994
National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1995-Current
Oxford Bibliographies provides a variety of academic topics. Every article in the database is an authoritative guide to the current scholarship, with original commentary and annotations. Oxford Bibliographies is reviewed and updated regularly, with 50-75 articles added per year to each subject area. It provides the access to the full text in selected subject areas including: Social Work, Sociology, Anthropology, Chinese studies, Cinema and media studies, Classics, Communication, Criminology, Education, International law, Linguistics, Management, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, American literature, Victorian literature, Childhood studies, British and Irish literature, Literary and critical theory (Start from early July 2017).
This collection of popular IT e-books helps researchers broaden their knowledge of the IT industry to help support decision-making, inform product design and promote best practices. This robust collection includes more than 4,400 e-books covering a wide range of topics from content management and desktop applications to graphic design and multimedia
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More than 4,400 e-books related to the study of information technology (IT)
PQDT Open provides the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge. Click here to access PQDT Open. You can quickly and easily locate dissertations and theses relevant to your discipline, and view the complete text in PDF format. The authors of these dissertations and theses have opted to publish as open access. Open Access Publishing is a new service offered by ProQuest's UMI Dissertation Publishing, and it is expected to have many more open access dissertations and theses over time.
ProQuest Central is the largest aggregated full-text database in the market today. This database provides nearly 12,000 journals with over 9,000 available in full text. It also provides access to over 800 full text U.S., Canadian and international newspapers; Nearly 30,000 full text dissertations in the areas of business, psychology, physical sciences, health, education and more; Concise business information from nearly 9,000 market reports across 43 industries in 40 countries.
It boasts over 160 subjects including core subject areas such as:
Business and economics
Health and medical
News and world affairs
Science
Education
Technology
Humanities
Social Sciences
Psychology
Literature
Law
Women's studies, and more
Features:
email / print / save articles, abstract / full-text available / page image available, functions: marked articles, etc.
The PubMed database includes multiple free resources supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature.
There are more than 38 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature. It does not include full text journal articles; however, links to the full text are often present when available from other sources, such as the publisher's website or PubMed Central (PMC).
In 2020, the database has updated to a new user interface. The updated interface includes a responsive design to improve the mobile experience as well as improved search capabilities using the best-match sort.
Features:
Access the same trusted database of more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature.
Use the default filters or customize the filter menu to meet your needs.
Science (Gale In Context) is an engaging online resource that provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. By integrating authoritative, curriculum aligned reference content with headlines and videos, students see how scientific disciplines relate to real world issues.
With the Science (Gale OneFile), researchers can remain current with the latest scientific developments in particle physics, advanced mathematics, nanotechnology, geology, and hundreds of other areas.
More than 350 full-text, non-embargoed journals are covered; updated daily, this collection includes more than 1.6 million articles to satisfy almost every scientific inquiry. Key subjects covered include the biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.
ScienceDirect: Computer Science Collection provides the e-journals of Computer Science including Software Engineering, Applied Computer Science, Computer Security and Privacy, and more.
Features:
High-quality journals Include interdisciplinary research and scholarship with peer-reviewed journals.
Open access Articles published open access make freely available for everyone to read, download and reuse in line with the user license displayed on the article.
Functions:
Search Basic & Advanced Search make it easy to discover more relevant journal articles.
Online Reader PDF Article Reader shows outlines, citations, recommendations, in-article references and author links.
Alerts Create custom alerts tailored to a specific field of research or study.
Reading History Keep track of the 100 most recently viewed articles, sorted by date and time.
Reading Recommendations Get suggestions on what to read next. Combines Reading History with articles others have read to recommend other relevant information.
Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) is one of the largest open access journal publishers. It is currently publishing more than 200 open access, online, peer-reviewed journals covering a wide range of academic disciplines including medical & life sciences, business & economics, chemistry & materials science, computer science & communications, earth & environmental sciences, engineering, medicine & healthcare, physics & mathematics, social sciences & humanities.
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.
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