Month: July 2025

【New Complimentary Database】Eighteenth Century Collection Online 

Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) is a vast, fully text-searchable corpus of books, pamphlets, and broadsides in all subjects printed between 1701 and 1800. It has a special emphasis on literature, social science, and religion.

In addition, ECCO is a digital collection of 18th-century works from the English Short-title Catalogue (ESTC), covering publications from Britain, Ireland, British colonies, and the United States.


Within this database, you will find all eighteenth-century knowledge and discover eighteenth-century lives. Use it to enhance your research now! 

Access link: https://bit.ly/galeecco

【New Library Guides】ClarityEnglish Programs

Are you preparing for the IELTS test—or want to enhance your English? ClarityEnglish can be your perfect study partner to boost your English skills!

It offers digital resources to help you strengthen key areas like reading, writing, grammar, and study skills. It even includes Road to IELTS, a program co-published with the British Council, which provides everything you need to achieve a high score!

Our Library currently subscribes to the following programs:

  • Study Skills Success
  • Practical Writing
  • Tense Buster
  • Clear Pronunciation 1 & 2
  • Road to IELTS

Don’t miss out! Use this summer vacation to level up your English and ace the IELTS! 

Browse the guide here:
https://library.hksyu.edu/lib/SubjectsPlus/subjects/guide.php?subject=claeng

【新訂購資料庫】DDC國際博碩士論文全文資料庫

DDC國際博碩士論文全文資料庫 (Digital Dissertation Consortium) 現已全面開放。 它串接了PQDT (ProQuest Dissertations and Theses) 的系統，累積了多種語言的論文，涵蓋各學科領域。

 藉閒暇時間，你可查閱自身學科領域內的博碩士論文，以深入了解學位論文的撰寫方式及研究文獻的蒐集方法。


當中的介面自動提供建議檢索詞，並提供更詳盡的學科分類及熱門論文排行功能。歡迎使用！

資料庫連結： https://bit.ly/libddc

Upgrade of HKSYU Institutional Repository

We are pleased to announce that the HKSYU Institutional Repository has successfully undergone a system upgrade, which has enhanced its functionality and user experience.

Highlights of the upgrade:

  • A new user interface now offers easier navigation and improved search capabilities.
  • Enhanced metadata and indexing tools have been implemented to increase visibility of academic work.

You can now access the upgraded repository and benefit from its improved features. We encourage academic staff to continue contributing their scholarly works and to explore the new interface.