Author: Blog Master

【Database on Trial】CSMAR Database

CSMAR (China Stock Market & Accounting Research Database) is a comprehensive research-oriented database focusing on China’s finance and economy. This platform aggregates economic and financial data from China, providing direct access to trusted data available. 

For the recommended journal papers on the homepage, the access links have not been provided. However, you can also access them by searching on the library’s subscribed CNKI platform (中國期刊全文數據庫) to read the full text. 

The CSMAR Database is now available for trial until 26 Jun 2025. 

Access link: https://bit.ly/csmardb

【Newly Subscribed Database】China and the Modern World: Regional China and the West, 1759-1972

Regional China and the West presents the history of China’s treaty ports and regional diplomatic relations from 1759–1972.

It provides a significant complement to our subscribed databases “Imperial China and the West, Part I and II”. 

You will find valuable insights into Chinese-Western relations, ranging from diplomacy to trade, economy, law, and politics, in a collection that includes manuscripts, photographs, and maps. 

Use it to enhance your research now! 

? Access link: https://bit.ly/GaleRCW

【Long Overdue Policy】

To ensure that all readers can borrow what they need, we’re introducing a new overdue policy effective 1 Jul 2025.

  • 21 Days Overdue: Your account will be blocked until the item is returned.
  • 35 Days Overdue: The item will be considered lost, incurring a $100 processing fee plus the replacement cost.

Let’s join forces to provide HKSYUers with essential teaching and learning resources! Thank you for your cooperation. 

【Summer Reading Contract 2025】

Hello Students from the Department of English Language and Literature,

Summer Reading Contract 2025 is back! Enjoy your summer reading time.

  • Display Period (3/F, Library): 19 May 2025 – 30 May 2025
  • Borrowing Period: 2 Jun 2025 – 30 Sep 2025
  • Contract Verification Period: 1 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 2025

List of the Physical Books:
https://hksyu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=852HKSYU_INST:HKSYU&collectionId=81182069090007546&lang=en

List of the E-Books:
https://hksyu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=852HKSYU_INST:HKSYU&collectionId=81182069100007546&lang=en

(*Please note that within this timeframe, only students and teachers affiliated with the Department of English Language and Literature are eligible to borrow these books.)

【Five Things to Know Before Summer Break】

1. Return all borrowed library materials before the break if you plan to travel.

2. Settle all your fines and fees with the library before the break, especially if you are going to graduate this year.

3. A new long-overdue policy will be implemented in July:

  • On the 21st day after the due date, your library account will be blocked.
  • On the 35th day after the due date, if the borrowed item remains unreturned, the item will be assumed lost by the borrower.  A non-refundable processing fee of $100 will be charged to your library account.  You will also be billed a replacement fee for the lost item.

4. The Library will have summer opening hours from 15 May to 16 August 2025. Click here for details.

5. Check “My Circulation Record” to ensure all loan records are up-to-date.