【Database on Trial】China and the Modern World: Regional China and the West, 1759-1972

This new archive presents the history of China’s treaty ports and regional diplomatic relations from 1759 to 1972. It serves as a significant complement to our subscribed databases, “Imperial China and the West, Parts I and II.”


Valuable insights can be found regarding Chinese-Western relations, covering diplomacy, trade, economy, law, and politics. The collection includes manuscripts, photographs, and maps.


Try it out until 31 May 2025!

Access link: https://bit.ly/RCWTrial

【Database on Trial】Power to the People: Counterculture, Social Movements, and the Alternative Press

The Power to the People database collection on Gale Primary Sources explores social movements and countercultural ideas from the 19th to 21st centuries, focusing on equity, diversity, and inclusion. 

It documents 20th-century social justice issues, civil rights, gender equality, and environmental changes. Additionally, Alternative Press publications provide anti-establishment perspectives on various social issues and politics. 

Try it out until 15 Feb 2025! 

Access Link: https://bit.ly/POPCTrial

【Database on Trial】Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Women and Transnational Networks

This database collection on the Gale Primary Sources platform showcases gender and class issues from the late 18th to early 20th centuries, focusing on suffrage, culture, immigration, and health. It features primary sources like books, manuscripts, diaries, and visuals from various movements, along with unique content on social reform and daily life. 

Try it out until 15 Feb 2025! 

? Access Link: https://bit.ly/NCCOWTrial

【Discover@ShueYan Research Assistant】

It is a Generative AI-powered tool integrated into the Library discovery platform, currently in beta version. 


Users can ask questions, and the tool searches through Discover@ShueYan to identify five relevant resources. It then summarizes key information from these resources in an overview, along with source references and citations to enable deeper exploration and fact-checking. 


Try it out today!

? Access Link: https://bit.ly/HKSYUResearchAI

【試用資料庫】Man’Du 漫讀電子書

Man’Du漫讀電子書(本館原訂閱的「五南電子書庫」也整併至此平台」)現已開放試用。試用期於2月5日結束。歡迎試用!

Man’Du 漫讀電子書是一個整合各類出版社的電子書籍平台,涵蓋領域包括文學、歷史、社會科學、應用科學和藝術等範疇。 讀者利用「書名」、「作者」、「目次」或「內文」作全文檢索,可快速找到章節內容。

試用期間,部分書籍只提供全書總頁10%試閱。點選「本館館藏」功能鍵,可瀏覽目前已訂閱的五南電子書出版社內的館藏。

? 資料庫連結: http://hksyu.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://hunteq.com/mandu.htm