Library Notice
Please kindly note that the service of the CHANT Database has been resumed.
圖書館通告
漢達文庫之網上資料庫服務現已恢復運作。
HKSYU Library
香港樹仁大學圖書館示
14-5-2014
Category: Uncategorized
漢達文庫暫停服務 CHANT Database suspended
Library Notice
Due to emergent network system maintenance, service of the CHANT Database has been temporarily suspended until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Thank you for your attention.
圖書館通告
由於漢達文庫之電腦網絡系統正進行緊急維修，受其影響，漢達文庫將暫停服務，直至另行通告。不便之處，敬請原諒。
HKSYU Library
香港樹仁大學圖書館示
12-5-2014
Summer Reading Contract 2014
Hong Kong Shue Yan University Library
Department of English Language and Literature
Exhibition area:
2/F Library Complex
Display period:
2 May – 13 May 2014
Books on display can be looked at BUT no borrowing is allowed.
Borrowing period:
14 May – 30 September 2014
Students from the Department of English Language and Literature can borrow the books on display and make contracts with their lecturers to read them during the summer vacation.
Opening hours:
8:45 am to 8:30 pm (Monday to Friday)
8:45 am to 6:30 pm (Saturday)
New Databases
You can access these new databases via the Library website.
1. The Economist Historical Archive 1843-
The Economist Historical Archive delivers a complete searchable copy of every issue of The Economist from 1843 (three to four years embargo). Full-colour images, multiple search indexes, and the facility to browse each and every issue – all combine to offer a unique primary source covering the 19th and 20th centuries.
2. ICLR Online
ICLR Online is the hub of legal authorities dating back to 1865, a dedicated case law platform presenting the cases that matter in a comprehensive and readable format. The platform combines the law reports with powerful Citator+ index cards to present all the relevant case information in one screen, making legal research easier than ever, and ICLR judgments are triple checked for accuracy and presented with absolute clarity.
HKSYU Library subscribes the following law reports & case reports online in the platform:
The Law Reports (1865 to present day)
The Weekly Law Reports (1953 to present day)
The Industrial Cases Reports (1972 to present day)
The Business Law Reports (2007 to present day)
The Public & Third Sector Law Reports (2009 to present day)
The Library has other databases available for HKSYU users; further information can be found here.
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New Databases
You can access these new databases via the Library website.
1. South China Morning Post Digital IP Access Program
The database brings the editorial content of the South China Morning Post online edition together with breaking news and videos. It also allows users to retrieve any article, image or key word published in the database in the past 10 years. Users can also sub-select by subject and section category.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) includes nearly 3 million searchable citations to dissertations and theses from around the world from 1743 to the present day together. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master’s theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Abstract & Index for Dissertations and Theses are sourced from 700 leading academic institutions worldwide. Our library subscribes Abstract & Index version Subset A (Humanities & Social Sciences Collection) only.
PsycCRITIQUES is a full-text database with tens of thousands of incisive book and film reviews from 1956 to present. It provides users with insight on publications from psychological perspective allowing them to choose relevant reading material, to select appropriate course materials, and more.
4. Journal Citation Reports Social Sciences Edition
Journal Citation Reports offers a systematic, objective means to critically evaluate the world’s leading journals, with quantifiable, statistical information based on citation data. By compiling article’s cited references, JCR helps to measure research influence and impact at the journal and category levels, and shows the relationship between citing and cited journals. Our library subscribes Social Sciences editions.
The Library has other databases available for HKSYU users; further information can be found here.
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