Stories from the Library – what's new and what's happening
While visiting the map exhibition in the Library, you may not notice what is underneath the rare books on display. Guess what, it is more than just a stand! These rare books from our Special Collections have various ages; some older ones were published in the early 1600s, so they are almost 400 year old!…
Now that you see the new Study Pods you might ask what happened to the microforms collection which used to be there? Simple – we moved it down to LG4! This took a long time and a lot of work. The carriages on LG4 had to be modified to handle the microform cabinets with their…
The Library’s Learning Commons was highlighted in the recent 2013 issue of Design Space Magazine, republished here with permission of Design Space and Interface® Special emphasis was placed on Goudie Associates design choices, and on the selection of carpeting for the different zones, all from Interface®’s Syncopation range. Hits: 101
Yesterday we changed all the furniture in the study pods – except for the orange high chairs in the solo pods. We work hard to get you the best furniture available – and we were not satisfied with the defaults provided by the vendor. The new seats in the duo and quad pods have improved…
After we opened the new entrance at LG5 early March, you can go in and out the Library at three different levels: Main entrance at G/F by the Atrium LG1, the Learning Commons LG5 Which one do you use more often? You may find that a particular entrance fits better into your locus in campus….
We have 13 TV monitors in the Learning Commons group study rooms, each with an HDMI cable for you to connect your laptop or tablet to facilitate discussion. Unfortunately, after the Chinese New Year holidays, 3 TVs (namely LC-05, LC-16, LC-18) were found broken within seven days (from February 20-26). Upon examination, we found that…
Old maps are visually beautiful; and they carry a lot of interesting stories. The Library hosted a 3-day research symposium last December with map historians from local and overseas institutions. One really memorable talk in the symposium was about this famous Chinese map dated 1644, the year the Ming Empire collapsed: <天下九邊分野人跡路程全圖> (A comprehensive map…
The new issue of “Notes from the Library” is available at http://library.hkust.edu.hk/newsletters/september-2023/ HKUST Library Newsletter | Issue No. 129 | September 2023 Collection Spotlight—What’s New Airiti Library (華藝線上圖書館) strengthens the Library’s support for full-text Taiwan journals and conference proceedings. Over 2,800 Chinese journal titles from 1991- are available. More… Join Our Library Team –…
Winter solstice is the time of year when the pole is tilted furthest away from the sun. In the northern hemisphere (where Hong Kong is located) our winter solstice is in December. In 2023, it will be Friday, December 22nd. In many cultures this time of year, with the shortest days and longest nights, are…
Meet Jan Jie (珍姐), the vibrant soul of the Ground floor of HKUST Library! If you’re a Library regular 摺拉把, you’ll undoubtedly recognize her warm and friendly face. With an impressive 22 years of dedicated service as the janitor on the Ground Floor, Jan Jie has worked with various cleaning companies, engaging with hundreds of…
