Stories from the Library – what's new and what's happening
Do you have a favourite spot in the Library? For me, the corner I like the most is the New Arrivals wall on G/F. Here, you come face-to-face with the latest books in our Library. The display is always so colourful and visually attractive, and I often encounter books that pique my curiosity. For example,…
Sadly, one of the Napping Pods is now out of service. Someone apparently decided to see how it worked, and disconnected the power and data cables and caused some damage. The manufacturer is sending technicians to repair the Pod – for safety reasons they recommend that no one use it until it has been repaired….
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…
I love bi-lingual puns! Today at the Idea Corner, I saw this witty commentary on yesterday’s weather. This is a play on the Cantonese name for HKUST: 香港科技大學 香[heung1]港[gong2]科[fo1]技[gei6]大[daai6]學[hok6] 科[fo1]技[gei6] = sounds like Foggy It made me chuckle. Today, it’s still a bit foggy, but beautiful. Let’s embrace the name 🙂 …
Setting up Course Reserve for Fall 2023 – reminder If you plan to place course materials on Reserve, please make your request as early as possible. After receiving your request, we will acquire the materials that are not currently available in the Library; this process takes time. For books and media items, if no electronic…
You probably use a Hong Kong map often. When you check a bus route, explore a hiking trail, find your way to a restaurant …, you use a map, most likely a digital one on your mobile device. For a change of perspective, I invite you to look “up” rather than “down” on your phone…
The HKUST Library is replacing all research carrels on LG3 and LG4 with new furniture. The initial preview samples are now available in the back of the Library G/F. If you have time, please take a look and let us know what you think! You can write your comments on the boards near the furniture, or…
The new issue of “Notes from the Library” is available at http://library.hkust.edu.hk/newsletters/february-2024/ HKUST Library Newsletter | Issue No. 131 | February 2024 Collection Spotlight — Open Access Publishing Agreements Doubled! You may have heard of the term Transformative Agreements. TAs have grown in leaps and bounds for the past few years among research institutions worldwide,…
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 –…
A recent visitor to the construction site provided the following panorama photograph showing the future view from the new Library Extension. We are all looking forward to it! Hits: 25
