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Get Ready to Win Big at E-Discovery Week 2025!

2025-02-13 (7 months ago7 months ago)03 mins

Hey there! Get ready for E-Discovery Week 2025 at the HKUST Library, happening next week from Feb 17–21. This will be our 6th time hosting this event, and this year, we’re bringing in the fun with the popular game “Among Us” to spice things up! It’s a great chance to learn helpful e-resources, boost your…

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From Hong Kong to Hollywood: Tony Leung’s Films at HKUST Library

2025-01-24 (7 months ago)02 mins

Being a recent recipient of our university’s Doctor of Humanities honoris causa, Tony Leung Chiu Wai (梁朝偉)’s artistry has reached global cinema for decades. Do you know that our library also holds several of his notable films? From his early works in the 1980s to his martial arts tour de force in “The Grandmaster” (2013),…

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Get Cozy with Our Holiday Animation Collection!

2024-12-24 (9 months ago7 months ago)02 mins

Get ready to cuddle up with our fabulous selection of 100 animated films! Whether you’re a Disney fan or new to animation, we’ve got something for everyone. Relive your childhood with Disney classics like Aladdin, Cinderella and The Lion King. Or, enjoy modern hits like How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Frozen I &…

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Relax with some Science or Science Fiction

2024-12-17 (9 months ago)02 mins

The Semester is Ending! In the midst of all the end-of-semester work, we sometimes need to relax with a good read or interesting video. Or, we like to imagine or even plan our relaxation and fun for after we’ve sat our last exam in December, or handed in the last section of grades (if we’re…

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To Matteo Ricci of the Far West

2024-11-29 (9 months ago9 months ago)05 mins

You might have heard the Italian name Ricci – perhaps Ricci Hall, one of the oldest residential halls at HKU. But do you know who Matteo Ricci was? The man who made this Italian name famous in China. Who was Matteo Ricci? Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) was one of the first Jesuit missionaries who tried to…

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Popular Readings on AI – The Making of Our New Book Display

2024-11-26 (9 months ago)05 mins

As ChatGPT celebrates its second birthday, we thought it was a good time to showcase our comprehensive collection of AI-related books that capture this transformative moment in history. Introducing our new book display: “Popular Readings on AI”—a curated selection of around 380 books, available in both print and e-format. From the latest in technology and…

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What is Ricci Map?

2024-11-12 (10 months ago9 months ago)04 mins

Did you know this is one of the most glamorous items in our Special Collections? Known as 坤輿萬國全圖, in elegant classical Chinese, literally meaning Map of the Ten Thousand Countries of the Earth, it also has a nickname in English – Ricci Map. Why Ricci in English? Why does this map, titled in Chinese, carry…

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Halloween Library Special: Part 2 – Danse Macabre

2024-10-30 (10 months ago10 months ago)04 mins

Part 1 discussed how students can fight monsters of anxiety about grades & GPA by laughing and learning with the Wisdom Stone Game. But, some carry around other fears. Since childhood, we’ve become familiar with the idea or cliché of corpses and skeletons coming to life. Others may fear living creatures like spiders or snakes….

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Halloween Library Special: Part 1 – Escape Room Game

2024-10-29 (10 months ago)04 mins

Halloween is a time when stories with mystery and imagination come alive. When we were young and had limited understanding of the world, we might struggle to differentiate between fantasy and reality. Thus, our fears were mostly related to imaginary creatures, mythical scenarios or the dark. The older I get, the more I realize that…

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Discover Hong Kong: Books that Highlight Our City!

2024-10-15 (11 months ago)01 mins

Hi everyone! Have you checked out our “Discover Hong Kong” Book Display on the ground floor of the Library? It’s filled with fantastic books about our vibrant city, and I think you’ll enjoy it! Whether you’re a local, an exchange student, staff, or a faculty member, there’s something for everyone in this display. You’ll find…

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