Do you dare to take the challenge? Explain your thesis in three minutes! 

I joined the first day of E-Discovery Week Exhibition. The experience proved to be nothing short of enriching. Designed to unveil the wealth of databases accessible through the HKUST Library, it blended learning with playful engagement—a combination that left me both informed and inspired. The concept was simple yet clever: Participants received a “Crewmate Pass” to collect stamps by exploring booths hosted by ten leading database providers. Spanning disciplines from Business and Science to Humanities, each booth offered a deep dive into specialized resources. What impressed me most was the hosts’ expertise—not only did they demystify their platforms, but they also shared tailored tips for navigating them through HKUST’s Library portal. It felt like unlocking cheat codes for academic success! The real adventure began with stamp hunting. With just three stamps, participants could enter a lucky draw brimming with enticing prizes. Yet, as I gathered more stamps, I realized the greater reward lay in the discoveries themselves: databases I’d never considered for assignments, now bookmarked as secret weapons for future research.

In an unprecedented move, nearly all editors of Elsevier’s Journal of Human Evolution (JHE) resigned in late 2024, protesting the unchecked adoption of AI tools, steep publishing fees, and ethical erosion in academic publishing.

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!

Have you noticed that starting Feb 10, 2025, a new dashboard appears on the library homepage? There, you can see the number of people currently in the Library, and the real-time booking situation of study rooms and study pods.