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 a variety of titles, from cultural heritage books and engaging memoirs to helpful travel guides, all featuring stunning photos and stories that truly capture the spirit of Hong Kong. You can explore both print books and e-books. If you love holding a book in your hands, come to the Library and check them out! Prefer to read online? No problem! You can dive into the e-books anytime, anywhere.

HongKongers live in a fast-paced world of abbreviations. I just realize my office life is full of CCs. First of all, when battling with email traffic, cc and bcc come in handy. For Gen Z readers, cc/bcc emails are modern derivatives of carbon copy and blind carbon copy which thrived in the age of typewriters. Professor X recommends an ebook for a class of 100 students. We will then order that ebook uu, meaning unlimited concurrent users. If the class only has 15 students, 3 cc will suffice, i.e., an ebook that supports three concurrent users. Surf the Web for some pretty graphics for a PPT. When you spot a CC BY icon below an image, you are safe to use it without copyright concerns. CC BY is the most permissive Creative Commons license that allows you to distribute and tweak a work, even for commercial use, as long as proper credit is given to the creator.

October 21-27 will be International Open Access Week 2024. Worldwide, people and organizations dedicated to pursuing “Open Access” as a part of the Open Science agenda will celebrate open access and hold activities.

I am excited to introduce the latest innovation in the HKUST Library: a heatmap that shows the temperature across various areas of the library. Imagine this: you are looking for a quiet corner to dive into your studies, but you want to avoid areas that might be too cold or too warm. With our temperature heatmap, you can easily see which parts of the library are more comfortable for you. This project was developed by our student helper, Jessie Lou (Year 3, BSc in Data Science and Technology) in the 2023/24 summer semester. We are grateful for her contributions! The library listened to users' feedback that we collected from LibQUAL survey, about Library users’ concerns about the temperature. I am also glad to leverage technology to improve your library experience. We hope you find this new tool helpful. Please open the links below to try it and see the project details. Library Temperature Heatmap (Beta): https://lbapps.hkust.edu.hk/heatmap/index.html For more details, implementation method, and source code, please visit the Digital Scholarship DS CoLab website: https://library.hkust.edu.hk/ds/project/s001/ Terry Yip Librarian (Systems & Digital Services) lbterry@ust.hk

Earlier this month we introduced seven new SciTech books authored by HKUST researchers. In this post, we feature the twelve new books in the fields of business, humanities and social sciences.