In September, we asked you to suggest a Chinese label for the new study pods on LG1 – and we received 128 responses. After much deliberation, Library Administration team decided to label the study pods 研習亭, taking into consideration the nature (space for research & study), intended use (for individual and group), and shape of the pods. Among our suggested labels (自修亭/艙, 研習艙, 學習艙, 智能會議艙), the most popular choice was 自修艙 (33 votes), followed by 自修亭 (19 votes). We are amazed by your creativity and would like to share some of your witty suggestions below. 自修「停」唔「老黎」 🤔；「艙」又會聯想到暗瘡的「瘡」😖，如「壓力瘡」。所以我建議用「自修小屋」🏠，比「自修室」多一種溫馨的感覺，而且「屋」給人安全感 🥰，亦可令人好奇 「小屋」在哪。 小智囊（大智若愚，小智若囊hhh）🤗 自閉艙 / 自闭小桌 / 自闭亭 / 自修太空艙 孤方讀想 / 獨讀艙 😝 摺拉 /摺拉把 🤣 学习胶囊 / 灵感胶囊 💊 創思亭 / 巧思亭 研討間 / 隔音研習艙 学习豆子 🫒 讀書蛋🥚 專注間 渡学舱 靜習小屋 盤思洞 博站 溫習方艙 師仁空間👍 鴻鵠亭 🦢 Thank you to all who responded, 6 winners were drawn from the lucky draw to win a Library mug. Eunice Wong Learning Support Manager lbeunice@ust.hk  

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Alumni are a good source of inspiration, not only for current students, but also for the Library. On Oct 5, an award-winning film director, Mr. KA Sing-Fung, came to the Library to share his career path starting from a chemistry undergraduate at HKUST.  This very personal talk, 《然後去了拍電影》("Then, I went to make movies"), was well attended by many students. He talked about how he enjoyed the Library during his study at HKUST in the mid-2000s, finding it a welcoming space to explore knowledge beyond his core subject. He recalled how he loved to put aside his chemistry books and immerse himself in literature and books about design, and enjoyed movies from the Media Collection. I am so touched and glad that the Library played a role in his personal growth and career path. Sing-Fung encouraged students to follow their dreams. I hope many of them, like Sing-Fung, will find their inspiration and warm support in the Library. We organized a number of talks by HKUST alumni; stay-tuned for the next one!

Last year we blogged about Twitter for scholarly communication. Yet soon after in Oct 2022, Elon Musk took over Twitter, leading a wave of #TwitterMigration. How did #LeaveTwitter work? Where are the users now?