Welcome to the HKUST Library! Whether you're returning from a sun-soaked summer filled with internships and travel, or you're a newcomer ready to embark on your university adventure, you will find the Library a welcoming place for you to start the new term. As you enter the library from the ground floor (G/F) entrance, you'll see a wall adorned with welcoming messages in various languages. Drop by, grab a sticky note, and add your own thoughts - whether it's your feelings about our library, an encouraging message for fellow students, or cheers for the new term!   Curious about what the library offers? Register here to join our "Becoming a Learning Maze Runner" undergraduate orientation program! We'll guide you through the twists and turns of our resources and services. It's like a treasure hunt, but instead of gold, you'll find knowledge - and maybe some new study buddies too! For our postgraduate students, we've got a similar program in both Zoom and face-to-face formats and you can register here! Whether you're a freshman still finding your way around campus, a senior aiming to make your final year count, or anyone in between looking to excel academically, you will find help and resources in the Library.

Loneliness is not on the mountain but on the street, not within one person but among many people. — Kiyoshi Miki

Are you ready to elevate your research and teaching capabilities with text and data analysis skills? Constellate, a platform for facilitating text analysis research, is launching its first-ever Skill-Build program in Sep 2024.

Kanopy is a streaming video database the Library subscribes to for you. I knew about it before, but I never really explored it until recently. There's a lot more there than I thought, and it's also much easier to use than I thought! Access to Kanopy is available from a web browser, or from a variety of apps for different platforms.  I use the app on my office PC, on my iPad and on an AppleTV at home. To check it out, you can view our catalog record, or go directly to the Kanopy website. Kanopy is constantly adding new films.  If you want to explore titles in our catalog instead of from the Kanopy's site or apps, you can browse them – over 20,000 film records have been added to PowerSearch!  Of course, Kanopy's website and apps will be the most up-to-date – title lists are always changing. Lots of current films are available, along with many, many awesome older classic films – I love black and white Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant films especially.  World Cinema is well represented - for example, one of my favourites is Akira Kurosawa, whose film Ran is available.

Curious about Marco Polo’s journey in ancient China? Our interactive project in HUMA5630 (Digital Humanities) brings his vivid travel narratives to life with maps, themes, and modern research, offering a unique glimpse into China through a European lens.