Interested in doing text analysis but daunted about where to start? Fear not! Two new library resources, Gale Digital Scholar Lab and Constellate, offer tools, data resources, and user-friendly interfaces to help you begin.

In early 2011, dirt came to the Library Garden. Then in the Summer, came the plants. Including an odd-looking tree. The tree needed bamboo supports to survive the coming typhoons. The tree survived several severe typhoons, the first being just two days after being planted.  And after falling over during a Signal 10 typhoon in 2012 and being pushed back up by CMO staff, it received a name. I was looking at the sad, determined tree, and remembered a Bugs Bunny cartoon, where a monster grabbed Bugs and said something like "I will hug him, and squeeze him and call him George!"  The storms certainly hugged and squeezed, and so the tree became George. And even though the recent Signal 10 Typhoon of 2023 ripped off one of his branches, George still stands determinedly in the Library Garden. Stop by and say hello sometime. Edward Spodick Associate Director of Library Services lbspodic@ust.hk

We are thrilled to announce our Researchers’ Series Special Topics 2023 in November. This symposium brings together three experts to explore the transformative power of AI in research discovery and scholarly communication.

Meet Jan Jie (珍姐), the vibrant soul of the Ground floor of  HKUST Library! If you're a Library regular 摺拉把, you'll undoubtedly recognize her warm and friendly face. With an impressive 22 years of dedicated service as the janitor on the Ground Floor, Jan Jie has worked with various cleaning companies, engaging with hundreds of students over the years. Whether wielding a cleaning cloth or holding a bloom in her hand, Jan Jie is always at work, ensuring the Library remains impeccably clean. Beyond cleaning, she talks with students, providing encouragement and support for their studies.  She transcends the role of a mere cleaning lady.  Jan Jie is a sharp, compassionate, efficient, and observant individual – well-liked by both students and staff. Jan Jie has played a pivotal role in assisting numerous students in recovering lost items, mostly wallets, ID cards, and mobile phones, often left behind in library washrooms. Her observant and caring nature is highlighted by an incident where she identified a mainland student with a colostomy, new to Hong Kong, who needed medical support.  She reported this to the Library staff so that the student could receive the appropriate follow up. As students, ranging from Bachelors to PhDs, return each year during congregation, they eagerly capture heartwarming moments with Jan Jie in photographs. She serves as an undercover Library ambassador, an indispensable part of the Library's narrative. As Jan Jie approaches potential retirement, my colleagues and I all extend our best wishes to her for this new chapter in her life.

Exciting series of digital humanities tutorials awaits! In this post, discover three newly published tutorials designed to help you learn Python from scratch.