To support the University's learning and teaching, and research activities, the Library houses extensive collections on a wide range of disciplines and arranges them using the Library of Congress Classification Scheme:
- Audio Visual Collection (
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- Course Reserves and Books on 7-day Loan (P/F);
- PolyU Reads (P/F) - good picks for reading enjoyment and inter-disciplinary knowledge acquisition;
- Standards and External Examination Papers (P/F);
- University Collection (G/F).
As a part of the Library's collections, a multitude of electronic resources including e-books, full-text electronic journal titles, theses, newspapers and self-directed learning resources are available for on and off-campus access. In addition, over 64,000 journal articles and conference papers published by PolyU academic staff and researchers are accessible via the PolyU Institutional Research Archive.