Dr. Shirley Chiu-wing Wong is the University Librarian of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).

Under her leadership, the PolyU Library operates on an e-preferred acquisition policy—with 99.9% of its journals and 91% of books available online—creating an inspiring, collaborative learning environment that boasts the highest visitor count among all academic libraries in Hong Kong. The library’s top-floor extension won the 2023 HKIA Special Award (Interior Design) and the international Architect’s Newspaper 2022 Best of Design Award in the Library Category.

To foster digital literacy across all disciplines, the library features a digital makerspace, the i-Space, alongside five self-service studios. These facilities offer a low barrier of entry for students of diverse backgrounds to experiment with emerging technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR), 3D scanning and printing, laser and vinyl cutting, video recording and editing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and poster printing. The innovative i-Space programme won the Regional Silver Award (Asia-Pacific) and the Cultivating Curiosity Bronze Award at the QS Reimagine Education Awards 2020.

Within Hong Kong, Dr. Wong was appointed by the HKSAR Government to the Public Libraries Advisory Committee from 2022 to 2028. She has also held numerous leadership roles within the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC), serving as Chair of the Committee (2016–2017), the Learning Strategies Committee (2012–2020), the Copyright Committee (2008–2012), and the Committee on Reference Services (2005–2007). Additionally, she served as Secretary and member of the then Heads of Universities Committee (HUCOM) Task Force on Copyright in Education from 2005 to 2012.

Dr. Wong was the principal investigator for a major three-year project funded by the Hong Kong University Grants Committee (UGC), collaborating with all eight UGC-funded universities. This project developed and implemented the InfoLit for U MOOC in 2018 to enhance information literacy among university students. The initiative was shortlisted for the Hybrid Learning Award at the QS Reimagine Education 2018 Awards.

On the international stage, Dr. Wong was elected to the OCLC Board of Trustees for the 2020-2024 term, having previously chaired the OCLC Asia Pacific Executive Committee in 2018/19. She also served on the Board of Directors of the International Association of University Libraries (IATUL) from 2014 to 2017, and was a member of the Copyright and Other Legal Matters Committee of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) from 2009 to 2017.