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DataCamp

DataCamp is a platform that allows you to learn data skills at your own pace through a comprehensive learn-practice-apply-assess cycle. It offers nearly five hundred courses covering a wide range of topics, including data literacy, data engineering, artificial intelligence, data analysis, and visualisation. For instance, the course “Explainable AI in Python” guides you to build more transparent, trustworthy and accountable AI systems.

You can also practice the techniques you learn through real-world projects available on the platform. Additionally, you may participate in competitions to win prizes for donation to a charitable cause of your choice.

Certificates in data career, technology, and fundamentals are presented to validate your data skills. If you are interested in the insights and experience of data leaders and practitioners at the forefront of the data revolution, be sure to explore DataFramed, the weekly podcast.

 

Book Series on Springer: Springer Texts in Statistics

Statistics play a pivotal role in theories underlying data science. In addition to Data Science: An Introduction to Statistics and Machine Learning, Springer Texts in Statistics offers a collection of peer-reviewed advanced textbooks suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, statistical learning, categorical data analysis, regression, and Bayesian methods. They can be accessed through the Springer Nature Link database page.

 

NOVA: Secrets in Your Data

“Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. Find out where your data is going, who’s selling it, and how you--and a new kind of web--could put control back in your hands.” – from Kanopy

 

How to Start a Career in Digital and Web Analytics

While digital marketing is a growing trend among both large and small companies, the demand for data and digital analysts is also increasing. This video course, recommended by the Digital Analytics Associations, demonstrates how you can kickstart your career in digital analytics. It covers:

• Introduction to digital analytics and available roles
• Technical roles like optimization and experimentation
• Career paths and scaling as a digital analyst
• Required skills and resources to be an expert
• Pros and cons of working for different companies
• Tips for finding a digital analyst job

Mousse Magazine

[Expiry: 13 Feb 2025]
Mousse Magazine was established in Milan in 2006 to trace the currents of contemporary culture via articles, interviews, and conversations. It Includes complete archive from issue no.1 (2006) and onwards.

萬方數據知識服務平台

[Expiry: 17 Feb 2025]
可供使用的資料庫包括:

1. 中國學術期刊數據庫 (China Online Journals): 涵蓋中文期刊約8500餘種，涉及自然科學、工程技術、醫藥衛生、農業科學、哲學政法、社會科學、科教文藝等各個學科。
2. 中國學位論文全文數據庫 (Chinese Dissertations Database): 收錄始於1980年，涵蓋基礎科學、理學、工業技術、人文科學、社會科學、醫藥衛生、農業科學、交通運輸、 航空航天和環境科學等各學科領域。
3. 中國學術會議文獻數據庫 (China Conference Proceedings Database): 是國內唯一的學術會議文獻全文數據庫，收錄國家級學會、協會、研究會組織召開的全國性學術會議論文。 數據範圍覆蓋自然科學，工程技術，農林，醫學等所有領域。
4. 中外專利數據庫 (Wanfang Patent Database): 收錄始於1985年，共收錄4700萬餘條專利全文，包含發明專利、外觀設計和實用新型三種類型。
5. 中外標準數據庫 (China Standards Database)*: 收錄了所有中國國家標準（GB）、中國行業標準（HB）、以及中外標準題錄摘要數據，共計333萬條記錄。

*The full text of Standards can be opened via CAJViewer which is installed in the Library's public PCs.

四庫系列數據庫

[Expiry: 25 Feb 2025]
《四庫系列數據庫》是圍繞清修四庫全書匯輯歷代典籍的專題性全文檢索版大型古籍資料庫。匯輯清修四庫採著錄書、存目書、毀棄書、未收書，按清修四庫處理方式，編為四個既互相聯繫又各自獨立的子庫。全庫共收錄歷代典籍九千部，採用文淵閣四庫全書、文津閣四庫全書以及宋元明清各級善本九千二百零九個。

*Please choose "典海 Ancient Classics" to access to the platform and then choose "著錄書 存目書 奏毀書 未收書" under 四庫系列數據庫 to access the database. (For one concurrent user).

中國近代報紙庫 (Chinese and English Newspaper of Modern China)

[Expiry: 30 Jun 2025]
Remark: 試用期間，下載 / 預覽額度500 次。