e-Bulletin (Jun 2015, Issue 74)

Featured Resources for Faculty of Engineering

IET Digital Library

IET digital libraryThe Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) e-book collection features some 300 books across 12 series:

  • Circuits, Devices and Systems
  • Control Engineering
  • Electrical Technology
  • Electromagnetic Waves
  • History of Technology
  • Management of Technology
  • Manufacturing
  • Power And Energy
  • Professional Applications of Computing
  • Radar, Sonar, Navigation and Avionics
  • Renewable Energy
  • Telecommunications
     

Springer LINK

Springer LINK

Springer LINK provides researchers with access to millions of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols and reference works.  Over 400 journals can be searched. HK PolyU users can view the full-text articles of over 50 journals. Researchers of computer science and engineering can find excellent coverage in their relevant subject disciplines.

 

Media Resources

J, Robot: Japanese Designers Push the Boundaries of Humanoid A.I. [TJ211 .J76 DVD]

J, Robot

This film explores how and why Japan has become a leader - perhaps the world leader - in humanoid robot technology.

 

 


Understanding Modern Electronics

 

Understanding Modern Electronics [TK7828 .U52 DVD]

In the last 100 years, the world has undergone a tremendous revolution made possible by advances in modern electronics. Electronic devices are fundamental to our global economy, improve our lives immeasurably, and underlie virtually every aspect of modern life. In 24 clear and easily accessible lectures,​ award-winning Professor of Physics Richard Wolfson provides a working explanation of the principles that govern electronic circuits, then shows these principles in action with devices you use every day.

 

Databases on Trial

Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume IIII  [Expiry: 30 Jun 2015]

This video collection covers therapeutic methods and diagnoses, insight into the human condition, and training in counseling and therapeutic skills. The Library has Counseling and Therapy in Video : Volume II

Engineering Case Studies Online   [Expiry: 30 Jun 2015]

It is an online collection of of video and text material focusing on engineering failures and successes. It contains documentaries, accident reports, experiments, visualizations, case studies, lectures and interviews from leading engineering institutions around the world.

GlobalCapital   [Expiry: 30 Jun 2015]

It contains News and Data on the global capital markets. The coverage includes SSAs, Bank Finance, Covered Bonds, Corporate Bonds, Emerging Markets and Loans.

IET.tv  [Expiry: 4 Aug 2015]

IET.tv provides technical and professional video presentations from a range of events, lectures, interviews, product demos, seminars and conferences across nine technology channels and covering core engineering and technology subjects.

Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)   [Expiry: 15 Jun 2015]

JoVE includes peer reviewed scientific video articles covering techniques ,protocols and research in a range of disciplines.

The sections are available for trial, such as Biology, Neuroscience, Immunology & Infection, Medicine, Bioengineering,Engineering, Chemistry, Environment, Behavior, Developmental Biology.

LWW Health Library: Occupational Therapy  [Expiry: 15 Jun 2015]

An online resource that covers educational contents in occupational therapy. It includes essential textbooks, procedure videos, case studies and quiz banks for self assessment.

LWW Health Library: Physical Therapy  [Expiry: 15 Jun 2015]

An online resource that covers educational contents in physical therapy. It includes essential textbooks, procedure videos, case studies and quiz banks for self assessment.

LWW Health Library: Speech, Language, Hearing   [Expiry: 15 Jun 2015]

An online resource that covers educational contents for speech language pathologists and audiologists. It includes essential textbooks, procedure videos, case studies and quiz banks for self assessment.

Medical Imaging in Video  [Expiry: 30 Jun 2015]

A series of training videos covers technical imaging procedures in patient diagnosis and treatments. Areas of focus include radiography and sonography, radiation therapy, equipment and patient communication.

Psychological Experiments Online [Expiry: 30 Jun 2015]

It is a multimedia collection that synthesizes the most important psychological experiments of the 20th and 21st centuries. These experiments cover areas such as sociology, business, advertising, economics, political science, law, ethics, and the arts.

讀秀中文學術搜索   [Expiry: 30 Jun 2015]

資料庫以310萬種中文圖書、9億頁全文資料為基礎,為讀者提供深入內容的章節和全文檢索,部分文獻的原文試讀。