Student Requested Workshops
The Library has been offering small group instruction sessions in the form of student requested workshops.
We can help you to work on your project or assignment:
Faculty Librarian:
We can help you to work on your project or assignment:
- to determine an appropriate scope of investigation
- to deal with complex research by breaking complex questions into simple ones, limiting the scope of investigation
- to gather creditable information from multiple sources
Apart from the above, we would like to bring up important concepts in information finding and knowledge creation. One of which is “searching as strategic exploration”.
We have helped students from different subject areas. For example, a group of students was working on a research topic regarding organ donation.Faculty Librarian:
- Discussed with participants to help determining the initial scope of the task required to meet their information needs.
- Matched information needs and search strategies to appropriate search tools.
- Demonstrated how to use different types of searching language (e.g., controlled vocabulary, keywords, natural language) appropriately.
The aim of the session is to equip the group of students to manage their searching processes and results effectively.
Some core database discussed and used during the sessions were:
In such small group settings, participants were able to interact with Faculty Librarian and clarify issues instantly during the session.
If you want to request a Library workshop for your project group, please submit your request via the Request Library Workshop Online Application.
Westlaw Training Workshop
A training workshop on the new platforms was held on 25 Feb 2016. The speaker was Ms Yong Wan Mei, Legal Product Specialist from Thomson Reuters Hong Kong Ltd.
Westlaw Asia and WestlawNext provides a unique collection of legal and regulatory information, as well as current news coverage. Ms Yong shared with audience on how to utilize Westlaw resources in conducting legal research:
Westlaw Asia and WestlawNext provides a unique collection of legal and regulatory information, as well as current news coverage. Ms Yong shared with audience on how to utilize Westlaw resources in conducting legal research:
| Westlaw Asia | WestlawNext |
| 1. Jurisdiction-specific search | 1. Searching across US materials from the Home Page |
| 2. Case Searching | 2. Key Numbers |
| 3. Legislation Searching | 3. Case Searching |
| 4. Commentary Searching for relevant titles | 4. International Materials |
| 5. Current Awareness |
WhatsApp a Librarian -- We are extending our service hours!
Thank you very much for your support.
We realized that one-on-one instruction is not limited to face-to-face sessions. Library users can obtain quick instructions to locate and make use of resources for their study and research needs on their mobile phones.
New service hours have started since 3 May 2016.
Mon – Sat: 9am – 7pm
Sun/public holidays: 12 noon – 7pm, when Library opens
We realized that one-on-one instruction is not limited to face-to-face sessions. Library users can obtain quick instructions to locate and make use of resources for their study and research needs on their mobile phones.
New service hours have started since 3 May 2016.
Mon – Sat: 9am – 7pm
Sun/public holidays: 12 noon – 7pm, when Library opens
Student Rover Service
This the 4th year we provide the service to our Library users. Our team of rovers handled over 3,000 enquiries every year. Many of them are quick instructions on using Library Homepage features and the use of learning facilities in the Library. We are very pleased that our rovers have been doing a great job and Library users are very appreciative of their services.
