Past News & Events

ProQuest One Psychology (Trial)

News Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 16:06

ProQuest One Psychology is a comprehensive resource designed for teaching, learning, and research in psychology. Its specialised interface provides authoritative content, including scholarly journals, therapy videos, and eBooks, while seamlessly integrating with APA databases and organising resources via curated topic pages.

This database includes 1,100 full-text scholarly journals, 2,500 videos, 1,100 counselling session transcripts, 5,000 books, 1,100 archival materials, 70,000 dissertations, and 1 million selected articles, covering core topics such as Anxiety, Cognition Counselling, Depression, Historical Experiments, Personality, Research Concepts, Tests and Measures, and Therapeutic Approaches.

Expiry date: 11 February 2026

ProQuest One Applied & Life Sciences (Trial)

News Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 16:04

ProQuest One Applied & Life Sciences offers a comprehensive collection of full-text resources, including scholarly journals, technical reports and government publications, spans subjects such as biological sciences, engineering, materials science, AI & computer science, animal science, biotechnology, chemistry mathematics, and robotics. This database comprises approximately 4,900 scholarly journals, 140,000 dissertations, 1,500 trade journals & magazines, 300,000 reports, 200,000 conference papers, and 2.7 million preprints.

Expiry date: 11 February 2026

Inspec Analytics (Trial)

News Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 09:32

Inspec Analytics is a dynamic research intelligence tool based on the Inspec database to help research professionals explore beyond the literature in Inspec to uncover global trends in physics, engineering, and technology research. Additional collaboration features and citation data in Inspec Analytics Plus enable users to deepen insights into the impact of global research with citation metrics.

Expiry date: 28 February 2026

Engineering Village AI (Trial)

News Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 08:58

Engineering Village (EV) AI is an intelligent, generative AI tool integrated directly into the Engineering Village platform. Built in collaboration with the engineering community and powered by the trusted Compendex database, it transforms research workflows. EV AI helps students and professionals move beyond simple searches to efficiently navigate complex, interdisciplinary content, explore unfamiliar topics, and synthesize verified insights. With features like "go deeper" prompts, targeted summaries, and trend analysis, it accelerates the journey from discovery to actionable understanding.

Expiry date: 4 February 2026

Engineering Village Patents Plus (Trial)

News Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 08:55

Engineering Village (EV) Patents Plus offers expanded coverage of over 120 million patents from patent authorities including United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), European Patent Office (EPO), Japanese Patent Office (JPO), China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA). The database comprises both patent applications and granted patents, with search functionalities across US, CPC, and IPC classifications.

Expiry date: 4 February 2026

Engineering Village Compendex (Trial)

News Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 08:53

Engineering Village (EV) Compendex is an engineering-focused database where researchers can access interdisciplinary scholarly and technical literature, including journals, conference proceedings, dissertations, standards, books, and recently preprints. Content for Compendex comes from thousands of publishers worldwide, including major engineering societies such as IEEE, ASME, SAE, and ACM. It offers a unified research perspective across 190 engineering disciplines.

Expiry date: 4 February 2026

中國近代報紙庫 (Trial)

News Monday, January 12, 2026 - 11:31

《中國近代報紙庫》由上海圖書館《全國報刊索引》出品, 彙聚了1850年至1952年百餘年間的4000份中英文報紙，包括小報、新聞報、時報、中央日報、申報、大公報、上海泰晤士報、字林洋行中英文報等。

Notes:

The Library has subscribed to the two newspapers below:

Expiry date: 5 March 2026

中文期刊全文數據庫（1911~1949）- Series 14 & 15 (Trial)

News Monday, January 12, 2026 - 11:28

《中文期刊全文數據庫》（又稱《民國時期期刊全文數據庫》）（1911～1949）計劃收錄民國時期（1911～1949）出版的20000餘種期刊，近1000萬篇文獻，內容集中反映這一時期的政治、軍事、外交、經濟、教育、思想文化、宗教等各方面的情況。作為歷史檔案的重要組成部分，《民國時期期刊全文數據庫》（1911～1949）具有極為重要的學術價值和史料價值，它豐富了報刊數字資源，更方便了廣大讀者用戶進行關於民國時期歷史的學術研究。

Notes:

The Library has subscribed to Series 1-13 of this database and Series 14-15 is currently under trial. These two new series feature 331 and 335 periodical titles respectively, sourced from a recently discovered collection at the Shanghai Library. The collection includes various special issues, serial publications, anthologies, yearbooks, and school journals. 

Expiry date: 5 March 2026

Discover the Digital Makerspace Plus: Expand Your Horizons of Creativity and Collaboration!

News Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - 09:20

We are excited to announce the opening of the Digital Makerspace Plus at i-Space on 4/F (North Wing) of the Library!

Step into a vibrant, open environment designed to inspire innovation and creative exploration. The Digital Makerspace Plus is a self-service hub where you can engage in hands-on learning, collaborate with fellow makers, and experiment freely with cutting-edge technologies. Whether you’re interested in 3D printing, 3D scanning, large-format scanning, or craft cutting, our intuitive tools and equipment are here to help you bring your ideas to life.

All PolyU/CPCE students and staff are warmly invited to visit, connect with the maker community, and let your imagination soar. The Digital Makerspace Plus is open during the Library’s regular hours—just drop by and start creating!

And there’s more to come! A self-service kiosk for borrowing Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices will be available soon. Stay tuned.

Sage Catalyst (Trial)

News Monday, January 5, 2026 - 11:36

Sage Catalyst is a digital collection of e-textbooks in the social sciences. Subjects include Business, Psychology, Sociology, Media, Nursing, Education, and Research Methods. It offers unlimited online and offline access through dedicated platforms, featuring key functionalities such as text-to-speech 'Read Aloud' capability.

Remark: To access, please create a bookshelf account using your PolyU email address if you do not have one.

Expiry date: 4 February 2026

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