Past News & Events

READ@PolyU: Recommend a Common Book for 2019 and Win a Prize!

2019-01-15 09:12 | News

Help us kick-start READ@PolyU 2019!

Send us your Common Book nominations for a new year of reading.

What should we read next?

Now entering its eighth year, READ@PolyU rallies the whole campus to read a common book, and invites all PolyU students to participate in the Book Chat Sessions, book talks, and other fascinating activities designed to enhance the reading experience. What’s more, a free copy of the common book is gifted to full-time first-year undergraduate degree students (on a first come, first served basis) and any PolyU student who pre-registers for a Book Chat Group!

The Programme Committee will review all nominations before making the final selection.

To encourage participation, 50 copies of the selected Common Book will be given out in a lucky draw. PolyU students and staff who have submitted a nomination will be automatically enrolled into the lucky draw. Winners will be notified by email in April.

Submit your favourite book titles, along with the author’s name, to library.read.program@polyu.edu.hk by 31 Jaunary 2019 (Thursday). There is no limit to the number of book titles you can submit.

What we look for in a common book:

  • The book will be in English, preferably less than 300 pages
  • It should be engaging for the PolyU community (both Faculty and students)
  • It should be accessible, not difficult to read
  • It should appeal to students’ imagination, and should include some elements of exploration of and reflection on multi-cultural issues
  • It should preferably have been adapted for film
  • It should preferably have won international and critical acclaim
  • Ideally, the author would be available to visit PolyU
 

Submit now and win a copy of the chosen book!

Learn more by visiting the READ@PolyU website.

理大同學作品榮獲「品書知日本」2018全國徵文大奬賽二等獎

2019-01-10 15:02 | News

「品書知日本」全國徵文大奬賽近日公佈決賽結果,本校紡織及服裝學系王宇翔同學,憑藉作品《亞洲一體化與岡倉天心》在全國賽中榮獲二等獎。

由上海交通大學圖書館和日本科學協會聯合主辦,「品書知日本」全國徵文大奬賽旨在鼓勵全國包括港澳地區的大學生通過閱讀各類與日本相關的書籍,撰寫論文、感想、體會等形式的文章,激發大學生對日本社會、經濟、文化等各方面瞭解和研究的興趣。

按照大㑹要求,理大首先在暑假期間進行全校初賽選拔,經由中文及雙語學系及包玉剛圖書館所組成的評審委員會評分後,推薦兩位同學參予全國總決賽。全國賽的競爭十分激烈,有來至北京大學、復旦大學、南京大學等數十所高校的優秀作品參予,評選出一等獎5名,二等奬10名。

本館再次恭賀王宇翔同學在全國賽脫穎而出,奪得佳績﹗

Virtual Reality Competition for Green Deck

2019-01-09 13:34 | News
Virtual Reality Competition for Green Deck
PolyU students are invited to participate in the Virtual Reality Competition on Green Deck and win a fantastic prize with their creative design by using FlexSim. The competition aims to enhance the awareness and engagement of the Green Deck proposal among PolyU students by using cutting-edge technology.
 
To prepare for the Virtual Reality competition, the Green Deck Committee recommends all contestants to join the following events:
Seminar on Green Deck Project
   Date: 22 Jan 2019 (Tue)
   Time: 12:30pm - 2pm
   Speaker: Mr Alex Lui (Project Director of Green Deck)
 
FlexSim and 3D Modeling Training Sessions (Please attend either one of the following sessions)
  Session A: 24 Jan 2019 (Thu), 10am - 12:30pm
  Session B: 29 Jan 2019 (Tue), 10am - 12:30pm
  Session C: 31 Jan 2019 (Thu), 10am - 12:30pm
  Trainer for Session A: Mr David Chan (Advent2 Lab Consulting Pte Ltd.) 
  Trainer for Session B & C: Dr Walter Fung (Teaching Fellow, Department of Computing)

Both events will be held at the Digital Visualisation Room, 4/F i-Space of the Library. 

Reserve your seats for these events now!

Virtual Reality Competition for Green Deck
Eligibility: Current PolyU Students (Individual or in a group up to 4 students)
Entry deadline: 4 Mar 2019 (Mon)
Prizes : Champion - Apple iPad mini 4 (x1)
              1st Runner-up - Apple Home Pod (x1)
              2nd Runner-up - Apple Watch Series 3 (x1)
 
 
Details of the Virtual Reality Competition: https://libguides.lb.polyu.edu.hk/i-Space/vr-greendeck

For enquiries on Virtual Reality Competition, please send to lbms@polyu.edu.hk.
 
 
Co-organizers: Alumni Affairs and Development Office, Campus Development Office, Communications and Public Affairs Office, Department of Computing and Pao Yue-kong Library.

Sponsor: Vantis Solutions Ltd.
  
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Literature Resource Center (Trial)

2019-01-07 16:56 | News

A literature reference database produced by Gale which provides biographical and contextual materials on literary figures from all time periods in such genres as fiction, non fiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism and more.

Expiry date: 30 April 2019

[Seminar on Green Deck Project] From Grey to Green: PolyU Spearheads for a Better Environment Around Campus

2019-01-04 15:32 | Event

Date: 22 January 2019 (Tue), 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Venue: Digital Visualisation Room, i-Space, 4/F, Pao Yue-kong Library
Speaker: Mr Alex Lui Chun-wan (Project Director of Green Deck) 

About the Green Deck Project
Neighbouring the heavily-loaded Cross Harbour Tunnel, PolyU has long witnessed problems in the vicinity – poor air quality, overloaded footbridge, poor connectivity within the district and lack of open space. The University has thus proposed the construction of a Green Deck over the Cross Harbor Tunnel plaza to tackle these problems. Linking MTR Hung Hom Station podium, PolyU campus and nearby neighborhoods, the proposed 43,000 sqm. deck area can accommodate a wide variety of recreational, cultural and sports facilities while solving existing problems in the district. This proposal will not only provide people with a green open space to unwind from the hustle and bustle of city life, but also help foster sustainable development through a number of research projects undertaken by PolyU experts.

In the seminar,
Mr Alex Lui will present the design concepts and the latest developments of the Green Deck project, followed by an open discussion to solicit your views.

Register here to join the seminar.

 

About the Speaker

Mr Alex Lui Chun-wan is a renowned architect and city planner who had practised in the U.S., Singapore and Hong Kong. Mr Lui has been providing PolyU, his alma mater, with professional insights on education and campus development since 2010. He had been a member of the University Council, chairing its Campus Development Committee, and currently a member of the University Court, as well as chairman of the University’s Green Deck Task Force.


The seminar is co-organized by Alumni Affairs and Development Office, Campus Development Office, Communications and Public Affairs Office, Department of Computing and Pao Yue-kong Library.


 

(Final Notice) Call for Submissions: READ@PolyU – 2018 Writing Contest

2019-01-04 09:23 | News

Write Your Version

Imagine you woke up one morning and found that you had transformed overnight into an animal (any animal of your choice). What would you do? What would happen next? Tell your story in 500 words.

deadline extended Eligibility: Full-time Year 1 PolyU Undergraduate Students
Language: English
Format: 500 words in MS Word
Deadline: 11 January 2019 (11:59 pm)

Prizes:

Champion – Apple Watch Series 4
1st Runner Up – Moleskine Smart Writing Set “Ellipse”
2nd Runner Up – Apple AirPods Wireless Headphones
Honourable Mentions – $500 Eslite Bookshop Coupons

Visit the website for more details.
Inspired by the 2018 common book, Fifteen Dogs

Deadline Extended: READ@PolyU 2018 Writing Contest

2018-12-21 09:11 | News

Write Your Version

Imagine you woke up one morning and found that you had transformed overnight into an animal (any animal of your choice). What would you do? What would happen next? Tell your story in 500 words.

deadline extended Eligibility: Full-time Year 1 PolyU Undergraduate Students
Language: English
Format: 500 words in MS Word
Deadline: 4 January 2019 (11:59 pm)

Prizes:

Champion – Apple Watch Series 4
1st Runner Up – Moleskine Smart Writing Set “Ellipse”
2nd Runner Up – Apple AirPods Wireless Headphones
Honourable Mentions – $500 Eslite Bookshop Coupons

Visit the website for more details.
Inspired by the 2018 common book, Fifteen Dogs

EndNote X9 is now avaliable!

2018-12-18 09:40 | News

EndNote X9 is now available for PolyU users!

Download now!

What's New?

Enhanced Reference-Sharing Capabilities

  • Share your library with read-write or read-only access right
  • Share a specific group of your references with other EndNote Web users
  • View groups shared by other EndNote Web users

New Reference Types

Four new reference types for citing social and other electronic media: Discussion Forum, Multimedia Application, Social Media, and Television Episode.

Manuscript Matcher

Help find the best fit journals for publishing based on:

  • the title and abstract of your manuscript, and
  • the references in your EndNote library or a Word document.

How can I upgrade to EndNote X9?

Simply download EndNote X9 from our webpage without uninstalling the old version. You will be able to access the references in your existing EndNote libraries. This will not affect the in-text citations you added in your Word document either.

What is EndNote?

EndNote is a powerful reference management tool to help you collect, organize and share your references, thus improving your efficiency in academic paper writing. Explore how EndNote can help you from our webpage or contact any of our helpful librarians.

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