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More details: https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/read/contest.php
Room L003 will be partially closed from 7-13 Nov 2016 for conduit installation work of the public announcement system. Disturbance will be minimized but noise is unavoidable during the period of works.
Please proceed to other floors for quite study during the work period. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Waterproofing work will be conducted on Level 1 above Room L019 (courtyard outside L115). Noise might be generated during the period of works. For quiet study areas, please proceed to other floors.
Waterproofing work will be conducted on Level 1 above Room L019 (courtyard outside L115). Noise might be generated during the period of works. For quiet study areas, please proceed to other floors.
For this year’s OA week, the Library has scheduled 3 seminars. All academic staff, research staff and students who are interested to explore more about open access and open science are welcomed to join!
Introduction to Open Publishing at Taylor & Francis
| Date: | 25 Oct 2016 (Tue) |
| Time: | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
| Venue: | Learning Lab 1, 3/F, Library |
| Speaker: | Ms. Lyndsey Dixon (Regional Journals Editorial Director of the Asia Pacific portfolio, Taylor & Francis) |
What is Open Access (OA)? Why should authors consider publishing OA? In this talk, Lyndsey will talk about impact of Open Access publishing for authors and also what responsibilities an author has in this new open access landscape.
She will also cover:
Enriching the Research Lifecycle with Open Science
| Date: | 27 Oct 2016 (Thu) |
| Time: | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
| Venue: | Learning Lab 1, 3/F, Library |
| Speaker: | Mr. James W. Murphy (Director, Research and Professional, Wiley) |
What is Open Science? How has Open Science changed the role of publishers and how research is communicated? In this talk, James will introduce what is Open Science and how the Open Science revolution has caused the scholarly communication landscape to become increasingly complex for journal authors and readers. He will also cover the potential benefits brought by Open Science to the way researchers communicate.
Topics will include:
Maximize Your Research Impact through Open Access Publishing
| Date: | 28 Oct 2016 (Fri) |
| Time: | 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Venue: | Learning Lab 1, 3/F, Library |
| Speaker: | Mr. Victor Hung (Marketing Executive, BioMed Central) |
One of the Open Access options for authors is the Gold Route - where authors or funders pay to allow the free dissemination of their research article. In this talk, Victor will talk about how Open Access works in BioMed Central (BMC), as part of the Springer Nature, a Science, Technology and Medicine publisher with a large portfolio of peer-reviewed open access journals, and how researchers can benefit from these.
Topics will include:
Registration link: https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/register/?event=2016-OA-Week-Seminar
Visit our OA Libguide: http://libguides.lb.polyu.edu.hk/open_access/OAweek2016
Ovid Resources on Medicine and Health Sciences
Date: 17/10/2016
Time: 15:00 - 16:00
Location: Learning Lab 1, 3/F, Library
Workshop outline:
This workshop will focus on highlighting essential features of Health and Allied journals, Books and recommended practices from different Ovid resources. Demonstration on using the following databases will also be included:
• Journals@Ovid
• Books@Ovid
• NEJM-New England Journa of Medicine
• Food Sciences
Registration link: https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/register/index.php?event=ovid-resources-on-medicine-and-health-sciences
Finding Standards in the Library: Workshop on IHS Standards Expert
Date: 19/10/2016
Time: 15:00 - 16:00
Location: Learning Lab 1, 3/F, Library
Workshop outline:
• Overview of new features, e.g. Engineering Workbench
• Exploring the Home page and Navigation
• User Personalized Dashboard
• Search and View Content
• And many more ...
Registration link: https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/register/?event=Workshop-IHS-Standards-Expert
Finding Dissertations using Digital Dissertation Consortium database
Date: 24/10/2016
Time: 15:00 - 16:00
Location: Learning Lab 1, 3/F, Library
Workshop Outline:
The workshop will be conducted in English and Putonghua.
Registration link: https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/register/?event=finding-dissertations-using-ddc-database
WGSN workshop
Date: 31/10/2016
Time: 15:00 - 16:00
Location: Learning Lab 1, 3/F, Library
Workshop outline:
• Introduction to WGSN and how WGSN forecasts trends
• Introduction to the four main trends for Spring/Summer 2018, highlighting the fashion, art, culture and consumers that are set to influence the season
• What’s new on WGSN
• Questions and answers
Registration link: https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/register/?event=wgsn-workshop
Due to ITS Business Continuity Drill, Video on Demand(VOD) service will be suspended on Monday, 10 Oct 2016 (The day following the Chung Yeung Festival) 7am to 5pm.
We are sorry for any inconvenience that may cause to you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by email at lbsys@polyu.edu.hk or by phone at 2766-6863.
Due to ITS Business Continuity Drill, some online Library services including off-campus access to the Library electronic resources, iBooking system, OneSearch, Video on Demand, Classic Catalogue and myRecord will be affected or temporary suspended on Saturday, 1 Oct 2016 (7am to 7pm).
We are sorry for any inconvenience that may cause to you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by email at lbsys@polyu.edu.hk or by phone at 2766-6863.