News & Events

Check out for the NEW PolyU Institutional Research Archive

News Monday, February 1, 2016 - 07:55

After months of testing the beta site, the PolyU Institutional Research Archive (IRA) has been launched!

The PolyU IRA aims to increase the visibility of PolyU's research and facilitate knowledge transfer. It is an online platform that indexes and disseminates the research and scholarly outputs created by the PolyU community.

What’s new in PolyU IRA:

  • Richer collection: not limited to full-text journal articles with bibliometrics,
    but also covers other types of research outputs such as projects, conference
    papers, awards and presentations.
  • Researcher profiles: showcasing publications, research interests and professional
    activities
  • Researcher Identifications: displaying ORCiD, ResearcherID and Scopus Author ID
    on a single page

Check out our new PolyU IRA and explore how this powerful platform can help
you to publicize your profile and research outputs -
SHOWCASE YOUR RESEARCH, GAIN GLOBAL EXPOSURE!

PolyU IRA

Special Opening Hours during Chinese New Year Holidays

News Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 16:22
Date   LIB Hours
7 Feb 2016 (Sun) The day preceding Chinese New Year 12noon - 7:00pm
8 - 10 Feb 2016 (Mon - Wed) Chinese New Year Holidays Closed

24-Hour Study Centre (G/F):

The 24-hour Study Centre of the Library will remain open during the Chinese New Year Holidays. Current PolyU staff / students may access the Centre via Core E entrance after Library closes upon the presentation of their valid staff / student I.D. cards. 

Digital Dissertation Consortium – Service temporarily unavailable (9:00 a.m. on 1 Feb 2016 - 6:00 p.m. on 1 Feb 2016)

Notice Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 14:17

Digital Dissertation Consortium – Service temporarily unavailable

(9:00 a.m. on 1 Feb 2016 - 6:00 p.m. on 1 Feb 2016)

Noisy Work in Room L401 & L501 (15-19 Jan 2016)

News Friday, January 15, 2016 - 09:21

To accommodate users’ needs in private study space, new private study carrels will be installed in Room L401 and L501 from 15 – 19 Jan 2016. Part of the study areas near lift lobby will be temporarily closed.

Noise is unavoidable during the work period. Thank you for your understanding and forbearance.

Talk - Developing Research Metrics for the Measurement of University Research Performance: Nanyang Technological University’s Journey

Event Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 17:56

The Library warmly invites faculty staff members and researchers to attend this talk:

Date: 18 Jan 2016 (Mon)
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm 
Venue: Teaching and Learning Lab 1, 3rd Floor, Library
Language: English

To register, please go to https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/register/?event=developing-research-metrics

About

The measure for research excellence is crucial to universities aspiring to compete for prominence among the research intensive universities of the world. To transform their research, universities could measure and monitor the widely accepted measures of research performance such as scholarly output and citation counts. In this talk, Prof. Khor will share on Nanyang Technological University’s journey in transforming research as well as his findings on bibliometrics analysis on the research outputs of institutions in Hong Kong. 

Speaker： Prof. K.A. Khor

K.A. Khor is a professor at School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering in Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and currently served as the Director of Research Support Office & Bibliometrics Analysis in NTU. He has published over 265 peer reviewed journal articles which have received ~9200 citations (h-index = 51). In his current role, he conducts various studies on research trends of technological fields.

Services of all ProQuest platforms and RefWorks are temporarily unavailable from 11:00-19:00 on 17 Jan 2016

News Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 15:01

Increase in HKALL Loan Quota

News Monday, January 4, 2016 - 12:04

HKALL loan quota will be increased for eligible users with effect from 4 January 2016. Details are as follows:

Eligible Users New Loan Quota * Loan Period #
University Court members, Council members and their delegates 30 books 30 days
Members of Departmental Advisory Committees 30 books 30 days
Academic, Research, and equivalent Administrative staff 30 books 30 days
General Staff 15 books 15 days
Research / Postgraduate Students 15 books 30 days
Undergraduate Students 15 books 15 days
* Quota includes both loans and holds of HKALL books at any one time.
# Loan period for all categories of borrowers remain unchanged.
 

Temporary closure of G/F Discussion Zone 2 (L010) on 24 Dec 2015 from 08:30 to 16:00

Notice Monday, December 21, 2015 - 09:51

Please note that Discussion Zone 2 on G/F (L010) will be temporary closed from 08:30 to 16:00 on 24 December 2015 for a Library event.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Library Service Hours During Winter Solstice, Christmas and New Year Holidays

News Friday, December 18, 2015 - 10:42
Library Service Hours During Winter Solstice, Christmas and New Year Holidays will be as follows:
Date
 
LIB Hours
22 Dec 2015 (Tue)
Winter Solstice
8:30am - 7:00pm
24 Dec 2015 (Thu)
Christmas Eve
8:30am - 7:00pm
25 & 26 Dec 2015 (Fri & Sat)
Christmas Holidays
Closed
31 Dec 2015 (Thu)
New Year's Eve
8:30am - 7:00pm
1 Jan 2016 (Fri)
First Day of January
Closed
Remarks:
The Library also operates a 24-hour Study Centre on the G/F. The Centre is accessible via the Core E entrance after Library closes, and users are required to present their valid PolyU staff / student ID cards to the security guard before entering.

Temporary and Partial Closure of Study and Discussion Areas (20 Dec 2015 – 10 Jan 2016)

News Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 14:57
Floor Affected Area Period
4/F L401 & 5/F L501
(Quiet Study Area)		 Part of the study area will be closed for furniture installation 21 Dec – 31 Dec 2015
G/F Discussion Zone 1 Part of the computer area and discussion area will be closed for LAN port installation 20 Dec 2015 – 10 Jan 2016
G/F Discussion Zone 2 Part of the discussion area will be closed for compact shelving safety upgrade 21 Dec 2015 – 10 Jan 2016

Noise may be generated during the work period and we apologize for any inconvenience caused. Please approach the nearest counter if you need help.

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