To enhance the security for off-campus access to Library’s electronic resources, effective 25 July 2013, users will be prompted to input several letters from an image code after logging with their Net ID.
For enquiries, please call 2766-6864 or 2766-6909
News & Events
Security for Off-campus access to Electronic Resources
2013-07-22 14:57 | News
Launching New Library Homepage
2013-07-19 06:00 | News
Migration of the new Library homepage is scheduled in the evening of 21 July, from 10pm to 4am of the next day. There will be service interruptions of Library homepage, OneSearch and Classic Catalogue during the time.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
24-hour Study Centre – Closed Temporarily on 4 July AM
2013-07-02 09:26 | News
The 24-hour Study Centre (L001) will be temporarily closed for carpet cleaning from 8:30 am to 12 noon on 4 July 2013.
For group discussion, please use the opposite Group Discussion Room (L010) in the Library during the period.
Library System Enhancement Work
2013-05-30 09:27 | News
Re-indexing of the Library system database is scheduled on 4 June from 1am-8am. You may experience slow response when searching the Library Classic Catalogue during the period. Thereafter, you can refine your searches in the Library Classic Catalogue by limiting search results to the following categories:
- Books
- e-Books
- Printed Books
- Reserved Books
- Serials
- E-Journals
- Audiovisual Materials
- Local TV Programmes
- Databases and Reference Tools
- Theses
- PolyU Theses
- Course schemes
24-hour Study Centre CLOSED on 31 May 2013 at 11 pm
2013-05-23 09:28 | News
Library’s 24-hour Study Centre will be CLOSED for pest control from 11pm, 31 May 2013 to 8:30am, 1 Jun 2013.
Please use the study room next to it (L003) during this period.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Default PIN for Library Account
2013-05-15 06:00 | News
Effective 1 Jun 2013, a default PIN (personal identification number) will be added to all new Library accounts (myRecord) and accounts with no PIN set up yet. The default PIN is the first 6 alphanumeric characters of HKID or passport (or mainland ID) number. For example, for a user with HKID no. A123456(7), the default PIN is A12345. For a user with no HKID card, but with passport number AB12345KK, the default PIN is AB1234. Please change your PIN after first login.
Users with PIN already set up will NOT be affected.
For help, please call 2766-6864 or 2766-6909.
Scenes-urban-rural-HongKong-China: Alex Lui Solo Exhibition (13 May – 31 Aug 2013)
2013-05-13 06:00 | News
Themed “Scenes-urban-rural-Hong Kong-China”, the Exhibition presented in the Library features Mr Lui’s works on various scenes of the urban and the rural areas from the 1990’s to the present. The 84 pieces of exhibits, ranging from architectural drawings, Chinese ink paintings, water color and pastel paintings to charcoal and pencil drawings and sketches, capture the sentimental journey of Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland over the last two decades. (For PolyU and Staff only.)
Limited Access Arrangement for JULAC Student Card Holders during Exam Period (4-29 May)
2013-05-03 06:00 | News
Due to very high demand for study space during revision and examination period, the Library will implement Limited Access Arrangement for JULAC Student Borrower/Reader Card Holders from 4-29 May 2013. During the period, access to the PolyU Library by students of other UGC institutions will be limited to non-peak hours (6:01-11:00pm) of the day only. Normal access will resume after the examination period. We apologize for any inconvenience that may cause.
Publishing Strategies for the Open Access Era: Collaboration with Springer Nature
2024-05-14 08:30 | News
Join this upcoming seminar to discover how you can publish your work in Springer Nature’s Open Access Journal without paying the Article Processing Charges (APCs)!
The Library has recently signed a Transformative Agreement (TA) with Springer Nature, enabling PolyU authors to publish open access articles with a full waiver of APC. As part of this agreement, a limited quota of APC waivers is offered by Springer Nature for each year on a first-come-first-served basis. This seminar will provide you with valuable insights into this agreement and guide you through the process of submitting your publications to take advantage of this waiver.
All postgraduate students and researchers are welcome!
Date: 29 May 2024 (Wednesday)
Time: 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm
Speaker: Mimmi Mononen, Associate Editor, PHD, Springer Nature, China
Platform: Zoom
Agenda:
- Choosing/Finding the Right Journal
- Crafting a Strong Manuscript: Top Tips for Getting Published
- Navigating the Submission Process
- Understanding Peer Review
- Copyright and Permissions Essentials
- Ethical Considerations in Publishing and research transparency
- Post-Acceptance Steps
- Maximizing Visibility and Impact After Publication
- Promote your publication
- Open Access Options and Transformative Agreements Explained
About the Speakers:
Mimmi Mononen
Associate Editor, PHD, Springer Nature, China
Mimmi joined Nature Communications in September 2022. She received her PhD from Karolinska Institutet, where she studied early human heart development using single-cell RNA sequencing. She continued using single-cell technologies during her postdoc at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where she worked on cancer stem cells. Mimmi handles manuscripts relating to single-cell biology. She is based in the Hong Kong office.
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