News & Events

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

News Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 08:30

We are thrilled to announce the soft opening of the brand-new Digital Makerspace Plus at i-Space, located on the 4th floor (North Wing) of the Library!

Step into a dynamic, open environment designed for creativity and innovation. The Digital Makerspace Plus is a self-service space where you can engage in hands-on learning, collaborate with others, and freely experiment with the latest maker technologies. Whether you’re interested in 3D printing, 3D scanning, or craft cutting, our user-friendly tools and equipment are ready to help you turn your ideas into reality.

All PolyU/CPCE students and staff are warmly invited to visit, connect with fellow makers, and unleash their imagination. The Digital Makerspace Plus is open during the Library’s regular opening hours, just drop by and start creating!

And this is just the beginning! Exciting upgrades are coming, including new furniture and a self-service kiosk and large format scanner. Stay tuned for more features by Q4 2025.

Come explore the Digital Makerspace Plus and ignite your creativity today!

APA Academic Writer (Trial)

News Monday, September 15, 2025 - 11:17

APA Academic Writer is designed to teach and apply APA Style comprehensively. It features three integrated elements  to support the writing process:

  • Learning Centre: Access scholarly research and writing modules, sample papers, and guides without an account. Perfect for quick reference and self-paced learning.
  • Reference Centre: Create flawless citations and references instantly using expertly designed, up-to-date APA Style templates.
  • Writing Centre: A structured, collaborative space for drafting papers. It provides step-by-step guidance and preformatted templates for all types of scholarly writing across numerous disciplines.

Expiry date: 11 Nov 2025

APA Style Manual (Trial)

News Monday, September 15, 2025 - 11:16

It offers full, unlimited digital access to Researcher, the top online resource for APA Style.

Key features include:

  • Cover-to-cover access to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition.
  • Reinforce concepts with instructional lessons that present manual content in an engaging, alternative format.
  • An intuitive platform that allows users to easily search, highlight, and annotate content.
  • A mobile-responsive platform optimized for accessibility and use on any device.

Expiry date: 11 Nov 2025

中國近代圖書全文數據庫 (1840-1949) (Trial)

News Friday, September 12, 2025 - 16:29

專注收錄從清末至民國時期(約1840年-1949年)在中國出版的各類圖書文獻,涵蓋13個學科大類,分別有社會科學、經濟、政治、哲學、宗教、歷史、地理、語言、文學、藝術、教育、農業、工業、自然、科學、體育等領域。

No. of concurrent users : 10 (shared for all resources on the same platform 全國報刊索引)

Expiry date : 10 Nov 2025

Try AI-Powered Research Assistant Tools!

News Friday, September 5, 2025 - 12:12

Try AI-Powered Research Assistant Tools!

PolyU Library is excited to announce trial access to several e-resources featuring AI-powered research assistant tools.

These platforms offer intuitive interfaces, advanced data analysis, and personalized insights to support your research, work, and studies.

We invite you to try out these tools during the trial period and share your feedback with us using the surveys form. Your input will help us evaluate their value for our community!

AI-Reseach Assistants on Trial

  • Scopus AI (till 30 Sep 2025)
    Harness natural language queries for concise, peer-reviewed summaries. Access Deep Research for comprehensive reports, Concept Maps for visualizing topic connections, and tools to track emerging themes and leading researchers.
  • Web of Science Research Assistant (till 30 Sep 2025)
    Conduct natural language and multilingual searches across 21,000+ journals, 205,000 conference proceedings, and 104,000 books. Gain topic summaries, co-citation data, research trends, journal submission guidance, and identify top researchers using over 1 billion cited references.
  • CNKI AI (till 30 Nov 2025)
    Powered by the "Huazhi Large Model," leverage CNKI’s vast literature database for features like Ask a Question, Article Research, Collection Research, Intelligent Writing, and Originality Detection.
  • CNKI AI Data (AI知數) (till 30 Nov 2025)
    Manage multimodal data with intelligent question-answering, rapid vector retrieval, and chart generation to accelerate scientific discovery.
  • CNKI AI Pat+ (專利檢索分析系統) (till 30 Nov 2025)
    Utilize AI-driven patent retrieval and analysis with big data and natural language queries to gain precise insights for innovation and intellectual property management.

 

Bookboon (Trial)

News Friday, September 5, 2025 - 11:28

Bookboon is a digital resource specializing in professional development and academic study. Its core collection focuses on practical disciplines, including Business, Engineering, Economics, and Information Technology, offering a wealth of resources for students .

Expiry date: 30 Nov 2025

Scopus AI (Trial)

News Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - 11:09

Scopus AI is an advanced generative AI search tool designed to enhance scientific research by utilizing the extensive Scopus database which includes metadata, abstracts, and author profiles from over 29,200 peer-reviewed journals. It helps users quickly and accurately retrieve, summarize, and explore information.

The key features provide trusted, citation-backed summaries to ensure veracity and minimize hallucinations  (incorrect or fabricated answers); generate concept maps for a bird's-eye view to help users understand research questions more effectively; identify and explain the work of leading researchers from over 19.6 million author profiles via its topic experts function ; and offer smart research assistance through suggested follow-up questions and curated lists of papers.

Expiry date: 30 Sep 2025

Web of Science Research Assistant (AI Tool) (Trial)

News Monday, September 1, 2025 - 10:19

The Web of Science Research Assistant is a tool powered by generative AI that helps users find relevant content and easily navigate complex research tasks. The key features include:

- Accelerating your understanding of core concepts with concise overviews and commentaries.

- Providing detailed views of referenced documents and offering AI-generated responses to help determine your next research steps.

- Allowing exploration of dynamic visualizations and performing light analytics, such as co-citation networks, topic maps, and trend graphs.

Expiry date: 30 Sep 2025

CNKI AI (Trial)

News Friday, August 29, 2025 - 14:57

CNKI AI is an AI-based academic research tool built upon the "Huazhi Large Model" and the extensive literature from CNKI. The key features of CNKI AI include Ask a Question, Article Research, Collection Research, Intelligent Writing, and Originality Detection. These features encompass the entire research journey, from discovering literature and conducting thorough readings to organizing knowledge and generating results, significantly enhancing research efficiency and quality.

Please access the trial within campus IPs, and log in with your personal account or register one before use.

Expiry date: 30 Nov 2025

CNKI AI Pat+ 專利檢索分析系統 (Trial)

News Friday, August 29, 2025 - 14:25

"AI Pat+" is an advanced domestic patent application system developed by CNKI. It leverages big data, artificial intelligence, and information security technologies to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and security of patent-related workflows. The system integrates millions of scientific documents and patent records, utilizing the "Huazhi Large Model" for deep semantic understanding, intelligent analysis, and efficient retrieval. The key features include pre-application evaluation, assistance with technology disclosure, and patent intelligence analysis, all of which enable the optimization of patent strategy and layout.

Expiry date: 30 Nov 2025

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