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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

Services of all ProQuest platforms are temporarily unavailable from 11:00am to 7:00pm on 20 Jan 2019

2018-12-21 10:16 | News

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.

We Have Upgraded Anatomy.TV

2018-12-11 16:48 | News

The Library has recently upgraded an essential interactive teaching/learning tool of anatomy via the Anatomy.TV.

The upgraded version is delivered on HTML5, which results in a faster, more contemporary, and intuitive platform. More importantly, the platform runs on all modern browsers and devices (OS and Android-driven devices included) and is free from the clunky Flash plug-ins. This means that more users can access the rich interactive contents more conveniently, anywhere, anytime.

We have access to 3 products via Anatomy.TV, namely

Contact your Faculty Librarian if you need assistance using the resources.

Service of ProQuest Ebook Central is temporarily unavailable from 01:00-03:00, 6 Jan 2019 and 11:00-19:00, 20 Jan 2019

2018-12-07 09:50 | News

Service of PrimeLaw is temporarily unavailable from 9:00pm, 12 Dec 2018 to 1:00am, 13 Dec 2018

2018-12-05 14:23 | News

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