News & Events

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.

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.

Scheduled network maintenance for Library on 13 Dec 2015 from 07:00 to 08:00

Notice Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 09:17

Please note that there will be a scheduled network maintenance for the whole Library building on 13 Dec 2015 from 07:00 to 08:00. Network services (e.g. WiFi, internet) in the Library including 24-hour study centre will not be available during the mentioned period. 

We apologise for the inconvenient caused.

Termination of Flexicard Service from 1 Jul 2016

News Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 14:02

With Octopus payment now accepted on all Library printers and copiers, the Library has decided to gradually phase out the Flexicard service and will terminate the support for Flexicards after 30 Jun 2016 in order to save the cost of maintaining the service.  New Flexicards are no longer available for sale in the Library.  Payments by Flexicards are still accepted in some Library printers until 30 Jun 2016.

If you still own a Flexicard and would like to refund for the card deposit, please approach the Technical Support Desk, 3/F, Library, on or before 30 Jun 2016.  Refund requests after this deadline will not be accepted.  Please note that the Library will not refund any remaining valued stored in the card.  You are therefore reminded to use up the remaining stored value in your Flexicard as soon as possible and not later than 30 Jun 2016.  You can check the remaining value at 3/F Technical Support Desk with your Flexicard or by using the Flexicard readers available in two B&W printers in 3/F Multimedia Commons.

For further enquiries regarding the above, please contact our 3/F Technical Support Desk in person or by phone at 2766-6890.

Photo of Flexicard

Value Line Investment Survey – Service temporarily unavailable (9:00 p.m. on 26th Nov 2015 – 9:00 p.m. on 27th Nov 2015)

Notice Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 11:12

Value Line Investment Survey – Service temporarily unavailable (9:00 p.m. on 26th Nov 2015 – 9:00 p.m. on 27th Nov 2015)

 

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