Thematic Highlights | Job Hunting and Further Studies

Whether you are looking for a job after graduation or want to pursue further studies, we have compiled a list of useful library resources that can help you achieve your goals.

 

Physical Book Exhibition
Join us at the Book Exhibition on the Display Wall, Library Podium Floor. You will explore a diverse collection of titles from resume writing, interview techniques, career exploration, professional development, and more. The exhibition will run until 16 June 2024.

READ@POLYU: Recommend the Common Book for 2016 & win a prize!

READ@PolyU is a campus-wide common reading programme designed to help foster a reading culture across the University. A free copy of the common book will be distributed to all PolyU full-time first-year undergraduate degree students. To create a sense of community for freshman, a series of activities such as discussion sessions, book talks and an essay contest will also be organized to enhance the reading experience.

e-Bulletin (Dec 2025, Issue 200)

Featured Resources for School of Hotel and Tourism Management

Skift is a premier resource for news and research in the travel industry, covering sectors such as airlines, hotels, tourism, start-ups, and business travel. It empowers leaders to gain a deeper understanding of market dynamics and external influences.

The Library has subscribed to Skift Pro for daily news updates and Skift Research for proprietary analysis and data. If you need additional information or data, you can request it directly on the report pages using the “Ask an Analyst” form.

Additionally, the generative AI tool “Ask Skift” is available for quick summaries and in-depth insights through natural language queries.
 
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Media Resources

Customer service: What Disney taught me about how to deliver "wow" customer experiences

The case study was presented by Dr Robert Ford from the University of Central Florida. He introduced the principles of “Guestology” and explained how it forms the foundation of Disney’s renowned customer service . He discussed the importance of creating memorable experiences for customers illustrating his points with engaging examples.

What Disney taught me about how to deliver

 

熊貓家族; 海洋公園營運

"一對大熊貓龍鳳胎終於和市民見面, 大批粉絲已經急不及待想先睹為快, 海洋公園有甚麼新安排? 六隻大熊貓分別居於兩個展館, 隨著大熊貓姐弟成長, 兩年後將不敷應用, 海洋公園有何擴建大計? 這股熱潮又如何延續下去?" -- now 新聞website.

H熊貓家族; 海洋公園營運

New Additions and Trial Databases

New Additions:

Audio Visual Materials | Books | Journals | PolyU Reads

 

e-Resources on Trial (Full list):

Web of Science Research Assistant (AI Tool)
[Expiry: 31 Dec 2025]

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 visualisations and performing light analytics, such as co-citation networks, topic maps, and trend graphs.

CAS BioFinder
[Expiry: 31 Dec 2025]

CAS BioFinder is engineered to accelerate research and development in drug discovery by integrating diverse data types and analytical tools. Its functionality is built upon three core pillars:

  1. Integrated data platform
    This platform offers comprehensive coverage, seamlessly unifying chemical, biological, and translational data with complete experimental results. Enriched with detailed scientific metadata for deeper context, it ensures data integrity through rigorous normalisation and harmonisation.
  2. Innovation engine
    This component features advanced analytics to identify critical patterns and trends. It employs predictive modelling, trained on the entire corpus of integrated data, to generate accurate forecasts. Users can then explore these insights through intuitive visualizations and dynamic clustering methods.
  3. Customizable experiences
    The platform can be tailored to specific research objectives. It supports bespoke workflows and machine learning training via robust APIs, enables the secure integration of proprietary client data, and allows for the customization of predictive models and user flows.

Remark: Please log into CAS SciFinder and use the three-dot menu on the top left to navigate to CAS BioFinder.

e-Bulletin (Nov 2025, Issue 199)

Featured Resources for School of Fashion and Textiles

The Berg Fashion Library is a comprehensive online resource for studying dress, fashion, and textiles across different cultures and time periods. It combines authoritative encyclopaedias, e-books, museum object images, and reference works, making it a vital resource for research, teaching, and creative projects. Whether you’re examining fashion theory, material culture, design history, or trends, Berg Fashion Library provides curated, scholarly content to support coursework and independent research.
 
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ASTM Compass is the go-to platform for textiles-related standards, specifications, and technical guidance, which is published by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). It offers full-text access to current and past ASTM standards, manuals, and journals relevant to fibres, yarns, fabrics, testing methods, and performance requirements. Perfect for coursework, lab work, and product development, ASTM Compass helps students and researchers ensure compliance, compare methods, and implement industry-approved practices in the textile field. For more information on locating standards, please refer to our library guide on Find Standards.

* To access the full-text of standards, it is recommended to refine the search results to “My Subscription”.
 
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Explore other databases for Fashion and Textiles HERE.
 

Media Resources

Discount Workers : A Fight For Justice In Global Supply Chains

[DS392.2.K3 D57 2024 DVD]

“A Karachi garment factory fire kills 260 workers, amongst them Saeeda’s only son. Her transformation from domestic mother to labour rights activist brings her to the centre of a re-emerging Pakistani labour movement and a chance for systemic change.” – from the DVD cover

Discount Workers : A Fight For Justice In Global Supply Chains

 

Happy Clothes : A Film About Patricia Field

[TT505.F54 H36 2024 DVD]

“Enter the colorful world of Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated Patricia Field, savvy retailer and costume designer behind Sex and the City, Emily in Paris, Ugly Betty, and The Devil Wears Prada. A queer, first-generation Greek-American, this fiery redhead defied the odds to become a fashion icon.” – from the DVD cover

Happy Clothes : A Film About Patricia Field

New Additions and Trial Databases

New Additions:

Audio Visual Materials | Books | Journals | PolyU Reads

 

e-Resources on Trial (Full list):

APA Academic Writer
[Expiry: 11 Nov 2025]

APA Academic Writer is a comprehensive platform for learning and applying APA Style. It features three integrated elements to support the writing process:

  • Learning Centre: Access scholarly research and writing modules, sample papers, and guides. Perfect for quick reference and self-paced learning.
  • Reference Centre: Create 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.

APA Style Manual
[Expiry: 11 Nov 2025]

It offers researchers full, unlimited digital access to the leading online APA Style resource.

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 optimised for accessibility and use on any device.

Bookboon
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

Bookboon is a digital resource specialising 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.

CNKI AI
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

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 organising 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.

CNKI AI Data (AI知數)
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

CNKI AI Data (AI知數) is a specialised data service platform developed by CNKI that focuses on artificial intelligence. Its primary aim is to provide researchers with quality and structured AI data resources, including large volumes of data to support academic development. The key features of CNKI AI Data include intelligent question and answer (Q&A) support, intelligent data analysis, intelligent interpretation, and the generation of data analysis reports. This platform offers users valuable data support and insightful analysis.

CNKI AI Pat+ 專利檢索分析系統
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

"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, utilising 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 optimisation of patent strategy and layout.

ScienceDirect AI
[Expiry: 05 Nov 2025]

ScienceDirect AI is an integrated workflow companion that provides researchers with immediate access to authoritative evidence from peer-reviewed publications. It is designed to address common research challenges, including:

  • Accessing answers from a vast collection of full-text articles, book chapters from ScienceDirect, and open-access content. Researchers can gain deeper insights through AI-driven recommendations tailored to their specific inquiries.
  • Easily comparing experiments and synthesising literature.
  • Consulting a Reading Assistant directly when opening any article or book chapter.

Web of Science Research Assistant (AI Tool)
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

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 visualisations and performing light analytics, such as co-citation networks, topic maps, and trend graphs.

中國近代圖書全文數據庫 (1840-1949)
[Expiry: 10 Nov 2025]

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)

e-Bulletin (Oct 2025, Issue 198)

Dissertations and Theses Around the World

Are you starting a thesis or research project? Take advantage of our extensive collection of dissertations and theses from PolyU and leading institutions worldwide. These resources can help you explore current research landscape, conduct comprehensive literature reviews, and learn about various research methodologies. You will gain insights that can elevate your research to the next level.

Key Dissertation Databases:
  1. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global:
    The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection & The Sciences and Engineering Collection

    As one of the most extensive collections of dissertations and theses worldwide, these two databases offer searchable abstracts and indexes, with millions of full-text dissertations from 1861 to the present.

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  2. PolyU Electronic Theses (Master and PhD)

    The database provides access to the full-text images of the doctoral dissertations and master's theses written by PolyU postgraduate students. This collection includes works in both English and Chinese.

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  3. OpenDissertations

    Managed by EBSCO, the database makes electronic theses and dissertations more accessible to researchers by providing access links from institutional repositories. The portal leads you to over 1.5 million theses from 320 universities worldwide.

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  4. Digital Dissertation Consortium

    Hosted by Academia Sinica in Taiwan, the platform offers you access to over 50,000 full-text dissertations and theses from ProQuest, primarily from North American universities.

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  5. 學位論文庫

    國內最全面的博士及碩士學位論文全文數據庫,目前收錄文獻數量多達七百多萬篇。重點收錄全國著名大學、中國科學院、社會科學院等優秀的博士及碩士論文,覆蓋基礎科學、工程技術、醫學、哲學、人文、社會科學、中醫藥等多個領域。

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Need Help?
Explore our LibGuide for tips on locating dissertations!
 
 
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New Additions and Trial Databases

New Additions:

Audio Visual Materials | Books | Journals | PolyU Reads

 

e-Resources on Trial (Full list):

Web of Science Research Assistant (AI Tool)
[Expiry: 31 Oct 2025]

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.

中國近代圖書全文數據庫 (1840-1949)
[Expiry: 10 Nov 2025]

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)

APA Academic Writer
[Expiry: 11 Nov 2025]

APA Academic Writer is a comprehensive platform for learning and applying APA Style. It features three integrated elements to support the writing process:

  • Learning Centre: Access scholarly research and writing modules, sample papers, and guides. Perfect for quick reference and self-paced learning.
  • Reference Centre: Create 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.

APA Style Manual
[Expiry: 11 Nov 2025]

It offers researchers full, unlimited digital access to the leading online APA Style resource.

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 optimised for accessibility and use on any device.

Bookboon
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

Bookboon is a digital resource specialising 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.

CNKI AI
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

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.

CNKI AI Data (AI知數)
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

CNKI AI Data (AI知數) is a specialized data service platform developed by CNKI that focuses on artificial intelligence. Its primary aim is to provide researchers with quality and structured AI data resources, including large volumes of data to support academic development. The key features of CNKI AI Data include intelligent question and answer (Q&A) support, intelligent data analysis, intelligent interpretation, and the generation of data analysis reports. This platform offers users valuable data support and insightful analysis.

CNKI AI Pat+ 專利檢索分析系統
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

"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.

e-Bulletin (Sep 2025, Issue 197)

Featured Resources for Faculty of Science

JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments)

JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) provides a rich collection of animated videos to improve scientific research and education. Bridging between the traditional scientific literature and practical application, this video journal covers topics on biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. It features step-by-step demonstrations of experimental protocols conducted by experts in the field and has two broad collections: Education Collection and Research Collection.

The Education Collection includes:
  • JoVE Core: Video lessons with explanations to key concepts in science and scientist-in-action demonstration of research experiments conducted in laboratories nowadays. Subjects covered include biology, chemistry, physics, and their subfields.
  • JoVE Science Education: Video libraries demonstrating practice and theory of scientific experiments. Besides the basic science subjects, its topics range from System: fundamental laboratory techniques to advanced topics, like neuroscience, genetics, immunology, earth science, and environmental science.
  • JoVE Lab Manual: Integrated videos providing comprehensive and curriculum-focused resources for both instructors and students in introductory biology and chemistry lab courses. Each video contains three parts: Concept Video, Instructor Prep Video with learning objectives, and Student Protocol Video with procedure.
 
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The Research Collection includes:
  • JoVE Journal: Videos on research methods and experimental techniques for research articles. Other than the broader and advanced science subjects, sub-fields including cancer research, biochemistry, bioengineering, and environment are also covered. The video articles are indexed in PubMed and Web of Science.
  • JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments: A video encyclopedia of advanced research experiments for scientists in academia and biotech. Its topics vary from biological techniques to cancer research, neuroscience, and immunology.
 
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PolyU members can access the subscribed version of JoVE through this link.
 
 

Nature Portfolio Journal Series

The Nature Portfolio journal series is significant in publishing groundbreaking research, cutting-edge studies, and emerging trends across various fields in science, including biology, chemistry, physics, and environmental science. Here is an introduction to a selection of high-impact journals in which our PolyU members frequently publish. You can also browse the list of Nature Portfolio journals available at the PolyU Library to explore the forefront scientific discussions.
 
Title Description
Nature A weekly journal for a timely publication of significant advances in any branch of science.
Nature Catalysis A monthly journal publishing research on catalysis with works by scientists, engineers, and researchers in industry and academia.
Nature Communications A journal updated almost daily with research on all areas of the natural sciences.
Nature Energy A monthly journal on energy, from its generation and distribution to the impacts energy technologies and policies have on societies.
Nature Food* A monthly journal emphasising the theme of food, with research in natural, applied, and social sciences.
Nature Genetics A monthly journal covering a broad scope of research from across genetics.
Nature Methods* A monthly journal revealing novel methods and improvements on research techniques.
Nature Nanotechnology A monthly journal divulging research on nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Nature Photonics A monthly journal offering Filho of studies on light generation, manipulation, and detection.
Nature Protocols* A journal updated frequently with focus predominantly on protocols and techniques.

* New subscription

 
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Media Resources

Redefining Reality

"No subject is bigger than reality itself, and nothing is more challenging to understand, since what counts as reality is undergoing continual revision and has been for centuries. For example, the matter that comprises all stars, planets, and living things turns out to be just a fraction of what actually exists. Moreover, we think that we control our actions, but data gathering systems can predict, with astonishing accuracy, when we will get up in the morning, what items we will buy, and even whom we will marry. " – From Kanopy

Produced by The Great Courses, with 36 episodes including:

 
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Food for Change

"Our plate is our most powerful weapon in fighting global warming and in protecting our planet. Today, our diets play a major role in the threats weighing on our planet. But, there is hope. Investigative journalist Benoît Bringer sets off on a global search for women and men who are inventing a new dietary model — one which respects both humankind and nature.

This documentary gives us hope, showing us how we can each be a force for change and develop recipes for an economically viable dietary transition." – From Kanopy
 
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New Additions and Trial Databases

New Additions:

Audio Visual Materials | Books | Journals | PolyU Reads

 

e-Resources on Trial (Full list):

Web of Science Research Assistant (AI Tool)

[Expiry: 30 Sep 2025]
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.

CNKI AI

[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]
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.

CNKI AI Data (AI知數)

[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]
CNKI AI Data (AI知數) is a specialized data service platform developed by CNKI that focuses on artificial intelligence. Its primary aim is to provide researchers with quality and structured AI data resources, including large volumes of data to support academic development. The key features of CNKI AI Data include intelligent question and answer (Q&A) support, intelligent data analysis, intelligent interpretation, and the generation of data analysis reports. This platform offers users valuable data support and insightful analysis.

CNKI AI Pat+ 專利檢索分析系統

[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]
"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.

e-Bulletin (Aug 2025, Issue 196)

Exploring Hong Kong's Historical Archives

Hong Kong's transformation from a 19th-century fishing village to an international metropolis is a remarkable journey marked by colonial governance and the handover of sovereignty to China. Historical archives are crucial in understanding this complex, resilient, and innovative evolution. Explore the featured library resources below to enhance your research on Hong Kong's historical trajectory.
 
This primary source archive presents a collection of British Colonial Office records on colonial Hong Kong, with despatches and correspondence between the governors of Hong Kong and the Colonial Office, as well as letters and telegrams of other government departments.
 
China & the modern world, I

 
 
This digital archive, sourced from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, provides essential materials for scholars researching Hong Kong's interactions with mainland China, the UK, the US, Taiwan, and Asia.  Key topics include the 1966-1967 labor disturbances and riots, 1970s social reforms, Vietnamese refugee influx and negotiations leading to the handover to China.
 
China & the modern world, II

 
 
This collection of administrative reports covers the first century of British rule in Hong Kong, featuring the annual Blue Book that compiled statistics on the colony's income and expenditure, as well as Governor’s report summarising the events of the year.
Oxford Reference
The PolyU Library Digital Collections portal offers a rich collection of historical photographs that capture the essence of Hong Kong's past. From urban landscapes to cultural events, these images provide a visual narrative that complements written historical sources, making it an invaluable resource for researchers and history enthusiasts alike.
 
Workplace English Training

 
 
此索引主要收錄在香港及澳門出版的中文期刊,內容以人文科學及社會科學為主,涵蓋超過三百種期刊。大部份索引資料從1980年開始,其中收錄最早之期刊為香港第一本中文刊物《遐邇貫珍》(1853年8月1日出版)。

亦提供部分期刊的電子全文圖像,如《大學生活》、《歷史與文化》、《中文學刊》、《當代月刊》、《七十年代》及《九十年代月刊》等,方便讀者進行教學及學術研究,無礙地域限制。
 
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