e-Bulletin (May 2025, Issue 193)

Featured Resources on Global News

Factiva is a current international news database produced by Dow Jones. With access to thousands of sources from over 200 countries in 32 languages, it is your go-to platform for newspapers, newswires, industry publications, websites, company reports and more.
  • Extensive Collection: Access a wide range of global news sources and publications, including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes and Newsweek.
  • Tailored Access: Utilise advanced search operators and indexing tools in the Search Builder to retrieve articles specific to business needs. Access industry or company snapshots via the Companies/Markets tab.
 
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PressReader provides access to over 7,000 titles of the world’s best newspapers and magazines from over 120 countries in more than 60 languages. It features an attractive reading interface that is meant to be just like reading a print edition.
  • Wide Selection: Includes major newspapers like The Washington Post, The Guardian and The Globe and Mail, along with popular magazines such as Hong Kong Economic Journal, Vogue, Forbes and National Geographic.
  • Translation and Accessibility: Supports multiple languages and offers translation features, making it accessible to a global audience.
  • Offline Reading: Available for remote access, offline-reading and downloading complete copies anywhere through the PressReader webpage and app.
 
Additionally, the database is also accessible via the digital touch-screen newsstands located at the Current Awareness Centre on the Library Podium Floor.
 
PressReader
 
 
WisersOne offers extensive access to newspapers, magazines, and journals from China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, as well as aggregated news and articles from various online media sources.
 
Users can explore content through two primary features: WiseObserver, which enables browsing of news articles, and WiseSearch, which allows for precise searches of specific news topics.
 
Search results are enhanced with visual representations, including word clouds and analytics, making it easy to understand complex data at a glance.
 
WisersOne
 
 

New Additions and Trial Databases

New Additions:

Audio Visual Materials | Books | Journals | PolyU Reads

 

e-Resources on Trial (Full list):

SLACK Journals

[Expiry: 20 May 2025]
SLACK journals provide medical contents in areas such as Nursing, Ophthalmology, and General Medicine.

Bloomsbury Visual Arts

[Expiry: 24 May 2025]
The Bloomsbury Visual Arts digital hub offers visual inspiration and practical advice for idea generation, research, and portfolio development, catering to both studies and teaching. Researchers can explore interdisciplinary databases available on this platform.

The Bloomsbury Visual Arts digital hub includes the following resources :

  • Bloomsbury Art Markets
  • Bloomsbury Design Library
  • Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts
  • Bloomsbury International Encyclopedia of Surrealism
  • Animation Practice
  • Design Studies
  • Applied Gaming
  • Ceramics
  • Photography
  • Printmaking
  • Architecture Design & Practice Online
  • Art Markets, Museums and Collecting Collection
  • Contemporary Art Collection
  • Packt Game Development and Animation Collection
  • Art, Race and Gender Collection

是科探索 (Ainosco Search)

[Expiry: 31 May 2025]
是科探索 (Ainosco Search) 平台運用文字探勘及資訊解析技術,將不同書籍中的知識點整合起來,幫助用戶深入檢索相關知識、追溯內容背景,並精準引用相關書籍。平台優先收錄新近出版台港澳圖書、高被引以及學校典藏圖書,內容範圍涵蓋學術專著、科普讀物及多類調查報告等。 使用者可以查詢關鍵字所在的書籍章節頁碼及使用影像試閱功能。

Airiti Library Professional (華藝線上圖書館 AL PRO)

[Expiry: 31 May 2025]
Airiti Library Professional (華藝線上圖書館 AL PRO) 提供內文檢索功能、高被引文獻功能、關鍵字分析功能、大量書目批次匯出申請、AI智能分析助手以及 ACI (Academic Citation Index) 學術引用文獻資料庫使用權限。

Note: Airiti Library Professional (華藝線上圖書館 AL PRO) is currently replacing Airiti Library (華藝線上圖書館) as a trial until 31 May 2025. Once the trial period ends, the platform will revert to Airiti Library, and features that are exclusive to Airiti Library Professional, such as search result analysis (結果分析), will no longer be available in Airiti Library.

中國近代圖書庫 (Books of Modern China)

[Expiry: 30 Jun 2025]
Remark: 試用期間,下載 / 預覽額度500 次。

中國近代報紙庫 (Chinese and English Newspaper of Modern China)

[Expiry: 30 Jun 2025]
Remark: 試用期間,下載 / 預覽額度500 次。