Tag: Digitisation

PolyU Digital University Collection: PolyU History and Beyond

The PolyU Digital University Collection, accessible via the Digital Collections Portal, is a rich repository that goes beyond documenting the history of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. It also features invaluable content related to Hong Kong’s industrial development and various academic disciplines.

Rare Books on China & East Asia: A Treasure Trove of Chinese History

Accessible via our Digital Collections Portal, the Rare Books on China and East Asia digital collection preserves and disseminates significant historical works created by Western observers and scholars from the 18th to early 20th centuries. The collection encompasses a range of themes, including social life, missionary activity, religion, travel, literature, and commerce.

MakerMindset@i-Space Activities

Embark on a journey into emerging technologies at the Library’s i-Space! We are excited to offer a series of workshops, seminars, and contests through the MakerMindset@i-Space Programme, generously funded by the Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund. This programme provides hands-on experience in creating digital content and prototypes, perfect for diving deep into the world of innovation and technology.

Digital Scholarship Services – Embracing Digital Transformation of Learning and Scholarly Research

The Library’s Digital scholarship services provide digital tools, support and resources for researchers and students to engage in innovative digital projects and to embrace digital transformation in their learning and scholarly research. These services are made possible through specialised software, high-performance PCs, equipment for digitisation service, self-service studios and Digital Visualisation Room at i-Space (4/F North Wing) and 3/F (North Wing), as well as collaboration in digital humanities projects.

PolyU Digital University Collection

The newly released PolyU Digital University Collection contains selected featured works and publications documenting the development of the University after 1951. For wider access, the collection is now available for open access by everyone, including the PolyU community and the general public.

The Historian-in-Residence: Dr Joseph Ting Digital Humanities Website

Dr Ting Sun-pao, Joseph, is an eminent scholar of the history of Hong Kong and was PolyU’s Historian-in-Residence 2018/19. He shared various valuable talks, exhibitions, and study tours with the PolyU community through the years. The newly launched website collects and preserves all the information of the Historian-in-Residence: Dr Joseph Ting digital humanities project so that users can re-use them for academic scholar research and reference easily.

Digital Collection of PolyU Artist-in-Residence Programme

If you have missed the events of Artist-in-Residence (AIR) programme hosted by the PolyU Culture Promotion Committee, you can now freely access the official materials and multimedia contents through this digital collection. Let’s explore the cultural gems of the PolyU community!