Tag: eBooks

Expand Your Horizons: Discover the PolyU Reads Collection

Looking for a break from your course readings? Explore the PolyU Reads Collection on the Library Podium Floor. This curated selection goes beyond the curriculum, offering everything from psychological thrillers and urban design to contemporary fiction. Discover inspiring titles for your next great read, a moment for quiet reflection, or a new global perspective, available both in print and online.

Enrichment of Library Collection

Kickstart the new academic year with the latest resources of our collection! Explore the new Language Learning Essentials to enhance your language skills, and the Virtual Reference Collection to start your research with reliable sources. Stay informed about the latest topics and issues by exploring our comprehensive news sources and databases, and learn more about Chinese history and culture through our curated book exhibition.

Newly Acquired Online Video Collections and Databases

More media-rich learning resources and online databases, which include BBC collections, data science online courses, research methods video collections, Chinese e-books in various subjects and Chinese local gazetteers, etc., have been added to the Library’s collection in support of online learning and teaching. Visit the Library website and explore the new resources now!

Library Support for Online Learning and Teaching

Heading into 2021, the Library will continue to provide strong support to meet the needs of students and staff in the new normal, including the use of digital library, services and facilities to bolster online learning and teaching, and more.

One-stop Portal for the Digital Collections in the Library

As part of Library’s effort to support digital scholarship, the Library launched the Digital Collection Portal in April 2020 to provide open access to the rare and unique materials with significant research, cultural or historical values from the Library Collection in digital format.

More eBooks available in Course Resource List

The Library has proactively purchased the e-version of print book titles in the Course Resource List. Over 1,300 eBook titles have been acquired to facilitate the remote access of course reading materials.

Convenient Access to Interim Free E-Resources

The Library brings together a host of free e-resources provided by publishers amid coronavirus outbreak. Grasp the opportunity to explore these resources accessible for free only in the interim period now!