ProQuest One Applied & Life Sciences offers a comprehensive collection of full-text resources, including scholarly journals, technical reports and government publications, spans subjects such as biological sciences, engineering, materials science, AI & computer science, animal science, biotechnology, chemistry mathematics, and robotics. This database comprises approximately 4,900 scholarly journals, 140,000 dissertations, 1,500 trade journals & magazines, 300,000 reports, 200,000 conference papers, and 2.7 million preprints.

Inspec Analytics is a dynamic research intelligence tool based on the Inspec database to help research professionals explore beyond the literature in Inspec to uncover global trends in physics, engineering, and technology research. Additional collaboration features and citation data in Inspec Analytics Plus enable users to deepen insights into the impact of global research with citation metrics.

Expiry date: 28 February 2026

Engineering Village (EV) AI is an intelligent, generative AI tool integrated directly into the Engineering Village platform. Built in collaboration with the engineering community and powered by the trusted Compendex database, it transforms research workflows. EV AI helps students and professionals move beyond simple searches to efficiently navigate complex, interdisciplinary content, explore unfamiliar topics, and synthesize verified insights.

Engineering Village (EV) Patents Plus offers expanded coverage of over 120 million patents from patent authorities including United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), European Patent Office (EPO), Japanese Patent Office (JPO), China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA). The database comprises both patent applications and granted patents, with search functionalities across US, CPC, and IPC classifications.

Engineering Village (EV) Compendex is an engineering-focused database where researchers can access interdisciplinary scholarly and technical literature, including journals, conference proceedings, dissertations, standards, books, and recently preprints. Content for Compendex comes from thousands of publishers worldwide, including major engineering societies such as IEEE, ASME, SAE, and ACM. It offers a unified research perspective across 190 engineering disciplines.

Expiry date: 4 February 2026

《中國近代報紙庫》由上海圖書館《全國報刊索引》出品, 彙聚了1850年至1952年百餘年間的4000份中英文報紙，包括小報、新聞報、時報、中央日報、申報、大公報、上海泰晤士報、字林洋行中英文報等。

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The Library has subscribed to the two newspapers below:

《中文期刊全文數據庫》（又稱《民國時期期刊全文數據庫》）（1911～1949）計劃收錄民國時期（1911～1949）出版的20000餘種期刊，近1000萬篇文獻，內容集中反映這一時期的政治、軍事、外交、經濟、教育、思想文化、宗教等各方面的情況。作為歷史檔案的重要組成部分，《民國時期期刊全文數據庫》（1911～1949）具有極為重要的學術價值和史料價值，它豐富了報刊數字資源，更方便了廣大讀者用戶進行關於民國時期歷史的學術研究。

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We are excited to announce the opening of the Digital Makerspace Plus at i-Space on 4/F (North Wing) of the Library!

Sage Catalyst is a digital collection of e-textbooks in the social sciences. Subjects include Business, Psychology, Sociology, Media, Nursing, Education, and Research Methods. It offers unlimited online and offline access through dedicated platforms, featuring key functionalities such as text-to-speech 'Read Aloud' capability.

Remark: To access, please create a bookshelf account using your PolyU email address if you do not have one.

Expiry date: 4 February 2026