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New services, new resources, new facilities and etc.

Ovid - Service temporarily unavailable (23:00 on 24th Aug 2017 – 01:00 on 25th Aug 2017) & (18:00 on 26th Aug 2017 – 07:00 on 27th Aug 2017). Ovid users may experience intermittent access during 22:00 on 28th Aug 2017 – 02:00 on 31st Aug 2017

Dynamed Plus (Trial)

This resource from EBSCOHealth  is a clinical reference tool that physicians go to for answers to clinical questions with contents written by physicians and researchers who synthesize the evidence and provide objective analysis. 

Expiry date: 31 Oct 2017

New Library System and OneSearch Discovery Platform are live now!

On 17 July 2017, the PolyU Library and all UGC-funded university libraries successfully launched a single cloud-based Shared Integrated Library System (ILS) and OneSearch discovery platform to replace eight stand-alone library systems.

Enhancements on the New Library System

Embedded HKALL (Hong Kong Academic Library Link) and Interlibrary Loan
OneSearch allows users to seamlessly search and request print and shared electronic collections from all eight UGC-funded university libraries in one go.

Temporarily Closure of 24-hour Study Centre and Quiet Study Zone (21-22 Jul)

Due to the replacement of chiller plant, air-conditioning system will be suspended from 21-22 Jul 2017 after Library closed. 24-hour Study Centre (L001) and Quiet Study Zone (L003) will be temporarily closed as schedule below:

Date & Time
21 Jul (11:00pm) – 22 Jul (8:30am)

Please go to Room P303-P307 for discussion during the affected period.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

New Library System and OneSearch Discovery Platform are live now!

The Library is excited to announce the new library system and OneSearch discovery platform have gone live since 17 July 2017. With improved features, the new OneSearch discovery platform has replaced the Classic Library Catalogue to allow users to search, access and request print and shared electronic collections from all eight UGC-funded university libraries in one go.

AgeLine (Trial)

AgeLine is an abstract database which covers literature of social gerontology and includes aging-related content from the health sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, and public policy. It indexes over 200 journals, books, book chapters, and reports.

Expiry date: 31 August 2017

 

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