Library Workshops

This workshop will cover useful tips and equip students with essential information skills to locate scholarly and popular sources for Humanities and China studies.

Participants will learn how to find quick references from OneSearch, develop research ideas, and efficiently gather subject-specific information by using relevant multidisciplinary databases and subject-related databases, such as EBSCOhost, JSTOR, CNKI, Factiva, Gale Primary Sources, and other China Studies Primary Sources.

This workshop is designed for undergraduate and taught postgraduate students who are interested in exploring more about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in an academic setting. It aims to enhance participants' information and AI literacy, providing a foundational understanding of AI and its academic applications.

The workshop will introduce AI tools available to PolyU students, without delving into technical details. It will also cover skills for evaluating and responsibly using AI-generated content in academic work.

This webinar provides you with an overview of the evidence-based clinical decision support tool DynaMed. You will learn how to explore and search clinical and drug topics, enabling you to keep your healthcare knowledge current. Its mobile application facilitates healthcare professionals in making accurate and fast evidence-based clinical decisions at the Point-of-Care.

All students and researchers interested in Health Sciences are welcome!

Topics covered include:

• Creating a DynaMed Personal Account
• Searching DynaMed
• Browsing DynaMed by Specialty
• Using the Drug Interactions Tool
• Following DynaMed Topics
• Personalization Tools – Recently Viewed and Followed
• Calculators
• Mobile App

You may read the user guide and tutorials of the tool before the webinar.

This workshop is designed to introduce Bloomberg databases in the PolyU collection to new users. It will cover:

• How to get started using the Bloomberg keyboard
• Understanding the flow of system logic to make it work for you
• Global Market information
• Introduction on Fixed income securities in Bloomberg
• Finding details on individual securities
• How to gain access to information 24/7 and support via Help

This workshop will cover basic features of DataCamp, and It will cover:

• Showcase the platform's powerful features and functionalities 
• Provide guidance on navigating the learning curriculum 
• Share valuable insights for maximising your learning experience
• Answer your questions and address concerns  

This workshop will help you learn how to use Bloomberg tools to gain insight into global equity markets. It will cover:

• Global Market Overview – Security Information, Equities & Index Prices
• Equity Analysis Basics – News, Charting, Financials, Major Shareholders
• Equity Comparison – Estimates, Analyst Recommendation, Relative Valuation
• Current Awareness – News functions for real time updates

This workshop will cover basic features of EndNote 21.

In this highly interactive workshop, the instructor will use the Library EndNote Guide to lead you through several EndNote tasks, such as creating an EndNote library, adding, editing and managing references, and making bibliographies, etc. 

Please note that this workshop will mainly cover Modules 1 to 5 of the EndNote Online Course.

This workshop will cover basic features of EndNote 21.

In this highly interactive workshop, the instructor will use the Library EndNote Guide to lead you through several EndNote tasks, such as creating an EndNote library, adding, editing and managing references, and making bibliographies, etc. 

Please note that this workshop will mainly cover Modules 1 to 5 of the EndNote Online Course.

Web of Science and Scopus are important core citation databases which enable users to search current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from leading international research journals and conference proceedings.   

In this workshop, participants will use both databases to locate seminal works by topic and author. H-index, which can be used to measure the research performance of an author, will also be introduced. Through the activities, you will be able to identify the differences brought by these two core citation databases and use them for your research.