Category: Workshops / Orientation

The Library will hold an online workshop titled Searching Subject-Specific Literature@ProQuest Databases to introduce a host of databases such as ProQuest One Academic, British Nursing Database, ProQuest One Psychology and ProQuest One Business which contain e-journal articles, e-books, videos and dissertations in different subjects.

A professional trainer from ProQuest will be invited to conduct the online workshop.

The workshop will cover:

• The library subscribed ProQuest databases for searching resources in different disciplines
• Basic search, advanced search, and publication search features on ProQuest databases
• ProQuest Research Assistant, an AI-powered tool to speed up research process
• Tips to download full-text documents and export citations

Details of the event are as follows:

Please click here for registration. A confirmation e-mail and a Zoom link will be sent accordingly.
For enquiries, please call 3653-6620 or email library@sfu.edu.hk

To help new students prepare for classes and achieve success in their studies, the Library holds a series of orientation sessions from 14 August to 15 September 2025.

Each session will last for 30 minutes and will cover the following key issues:

• Library opening hours
• Loan rules
• Search and access resources
• Borrow laptops, and print / photocopy documents
• Reserve group discussion rooms

By completing 3 simple steps in the session, participants will be able to enter the Lucky Draw and have a chance to win cash coupons!

Users may also refer to Library Essentials to understand the library services, resources and facilities.

Face-to-Face: Room A415, Learning Commons, 4/F SFU Campus
Zoom: Log-in details will be sent to you via e-mail after registration

Enquiries: Contact us at 3653-6620 or email to library@sfu.edu.hk

To enable teaching and research staff to better understand different features and functions of specific e-databases and mobile apps in Health Sciences, the Library has invited a professional trainer to conduct a hands-on training workshop on Complete Anatomy (mobile app) and ClinicalKey Student (Physiotherapy Package) exclusively for staff from the School of Health Sciences.

Different from the Part I workshop held in October 2024, this Part II workshop will solely focus on helping lecturers to make full use of the content, images and videos of the two resources to make course preparation and teaching materials.

The workshop will cover the following content:

• Introduction to key features and functions of Complete Anatomy and ClinicalKey Student (Physiotherapy Package)
• Live demonstration to discover related content, images and videos to support teaching and research

Details of the workshop are as follows:

All staff from the School of Health Sciences are welcome to join. Please click here for registration. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the registrants in due course.

For enquiries, please call 3653-6620 or email library@sfu.edu.hk

To support teaching and learning in various areas of Health Sciences, the Library has invited a professional trainer to conduct a training workshop on UpToDate. This database provides a host of clinical and patient education topics including drug information, emergency medicine, palliative care and issues in other medical-related areas.

All staff and students from the School of Health Sciences are welcome to join. Please click here for registration. A Zoom link and a confirmation e-mail will be sent to the registrants in due course.

For enquiries, please call 3653-6620 or email library@sfu.edu.hk

A new user interface (UI) – “ReadingList@Library” has just been launched. It features a fresh design as well as powerful search capabilities, filtering options and an intuitive layout.

To familiarize the teaching staff with the re-designed user interface and to help them build specialized resource lists for their courses, the Library will organize a 1-hour training workshop titled “New User Interface of the ReadingList@Library Service”. The following topics will be addressed:

• How to navigate the new Reading List?
• How to access and utilize the List?
• What are the advanced search and resources management features?

Details of the Event:

All staff are welcome to attend. Please click here for registration. A confirmation e-mail and a Zoom link will be sent to you in due course.

For enquiries, please call 3653-6620 or email library@sfu.edu.hk

The Library will organize an online workshop titled Searching Articles @ New EBSCOhost Interface to introduce the brand-new user interface and features including Generative AI Insights for all library subscribed EBSCOhost databases, which include Academic Search Ultimate, Business Source Premier, CINAHL Ultimate, Education Source, Sociology Source Ultimate, and more.

A professional trainer from EBSCO will be invited to conduct the online session.

• How to find high quality journals and magazines in different disciplines on EBSCOhost databases
• How to use the new EBSCOhost interface and Generative AI Insights
• Useful search techniques and features

Details of the Event:

Please click here for registration. A confirmation e-mail and a Zoom link will be sent to you in due course.

For enquiries, please call 3653-6620 or email library@sfu.edu.hk

The Library is pleased to hold a workshop which can effectively help you build specialized resource lists for your teaching courses and efficiently get digital copy of articles with the enhanced Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Services.

Topics include:

• Introducing ReadingList@Library and integrating a reading list on Moodle for students’ access;
• Creating your own reading lists and adding references;
• Communicating with the Library via ReadingList@Library;
• Introducing the enhanced ILL Services;
• Making requests for ILL items, which are not held by SFU/CBCC Library, via the Library Discovery Search.

For registration, please click: https://forms.office.com/r/mg3bzcYndz

Date 21 Oct 2024 (Monday)
Time 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Venue In-person: E-Learning Laboratory (A411), Learning Commons
Audience: Staff Only

For enquiries, please contact us at library@sfu.edu.hk.

To help you achieve success in your studies, please register to join the Library Orientation. In the 30-minute orientation session, you will get to know:

• Library opening hours
• Key loan rules
• Search, renew or request a book
• Access e-resources
• Borrow laptops, and print / photocopy documents
• Reserve group discussion rooms

Participants can join the Lucky Draw to win cash coupon.

You may also view the “Get Started Guide” to understand the library services, resources and facilities.

Face-to-Face: Room A415, Learning Commons, 4/F SFU Campus
Zoom: Log-in details will be sent to you via e-mail after registration

Enquiries: Contact us at 3653-6620 or email to library@sfu.edu.hk

The Library is pleased to hold an online introductory session on the use of LSEG Workspace, a platform that provides market-leading financial data for research and analysis. The representative of LSEG will cover the following items in the session:

• Basic navigation of LSEG Workspace
• Overview of content for key financial instruments
• Commonly used applications and tools in the Workspace
• Introduction to LSEG add-in features in Excel
• Live Demo

Note: One of the Workspaces has been installed at computer workstation (No. E1) in the e-Learning Laboratory of the Learning Commons. To access the Workspace, please approach our staff at the Help Desk.

All staff from the School of BHM are welcome to join. Please click here for registration (Confirmation e-mail and Zoom link will be sent to you in due course).

For enquiries, please call 3653-6620 or email library@sfu.edu.hk

The Library is pleased to hold an introductory session on the use of Scopus (an online research tool currently on trial) that supports research analysis both at individual and institutional levels. The representatives of Scopus will cover the following items in the session:

• What is Scopus
• How Scopus and Scopus AI benefit in research exploration
• How Scopus tracks and showcases authors’ research performance
• Q & A

All staff are welcome to join. Please click here for registration (Confirmation e-mail and Zoom link will be sent to you in due course).

For enquiries, please call 3653-6620 or email library@sfu.edu.hk