Library Workshop on Cochrane Library: Searching Evidence-Based Systematic Reviews
To support research on systematic review, the Library will hold an online workshop titled Cochrane Library: Searching Evidence-Based Systematic Reviews. Cochrane Library is a premier collection of databases offering rich information in Health Sciences and is widely used to support evidence-based practice and inform healthcare decision-making.
A professional trainer from Wiley will be invited to conduct the online workshop.
The workshop will discuss how to:
- Navigate the Cochrane Library and its suite of databases
- Search effectively through systematic reviews and protocols in the Cochrane Library
- Access Cochrane Clinical Answers for concise, clinician-friendly summaries
- Understand the systematic review process, including:
- Formulating clinical questions
- Conducting comprehensive searches
- Applying eligibility criteria
- Collecting data
- Assessing risk of bias
- Analyzing results
Details of the workshop:
| Date: | 27 October 2025 (Monday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Mode: | Online via Zoom |
| Speaker: | Arunima Aditya (Wiley) |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | HS Staff & Students |
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
New e-Resources Available (October 2025)
To support teaching and research on Hong Kong history, the Library has added the following new e-databases to its collection:
| Title | Coverage |
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| ProQuest Historical Newspapers: South China Morning Post (1903-2001) |
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: South China Morning Post is an archive of local English-language newspaper issued from 1903 to 2001. It covers full-text news reports, advertisements, editorials, and cartoons, which are easily searchable and downloadable in PDF format. |
| China and the Modern World: Hong Kong, Britain, and China, Part I: 1841–1951 |
Digitized from the records of British Colonial Office, this collection consists of despatches and correspondence between the governors of Hong Kong and the Colonial Office, as well as letters and telegrams of other government departments and organizations. |
| State Papers Online Colonial Asia, Part I: Far East, Hong Kong, and Wei-Hai-Wei |
This collection records Britain’s administration and governance of its former colonies, their international relations across the period, and the changing demographics and daily life of their inhabitants. |
Students and staff are welcome to access this resource via A-Z List of e-Databases.
Lucky Draw Winner of the Library Orientation 2025-2026
Thank you for those who participated in the Library Orientation 2025-26.
We are pleased to announce that the following students had won a cash coupon in the lucky draw.
| Winner | Student ID |
| Chan S. C. | 2510XXXX |
| Chan T. K. | 2520XXXX |
| Chan T. Y. | 2520XXXX |
| Chan W. M. | 2520XXXX |
| Chan W. M. | 2520XXXX |
| Huang M. K. | 2520XXXX |
| Lo K. H. | 2510XXXX |
| Lo L. S. S. | 2521XXXX |
| Ng C. K. | 2520XXXX |
| Leung H. C. | 2521XXXX |
New students who returned a fully stamped flyer to the Library were automatically entered into the lucky draw. The lucky draw was conducted in late September 2025. Congratulations to the winners and thanks again to all participants in this event!
Congratulations to the student. Prize presented by Ms Charlotte Wong (University Librarian)
Emerald Publishing Quiz: Mapping How the World Shares its Wealth
Organized by Emerald Publishing, a journal reading quiz competition titled “Mapping How the World Shares its Wealth” (全球財富分配知識大挑戰) is running from now through 28 November 2025. By completing the quiz with correct answers on or before the aforementioned date, participants will enter the lucky draw and have a chance to win one of the following fabulous prizes. Winner will be notified via email if he/she is from the SFU community.
Prizes
1st prize: Marshall Major V Bluetooth Over-Ear Headphones
2nd prize: LocknLock Stainless Steel Tumbler with Straw
3rd prize: Xiaomi Smart Band 10 NFC Edition
4th prize: Starbucks Gift Voucher (HK$25)
The quiz is easy and takes you only a few minutes to complete. Click Here for more information and to start the quiz right away!
The Library has currently subscribed to the following Emerald collections: Emerald Insight eBooks, Marketing Collection, Public Policy & Environmental Management Collection and Tourism & Hospitality Management Collection.
Notes:
- To ensure that the articles can be viewed properly, make sure that the viewing device is connected to the university’s network. To access the articles off-campus, please refer to Remote Access to e-Resources of the Library Guide.
- Please ensure that the participant’s institutional email address and the full name of the institution “Saint Francis University” have been filled before submitting the quiz.
If there are any enquiries regarding the use of Emerald databases, please contact the Library at 3653-6620 or via email (library@sfu.edu.hk).
Enjoy the quiz and good luck!
Library Workshop on Searching Subject-Specific Literature@ProQuest Databases
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:
| Date: | 13 October 2025 (Monday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Mode: | Online via Zoom |
| Speaker: | Mr. Gary Man (ProQuest) |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | All Staff & Students |
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
Opening Hours during the Mid-Autumn Festival
Library service hours during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
| Date | Festival |
Opening Hours
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| 6 Oct 2025 (Mon) | Mid-Autumn Festival |
08:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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| 7 Oct 2025 (Tue) | The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival |
Closed
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New e-Resources Available (ProQuest One Academic)
To support teaching and learning, the Library has added the following new e-databases to its collection:
| Title | Coverage |
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ProQuest One Academic is an integrated platform which provides a wide variety of resources such as scholarly journals, ebooks, dissertations, news and videos from four multidisciplinary collections: ProQuest Central, Academic Complete, Academic Video Online, and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. |
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Academic Video Online is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary platform with more than 85,000 streaming videos, covering topics in education, business and economics, film, music, nursing, psychology, and more. |
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via Ebook Central ProQuest Ebooks |
ProQuest Ebooks provides access to over 700,000 titles in multiple disciplines, including business management, computer sciences, humanities and languages, medicine and nursing, social sciences, and psychology. |
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ProQuest Central Premium covers more than 14,000 full-text scholarly journals across all major subject areas such as business, education, health and nursing, psychology, and social sciences. |
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global includes more than 6.2 million dissertations and theses in different subjects, over 3.9 million of which are in full texts. |
Students and staff are welcome to access this resource via A-Z List of e-Databases.
Book Talk Series: Reading with Pleasure - Episode 1
With the objective of fostering a vibrant reading culture at Saint Francis University (SFU), the SFU Library has organized the Book Talk Series: “Reading with Pleasure”.
Book authors, some of whom are members of staff of our University, will be invited to share their inspiring and captivating journeys in writing. This programme will provide an invaluable opportunity for authors and audiences to interact and connect. Participants would very likely be able to discover the person behind the pages and perceive truth beyond words.
For our inaugural event, the Library is honored to have Professor Albert Lee serve as the speaker. Professor Lee, a Research Professor at SFU, is noted for his exceptional achievements in the health, education, social, and legal sectors. He has an extensive portfolio of publications which include academic papers, books, articles, and textbooks on family medicine and health promotion.
Professor Lee’s research focuses on health promotion and disease prevention, with a particular emphasis on cementing connections between schools and communities and enhancing the delivery of primary healthcare—which are key to improving the overall health of children and adolescents.
The topic of Professor Lee’s presentation is:
Sustainable Developments of Community Healthcare in Hong Kong ─ Review and Preview: A People-Oriented Approach to Promoting Health Education
Details of the event are as follows:
| Date: | 13 October 2025 (Monday) |
| Time: | 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Learning Commons, 4/F SFU Library |
| Speaker: | Professor Albert Lee |
| Language: | Cantonese |
Please Register here. We look forward to seeing you.