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Workshop on Learning More About AccessPharmacy & AccessPhysiotherapy

The Library is pleased to hold the online talk titled Learning More About AccessPharmacy & AccessPhysiotherapy to empower you with the skills needed to use the two databases effectively to support your learning, teaching and research.

Date 18 March 2024 (Monday)
Time 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Speaker Ms. Yara Hazouri (Customer Success Specialist)
Content

In the talk, participants will learn how to navigate AccessPharmacy and AccessPhysiotherapy effectively and make the most of the resources, which include:

  • Textbook libraries
  • Quick reference tools
  • Drug monographs
  • Multimedia resources
  • Real-life patient cases
  • Study tools

And more…

Target Audience Staff and Students in Health Science
Lanuage English
Mode Online via Zoom

Speaker:
Ms. Yara Hazouri is the International Customer Success Specialist at McGraw Hill, a world-renowned academic publisher. With a background in clinical practice and education as well as health information technology, Yara is dedicated to supporting staff and students in optimizing the use of medical e-databases.

All staff and students from the School of Health Sciences 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


“PressReader Read-Share-Win Prizes” Activity

PressReader Read-Share-Win Prizes Activity

The Library is pleased to share with you the “Read-Share-Win Prizes” activity organized by PressReader, a database provider that delivers access to more than 7,000 newspapers and magazines from over 120 countries across the globe.

Simply by completing the two tasks below on or before 3 May 2024, you will automatically enter the lucky draw and have a chance to win fabulous prizes. Winner will be notified via institutional email if he/she is from the SFU community.

  • Task 1: Find an article or news that you are interested on PressReader, and use your Facebook account to 1. share, 2. write a post, and 3. tag a friend
  • Task 2: Complete the Google Form and send it back during the specified time

Prizes

  • 1st prize: Apple Store Gift Card HK$1,000
  • 2nd prize: Apple Store Gift Card HK$500
  • 3rd prize: Trip.com Gift Card HK$250
  • 4th prize: Trip.com Gift Card HK$100
  • Special prize: PressReader Free Account

Note:

  1. To ensure that you can view the full-text of newspapers and magazines, please access PressReader via A-Z e-Databases or PressReader Apps.

  2. Please ensure that you fill in your institutional email address and the full name of the institution “Saint Francis University” on the Google Form before submitting.

If there are any enquiries regarding the use of PressReader, please contact the Library at 3653-6620 or via email library@sfu.edu.hk.

Enjoy and good luck!


New e-resources available (March 2024)

The Library is pleased to offer the following newly subscribed e-databases:

Title Coverage
Gale Business: Insights

Gale Business: Insights provides a host of information about companies, industries and markets across the globe, including investment and financial reports, case studies, SWOT analysis, and articles from academic journals and trade magazines.

Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a comprehensive and authoritative online dictionary of the English language. This reference guide contains the meanings, histories, usages, and pronunciations of over 500,000 words and phrases across English-speaking countries.

Students and staff are welcome to access this resource via A-Z List of e-Databases.


Library Opening Hours during the Lunar New Year Holidays 2024

Library Opening Hours during the Lunar New Year Holidays:

Date Festival / Holiday Opening Hours
9 Feb. 2024 (Fri.) Lunar New Year’s Eve
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
10 Feb. 2024 (Sat.) Lunar New Year’s Day
Closed
11 Feb. 2024 (Sun.) The second day of Lunar New Year
12 Feb. 2024 (Mon.) The third day of Lunar New Year
13 Feb. 2024 (Tue.) The fourth day of Lunar New Year

Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy Year of the Dragon.


Workshop on ReadingList@Library (Sem 2, 2023-24)

In order to help you activate your course readings and build specialized resources lists for your teaching course on Moodle, the Library will conduct a “Workshop on ReadingList@Library”. Details are as follows:

Date 5 February 2024 (Monday)
Time 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Venue via Zoom
(Details will be provided to you through email after your registration is confirmed)

Topics will cover:

  • Introducing ReadingList@Library;
  • Integrating a reading list on Moodle for students’ access;
  • Creating your own reading list and adding references (books, articles, videos, … etc.);
  • Communicating with the Library via ReadingList@Library and sending purchase recommendations to the Library.

All staff are welcome to join. For registration, please click here.


Library opening hours during Christmas & New Year Holidays 2023

The Library wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Please note the special opening hours of the Library during the festival season:

Date
Festival
Opening Hours
22 Dec. 2023 (Fri.)
Winter Solstice
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
24 Dec. 2023 (Sun.)
Christmas Holidays
Closed
25 Dec. 2023 (Mon.)
26 Dec. 2023 (Tue.)
1 Jan. 2024 (Mon.)
The first day of January
Closed

Revision Week & Examination Period

The opening hours of the Library will be extended during the revision week and examination period from 11 December 2023 to 10 January 2024. Details are as follows:

Date
Opening Hours
11 Dec 2023
to
10 Jan 2024*
Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday & Public Holidays Closed
* Excludes 22 December 2023 (Fri.) Winter Solstice.

New e-resources available – CINAHL Ultimate and SPORTDiscus with Full Text

The Library is pleased to offer the following newly subscribed e-databases:

Title Coverage
CINAHL Ultimate

CINAHL Ultimate provides full-text access to most nursing and allied health journals, covering more than 50 nursing specialties. It also offers supplementary information such as quick lessons and evidence-based care sheets.

SPORTDiscus with Full Text

SPORTDiscus with Full Text is a comprehensive source for sports research, covering hundreds of full-text journals in physical fitness, health education, sports medicine, kinesiology and more.

Students and staff are welcome to access this resource via A-Z List of e-Databases.


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