Library Opening Hours during the Revision Weeks and Examination Period

The opening hours of the Library will be extended during the revision weeks and examination period from 14 April 2025 to 9 May 2025. Details are as follows:

*The SFU campus will remain open during the special days. Its opening hours will be the same as those of the Learning Commons. Staff and students will be required to register at the security’s office upon entry to the campus.

Library Opening Hours during the Easter Holidays

Library Opening Hours during the Easter Holidays:

Emerald Journal Reading Quiz: Literati Award-Winning Research Challenge

The “Emerald Journal Reading Quiz: Literati Award-Winning Research Challenge” organized by Emerald Publishing is running from now through 9 May 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.

• 1st prize: AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation
• 2nd prize: Xiaomi Watch S4
• 3rd prize: HKD25 Starbucks gift voucher

The quiz is easy and requires only a few minutes to complete. Click Here for more information and to start the quiz right away!

The Library has currently subscribed to: eBook Series Collection, Marketing Collection, Public Policy & Environmental Management Collection and Tourism & Hospitality Management Collection.

Note:

1. 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.
2. 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!

Closure of Library during Ching Ming Festival

The Library will be closed on Ching Ming Festival (4 April 2025, Friday).

SFU receives the multilingual book donation of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China"

Saint Francis University (SFU) is delighted to have received a generous gift of a multi-volume and multilingual collection entitled Xi Jinping: The Governance of China from Beijing Chongxue Cultural Development Company Limited. The official donation ceremony was held on 6 March 2025. The participants in this special event included Professor Lo Tit Wing (Acting President), Professor Annie Bligh (Provost), Dr. Kat Leung (Vice-President, Administration and Secretary), Mr. Manhoe Chan (Vice-President, Resources and Finance), Dr. Ricky Leung (Associate Vice-President, Institutional Advancement), Professor Chan Sin-wai (Dean, Ip Ying To Lee Yu Yee School of Humanities and Languages), Ms. Charlotte Wong (Librarian) and other staff members.

This monumental publication is available in nine languages, viz. Chinese, English, Russian, French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Japanese and Portuguese. It provides unique, insightful and comprehensive perspectives on the pivotal role of China on the international stage.

Members of the SFU community are most welcome to borrow and browse this compendium to gain a better understanding of the fundamental principles of government and distinctive patterns of development in modern China.

Hands-on Workshop on Complete Anatomy & ClinicalKey Student (Physiotherapy Package) for Lecturers

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

Library User Survey 2024 and Lucky Draw

Library Survey Highlights 2024

The Library User Survey 2024 was conducted from 4 November to 13 December 2024 to collect comments and suggestions on our services, resources and facilities. Over 1,300 completed questionnaires including useful feedback were received.

To express our appreciation to the respondents, valuable gifts generously donated by publishers and vendors were given out to the lucky draw winners. The prize presentation ceremony was successfully held on 25 February 2025 at the Learning Commons.

Please take a look at the following photos, which capture the highlights of this event and the joyful moments of the lucky draw winners.

Many thanks again to all participants in this exercise!

ID (First 4 characters)	Name	Prize	Sponsored by
2420XXXX	HONG P. K.	iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi 64GB
2321XXXX	TSO T. Y.	Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 Wireless
2420XXXX	LI Y. Y.	Apple AirPods Pro
2421XXXX	NGIE C.	Apple AirPods 4
2320XXXX	MUK S. F.	HK$500 Cash Coupons (Electronic Products)
2420XXXX	LAW K. H.	HK$500 Cash Coupons (Coffee)
2420XXXX	AU H. T.	HK$500 Cash Coupons (Bookstore)

1st prize presented by Mr. Manhoe Chan (Vice-President, Resources and Finance), Dr. Anna Ng (Dean of Students cum Associate Professor) & Ms. Charlotte Wong (Librarian)

2nd prize presented by Mr. Manhoe Chan (Vice-President, Resources and Finance), Dr. Anna Ng (Dean of Students cum Associate Professor) & Ms. Charlotte Wong (Librarian)

3rd prize presented by Dr. Anna Ng (Dean of Students cum Associate Professor) & Ms. Charlotte Wong (Librarian)

4th prize presented by Dr. Anna Ng (Dean of Students cum Associate Professor) & Ms. Charlotte Wong (Librarian)

Prizes presented by Ms. Charlotte Wong (Librarian) & library staff

Library Workshop on a Health Science Resource – Introduction to UpToDate

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