Revision Week & Examination Period
The opening hours of the Library will be extended during the revision week and examination period from 15 April 2024 to 10 May 2024. Details are as follows:
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Opening Hours
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| 15 April 2024 to 10 May 2024 * |
Monday – Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. | |
| Sunday & Public Holidays | Closed | |
New e-resources available (April 2024)
The Library is pleased to offer the following newly subscribed e-databases:
| Title | Coverage |
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| JSTOR |
JSTOR provides more than 70,000 titles of e-books and 2,600 scholarly journals across all disciplines, including humanities, business, social sciences, and medicine and allied health. * Starting from April 2024, users can access the full-text of e-books from JSTOR. |
| Harvard Business Review Press Collection (EBSCOhost) |
The eBook Harvard Business Review Press Collection provides full-text access to more than 800 titles published by Harvard Business Review Press in business and related areas, including marketing, finance, human resources, organizational psychology, entrepreneurship as well as leadership and management. |
| LSEG Workspace |
LSEG Workspace, a product of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), is a database that provides a wide variety of financial information including real-time market data, news and analytics. Users can navigate and search for financial instruments and deals data across multiple industries. [The Workspace 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.] |
Students and staff are welcome to access this resource via A-Z List of e-Databases.
Library Opening Hours during the Easter Holidays and Ching Ming Festival 2024
Library Opening Hours during the Easter Holidays and Ching Ming Festival:
| Date | Festival / Holiday | Opening Hours |
| 29 March – 1 April 2024 | Easter Holidays |
Closed
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| 4 April 2024 | Ching Ming Festival |
Closed
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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:
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
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:
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To ensure that you can view the full-text of newspapers and magazines, please access PressReader via A-Z e-Databases or PressReader Apps.
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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 |
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| 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.
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| 10 Feb. 2024 (Sat.) | Lunar New Year’s Day |
Closed
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| 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.