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Door Repair Work on P/F (5 Sep AM)

Notice Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 09:02

Door maintenance work will be carried out outside LibCafe on 5 Sep morning. The booking of computer workstations (PF WS19 - PF WS22) will be suspended and the color printer L203C will be blocked. Noise is unavoidable during the work period.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Please approach the nearest counter if you need assistance.

READ@PolyU: Book Pick-up and Book Chat Group Registration

News Monday, September 2, 2019 - 12:10

Calling All Students

Book Pick-Up

Come to the Library to get your FREE copy of the common book Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood.

Date: 2 – 6 September 2019<
Time: 10 am – 5 pm
Venue: Podium Floor, PolyU Library
 

Hurry while supplies last!

# All PG and senior-year UG who collect the free book must register for the Book Chat Group.


Book Chat Group Registration

All PolyU students are invited to join a Book Chat Group.

  • Meet up with a small group of students from different backgrounds
  • Share your responses to reading in a relaxed, informal setting under the guidance of a Staff Facilitator
  • Get recognition on your Co-curricular Achievement Transcript (CAT) if you attend all three meetings!

Registration opens today!

Join Now!

「笹川杯品書知日本」 2019 徴文大賽理大校內初選結果

News Friday, August 30, 2019 - 12:56

謝謝各位的支持,大會今年一共收到了十份參賽作品。經由中文及雙語學系及圖書館所組成的評審委員會評分後,現公佈得獎名單如下。

得獎者 所屬學系 作品題目
羅國鈞同學 建築及房地產學系 偽原罪與原罪 — 三浦綾子寫於《冰點》的救贖
王媛同學 工商管理學院 這份熱愛多麼讓人喜歡 — 談金子美鈴的詩與人生

在此恭喜各得獎者,他們將被推薦參加「笹川杯品書知日本」全國決賽,並獲得圖書禮券港幣500元及證書。頒獎禮將於2019年9月舉行,大會將另函通知各得獎者。

Virtual Reality Contest: Stories from Ancient China

News Thursday, August 29, 2019 - 10:30

Join our VR Contest to create experiential stories from ancient China!

The Library’s MakerMindset@i-Space Programme is offering a series of workshops for you to think up ideas, learn VR techniques, and 3D modelling tools so that you can create your story in VR! This series is supported by the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering (EIE).

Submit your VR story and you will stand a chance to win our contest!

Come and join our briefing session to know more! Register now

Date: 19 Sep 2019 (Thu)
Time: 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm (Session 1)
6:15 pm - 6:45 pm (Session 2)
[The two sessions are identical.]
Venue: Digital Visualisation Room, i-Space, 4/F, Library
Registration: Please click on this link for registration.

For enquiries, please contact lbsys@polyu.edu.hk, phone 2766-6909 or visit our Technical Support Desk at i-Space!

MakerMindset@i-Space Sponsored by Shun Hing Education And Charity Fund

Furniture Re-arrangement in L301 (REC) on 27 Aug - 29 Aug 2019

Notice Monday, August 26, 2019 - 10:13

Furniture re-arrangement in L301 will be carried out from 27 Aug - 29 Aug. The booking of computer workstations (REC WS05 to REC WS33) will be suspended. Noise is unavoidable during the work period. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Please approach the nearest counter if you need assistance.

Get to Know your Library - Orientation for PolyU Freshmen

News Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 14:44

Learn about all that's on offer at the Library:

  • Where's the best spot for quiet study & group study?
  • What are my Library privileges?
  • How can I make the MOST out of my library?

… and more!

Find out how the Library helps you succeed by learning about the services, facilities, and resources that will help you the most.

Library Orientation

Where:    Meet @ P/F Library near the entrance (Look for the Meeting Point stand)
When:     28 Aug to 6 Sept except Sunday
Time:       up to 3 sessions per day for your selection
Sign Up:  Check the schedule and register at https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/orientation/register

Walk-ins also welcome! (Registered students will be given priority)

PolyU Library

Primal's 3D Real-time (via anatomy.TV) (Trial)

News Monday, August 19, 2019 - 15:45

This 3D interactive anatomy resource focuses on digital and cadaveric dissection which facilitates users to explore the human body in detail and with functional flexibility.

Expiry date: 9 Sep 2019

韓使燕行錄 (Trial)

News Friday, August 16, 2019 - 10:48

本資料庫資料來源為韓國成均館大學收藏的《燕行錄》,記載了明清時代韓國使節前往北京時使行人員、貢品和沿路所見的風景,包含中國當時政治、經濟、文化、社會風俗詳略各異的記述。

Expiry date: 30 Sep 2019

Attention SYA students: Get to know your Library!

News Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - 11:17

Learn about all that’s on offer at the Library:

  • Where's the best spot for quiet study & group study?
  • What are my Library privileges?
  • How can I make the MOST out of my library?
    … and more!

Join a session specially designed for Senior Year Admitted students on:

14 Aug 2019 (Weds) 6–7pm | Sign up online  or

16 Aug 2019 (Fri) 12nn–1pm | Sign up online

Walk-ins also welcome! (Registered students will be given priority)

Look for the Meeting Point stand, after you get in the Library on P/F.

Meeting Point
PolyU Library

READ@PolyU: Be a Facilitator for the Book Chat sessions!

News Tuesday, August 6, 2019 - 09:22

Be a Facilitator for the READ@PolyU Book Chat sessions!

Help our students explore their reading in a relaxed, small group atmosphere. All academic staff are warmly welcome to join.

Facilitators will:

  • Receive a complimentary copy of the 2019 common book – Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood.
  • Be invited to attend a facilitator training session in late August, where they will receive a Facilitator Resource Package and be invited to participate in a Facilitators Book Chat Group.
  • Support a Book Chat group of PolyU students in Weeks 2, 3, and 4 of the first semester.*

* The hour-long Book Chat sessions will be held at the Library every weekday in Weeks 2, 3 and 4 between 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Choose a day and time that suits!

Join Now!

What past facilitators had to say:

  • “It was a very encouraging sign to witness that students found pleasure in reading. This activity gave me much-needed encouragement for my first semester teaching in Hong Kong.”
     
  • “As a teacher, it made me realize the importance of getting students to open up and sharing their thinking to help broaden their thinking, feeling and acting.”
     
  • “I was impressed with the diversity of students in my group; it was nice to have students from different backgrounds and years interacting together.”

Please sign up on or before 16 August 2019.

For details, please visit the READ@PolyU website.

you have further enquiries, please contact us by email at lbread@polyu.edu.hk.

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