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AgeLine (Trial)

News Monday, July 17, 2017 - 10:44

AgeLine is an abstract database which covers literature of social gerontology and includes aging-related content from the health sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, and public policy. It indexes over 200 journals, books, book chapters, and reports.

Expiry date: 31 August 2017

 

「文化七月 X READ@PolyU」分享會:陶傑的閱讀秘笈

News Monday, July 3, 2017 - 07:08

陶傑先生將分享他的閲讀秘笈,帶領大家從嶄新的角度去閲讀,不單教你挑選好書,提升閲讀興趣,更會給你傳授讀書方法,助你開拓視野和提升思考能力。 講座設有答問環節,歡迎大家屆時提出與閲讀相關的問題,與嘉賓交流分享 講者簡介 陶傑,原名曹捷,有「香港第一才子」之稱。他曾在英國旅居多年,並於英國華威大學修畢英國文學學士學位課程,及倫敦大學倫敦政治經濟學院完成國際關係文憑。畢業後於英國廣播公司工作。回港後,曾擔任《華僑日報》及《明報》副總編輯。現為香港著名專欄作家及資深傳媒工作者。

講座設有答問環節,以廣東話主講。免費入場。
請按此連結登記: http://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/read/hktdc-talk-3

Publishing Seminar: Behind the Scenes at the Nature Journals

News Friday, June 16, 2017 - 11:17

 

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The Nature journals have a very long and proud history of publishing some of the most high-quality and impactful research in the world. The portfolio now contains almost 50 journals, covering a wide range of subject areas. Nature also employs over 250 full-time editors. Each of these editors is passionate about supporting researchers, to help them to do and to communicate the research that makes the news and advances discovery.

In this talk, Alison Mitchell, PhD – who has worked on the Nature titles for over 20 years – will take you behind the scenes at the Nature journals. The talk will be covering the following topics:

  • What are the editors looking for in a research paper, and what makes a good Nature paper?
  • How do the editors try to support researchers beyond the publishing process?
  • What innovations and experiments are the Nature journals doing to improve the process of research and research communication?
  • How do they decide what new Nature journals to launch and what is the impact on researchers?

 

Date : 30 Jun 2017 (Fri)
Time : 3:00 - 4:30pm
Venue : Learning Lab 1, 3/F, Library
Speaker : Dr. Alison Mitchell (Editorial & Publishing Director Nature Journals)
Registration : Please click on this link for registration.
 
 

About the Speaker

Alison Mitchell is Editorial & Publishing Director responsible for the research content in the Nature family of journals – the internationally renowned flagship title Nature, 27 Nature Research Journals, 18 Nature Reviews Journals, and Nature Communications.

Following the merger of Nature Publishing Group with Springer in 2015, Alison’s focus has been directed solely towards the Nature journals. She is responsible for editorial and publishing strategy, the 450 employees who work on the Nature journals, and the development of new trials and innovations to ensure that the Nature journals provide the best possible service for their authors and readers. She has been working on Nature titles for over 20 years. Alison received her PhD in Molecular Biology from Imperial College London.

Temporary Closure of 24-hour Study Centre (8:30am-3:00pm on 20 Jun)

News Friday, June 16, 2017 - 09:00

24-hour Study Centre (Room L001) will be temporarily closed for carpet cleaning from 8:30am-3:00pm on 20 June 2017 (Tue).

Please use other areas of the Library.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Sage Business Cases (Trial)

News Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 17:13

This resource currently provides about 1,700 global cases in the real business world with teaching notes.

Expiry date: 31 July 2017

Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) 1957-1994 (Trial)

News Friday, June 9, 2017 - 08:59

This collection focuses on the technological and scientific development works published in communist countries, and the effect of those developments today. More than 50% of the collection includes published works from China on military, agriculture, pollution, nuclear weapons, etc.

Expiry date: 14 July 2017

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1941-1996 (Trial)

News Friday, June 9, 2017 - 08:58

An archive of 20th Century news from around the world outside USA covering transcripts of foreign broadcasts and news. An online news archive resource for international studies, political science and world history.

Expiry date: 14 July 2017

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