Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate is a comprehensive, full-text research database from EBSCO designed for researchers, students, and professionals, offering authoritative coverage across the entire spectrum of applied science and technology disciplines. It delivers extensive content from 2,330+ active full-text journals, with over 90% among them undergoing peer review. 

The database supports subjects in acoustics, aeronautics, artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, energy resources, computer systems, biomedical materials, virtual reality, and space science, etc, making it an essential resource for accessing the latest scientific and technological advancements in a user-friendly, search-optimized platform.

Expiry date: 5 March 2026

To enhance the intelligence, efficiency and credibility of your research process, the Library has subscribed to additional AI-powered research tools within key scholarly resources.

• CNKI AI combines CNKI’s extensive literature database 中國知網 with AI capabilities to support your entire research journey—from discovering literature to writing and originality checks.
• Consensus synthesises findings from over 200 million peer-reviewed papers with AI-powered features like the Consensus Meter and evidence-based summaries, helping you quickly understand scientific agreement on research questions.
• LeapSpace integrates Scopus AI and ScienceDirect AI into a unified, secure platform, enabling researchers to explore literature, generate evidence‑based insights, compare experimental methods, and accelerate discovery with trusted content from Elsevier’s publications and transparent sources.
• ScienceDirect AI integrates Elsevier’s vast collection of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters with AI features like natural language search, smart summaries, and comparative analysis, helping you explore and synthesise scientific literature with ease. (Note: From April 2026, ScienceDirect AI transitions to LeapSpace, platform for AI-powered searches of ScienceDirect and Scopus content.)
• Web of Science Research Assistant leverages GenAI and advanced agentic AI to accelerate literature reviews, identify trends, and build comprehensive research strategies with dynamic visualisations and guided walk throughs.

Learn more about these databases and other GenAI tools available to support your research on our LibGuide AI-Powered Academic Search in PolyU Library.

We’ll be introducing more tools soon, so be sure to look out for our announcements!

設計學專題庫整合了90餘種學術期刊與200多個國際會議, 同時涵蓋其他多出版類型學術文獻。學科內容範圍包括設計歷史與理論、環境設計、工業設計、視覺傳達與媒體設計、信息與交互設計、手工藝設計、染織與服裝設計、陶瓷藝術設計及藝術與科技等領域，旨在為相關領域的研究人員提供學術支持。

Expiry date: 4 March 2026

《中國古生物地層知識庫》以《中國古生物誌》、《中國古脊椎動物誌》和《中國各門類化石》等權威古生物學與地層學專著為內容基礎，將文本數位化並形成結構化資料庫。具備對物種與地層資訊、理論知識、術語解釋進行瀏覽、檢索、篩選的功能，並將各子庫的相關資訊進行互鏈以方便追索，為相關專業的科研與生產工作者提供知識服務。

Expiry date: 31 March 2026