2010/11 Library Orientation Bachelor Degree Programmes

Mong Man Wai Library (Tai Po Campus) Town Centre Library (Tai Kok Tsui) Our Locations Different Opening Hours (Sat & Sun)

Facilities Highlight Octopus operated Photocopier/Printer e-Learning Centres & Studio Multimedia Stations 7x24 Learning Centre Study Rooms >200 PC Workstations Wireless Network Group Discussion Room

7x24 Learning Centre  Networked PCs with application software  24-hours Internet access  Daily Chinese & English newspapers  Local and international satellite TV channels  Reserve collection materials (e.g. course textbooks)

Our Services HK Academic Library Link Inter-campus Delivery Inter-library Loan JULAC Card Photocopy, print & scan Library Instruction Workshop Notebook Computer for Loan 24 Hour Book Drop Book Borrowing Media Borrowing

Loan Quota: 40 items (for any combinations) Hold Quota: 20 items Books: 30 days Media: 7 days CTRC Items: 7 days Reserve Collection: 3 hours /3 days Your Borrowing Privileges

Library Catalogue at the Library Website

Check the Shelving Location

 Circulating materials (books or media) housed in the MMW Library can be sent to TCL for borrowing, or vice versa  The material status must be available for loan Inter-campus Delivery Town Centre Library, Tai Kok Tsui MMW Library, Tai Po

Inter-campus Delivery Login & fill in the request form

Hong Kong Academic Library Link ( 香港高校圖書聯網 ) 10 15Undergraduate Degree students can borrow 10 books from other UGC libraries via HKALL for 15 days HKALL loan quota (10 books) included in HKIEd Library loan quota availableRequest books with available status only Pick up books at MMW Library or TCL Circulation Counter You will be noticed by when the item is ready for pickup Require to pick up books within 5 days from the date of notification

Request for HKALL

You can request items with available status Request for HKALL

Your HKIEd username e.g. s Select the Pickup Library (MMW. TCL) Your PIN Request for HKALL

Interlibrary Loan  If a journal article required is not found in the Library, use the interlibrary loan service to get an electronic copy

JULAC (Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee) Cards UGC-funded Degree students are eligible to apply for JULAC Student Reader Cards Visit and use the collections of other UGC libraries in-house Annual registration fee $50 charged by each host library (1 Aug - 31 Jul) Admission to some libraries may be restricted during “black-out” periods of peak seasons Application can be made at the Circulation Counter, MMW Library or Town Centre Library

 Materials with loan period  7 days may be renewed twice  The new due date is calculated from the date of renewal  You cannot renew a checked-out item if : There are holds on the item The item is overdue Maximum no. of renewals has been reached RENEWALS

To view your loan record or renew

 Users may place a hold on a checked-out item with loan period  7 days  Your “hold” quotas: 20 items  Loan period may be shortened if a hold has been placed on loaned items  notice will be sent to you when the item is ready for pickup HOLD / RECALL

HOLD / RECALL Click Request button & login to place hold

 All library notices will be sent to you by (HKIEd account, e.g. 1.Due date alert notice (3 days before) 2.Overdue notice 3.Item recalled notice (due date shortened) 4.Pick up notice  You may also receive Library SMS if you have activated the function. Library Notice

Library SMS Alert Service  Receive free SMS alert when a book is due in 3 days, overdue, recalled or ready to pick up 1.Register your Mobile Phone No. at Google Calendar 2.Register the SMS service at the Library web site

Electronic Resources  The Library has a rich collection of electronic resources and research tools

E-Databses & E-book Collections Finding e-databases

E-Databases The Library has more than 130 e-databases of different subject areas  Academic Search Premier  ERIC  ProQuest Dissertations & Theses  Scopus  Social Sciences Citation Index  WiseNews 慧科新聞資料庫  中國期刊網全文數據庫 CAJ  中文電子期刊服務 CEPS  中國優秀碩士 / 博士論文全文數據庫  … and more Join our workshops to discover how the databases can help your research

E-Journals  The Library has subscribed over 30,500 English and Chinese e-journals

Local TV Programs (EdVideo)  Video-on-demand service which features education related issues and current affairs programmes from ATV, ETV, RTHK and TVB

Remote Access to E-Resources  Remote access to library electronic resources is available via Institute and Non-Institute networks  Use your HKIEd Network Username and Password to authenticate

Library Instruction Workshops  Supports students to develop essential information and research skills  Offers hands-on training on different library resources

Online Tutorials  Modules on information skills allow you to learn and practice at your own pace e.g. Using Library Catalogue, E-Databases, Citing Information

Library Regulations DO NOT  Leave Library with uncharged materials  Lend or borrow student card  Mutilate Library materials  Use Mobile Phone in Library  Cases & Actions can be found in Library Regulations section 6.0

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