2009/10 Library Orientation Master Programmes (MEd / MA)

Mong Man Wai Library (Tai Po Campus) Town Centre Library (Tai Kok Tsui) Our Locations

Facilities Highlight  7x24 Learning Centre  e-Learning Centres & Studio  200+ PC workstations  Wireless LAN  Octopus operated Photocopier/Printer  Self-Borrowing Stations  25 Study Rooms, 6 Group Discussion Rooms  Multimedia Stations, Viewing Room  Language Learning Laboratories

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

Services Highlight  Books & Media Borrowing  24-Hour Bookdrop  Inter-campus delivery  HKALL (HK Academic Library Link)  Interlibrary Loan  JULAC Card  Notebook computer for loan(4/F)  Photocopying & Printing  Library Instruction workshops

Loan Quota: 60 items (for any combinations!) Hold Quota: 20 items Books: 90 days Media: 7 days CTRC Items: 7 days Reserve: 3 hours /3 days Borrowing Privileges

Library Catalogue at the Library Website

Check the Shelving Location

Hong Kong Academic Library Link ( 香港高校圖書聯網 ) 10 30MEd students can borrow 10 books from other UGC libraries via HKALL for 30 days HKALL loan quota (10 books) included in HKIEd Library loan quota available status onlyRequest 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

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

Inter-campus Delivery Login & fill the request form

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

JULAC (Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee) Cards  MEd students are eligible to apply for JULAC Cards  Visit and borrow items of other UGC libraries  Borrowing privileges may vary among libraries  Application can be made at the Circulation Counter, MMW Library or Town Centre Library

To view your loan record or renew

 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

 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  Users are required to register mobile phone no. at to receive free SMS alert when a book is due in 3 days, overdue, recalled or ready to pick up.

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

E-Resources at the Library Website Finding e-databases

E-Databses Some prominent e-databases :  Academic Search Premier  ERIC  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 Join our workshops to discover how the databases can help your learning

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

RefWorks Web-based bibliographic management tool Create your own personal database of references Import references from library catalogues or online databases Generate in-text citations and reference lists

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 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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