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Library

The University Library

The Shue Yan University Library Complex is located on the west side of the main Aca-
demic Building and was opened on 15 November 1995. It is multi-functional and has 19
storeys. Facilities include the International Conference Hall, the Library, the Counselling and
Research Centre, and accommodations for staff and visiting scholars. The Library occupies
5½ levels (the ground floor, second to sixth floor). Each floor covers about 850 square metres.
The ever expanding Library has a holding of over 332,000 volumes. As for periodicals
and magazines, there are over 860 Chinese and English titles in print format with a total of
31,000 bound volumes. A special collection of annual reports, research reports, statistical data
of government departments, non-government organizations, dissertations and student reports
contains about 26,247 volumes in English and Chinese. There are over 26,736 non-print items
including CD-ROM, DVD, VCD, videotape, etc.
Over 117 online databases subscribed by the Library such as Proquest Central, Aca-
demic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, China Academic Journals Full-text
Database (中國期刊全文數據庫), 瀚堂典藏古籍數據庫, World Ebook Collection, China Master
Theses Full-text Database, China Doctoral Dissertations Full-text Database, Oxford Scholar-
ship Online, History Reference Centre, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Literature
Online, PsycINFO, PsycARTILCES, PsycBOOKS, Ebrary, SocINDEX with Full Text, Westlaw
China, Naxos Spoken Word Library, Wisenews, Sociological Abstracts, Scopus cover over
56,000 authoritative electronic journals and 2.5 million electronic books on arts, business,
management and social sciences.
Electronic reference tools available in the Library include Encyclopaedia Britannica
Online and the Oxford English Dictionary. The Library has also purchased CD-ROM data-
bases such as 文淵閣四庫全書 and 四部叢刊電子版.
Within the Library, Internet-ready computer workstations allow searching of Online Pub-
lic Access Catalogue (OPAC), through which patrons can connect to other local or overseas
academic libraries for inter-library loans, search for materials held by HKSYU Library, and
access the online databases. Moreover, computer applications such as Microsoft Office,
SPSS, DacEasy, MYOB are available on workstations.
The library management system allows users remote access to the library services and
electronic databases. Moreover, the library discovery tool Primo can provide easier and faster
one click searching of library materials via OPAC.
It is noteworthy that in January 1996, the then State Education Commission of China
donated to Shue Yan 3,097 volumes (1,793 titles) of rare Chinese books, thus making a
valuable contribution to the collection of the University Library. In February 2007, the Ministry
of Education of the People’s Republic of China donated a set of 10,000 items of Chinese
classics —‘中華再造善本’to commemorate the inauguration of Shue Yan University.
In addition to regular services provided such as circulation and reference, the Library
also organizes user educational activities such as library instruction classes, orientation, open
day and book exhibitions, etc.

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