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Collections

Audio-visual Materials
Books
Examination Papers and Syllabuses
Hong Kong Textbooks
Journals
Reference Materials
Reserve Materials
Theses

 
Audio-visual Materials
The Education Library is renowned for its collection of AV materials. The collection includes audio- and video-cassettes, slides, transparencies, computer software, CD-ROMs, CDs, DVDs, VCDs, games and kits. Most of them are on loan for two weeks. Searching and viewing equipment are available for audio- and video-cassettes, CD-ROMs, CDs, DVDs, VCDs and slides.
 
Books
The collection contains mainly of books related to the Faculty curriculum and to teaching methodology. There is a small collection of similar materials in Chinese. Most of the books on education principles and theory are housed on the 4th floor of the Main Library (New Wing).
 
Examination Papers and Syllabuses
This is a substantial collection of Hong Kong and UK secondary school examination papers and syllabuses.
 
Hong Kong Textbooks
This is an open shelf collection that contains local primary and secondary textbooks on most subject areas.
 
Journals

All education journals are shelved on the 4th floor of the Main Library (Old Wing).

 
Reference Materials

This collection contains bibliographies, directories, encyclopedias, general & specialised dictionaries, handbooks, literature guides, atlases and reference materials on Hong Kong, etc. Reference materials are for consultation in the library only.

 
Reserve Collection
This collection consists of course-related textbooks, journal articles, lecture notes and readings recommended by academic staff. These materials are for short loan or in-house use. Teaching staff may request online for materials in the library to be placed in the Education Library Reserve collection.{ Online Education Library RBR Request Form}
 
Theses
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduates from the Faculty of Education. The items are held in closed stack in the library and are accessible upon request at the library counter.
 
 

Apart from the Education Library, collections or materials which are of interest to students of the Faculty of Education are also shelved in the following libraries :

Main Library

 

Floor

Areas of Interest

Old Wing

4

Main collection of journals and journal indexes and abstracts relating to education and psychology

5 & 6

Fung Ping Shan Library collection of books and journals in Chinese and other oriental languages.

New Wing

G

Circulation Counter
Interlibrary Loans / Photocopying / Micorfilming
Reference Collection
Reference Counter & CD-ROMs

1

Special Collections including Hong Kong Collection, HKU theses and microforms
Audio-visual & Reserve Collection

4

Main collection of books on principle and theory of education, sociology and psychology of education.

Dental Library

It houses the collection for the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences.