News & Announcements

The Libraries subscribes to a myriad of electronic resources for supporting the teaching, learning and research needs of the HKU community.

At present, user authentication via the library’s proxy server is required for off-campus access to licensed electronic resources, while on-campus users do not need to login because on-campus PCs are connected to the university campus network.

Over the past few years, however, excessive downloading and account abuse (http://www.lib.hku.hk/general/warning.html) have become more prevalent and are now a threat to the provision of information services to the university community.  Many of these activities have resulted in the immediate blocking of access to resources, inconveniencing the HKU community at large and consuming substantial staff time for investigation and rectification.

In view of the above, upon review and approval at the last Senate Library Committee Meeting, with effect from 2 September 2013, all on-campus users will need to login to licensed electronic resources with their HKU Portal UID/Library Card Number and PIN, just as they need to do when they are off-campus.  This will enable us to:

a)    Set up a monitoring system to stop excessive downloading before a block is triggered at the vendor’s end; and

b)    Trace on-campus violators more efficiently through the Libraries’ server directly

Please note that in general you will only need to login once when you start your browser session.

We hope that the change will mean fewer service interruptions and better service provision for the university community.

Peter Sidorko

University Librarian

July 1, 2013 (Monday) will be a General Holiday and the University Libraries will be closed on that day.

During this time, The Library Corner at G/F and the Study Zone at Level 3, Main Library, will remain open after Main Library opening hours for the use of CURRENT STAFF and CURRENT STUDENTS ONLY.

For enquiry, please call 2859-2203 or 2241-5945.

Best wishes

Peter Sidorko

University Librarian

1 May 2013 (Labour Day), and
17 May 2013 (Buddha’s Birthday)

The Main Library Study Area, Main Circulation & Interlibrary Loans, AV & Reserve Collection, Special Collections, and 2/F Green Roof will open from 10am to 7pm.

The Law Library will open from 10am to 5pm.

Medical Library will open from 10am to 6am of the following day.

The Dental Library, Education Library, and Music Library will be closed.

1 to 27 May 2013

Main Library Study Area will open 21.5 hours from 10 am, 1 May 2013 to 6 am, 27 May 2013.

After library opening hours, contract security guards will be stationed in the building to provide basic security services. Users can check out books using the self-check stations on ground and fourth floors when the circulation counter is closed. All public computers, printers and copiers will also be available but no refill of printing papers will be provided.

For enquiry, please call 2859-2203 or 2241-5945.

Best wishes
Peter Sidorko
University Librarian

The Main Library and Medical Library will extend the opening hours for the coming Revision Week & Assessment Period from 10 am, 1 May 2013 to 6 am, 27 May 2013.

Main Library:
Daily: 8:30am – 6am of the following day
(except 2/F Green Roof, Special Collections, AV & Reserve Collection, and Level 3 Collaboration Zone)

Medical Library
Monday – Friday: 8:15am – 6am of the following day
Saturday: 8:30am – 6am of the following day
Sundays & Public Holidays: 10am – 6am of the following day

All service counters will be closed outside the normal operating hours. In order to thoroughly clean the library, all users and their possessions must be cleared by 6 am each morning. Items not removed from each desk will be removed by staff on duty and can be collected at

Main Library:
After 9 am (10 am on Sundays & Public Holidays) at the Lending Services Division on the G/F;

Yu Chun Keung Medical Library:
After 10 am at the Circulation Counter.

During the extended opening hours, contract security guards will be stationed in these two libraries to provide basic security services. When the circulation counters are closed, users can check out books using the self-check stations (G/F and 4/F in Main Library, and one in Medical Library). While there is no counter service, all public computers, printers and copiers will be available but no refill of printing paper will be provided.

For enquiry, please call 2859-2203 or 2241-5945.

Best wishes
Peter Sidorko
University Librarian

29 March to 1 April 2013 (Easter Holidays) and 4 April 2013 (Ching Ming Festival)

Main Library, AV & Reserve Collection, Fung Ping Shan Library, and Special Collections will open from 10am to 7pm.

Law Library and Medical Library will open from 10am to 5pm.

Dental Library, Education Library, and Music Library will be closed.

The Library Corner at G/F and the Study Zone at Level 3, Main Library, will remain open after Main Library opening hours (except cleaning time for Study Zone between 9:00 am to 10:00 am) for the use of CURRENT STAFF and CURRENT STUDENTS ONLY.

For enquiry, please call 2859-2203.

March 16, 2013 (Saturday) will be a University holiday, and the University Libraries will be closed on that day.

During this time, The Library Corner at G/F and the Study Zone at Level 3, Main Library, will remain open after Main Library opening hours for the use of CURRENT STAFF and CURRENT STUDENTS ONLY.

For enquiry, please call 2859-2203 or 2241-5945.

The exhibition: “Good Company: Leung Ping-kwan’s Hong Kong” commemorates the work of our city’s foremost literary voice, Yesi (也斯), who sadly passed away on January 5, 2013.

Venue: Atrium, G/F, Main Library, HKU

Exhibition period: 30 January – 22 March 2013

The exhibition is inspired by Leung Ping-kwan’s (known by his pen name Yesi) collaboration with 9 artist friends and communicates their shared vision of Hong Kong. Five of the exhibits have not been shown before. Poetry and literary creation were central to Yesi’s life; so was friendship. The exhibition shows how friendship and poetry can nourish each other, displaying the author’s poems alongside his friends’ photographs. It also offers a bibliographical survey of Leung Ping-kwan’s work in three genres – poetry, prose, fiction – from earlier to more recent times.

The exhibition “Good Company: Leung Ping-kwan’s Hong Kong” is held as part of the Faculty of Arts Centenary and is co-organized by The University of Hong Kong Libraries.

The exhibition: “Good Company: Leung Ping-kwan’s Hong Kong” commemorates the work of our city’s foremost literary voice, Yesi (也斯), who sadly passed away on January 5, 2013.

Venue: Atrium, G/F, Main Library, HKU

Exhibition period: 30 January – 1 March 2013

The exhibition is inspired by Leung Ping-kwan’s (known by his pen name Yesi) collaboration with 9 artist friends and communicates their shared vision of Hong Kong. Five of the exhibits have not been shown before. Poetry and literary creation were central to Yesi’s life; so was friendship. The exhibition shows how friendship and poetry can nourish each other, displaying the author’s poems alongside his friends’ photographs. It also offers a bibliographical survey of Leung Ping-kwan’s work in three genres – poetry, prose, fiction – from earlier to more recent times.

The exhibition “Good Company: Leung Ping-kwan’s Hong Kong” is held as part of the Faculty of Arts Centenary and is co-organized by The University of Hong Kong Libraries.

9 February 2013 (Lunar New Year’s Eve)

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CLOSED at 1pm

10-13 February 2013

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CLOSED

The Library Corner at G/F and the Study Zone at Level 3, Main Library, will remain open after Main Library opening hours for the use of CURRENT STAFF and CURRENT STUDENTS ONLY.

For enquiry, please call 2859-2203 or 2241-5945.

Happy Chinese New Year

Peter Sidorko

University Librarian

We are pleased to announce that the Libraries is going to hold a Used Book Sale on Monday, 21 January 2013.

Books for sale are duplicates donated by our supporters or withdrawn copies from the library collection. Books from various subjects, both in Chinese and English, are priced at HK$20 and up. Also available is a selection of fiction for leisure reading.

Putting the duplicates and withdrawn copies on sale not only promotes reading by allowing the public to get the books they need at a good price, but also fully utilises these materials. Proceeds from the sale will contribute towards the purchase of new books, library materials, programmes or services.

Details:

Date:
Monday, 21 January 2013 (10:00 am – 7:00 pm)

Venue:
Multi-purpose zone, Level 3 Main Library, HKU, Pokfulam Road, HK
map: http://lib.hku.hk/friends/booksale/map.jpg

Website: http://lib.hku.hk/friends/booksale/