News & Announcements

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

As part of the Design Thinking Series for Teachers and Librarians in HKU Universities, Colleges, and Schools, our fourth annual workshop Teaching by Design for the U. N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be held on Saturday, 7 November 2020, via Zoom. The workshop is completely free and will be conducted in English.

You are most welcome to check out more details of the workshop and register through our webpage. Registration is open until 1 November.  Please also help to share this message and the attached poster with your colleagues, staff and those who are interested in enhancing teaching and learning in the Hong Kong community through Design Thinking and SDGs. We look forward to your participation.

Organizing Group:

Gray Kochhar-Lindgren (The University of Hong Kong)

King L. Chow (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Esther Woo (The University of Hong Kong)

Luisa Mok (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Nicol Pan (Tsz Shan Institute)

Date:                                       7 November 2020, Saturday

Time:                                      9:30 am – 1:00 pm

Venue:                                    Zoom Conference

Language:                              English

Details and Registration:   https://lib.hku.hk/teachbydesign/sdg2020.html

Registration Closes:            2 November 2020, Monday

Admission:                           Free

HKU Libraries Website: http://lib.hku.hk/

Connect with the Libraries on social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hkulib/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HKULibrariesCollection

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/hkulibrary/

System: WiFi network in Main Library

Date:  18 October (Sun)

Time: ~1 hour for each floor

For: WiFi network equipment upgrade.

China is known for its rich history and culture. The ethnic minority people in Guizhou Province have a unique and diverse cultural heritage which is, unfortunately, disappearing due to natural and man-made causes. Digitisation provides a solution for preserving and promoting cultural heritage. Taking advantage of expertise from Dr Hu Xiao, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, Dr Esther Woo, Deputy University Librarian of HKU Libraries and Dr Nicol Pan, former Associate Director of Common Core Office, this Knowledge Exchange project digitises unique cultural heritages of ethnic minority people in Guizhou and make them accessible online to international audiences. Through building a digital museum, this project helps raise awareness and appreciation towards Chinese cultural heritage.

The digital museum is collaboratively built by the Faculty of Education at HKU, HKU Libraries and Guizhou Lanmama Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ethnic Minorities. This project is supported by the HKU Knowledge Exchange Fund granted by the University Grants Committee.

You are cordially invited to visit this digital museum at https://lanmama.lib.hku.hk/.

Please also share your experience of visiting the digital museum with us by completing an online questionnaire (https://forms.gle/EuFQtdZ4j93Yiky26). Your valuable feedback can help us measure the effectiveness of this digital museum in promoting and enhancing visitors’ understanding of cultural heritage, and improve the organisation of similar digital museums in the future.

Faculty of Education, HKU

Message from Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning)

Dear students and colleagues,

As we embark on a new semester with a strong reliance on online teaching and learning, I am pleased to introduce the HKU E-learning Resource Hub (https://elearning-resource.hku.hk).

Developed by the University Libraries in collaboration with the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL), Information Technology Services (ITS) and Technology Enhanced Learning Initiative (TeLi), the Hub provides access to a wealth of resources developed by these departments as well as others. The platform offers search and browse functions for electronic resources, online tools, guides, courses, equipment, learning spaces and departmental services in support of teaching and learning.

You are most welcome to suggest new resources either developed by HKU or other institutions for inclusion into the E-learning Resource Hub via its e-form (https://elearning-resource.hku.hk/submit-resource-2/). The Libraries will continue to develop the contents and feature useful resources on the platform to support your teaching and learning.

Best wishes, Ian

Professor Ian Holliday

Vice-President (Teaching and Learning)

The University of Hong Kong

Dear Colleagues, Students, Patrons, and Visitors,

To raise awareness of intellectual property rights, and to ensure their protection and prevent infringement, you are highly encouraged to consult the following webpages maintained by university departments and other offices/work units as well as the relevant resources whenever the need arises in relation to teaching, learning, research, publication and other activities/events/functions.

Intellectual Property Rights Policy of The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

http://www.rss.hku.hk/contracts/ipr

Intellectual Property Rights Policy for HKU Staff, Students and Visitors

http://www.handbook.hku.hk/ug/full-time-2018-19/important-policies/intellectual-property-rights-policy-for-staff-students-and-visitors

Copyright and plagiarism

– Facts You Should Know About The Copyright Ordinance

http://www.handbook.hku.hk/ug/full-time-2018-19/important-policies/copyright-and-plagiarism

– What is plagiarism

https://tl.hku.hk/plagiarism/

Copyright in teaching and learning at HKU

https://lib.hku.hk/copyright/index.html

Security Alert on Copyright Infringement

https://www.its.hku.hk/services/infosec/awareness/smsalert/copyrightinfringement

Talks and training sessions on copyright and other intellectual property rights will be organized by university departments and offices/work units from time to time. For further advice or assistance, please approach the contact persons as stated on their respective webpages.

University Libraries

System: WiFi network on 1/F New Wing and 5/F, Main Library

Date and Time:  29 August (Sat)

Cause: preparation work for the upcoming WiFi upgrade

We are pleased to announce the launch of the new HKU Libraries website, https://lib.hku.hk and a new mobile app, mobile@HKUL, https://libguides.lib.hku.hk/mobilehkul.

In order to provide enhanced searching, browsing and easier access to library services, we have incorporated feedback received through our biennial user surveys as well as your direct suggestions. We hope you find the new website and mobile app improvements to facilitate your learning and research.

While mobile@HKUL is available for download now, the new HKU Libraries website will go live at 00:00 on 28 August 2020 (Friday).

As you explore the new site and app, please share any comments or questions via https://lib.hku.hk/cgi-bin/comments/form.cgi.

The University of Hong Kong Libraries

Following the President’s announcement of the extension of facility access for the Class of 2020, we are pleased to let you know that you will be able to use your HKU Student Card for access to the facilities below until August 31, 2021.

Notes:

• The above shall be eligible for access by graduands of the Class of 2020 with their HKU Student Cards until August 31, 2021.
• The access is eligible to the Year 2020 graduands of the following HKU programmes: Undergraduate, Taught Postgraduate, Research Postgraduate, Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma. The list does not include HKU SPACE.
• For those graduands who have lost their HKU Student Cards, they can apply for the Facility Access Card by filling in this form.
• For graduands who will be admitted to the HKU postgraduate programmes, when issued with a new HKU Student Card, their level of facility access as postgraduates will override their “Class of 2020” status.