Apr 22 2021
HKU Main Library Extended Opening Hours 3-24 May 2021
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Apr 22 2021
HKU Libraries – Sustainable Development Goals Exhibition
Sustainable Development Goals Exhibition
In support of Earth Day 2021 and in collaboration with The University of Hong Kong Common Core and Women’s Research Studies Centre, the Main Library is pleased to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by coordinating the Sustainable Development Goals exhibition at the 2nd Floor Atrium/Exhibition Area of the Main Library from 21 April – 9 May 2021.
The Member States of the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by General Assembly resolution A/RES/70/1 of 25 September 2015. The resolution aims to achieve these seventeen goals by 2030 to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change while ensuring that no one is left behind.
Each of the seventeen goals are highlighted at the Global Level, in Hong Kong, Actions at HKU and most importantly What You Can Do.
To complement the exhibition and signify the Libraries’ collaboration with the HKU Edible Spaces in the Library Bird and Butterfly Garden near the main entrance, a selection of library books will be on display and compiled into an electronic ReadingList providing information on gardening, birds and butterflies in the garden and permaculture. A label can be found on most the plants in the Garden with its name and a QR code which leads visitors to a relevant website for educational information.
The SDG exhibition banners, ReadingLists, Workshops and Actions at HKU are also available on the dedicated website HKU Libraries and SDGs – Sustainable Development Goals. https://www.hkulsdg.hku.hk
Details of the Exhibition
Date: 21 April – 9 May 2021
Venue: Atrium/Exhibition Area, 2/F Main Library, The University of Hong Kong
Time: During Main Library Opening Hours
Closed on Public Holidays [http://lib.hku.hk/general/hours.html]
For enquiries, please contact: Ms Charis Lai, Tel 2859 8903 / Mr Gary Chin, Tel: 2859 2211
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Apr 22 2021
HKU Libraries Labour Day Hours 1 May 2021
Library Opening Hours during Labour Day
1 May 2021 (Labour Day)
Main Library, Media Services, Fung Ping Shan Library, and Special Collections: 10 am – 7 pm
Main Library Level 3 Collaboration Zone & Study Zone: 10 am – 6:30 pm
Borrowing service available until 6:30 pm.
Main Library will be fully closed for cleaning between 9 am and 10 am.
Law Library: 10 am – 5 pm
Borrowing service available until 4:30 pm.
Medical Library: 10 am – 5 pm
The 24-hour Study Room will close at 5 pm.
Borrowing service available until 4:45 pm.
Dental Library, Education Library, and Music Library: Closed.
Main Library G/F (except e-learning lab & Joseph Needham Room) remains open for use by CURRENT STAFF and CURRENT STUDENTS ONLY.
For enquiries, please call 3917-2203 or 3917-2202.
Best wishes
Peter Sidorko
University Librarian
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Apr 16 2021
Library Opening Hours – 19 Apr 2021 to 2 May 2021 + 1 May 2021 (Labour Day) + 19 May 2021 (Buddha’s Birthday)
Library Opening Hours
19 Apr 2021 to 2 May 2021 (Except 1 May & 19 May)
| Library | Monday to Friday |
| Main Library | 8:30am – 11:00pm |
| Collaboration Zone & Study Zone (Level 3) | 8:30am – 10:30pm |
| Overnight Open Area (G/F except e-Learning Lab & Joseph Needham Room) | 11:00pm – 7:30 am of the following day |
| Fung Ping Shan Library | 8:30am – 11:00pm |
| Media Services | 8:30am – 11:00pm |
| Library Innovation Centre | |
| Special Collections | 9:00am – 7:00pm |
| Dental Library | 8:30am – 10:00pm |
| Tin Ka Ping Education Library | 9:00am – 7:00pm |
| Lui Che Woo Law Library | 9:00am – 9:00pm |
| Music Library | 9:00am – 7:00pm |
| Yu Chun Keung Medical Library | 9:00am – 10:00pm |
| 24-hour Study Room | 9:00am – 10:00pm |
| Library | Saturday |
| Main Library | 8:30am – 7:00pm |
| Collaboration Zone & Study Zone (Level 3) | 8:30am – 6:30pm |
| Overnight Open Area (G/F except e-Learning Lab & Joseph Needham Room) | 7:00pm – 9:00 am of the following day |
| Fung Ping Shan Library | 8:30am – 7:00pm |
| Media Services | 8:30am – 7:00pm |
| Library Innovation Centre | |
| Special Collections | 9:00am – 7:00pm |
| Dental Library | Closed |
| Tin Ka Ping Education Library | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Lui Che Woo Law Library | 9:00am – 7:00pm |
| Music Library | Noon – 5:00pm |
| Yu Chun Keung Medical Library | 9:00am – 7:00pm |
| 24-hour Study Room | 9:00am – 7:00pm |
| Library | Sunday |
| Main Library | 10:00am – 7:00pm |
| Collaboration Zone & Study Zone (Level 3) | 10:00am – 6:30pm |
| Overnight Open Area (G/F except e-Learning Lab & Joseph Needham Room) | 7:00pm – 7:30 am of the following day |
| Fung Ping Shan Library | 10:00am – 7:00pm |
| Media Services | 10:00am – 7:00pm |
| Library Innovation Centre | |
| Special Collections | 10:00am – 7:00pm |
| Dental Library | Closed |
| Tin Ka Ping Education Library | Closed |
| Lui Che Woo Law Library | 12:00pm – 4:00pm |
| Music Library | Closed |
| Yu Chun Keung Medical Library | 10:00am – 5:00pm
10:00am – 5:00pm |
1 May 2021 (Labour Day)
| Library | Saturday |
| Main Library | 10:00am – 7:00pm |
| Collaboration Zone & Study Zone (Level 3) | 10:00am – 6:30pm |
| Overnight Open Area (G/F except e-Learning Lab & Joseph Needham Room) | 7:00pm – 9:00 am of the following day |
| Fung Ping Shan Library | 10:00am – 7:00pm |
| Media Services | 10:00am – 7:00pm |
| Library Innovation Centre | |
| Special Collections | 10:00am – 7:00pm |
| Dental Library | Closed |
| Tin Ka Ping Education Library | Closed |
| Lui Che Woo Law Library | 10:00am – 5:00pm |
| Music Library | Closed |
| Yu Chun Keung Medical Library | 10:00am – 5:00pm
10:00am – 5:00pm |
19 May 2021 (Buddha’s Birthday)
| Library | Wednesday |
| Main Library (Except non-overnight area) | 8:30am – 6:00am of the following day |
| Non-overnight area: e-Learning Lab & Joseph Needham Room (G/F) Old Wing (2/F)Collaboration Zone (Level 3) |
10:00am – 6:30pm |
| Fung Ping Shan Library | 8:30am – 6:00am of the following day |
| Old Wing (5/F) | 10:00am – 7:00pm |
| Media Services | 10:00am – 7:00pm |
| Library Innovation Centre | |
| Special Collections | 10:00am – 7:00pm |
| Dental Library | Closed |
| Tin Ka Ping Education Library | Closed |
| Lui Che Woo Law Library | 10:00am – 5:00pm |
| Music Library | Closed |
| Yu Chun Keung Medical Library | 10:00am – 5:00pm
5 pm – 9 am of the following day |
24 May 2021 – 28 May 2021
| Library | Monday to Friday |
| Main Library | 8:30am – 11:00pm |
| Collaboration Zone & Study Zone (Level 3) | 8:30am – 10:30pm |
| Overnight Open Area (G/F except e-Learning Lab & Joseph Needham Room) | 11:00pm – 7:30 am of the following day |
| Fung Ping Shan Library | 8:30am – 11:00pm |
| Media Services | 8:30am – 11:00pm |
| Library Innovation Centre | |
| Special Collections | 9:00am – 7:00pm |
| Dental Library | 8:30am – 10:00pm |
| Tin Ka Ping Education Library | 9:00am – 7:00pm |
| Lui Che Woo Law Library | 9:00am – 9:00pm |
| Music Library | 9:00am – 7:00pm |
| Yu Chun Keung Medical Library | 9:00am – 10:00pm |
| 24-hour Study Room | 10:00 pm – 9:00 am of the following day |
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Mar 01 2021
Extension of Access to University Facilities for Class of 2021
Dear Class of 2021,
Although graduation is some way off, I am glad to let you know that the University is extending your access to the following facilities until next summer, August 31, 2022:
University Libraries, Chi Wah Learning Commons and the Sports Centre.
You only need to present your HKU Student Card for access after completion of your studies. We hope this will enhance your campus experience.
More details: www.newgrads.alumni.hku.hk/facility-access-2021
The Development & Alumni Affairs Office (DAAO) will be your point of contact with your alma mater.
In the meantime, I wish you all the best for your finals and for the next chapter in your life.
With warmest wishes,
Professor Ian Holliday
Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning)
| Access for Class of 2021 | Weblink for details | |
| Libraries | Including:
– Borrowing Privileges (HKU Graduate: 48 books, 6 audio-visual materials) – Remote Access to SELECTED electronic resources which may be changed by the University Libraries without prior notice. (click to see the list) – uPrint printing service – PCs and study tables |
Equivalent to Circle of Friends (Platinum): https://lib.hku.hk/cof/For updated access policy and service level, please refer to: https://lib.hku.hk/index.html |
Notes:
- The above shall be eligible for access by graduands of the Class of 2021 with their HKU Student Cards until August 31, 2022.
- The access is eligible to the Year 2021 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 2021” status.
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Jan 15 2021
Introducing SCAN2EMAIL service at the Libraries, a free go-green service
Introducing SCAN2EMAIL service at the Libraries
The University Libraries is pleased to announce the implementation of SCAN2EMAIL service, a free go-green service.
The SCAN2EMAIL service is now available in the Main Library and all Branch Libraries.
Benefits of SCAN2EMAIL at the Libraries:
- Free Service
- Saves paper and printing
- Flexible and easy to use
- High speed
- Single point for printing, photocopying and scanning at uPrint printers.
For more details and technical support, go to https://lib.hku.hk/techsupport/photocopy.html#Scan or feel free to email us or visit any library counter.
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Oct 22 2020
Teaching by Design for the U. N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Workshop
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/
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Oct 09 2020
Service Suspension Notice
System: WiFi network in Main Library
Date: 18 October (Sun)
Time: ~1 hour for each floor
For: WiFi network equipment upgrade.
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Oct 08 2020
Gifts from Lanmama – a digital museum
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
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Oct 08 2020
EXTENDED – Hong Kong Historical Photos from the Frank Fischbeck Collection Exhibition
Introducing the Frank Fischbeck Collection
On 19 September 2019, The University of Hong Kong acquired the FormAsia Books photographic collection. A unique collection of rare, historic, original photographs dating from 1860 to the 1997 Hong Kong Handover.
The Frank Fischbeck Collection consists of a number of discrete sub-collections that comprise:
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Albumen/Silver/Gelatin Original Photographs (1,000) — Silver gelatin prints became the dominant photographic process from the 1880s until the 1960s;
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Rare Albumen Prints (125) — The significance of an albumen print is that it was the first commercial method of producing a photograph from 1855 to the turn of the 20th century. Few have survived, as they tend to be fragile and suffer from exposure to light;
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Historic Panorama Prints (20) — Panorama prints are rare. FormAsia invested in out-of-the-ordinary panoramas from a variety of sources including the four prominent HK galleries specialising in historic photographs;
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The Black & White Collection: 8,000 Photographs with Original Negatives — The entire Archive has proved a resource in demand with publishers, museums, universities, and government agencies;
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The Colour Collection: 15,000 Transparencies — The Colour Collection contains over 15,000 transparencies chronicling not only the evolution of Hong Kong from an entrepȏt port to a leading world financial centre but also the broader span of Asia’s history, arts and architecture;
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High-Resolution Digital Files (5,000) — High-resolution digital files form a vital part of the collection. Of the approximately 25,000 photographs comprising the overall Archive, over 5,000 images have already been digitized. This is an enormous cost-saving element, facilitating the building blocks for the print media and online access.
To process the Collection and make it available to Hong Kong and the world, HKU Libraries will:
• Store, preserve, catalogue, digitise and maintain the Collection;
• Create and update the Frank Fischbeck Collection in the Digital Repository@HKUL;
• Utilize the Collection for contributing to society and academia through exhibitions, digital access and other means of nurturing interest in Hong Kong’s rich history; and,
• Ensure that the Collection remains a cultural asset for Hong Kong and the world for future generations.
About FormAsia Books
Having been incorporated in Hong Kong in 1975, the goal of FormAsia Books was to utilise superb photography and eloquent essays to document Asian life for a Western readership, with particular emphasis on Hong Kong. FormAsia Books Managing Director Frank Fischbeck’s photographs have won him the Overseas Press Club of America citation for his work in China where he covered the Cultural Revolution and the ‘Ping Pong’ diplomacy prior to President Nixon’s arrival in Beijing. He has continued to record and preserve Asia’s immense diversity in a range of publications after settling in Hong Kong in the 1970s.
As a photojournalist, it came as second nature to chronicle the city’s evolution as it unfolded before him over succeeding decades. Together with his extensive travels throughout the region, this has resulted in a collection of some 24,000 images that have recorded and preserved Hong Kong’s modern history as well as the immense diversity of Asia’s cultural heritage.
Extending his career into publishing through FormAsia Books, Frank has also acquired and curated more than 1,200 sepia photographs that form part of the Archive, and which meticulously document Hong Kong’s history from 1860 to the 1960s, resulting in a visual record of the city’s evolution from its earliest years to the present day.
This exhibition highlights a small segment of the collection based on Frank’s personal choices with his commentary provided for each image.
The exhibition is presented through six themes:
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The Early Years
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Occupation and Liberation of Hong Kong
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1967 Disturbances
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Air Land and Sea
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Portraits
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Path to 1997
The acquisition of the collection has been made possible through a series of very generous donations from benefactors eager to see the collection remain in Hong Kong, intact and based at HKU.
We are deeply indebted to the WYNG Foundation for their major donation and unprecedented support and to the Kadoorie Charitable Foundation.
Additional donors:
• The Swire Group Charitable Trust
• Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation Limited
• Simon K Y Lee Foundation Limited.
Note: Captions provided by FormAsia Books
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