HKU Libraries Book Talk Series presents Old Hong Kong by Dr Peter Cunich.

5 February 2015 (Thursday) 6:30pm – 8:00pm at the Main Library 1/F Special Collections

About the Book

Peter Cunich’s latest book, Old Hong Kong, combines a stunning collection of photographic images of colonial Hong Kong from the FormAsia Collection with a descriptive text offering fresh insights into the early history of Hong Kong. Many of these images have never been published before, so they add significantly to our knowledge of Hong Kong’s built environment and social milieu from the 1860s to the early 1940s, but they also create numerous problems of identification and interpretation. In this book talk, Dr Cunich will discuss the reasons for the recent surge of interest in historical photographs of Hong Kong and the ways in which these images can be used by historians and others to elucidate various elements of our local history.

About the Author

Peter Cunich has been teaching history at the University of Hong Kong since 1993, but his first visit to the then British colony was during an airline stopover in 1986. Although his main field of research is late medieval and early modern English history, he has taken a keen interest in the history of Hong Kong and European missionary activity in China. He is currently Director of the HKU Centenary History Project, spending much of his spare time researching and writing the second volume of his definitive history of the University.

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Junior Library Assistant (Lending Services) (4 posts) in the University Libraries (Ref.: 201401408) (to commence as soon as possible for 6 months)

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Library Building (New Wing and Old Wing, Haking Wong Building and Runme Shaw Building

29 Nov 2014 (Saturday) to 29 Nov 2014 (Saturday)
09:00a.m. to 05:00p.m. (Daily)

For more details, please find the notice and the additional information below:
Notice

Main Library & Yu Chun Keung Medical Library Extended Opening Hours,

1 December 2014 (11 pm) – 20 December 2014 (6 am)

The Main Library and Medical Library will extend the opening hours for the coming Revision Week & Assessment Period from 1-20 December 2014:

Main Library:
Daily: 8:30am – 6am of the following day
(except 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/in 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 / 2241-5945 (Main Library) or 3917-9215 (Medical Library).

Best wishes
Peter Sidorko
University Librarian

In support of the Equal Opportunities Festival for 2014, To Build a Barrier-Free Society for All, the Libraries will be exhibiting a number of books from the Libraries’ collection related to a barrier-free society.
 
Take the opportunity to explore some of the books available at the Libraries on inclusive designs for an accessible environment.
 
The Library Book Exhibition will be held on the G/F of the Main Library from 5th – 21st November.
 
Peter Sidorko
University Librarian

October 27th, Monday, 9am – 1pm.
HKU, Centennial Campus, Central Podium, CPD LG10 (map)

The University of Hong Kong is sponsoring a regional workshop on ORCID, an international effort to connect research and researchers by providing a public registry of unique person identifiers. The purpose of this event is to learn more about ORCID and its adoption by universities, to discuss institutional views of ORCID adoption, and to provide ideas and resources for local outreach and integration efforts. Local and international speakers. Agenda to come soon.

Intended audience: UGC Research managers, funders, library staff, IT staff, and researchers.

ORCID (orcid.org) provides a free Registry where researchers may obtain a unique and persistent identifier. ORCID works with the research community to ensure that these identifiers become embedded in research workflows such as manuscript submissions and grant applications, to automate the connection between researchers and their works, and improve discoverability in scholarly communications. ORCID is an independent non-profit organization, unique in its ability to bridge disciplines, research sectors and national boundaries.

David T Palmer
Associate University Librarian
The University of Hong Kong Libraries
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5616-4635

1 May 2014 (Labour Day), and
6 May 2014 (Buddha’s Birthday)

The Main Library, Main Circulation & Interlibrary Loans, AV & Reserve Collection and Special Collections 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 26 May 2014

Main Library will open 21.5 hours from 7 pm, 1 May 2014 to 6 am, 26 May 2014.

After library opening hours, contract security guards will be stationed in the building to provide basic security services. Users can check out/in 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 1-26 May 2014:

Main Library:
Daily: 8:30am – 6am of the following day
(except 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/in 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

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Preserving the Past, Informing the Future Exhibition of the “Deacons Archives”

You are cordially invited to visit the Exhibition of the “Deacons Archives” which will be held at Special Collections, 1/F Main Library, The University of Hong Kong, from 4th – 28th April 2014.

The Deacons Archives contains the bulk of the early surviving records of Deacons and its predecessors, including client deeds and papers, wills and probate, deceased estate client files, powers of attorney, business contracts and agreements, certificates, legal correspondence, accounting records, and more. The date range for the Archives is from 1846 to 2007, with a bulk date range between 1880s and 1950s. This surely provides valued information reflecting the social and economic conditions of Hong Kong particularly in the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century.

This exhibition intends to convey the depth, breadth and richness of the Archives’ holdings. The documents on display are various types of records relating to The University of Hong Kong, wills of local renowned entrepreneurs, land lease and land sale deeds, and other intriguing records ranging from the 1900s to the 1960s. A number of damaged documents which have been repaired and restored by our Preservation and Conservation team are also on display, along with images to illustrate the different repair processes.

The University of Hong Kong Libraries is deeply grateful to Deacons for depositing the firm’s archival records with us permanently, which is now formally named as the Deacons Archives. We appreciate very much Deacons’ belief in acknowledging the past, preserving the memory, and investing in the future. History is written with reference to the evidence of the past. We truly honour Deacons’ rationale for making the deposit, which does not only enable the Libraries to preserve the firm’s historical records perpetually, but also to make the Archives available for scholarly research and teaching purposes.

Deacons is Hong Kong’s premier law firm and provides an extensive range of legal and commercial services to local and international businesses. With roots in Hong Kong beginning in 1851, it has long and distinguished histories coupled with influential and prominent partners and clients. The firm’s archival records can help develop connections within our communities, commemorate and encourage philanthropic activities, and contribute to Hong Kong society’s understanding of itself.

For enquiries, please contact Special Collections at libspeco@hku.hk or 2859-2207.

Best wishes
Iris Chan
Special Collections Librarian