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In view of the pandemic, except for Course Reserve, items on short loan or recalled, HKALL and ILL, all fines incurred from 29 January to 31 December 2020 will be waived.

For enquiries, please contact us at library@cuhk.edu.hk .

Good news! From now on, except for recalled items, all CUHK books with an initial loan period of 30 days or more will enjoy unlimited automatic renewal of loans. For details of loan period and quota, please visit: https://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/use/borrowing/borrow

The installation ceremony of founding Vice-Chancellor Professor Li Choh-ming was held in 1964. Congratulatory messages and hand-painted card from University of Oxford, Princeton University, and Kyoto University, etc. were sent by mail or by telegram to the University. These precious items are currently on display at the University Gallery . Please register through https://bit.ly/37wkwTp to schedule a visit.

For more details, please see this post " Congratulatory Messages of 1964 ".

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Date: 2020.11.26 (Thu)
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Venue: Online (zoom)
Lanague: Cantonese

Abstract:

This online workshop introduces the new Hong Kong Literature Database (Beta). Prof. Wong Nim Yam of the Chinese Language and Literature Department will give a brief history of the Hong Kong Literature Collection and Hong Kong Literature Database, and library staff will introduce the framework of the new platform, web portal, search capabilities, search with an author’s different name and future development.

Registration: https://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/tc/node/2547

Hong Kong Literature Database (Beta):...

Short talk by academic staff
Presentations on research across disciplines
Exchange ideas among postgraduates
Enhancing presentation skills from feedback…

The 16th Research Café organized by the Library will be held on 13 Nov . The theme is Gender and Work . The Café is consist of a short talk on “Gender and Sexual Diversity in the Workplace: Why Does It Matter to Support LGBT+ People at Work?” by Prof. Yiu-tung SUEN , Founding Director of the Sexualities Research Programme and Graduate Division Head of the Gender Studies Programme, and two presentations on research by Ph.D. student Lulu LI and Ph.D. candidate Lin TANG of the Gender Studies Programme. Dr. Karl Holm of The Independent Learning Centre...

Co-organized by the Department of Fine Arts, Garden Streams and the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library, the exhibition Nàng Tự Do features the life of Vietnamese boat people in the detention camps in Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s and will be held at the University Library from 21 October 2020 - 16 April 2021. The exhibition aims to discuss the relationship between “refugees” and contemporary society by reviewing this unique piece of almost forgotten history.

“Nàng Tự Do” means “Miss Freedom” in English. The title of the exhibition is drawn from Tự Do (Freedom Magazine), a magazine that was published by the boat people in the camps for their community at that time. As the magazine is written in Vietnamese, it has never been heard of by people outside the camps. From the...

Capturing readers’ interest and communicating the significance of your research effectively can be challenging tasks. Do you want to enhance your writing skills in doing so?

Co-organized with The Independent Learning Centre (ILC), the Library is pleased to offer three discussion workshops for research postgraduate students on thesis writing (in Chinese) , thesis introduction (in English) and thesis abstract (in English) in October 2020.

Intensive and Profound: Chinese Thesis Writing Skills

13 Oct (Tue) 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

If the thesis is not written and formulated in the right way, its key ideas will not be able to be communicated effectively. In this workshop, you will study the good language features of a thesis written in...

The Library is pleased to offer the following scientific writing workshops co-organized with The Independent Learning Centre (ILC) for postgraduate students. All postgraduates are welcome to join .

Successful Writing in the Life Sciences: Designing Effective Figures and Tables

Students will learn how to present scientific information in their thesis, research publications and conference presentations. Topics to be covered include the preparation of figures (line illustrations, photomicrographs and graphs) and tables.

Date : 08 Oct 2020 (Thu)
Time : 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Registration : Click here to register

Date : 15 Oct 2020 (Thu)
Time...

Date: 28 September – 23 October 2020
Venue: New Asia College Ch'ien Mu Library
Statement:

Over the years, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library has acquired very finely reproduced artworks made by specialists including the Nigensha Publishing Co. Ltd. in Japan and kept in the New Asia College Ch’ien Mu Library. The Collection consists of calligraphy and paintings reproduced from the Tang to the Qing Dynasty. The originals of these artworks are housed in different museums such as National Palace Museum, Taipei, Shanghai Museum, and British Museum. The artwork reproduction requires a high standard of professional and specialized skills.

This art works display showcases the landscape paintings of the Qing Dynasty...