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Library Orientation for New Postgraduate Students
Library Collection Overview
Total Library Holdings
Over 5 million items collected over the years
One of the largest collections of scientific,
engineering and business materials in East Asia
The Library Without Boundaries
Over 70% of the collection budget are
spent on electronic resources, to which
users can access anytime, anywhere
Library E-Collection Highlights- Convenience Around the Clock
> 68,000 E-journals
> 500 databases
> 2.7M e-books
PolyU Collections, e.g. Past Exam Papers
Video on Demand e.g. Local TV Programmes
Current Awareness Center (P/F)
IT Lounges (3/F)LibCafe (P/F)
Group Study Rooms (G/F)
Study Space
Group Discussion Areas
Research Lounge (5/F)
Multipurpose Hall (P/F)
24-Hour Study Centre (G/F)
Discussion Zones (G/F)
Group Viewing Rooms (3/F MC)
Group Study Rooms (G/F)
Research Carrels for Private Study
Research carrels in 4/F and 5/F borrow key at Circulation Counter, P/F (First-come-first serve basis)
85 carrels in Research Enhancement Centre, 3/F reserve via the iBooking System one day in advance
IT Lounges (3/F)
Group Study Rooms (G/F)
Your Convenience Around the Clock
24-hour Study Centre
Computers
> 400 PC workstations on various floors
iMac/PCs with graphic software
Selected PCs has special software
installed such as SPSS, SAS
Notebook/Tablet Loan (In-house use)
IT Facilities
Printing Services
B&W: $0.2, Color: $1.5 (A4) Large Format Printing Service Mobile printing from your device after
installing a relevant driver
i-Space: Digital Makerspace (4/F)
• Encourage self-learning and self-managing of digital facilities
• Leverage students’ self-motivation by advocating maker culture
• Provide hands-on workshops and technical support for PolyU students to operate digital and fabrication equipment
360 Camera
3D Scanner
VR HMD Viewer
3D Printer
Digital Visualization Room
• Provides high-performance computing and a high-resolution video wall to facilitate large scale graphic visualization in research seminars, and for facilitating collaborative leaning activities.
i-Space: Digital Studio (3/F)
Support creation of high-quality video for academic projects
Studio technician will brief users on proper use of the studio equipment
Equipment Highlights
• HD video camcorder• Professional overhead LED and
fluorescent lighting system• DMX panel for brightness control of
individual light source• Seamless chroma key green backdrop• Solid colors and velvet curtains
backdrop
Find Books & Media +
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Type in the key information of the book in the search box. Then click the search icon.
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Record Detail
Sign in to make a
request if NOTavailable.
Click the link to view view
the respective
information
Click to view the floor plan.
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Option 1: Request for the Library’s copy
Click the call number for the Request option.
To make a request, users need to sign in!
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Option 2: Request via HKALL
Click the call numberfor the Request option.
Use HKALL when:- PolyU Library does not possess or all its Circulation copies are not available- Make request if copies from other libraries is/are "Available”
Items will be sent to PolyU counter for your use.
To make a request,
users need to sign in!
Login with your NetID and
NetPassword
ArticlesTo find articles, you may try to use:
1. All 2. Articles3. Databases4. Google Scholar@PolyU
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Get the full text of the article
Some databases not indexed by OneSearch! You need to select from the databases list.
PolyU Electronic Theses
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Join our workshops to learn more about finding theses !!
You Can Learn & Search Everywhere
Off-campus Access to E-Resources
To access e-Resources (such as database: ScienceDirect, EbscoHost etc.), users are required to enter their valid PolyU NetID and NetPasswordat the login page for authentication.
Access to other university libraries in HK – JULAC
Borrower’s card. Apply at the Circulation Counter, P/F (For UGC-funded or PolyU’s self-finance PG degree students
only)
Access to Other Libraries
Getting hold of literature beyond the Library
Obtain books, articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, theses and other resources via Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services
150 free items for PG each academic year
Image from Creative Commons.
Help & consultancy are available both online and face-to-facehttp://libguides.lb.polyu.edu.hk/
What is Plagiarism?(From Research Student Handbook)
Plagiarism refers to the act of using the creative works of others (e.g. ideas, words, images or sound, etc) in one’s own work without proper acknowledge of the source. According to the Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (1987), to ‘plagiarise’ means
[T]o steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as
one’s own : [to] use (a created production) without crediting the source : [to] commit literary theft : [to] present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.
• http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/STDHBK/
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What is Plagiarism? (cont’d)
Definitions of plagiarism vary across disciplines,
according to authorship conventions and traditions.
In brief:
Quoting or paraphrasing material without acknowledgment
Submitting, as one’s own, an assignment that another person has completed
Downloading information, text, computer code, artwork, graphics or other material form the internet and presenting it as one’s own without acknowledgment
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How to detect plagiarism?
From About Plagiarism and How to Avoid it,https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ogur/academic_integrity/Plagiarism_Booklet.pdf
1. Your work will be submitted to the detection system. e.g.
Turnitin, SafeAssign2. Your work will be compared with billions pages of other
papers (including your classmates’ works).3. An originality report will be made on every submitted work.4. Your supervisor can review the report and determine whether
or not plagiarism has occurred.
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How to avoid Plagiarism?
Remember: To Cite and list the
information of sources used
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Use EndNote to manage your references.
Citation Guides: by Subjects• http://libguides.lb.polyu.edu.hk/citation-
subject
Reference management tools
• https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/research-support/tools/ref-management-tools
• Manage (e.g. sort by year) your list of references or bibliographies
• Import citations from major databases
• Out references to different styles
• SAVE TIME!!
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is a reference management tool which is installed in your personal computer (Endnote desktop)
allows you to
create your own bibliographical database
import references from library catalogues & selected online databases
generate reference list in a desired format (APA, MLA, Harvard)
manage, view and annotate PDFs
to learn more …
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Need Help?
Self help information in Library Homepage - interactive online tutorials and subject guides
Forthcoming Library Workshops on various topics- equip yourself with advanced information research skills
Research Help Desk on Library’s 3/F (Tel : 2766 6863)
Online Reference Enquiry
WhatsApp a Librarian : 6423-0820
9:00 am – 7:00 pm (Mon – Sat),
12:00 nn – 7:00 pm (Sun/public holidays when Library opens)
Contact your Faculty Librarian
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Susanna Tsang
Section Head, Information Services,
Faculty Librarian, School of Design
Tel: 2766-6858
Email: [email protected]