1. Hong Kong History & Culture Library Workshop

2. Hong Kong Xianggang Hsiang-kang HK HKSAR 香港 Fragrant Harbor First recorded in a book of local history of Guangdong, Yue da ji 粵大記 published in Ming dynasty (1595)

3. Quick Reference of Hong Kong Background information of Hong Kong: HKSAR webpage http://www.gov.hkhttp://www.gov.hk Brand Hong Kong http://www.brandhk.gov.hk/http://www.brandhk.gov.hk/ HK Tourism Board http://www.discoverhongkong.comhttp://www.discoverhongkong.com Hong Kong Yearbook http://www.yearbook.gov.hk/http://www.yearbook.gov.hk/

4. Hong Kong Yearbook http://www.yearbook.gov.hk/ http://www.yearbook.gov.hk/ Official Annual Report of the HKSAR Available online from 1997 onwards

5. Example How does the Muslim community operate in Hong Kong?

6. Library Catalogue Over 25,000 Library materials with keywords “Hong Kong”

7. Use other keywords to narrow down the search History Popular Culture Tai Po Children Social conditions Civilization Art Motion picturesSocial life and customs Economic conditions Jews Recreation Hong Kong Youth Older people Cheung Chau Travel Gender China Women Chinese Education Etiquette Film New Territories Pictorial Works Foreign influences Urbanization Government

8. Use Advanced Search to combine & limit search Limit by Material & Language Sort by Date Combination of keywords

9. Search for Media Resources

10. Hint: Use the Subject link to find related items

11. Useful Subject Headings Hong Kong (China) -- Sub-topic Hong Kong (China) -- Civilization Hong Kong (China) -- History Hong Kong (China) -- In motion pictures Hong Kong (China) -- Pictorial works Hong Kong (China) -- Social conditions Hong Kong (China) -- Social life and customs … Topic -- China -- Hong Kong Art -- China -- Hong Kong Architecture -- China -- Hong Kong Popular culture -- China -- Hong Kong …

12. Example To find materials on eating habits of Hong Kong people Keywords eat, eating (eat*) food, beverages habits, Hong Kong Try HKALL to look up materials in other university libraries

13. Finding Articles on Hong Kong Studies

14. Database: Hong Kong Journals Online

15. Database: Academic Search Premier

16. Use EdLINK to check availability of Full Text at Library

17. Finding Photos of Hong Kong

18. Hong Kong Public Records Office, Archives for Still and Moving Images http://www.grs.gov.hk/ws/online/moving_still/photo.htm http://www.grs.gov.hk/ws/online/moving_still/photo.htm Includes about 8,000 photos taken in Hong Kong dated back to 1860s

19. Hong Kong Public Library, Multimedia Information System http://hkclweb.hkpl.gov.hk/hkclr2/internet/eng/html/frm-adv_srch.html http://hkclweb.hkpl.gov.hk/hkclr2/internet/eng/html/frm-adv_srch.html

20. The Hong Kong Heritage Project https://www.hongkongheritage.org/html/eng/index.html https://www.hongkongheritage.org/html/eng/index.html The history of Kadoorie family, its business and charitable works in Hong Kong Includes Archive, photos, videos, documents and oral history

21. Virtual Heritage Explorer http://vhe.lcsd.gov.hk/vhe/main.jsp?langNo=1&pageAction=MAIN http://vhe.lcsd.gov.hk/vhe/main.jsp?langNo=1&pageAction=MAIN Provides 360-degree cubical panorama for about 60 historic buildings and sites in Hong Kong

22. Gwulo: Old Hong Kong http://gwulo.com/ http://gwulo.com/ Website on Historical Hong Kong Includes photos of Hong Kong from 1860 to present day

23. Hong Kong Photo Gallery http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong.htm http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong.htm Photos of buildings & transport of contemporary HK Browse by geographical region/topic

24. Hong Kong Heritage Museum http://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/ http://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/ Thematic Exhibition: Hong Kong Photography Series City Flâneur: Social Documentary Photography (until 3/1/2011) Showcase Social Landscape Photography of Hong Kong dating back to 1950s to present day

25. Hong Kong Museum of History http://hk.history.museum http://hk.history.museum Witness of Time: Photos of Central and Western District in the 1970s (until 10 Jan 2011) Co-organized with the Royal Asiatic Society (Hong Kong Branch) 300 photos of religious structures, public buildings and Chinese residences in Central and Western District

26. HK Public Records Office http://www.grs.gov.hk/ws/english/org_pro.htm http://www.grs.gov.hk/ws/english/org_pro.htm Over 1,000,000 archival records and library items documenting the different aspects of the HK government Unique information resources, dated from the mid 19th century to the present Materials in different formats ranging from files, bound volumes, photographs, posters, maps and plans to films.

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