2011/12 Library Orientation Postgraduate Diploma Programmes

Mong Man Wai Library (Tai Po Campus) Town Centre Library (Tai Kok Tsui) Our Locations Different Opening Hours (Sat & Sun)

Facilities Highlight Octopus operated Photocopier/Printer Group Discussion Rooms Multimedia Stations 7x24 Learning Centre Study Rooms >200 PC Workstations Wireless Network Print-N-Go Print Stations

7x24 Learning Centre  Networked PCs with application software  24-hours Internet access  Daily Chinese & English newspapers  Local and international satellite TV channels  Reserve collection materials (e.g. course textbooks)

Our Services HK Academic Library Link Inter-campus Delivery Inter-library Loan JULAC Card Photocopy, print & scan Library Instruction Workshop Notebook Computer for Loan 24 Hour Book Drop Book Borrowing Media Borrowing

Loan Quota: 40 items (for any combinations) Hold Quota: 20 items Books: 30 days Media: 14 days CTRC Items: 14 days Reserve Collection: 3 hours /3 days Your Borrowing Privileges

Library Catalogue at the Library Website

Check the Shelving Location

 Circulating materials (books or media) housed in the MMW Library can be sent to TCL for borrowing, or vice versa  The material status must be available for loan Town Centre Library, Tai Kok Tsui MMW Library, Tai Po Inter-campus Delivery

Login & fill in the request form Inter-campus Delivery

Hong Kong Academic Library Link ( 香港高校圖書聯網 ) 10 15Postgraduate Degree Students can borrow 10 books from other UGC libraries via HKALL for 15 days HKALL loan quota (10 books) included in HKIEd Library loan quota Request books with available status only Pick up books at MMW Library or TCL Circulation Counter You will be noticed by when the item is ready for pickup Require to pick up books within 5 days from the date of notification

Request for HKALL

You can request items with available status Request for HKALL

Your HKIEd username e.g. s Select the Pickup Library (MMW. TCL) Your PIN Request for HKALL

 If a journal article required is not found in the Library, use the interlibrary loan service to get an electronic copy Interlibrary Loan Click & Fill in the online form

Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) Cards UGC-funded Postgraduate Diploma (PGDE) students are eligible to apply for JULAC Cards Visit and borrow items of other UGC libraries Borrowing privileges may vary among libraries Admission to some libraries may be restricted during “black- out” periods of peak seasons Application can be made at the Circulation Counter, MMW Library or Town Centre Library

Book Return Service for JULAC Card Holders You can return books borrowed with your JULAC cards at MMW Library or Town Centre Library No overdue items Must return books in person with your JULAC card at the Circulation Counter At least 3 working days before the due date

 Materials with loan period  14 days may be renewed twice  The new due date is calculated from the date of renewal  You cannot renew a checked-out item if : There are holds on the item The item is overdue Maximum no. of renewals has been reached RENEWAL

To view your loan record or renew

 You can select to save your borrowing history  Need to opt in to activate the service, otherwise default is no history recording  You can choose to opt out at anytime but deleted history cannot be recovered  Only HKIEd Library items will be saved in history, NOT applicable to HKALL items YOUR READING HISTORY

To view your reading history The system starts to save your borrowed records after you opt in

 Users may place a hold on a checked-out item with loan period  14 days  Your “hold” quotas: 20 items  notice will be sent to you when the hold item is ready for pickup HOLD

 Items of 30-days loan period are subject to recall  Loan period of recalled items may be shortened  will be sent to you notifying the revised due date  HKALL items may be recalled by users of owning Library  Late return of recalled or held items will be treated as overdue and liable to a fine RECALL

Click Request button & login to place hold HOLD / RECALL

 All library notices will be sent to you by (HKIEd account, e.g. 1.Due date alert notice (3 days before) 2.Overdue notice 3.Item recalled notice (due date shortened) 4.Pick up notice  You may also receive Library SMS if you have activated the function. Library Notice

Library SMS Alert Service  Receive free SMS alert when a book is due in 3 days, overdue, recalled or ready to pick up 1.Register your Mobile Phone No. at Google Calendar 2.Register the SMS service at the Library web site Follow the instruction to register

Electronic Resources  The Library has a rich collection of electronic resources and research tools

E-Databses & E-book Collections Finding e-databases

E-Databases The Library has more than 130 e-databases of different subject areas  Academic Search Premier  ERIC  ProQuest Dissertations & Theses  Scopus  Social Sciences Citation Index  WiseNews 慧科新聞資料庫  中國期刊網全文數據庫 CAJ  中文電子期刊服務 CEPS  中國優秀碩士 / 博士論文全文數據庫  … and more Join our workshops to discover how the databases can help your research

 The Library has subscribed over 30,500 English and Chinese e-journals E-Journals

 Video-on-demand service which features education related issues and current affairs programmes from ATV, ETV, RTHK and TVB Local TV Programs (EdVideo)

RefWorks  Web-based bibliographic management tool  Create your own personal database of references  Import references from library catalogues or online databases  Generate in-text citations and reference lists

 Remote access to library electronic resources is available via Institute and Non-Institute networks  Use your HKIEd Network Username and Password to authenticate Remote Access to E-Resources

 Supports students to develop essential information and research skills  Provides hands-on training on different library resources Library Instruction Workshops

 Modules on information skills allow you to learn and practice at your own pace e.g. Using Library Catalogue, E-Databases, Citing Information Online Tutorials

Library Regulations DO NOT  Leave Library with uncharged materials  Lend or borrow student card  Mutilate Library materials  Use Mobile Phone in Library  Cases & Actions can be found in Library Regulations section 6.0

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