E-resources Discovery Week @ HKBU Library 2025: Workshops & Booths Schedule

1:30 - 2:30 pm

Introduction to KANOPY

Language: English

Ms. Julie Buckroyd

(Kanopy)

3:30 - 4:00 pm

Gartner Resources for HKBU

Language: English

Mr. Leo Chu

(HKBU)

& Mr. Jan Wong

(Gartner)

Discover the Power of WARC for Your Marketing Journey!

Language: English

Ms. Rachel Seah

(WARC)

What you will take away for this session:

1. Search with ease and efficiency Get inspired by what others have done before To address similar challenges

2. Inspire your thinking Get smart quickly on a category, audience or marketing topic Focus on specific projects with robust, actionable intelligence

1. ProQuest:

Topic: How to do an effective search on the ProQuest platform

2. Web of Science: Topic: Using Web of Science for Your Research

Language: English

Ms. Renee Guan &

Mr. Gary Man

(Clarivate)

ProQuest:

1. What PQ databases/collections are available to HKBU users

2. How/When to use the basic search/advanced search/publication search

Web of Science:

In this session, you will learn how the Web of Science can help you find the most influential and hot research papers. Through the exploration of the comprehensive and powerful citation network, efficiently identify gaps and emerging trends in a particular topic

Effective searching using CNKI for academic research

Language: Putonghua

Ms. Amelia Lin

(CNKI)

1. How to find academic journal articles and track cutting-edge articles efficiently and effectively.

2. How to retrieve data swiftly from China's Statistical Yearbook Database & China Yearbooks Full-text Database.

3. Introduction to China Doctoral Dissertations/ Masters' Thesis Full-text Database.

2. How to search within CNKI Reference Work and eBooks Database.

How to Leverage Nikkei Asia for your Academic Research

Language: English

Mr. Alvin Wong & Ms. Rebecca Cheung

(Nikkei Asia)

Product description: Nikkei Asia is a leading English-language news platform that provides in-depth coverage of economic, political, and cultural developments in Asia. It is part of the Nikkei Group, renowned for its financial news and analysis. The platform offers insights into regional trends, business news, and significant events, catering to a global audience interested in Asian affairs.

1. Brief introduction and what we cover

2. Navigating the website: layout and features

3. Using search functions to keep track of specific topics →These topics will equip students with practical skills to utilize Nikkei Asia for their academic and personal interests.

WisersOne - New Monitoring and Searching Platform

Language: Cantonese

Mr. Nick Leung

(WisersOne)

1:30 - 2:30 pm

Avoid misunderstanding when using HyRead app

Language: Cantonese

Mr. Ryan Yeung

(HyRead)

How to use HyRead APP efficiently and effectively.

Learning from Conflict: Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Language: English

Mr. Morisawa Masaki

(Gale)

We live in a polarized world where facts and opinion are mixed and civil discussions turn into zero-sum battles. In this session you will learn how to navigate Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints, a database that takes up timely and controversial topics such as artificial intelligence, cancel culture, gender identity, renewable energy, and presents real-life arguments from a myriad of standpoints, contextual and factual information from trusted reference sources, infographics, statistics, videos, images, and more. By carefully examining viewpoints different from our own, grasping their underlying values, and placing them in wider context, the database can help broaden your perspectives and see the world in a more nuanced way, hopefully contributing to making the world a better place.

台港澳地區最大華文資料庫_華藝線上圖書館以及電子書

Language: Putonghua

Mr. Adey Han

(Airiti Library)

Airiti Library 華藝線上圖書館以及華藝電子書台港澳三地最大中文資料來源，收錄 2,000多種學術期刊以及超過10萬本電子書， 2023年全新改版後，增加更多功能模組服務，方便讀者更舒適的檢索與瀏覽體驗。

How to find and search high quality business journals and magazines on EBSCO

Language: English

Mr. Evan Shih

(EBSCO)

1.How to find high quality business journals and magazines

2.Know how to use EBSCOhost

3.Know useful search techniques and features

4.Exploring additional tools like the EBSCO mobile app