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ISSUE NO.14   19 April 2006

This issue features:  | New Resource: China Proceedings of Conference Database | EBSCOHost provides results sorting function | Author Profile in ProQuest Databases | E-Text Centre Enhancement | Featured Resources: Business | Library Workshops |

Resources Updates

 

New Resource:

China Proceedings of Conference Database (CPCD) 中國重要會議論文全文數據庫

The series on conference papers is newly available in E-Library in April 2006. CPCD puts conference proceedings from government departments and research institutes in China from 1999 to present.

  

　

　

To access, go to Electronic Library > Electronic Resources > Keyword Search > type in "cpcd".

  

Database enhancement:

EBSCOHost provides results limiting function

On the search result screen, suggested subject terms to narrow the result are displayed in the left column.

 

　

To access, go to Electronic Library > Electronic Resources > Keyword Search > type in "ebsco".  

  

Database enhancement:

Author Profile in ABI/INFORM Complete

Users may see a logo placed beside the name of selected Authors. Clicking on this logo will bring up a page with the authors' information such as author's web page, email address, affiliation, research interests.

  

     

To access, go to Electronic Library > Electronic Resources > Keyword Search > type in "abi/inform".

Featured Resources: Business

Library has notable business resources to help your study and research.   This issue of Library Service Update introduces some of them to you.   If you want to know more, please contact us at 2768-6777 or libwww@ouhk.edu.hk    

 Databases:
Most of these databases provide full-text journal articles related to business studies.  Special content of them are highlighted below.  

ABI/Inform Complete

  • 15,000 plus master theses and doctoral dissertations

  • Author profiles from Scholar Universe     

Business Source Premier

  • Company (e.g. PCCW) and Industry Profiles (e.g. “Retail Saving and Investments in Asia-Pacific”) from Datamonitor

  • Datamonitor’s 1,800+ SWOT analysis (e.g. Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.)

  • Gartner and ABS Energy Research market reports  

China InfoBank (中國資訊行)       

  • Business news, reports and statistics of various industries and regions in China

  • Annual statistics such as 中國經濟、中國金融

  • Company information

  • WTO, CEPA news collection   

EIU Business Intelligence (Economic Intelligence Unit)

  • Country Report and Profile focusing on economic aspects of Asian countries

  • Country Forecast (up to 5 years) on economic trends of these countries

  • Fortnightly briefings on business in Asia, China, etc.

Factiva.com

  • Snapshot, recent news, financial reports and Reuters reports of public companies

  • Current and historical (up to 5 years) quotes

  • Industry and business news from Reuters, Xinhua (and a few sources in Chinese), and other newswires

  • EIU Country Commerce (monthly updated) 

Others

Journals:
Library provides many of the journals mentioned in your course materials.  Examples are:

China Journal Net covers many journals in Chinese. 

SpringerLink is a good source of business journals. At the SpringerLink Home Page, scroll down > click on “Browse by Online Libraries”, and then choose “Business and economics”.

 

Books:
Users can type in keywords in the Library Catalogue to search for books on various business topics available in the Campus Library.

The Library puts books of the same subjects together for easy shelf-browsing. The following classification number are for your reference:

Subject Keywords

Classification Number
Accounting HF 5601-5689
Banking HG 1706-1708
Investment, Stock Market HG 4501 - 6051
Management Information System HF 5548 - 5548.85
Management, Organization Behavior HD 58.7- 58.95
Marketing and Consumer Behavior HF 5410-5415

See also E-Library > Library Guides > Subject Resources for Business and Administration. 

 

 

Service Alerts

  

E-Text Centre Enhancement

On March 1, the "Enhanced OU Viewer" was announced to replace "OU Viewer 0.3.0". This e-book viewer is used to view the "OUHK Collection " e-books (e-books with the logo) in the E-Library > E-text Centre.

　

  

　

When viewing "OUHK Collection" e-books for the first time, you may be prompted to install additional components. Please follow the on-screen instructions. Click here for further details.

　

An improved E-Text Centre Full-text Search is also available to find words and phrases contained in the 15,000+ "OUHK Collection" e-books.

　

　

This search engine is considerably fasters than the previous version and supports direct linking to e-books pages that contain the searched words.

 

Library Workshops

The first round has been fully enrolled in a flash. The second round is coming in May. Check for our email invitation to be sent in early May!

　

　

CONTACT US:     Tel: 2768-6777    Email: libwww@ouhk.edu.hk