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New Resources
New Databases
If you are looking for information on the
standards applied in different industries
worldwide or in China, the following recently
added databases may be helpful to you:
ASTM
standards
(via IHS Standards Expert)
Looking for
international standards for materials, products, systems and
services used in construction, manufacturing and
transportation, which are
produced
by American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) International? Try ASTM
standards. You can locate the full-text of
the ASTM active standards via IHS Standards
Expert.
IEC
standards (via IHS
Standards Expert)
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
develops international standards for electrical,
electronic and related technologies. You can
search the full-text of the IEC active standards
via IHS Standards Expert.
British Standards Online
Need some information
about British or adopted European industry
standards? You will find them in
British Standards Online.
Published by British Standards Institute (BSI),
British Standards Online provides full-text
industry standards of British Standards
Institution on more than 55,000 British and adopted
European and international standards, including
both active and historical documents.
Official Methods of
Analysis
of AOAC
At the Official Methods of Analysis
published by AOAC International, you
will find the most comprehensive and reliable
collection of chemical and microbiological
methods available in the world, which are also
contained in many of the Codex food standards.
中國國家標準全文數據庫
(China
Standards (GB))
Searching for China standards? The Library
suggests you to look them up in 中國國家標準全文數據庫China Standards (GB). The full-text of China standards in current
status is available. However, please note the
database is available in Chinese only.
To access the databases, go to
Electronic Library > type in the
name of database under Library Holdings,
then click
Search
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Featured Events
Library
Workshops (October
2013)
Wondering how to
find set
textbooks,
reference
materials under
the E-library,
or just want to
sharpen your
information
searching
skills? The
Library
cordially
invites you to
join our October
2013 Semester
Workshops.
Topics include:
· Introduction to
Library's collections, facilities and loan privilege
· Essential information
searching skills
when using
Library's
electronic
resources
· Hands-on practice for
finding set
textbooks,
reference
materials and
past exam papers
· Points to note for
accessing
E-Library from
home or office
Registration is
required. Please call 2768-6778 or email
your name,
student ID and
date of session
to
libwww@ouhk.edu.hk.
You may find the
workshop
schedule and the
registration
status of each
workshop via the
E-Library
website under
"News and
Announcements".
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Venue
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11 October 2013 (Fri)
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7:00pm – 8:30pm
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C0410
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Cantonese Session
Introduction + demonstration + remote access + hands-on
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19 October 2013 (Sat)
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2:30pm – 4:00pm
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C0411
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Cantonese Session
Introduction + demonstration + remote access + hands-on
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27 October 2013 (Sun)
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2:30pm – 4:00pm
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C0411
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Cantonese Session
Introduction + demonstration + remote access + hands-on
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30 October 2013 (Wed)
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7:00pm – 8:30pm
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C0411
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English Session
Introduction + demonstration + remote access + hands-on
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31 October 2013 (Thu)
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7:00pm – 8:30pm
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C0411
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Cantonese Session
Introduction + demonstration + remote access + hands-on
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A library tour will be provided right after each session.
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Resource Updates
E-Library Upgrade
Did you find
some differences
when searching
the
E-Library? The
E-Library has
undergone an
upgrade with new
features. We
hope you will
find using the
E-Library an
easier task with
these features.
Here are some of
the new
features:
Additional
search options —
Try to limit
your search by
Course code,
ISBN, publisher,
etc. in
“Advanced
search”, so that
you can locate
the required
information
faster.
Multiple Topic
Selection in
Facets — In case
your search
returned
hundreds of
search results,
try to set some
limits on the
facets, appeared
on the left of
the page, to
refine the
search results.
Search by date
range – When you
want to look up
information
published within
a certain
period, try this
function.
Link to Google
Books — If
Google Books
contains
information or
full-text of a
book in your
search result, a
link will be
shown
under the
“Details” tab to
bring you to
such
information.
Add Page to
E-Shelf — By
adding the
search result
pages to your
E-shelf, you can
visit your
search results
again without
repeating the
whole search
process.
Apart from the
enhanced
functions, have
you also noticed
the link of
New Arrivals?
It brings you
information,
such as call
number and
location, on the
new additions to
the library
collection.
Experience these
new features at
the Electronic
Library (www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk).
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Service Alert
Increased in Renewal Quota
Need the library
materials for a
few days more?
The maximum
number of
renewals for
library
materials
has been
increased to
4 times
starting from
August 2013.
You may find
more details
about self
renewal
here
or at
Electronic Library
>
Library Guides >
Circulation
Service Guides >
Self Renewals
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