BookData Online

BookData Online is an online bibliographic search database which contains over 35 million English-language titles published in the U.K., the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, including in-print and forthcoming titles as well as out-of-print records for access by users. Full bibliographic data is provided, and some records even contain descriptive contents and book cover images. 

Available at: All Hong Kong Public Libraries (excluding mobile libraries)

Tag: Bibliographical Description  , Book Searching  , ISBN  , Library Science  , Publisher  , Reference Tools  , Supplier

 

 

Business Source Complete

It is a scholarly business database which covers full-text journals and periodicals on marketing, management, economy, finance, accounting and other business subjects, and includes indexes and abstracts of the most important scholarly business journals dated back to 1886. In addition, there are full text of non-journal contents including financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analysis and faculty seminars (video).

Available at: Hong Kong Central Library , City Hall Public Library , Kowloon Public Library , Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library , Sha Tin Public Library , Tsuen Wan Public Library , Tuen Mun Public Library

Tag: Accounting  , Business  , Case Studies  , Company Profile  , Conference Proceeding  , Economy  , Finance  , Financial Data  , Industry Report  , Management  , Market Research  , Marketing  , Monographs  , SWOT Analysis

 

 

China Standards Document Database

The database contains over 100 000 full-text documents on Chinese standards, including national and industry standards, promulgated by the relevant state authorities of China. Apart from using different criteria, such as standard title, standard number, issuing authority, date of issue and key word for searching, users may also browse the required information by the Chinese Classification for Standards (CCS) and the International Classification for Standards (ICS). Bibliographic information of standards from other countries is also available for searching.

Available at: Hong Kong Central Library , City Hall Public Library

Tag: Analysis  , Chinese Classification for Standards  , Evaluation  , International Classification for Standards  , Measurement  , Quality  , Regulation  , Safety  , Standards  , Standards Number

 

 

Chinese Companies and Products Database (CECDB) (Traditional Chinese Version)

The CECDB was initially developed in 1988. It contains information on nearly 160 000 Mainland enterprises at national scale or above across 96 trades. With a wealth of information on company profiles, products, registered capital, number of staff members, means of contact, websites, etc., the database serves as a quick reference for businesses to know the China market. The HKPL has subscribed to the Traditional Chinese version of the database for retrieval of information by the users.

Available at: Hong Kong Central Library , City Hall Public Library

Tag: China Market  , Company  , Company Information  , Contact Details  , Enterprise  , Finance  , Food  , Furniture  , Insurance  , Natural Gas  , Petroleum  , Property  , Registered Capital  , Textile  , Website

 

 

Factiva.com

It contains global news and business information from thousands of sources in many languages and provides the full text of leading newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal Asia, as well as numerous magazines, trade journals, newswires, television & radio transcripts, and profiles and analysis reports on companies around the world are available.

Available at: Hong Kong Central Library , City Hall Public Library

Tag: Analyse Report  , Business  , Business Research  , Company  , Corporate Strategy  , Economy  , Enterprise  , Finance  , Financial Statement  , Industry Report  , Investment  , Journal  , Market Report  , News  , Newspaper Clipping  , Physical Fitness  , Sports  , Stock  , SWOT Analysis  , Wall Street Journal Asia

 

 

Global Books In Print

Global Books In Print is an online database that contains over 20 million records of bibliographic descriptions and ordering information. These records contain in-print, out-of-print and forthcoming titles, which include books, e-books, audio books and videos. Also included in this database is valuable information such as professional reviews, tables of contents, full-text previews, cover images, author biographies, award information, abstracts and annotations.

Available at: All Hong Kong Public Libraries (excluding mobile libraries)

Tag: Bibliographical Description  , Book Searching  , ISBN  , Library Science  , Physical Fitness  , Publisher  , Reference Tools  , Sports  , Supplier

 

 

INFOBANK

This online database provides a range of business information about China, including Chinese economic news, laws and regulations, statistical data, information on listed companies, financial data, enterprise information, proclamation of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, information on governmental organisations, etc.

Available at: Hong Kong Central Library , City Hall Public Library , Kowloon Public Library , Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library , Sha Tin Public Library , Tsuen Wan Public Library , Tuen Mun Public Library

Tag: Analyse Report  , Business  , CEPA  , Company  , Economy  , Energy  , Enterprise  , Finance  , Government  , Industry Report  , Investment  , Journal  , Law  , News  , Regulation  , Statistics  , Tax  , WTO

 

 

International Newsstream

This database provides information of worldwide newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, trade journals and wire feeds in different languages.  Apart from gaining access to news stories and information on sports, business and arts around the world, users can also conduct full-text search for different topics.

Available at: City Hall Public Library , Hong Kong Central Library , Kowloon Public Library , Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library , Sha Tin Public Library , Tsuen Wan Public Library , Tuen Mun Public Library

Tag: Arts  , Business  , Entertainment  , History  , Magazine  , News  , Politics  , Science  , Social Issues  , Sports  , Technology  , Trade

 

 

International Newsstream: South China Morning Post

This database provides the full text of all news articles of the South China Morning Post since 1993, as well as the citations and abstracts of the articles.  Users can use multiple options such as headlines, publication date and document type to narrow down the scope of search.

Available at: City Hall Public Library , Hong Kong Central Library , Kowloon Public Library , Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library , Sha Tin Public Library , Tsuen Wan Public Library , Tuen Mun Public Library

Tag: Arts  , Business  , Entertainment  , History  , News  , Politics  , Science  , SCMP  , Social Issues  , Sports  , Technology

 

 

Music Periodicals Database

It provides a music journal resource with indexes and abstracts of more than 610 international music periodicals and the full text of 225 journals from 1874 onwards, covering both scholarly and popular journals.

Available at: All Hong Kong Public Libraries (excluding mobile libraries)

Tag: Bibliography  , Biography  , Blues  , Chronology  , Classical  , Ethnomusicology  , Folk  , Hip-hop  , Instrument  , Jazz  , Journal  , Magazine  , Music Education  , Music Therapy  , Musical Theatre  , Opera Synopses  , Rap  , Rock  , Soul  , Sound Recording  , Speech  , Statistics