ProQuest Medical & Health Databases

It comprises three databases, which offer definitive research information on major clinical and healthcare disciplines, allowing access to publications including scholarly dissertations, journals, news magazines, newspaper articles in full text as well as video clips. These databases are useful resources for students, researchers and health professionals, who may gain easy access to reliable medical and health information from trustworthy medical publishers.

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

Tag: Biostatistics  , Dentistry  , Dermatology  , Dietetics  , Disaster Preparedness  , Drug Abuse and Alcoholism  , Environmental Health Science  , Epidemiology  , Eye Care  , Food and Nutrition  , Industrial Health and Safety  , Maternal and Child Health  , Midwifery  , Nursery and Nursing  , Obesity  , Occupational Health and Safety  , Physical Fitness and Hygiene  , Psychiatry  , Sports Injury  , Surgery  , Women’s Health

 

 

ProQuest Religion Database

It provides an excellent source of religious news and information, with informative details on doctrines, philosophies and scholarly reports on religious history.

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

Tag: Archeology  , Ethics  , History  , Humanities  , News  , Philosophy  , Religion  , Review  , Social Science  , Theology

 

 

ProQuest Social Science Premium Collection

It comprises 17 databases, which contain abstracts, indexes and full text of journal articles, as well as books, book chapters, dissertations and working papers. With high quality resources from around the world, it facilitates social science research across different regions, markets and disciplines.

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

Tag: Addiction  , Anthropology  , Archaeology  , Criminal Justice  , Criminal Law  , Criminology  , Demography  , Economics  , Education  , Electoral Systems  , Family Law  , Industrial Safety  , Information Management  , International Relations  , Learning Disabilities  , Library Science  , Linguistics  , Non-verbal Communication  , Phonetics  , Political Science  , Psychology  , Public Policy  , Rehabilitation  , Religious Studies  , Social Welfare  , Social Work  , Sociology  , Terrorism

 

 

Road to IELTS - Academic Module

Road to IELTS - Academic Module is an online preparation and practice resource for IELTS candidates who would like to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level or join a professional organisation in an English-speaking country. It covers 4 skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking, and contains over 120 hours of interactive activities, advice videos from British Council experts, hints and tips on question types as well as downloadable practice tests. It is a valuable resource for those who would like to acquire more in learning English at intermediate level or above. With comprehensive content, this resource is also suitable for those who wish to improve their English standard.

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

Tag: Course  , Education  , English  , IELTS  , Language

 

 

Road to IELTS - General Training Module

Road to IELTS - General Training Module is an online preparation and practice resource for IELTS candidates who would like to acquire below degree qualifications or work in or emigrate to an English-speaking country. It covers 4 skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking, and contains over 120 hours of interactive activities, advice videos from British Council experts, hints and tips on question types as well as downloadable practice tests. With comprehensive content, this resource is also suitable for those who wish to improve their English standard.

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

Tag: Course  , Education  , English  , IELTS  , Language

 

 

Scholastic GO!

Scholastic GO! is an English e-database of encyclopedias. It covers a wide range of subjects including arts, social sciences, geography, history, philosophy, religion, sports and entertainment, science and technology, etc.

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

Tag: Almanac  , Arts  , Atlas  , Debate  , Encyclopedia  , Geography  , History  , Land  , Map  , News  , Philosophy  , Religion  , Science  , Social Science  , Technology  , Thesaurus  , Timeline

 

 

Science Online

Science Online offers a comprehensive overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines. It covers areas of biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, forensic science, marine science, mathematics, physics, space and astronomy, as well as weather and climate. Users can learn science topics through "Topic Centres", "eLearning Modules", "Interactive Experiments", "Featured People", "Science in the News", over several thousand video clips with subtitles as well as rich images and diagrams.

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

Tag: Astronomy  , Biology  , Chemistry  , Climate  , Computer Science  , Earth Science  , Environmental Science  , Forensic Science  , Marine Science  , Mathematics  , Physics  , Weather

 

 

Tense Buster

Tense Buster is a self-learning practice resource which covers 33 key areas of English grammar at five levels from Elementary to Advanced. The learning areas at each level include grammar rules, pronunciation, vocabulary and listening. Interactive exercises with explanatory notes are available for self-learners to learn English grammar in a systematic manner.

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

Tag: Course  , Education  , English  , Grammar  , Language

 

 

TumbleBookLibrary

TumbleBookLibrary is an interactive English database of animated e-Books selected from well-established publishers of children books around the world.  It includes animated talking storybooks, graphic novels, non-fiction books, math stories, audio books in other foreign languages and National Geographic videos , supplemented with puzzles and games, which are suitable for children of all ages.  It contains rich resources which help support paired reading in English and enhance children's language skills.

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

Tag: Games  , Nonfiction  , Stories  , Teaching  , Tumble  , Video

 

 

WiseNews

WiseNews is an electronic database daily updated with articles of newspapers, periodicals and electronic media from such regions as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan for online reading and search of information by readers.

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

Tag: Economy  , Education  , Finance  , Government  , Journal  , News  , Newspaper Clipping  , Physical Fitness  , Public Administration  , Science  , Social Science  , Society  , Sports  , Technology