AccessScience

The AccessScience features the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology and weekly articles on the latest breaking news. It covers all areas of science and technology plus full-text features of biographies, news, learning resources, study guides and many other related sites.

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

Tag: Agriculture  , Astronomy  , Biography  , Biology  , Chemistry  , Earth Science  , Encyclopedia  , Engineering  , Food Science  , Mathematics  , Medicine  , News  , Nobel Prize  , Physics  , Science  , Study Guide  , Technology  , Video

 

 

China Academic Journals Full-text Database (CJFD)

It offers access to thousands of full-text journals published in the Mainland dating back to 1994. The subjects covered include literature, history, philosophy, politics, military affairs, law, education and sociology, economics and management, basic sciences, engineering and technology, agriculture, medicine and hygiene, electronics and information science.

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

Tag: Agriculture  , Economy  , Education  , Electronics Technology  , Engineering  , Health  , History  , Information Science  , Journal  , Law  , Literature  , Management  , Medicine  , Military Affairs  , News  , Philosophy  , Physical Fitness  , Politics  , Science  , Social Science  , Sports

 

 

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: City Hall Public Library , Hong Kong Central Library

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

 

 

eLibrary

eLibrary is a collection of periodicals and digital media contents designed to support a wide range of users, including secondary and university students as well as professional educators. It provides essential information on a vast array of persons, places, historical events and eras, literary genres, current events and so on. The "Editor's Picks" and "Trending Topics" are effective guides for users to select research topics and locate authoritative information to support the claims made in their research.

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

Tag: Arts  , Biography  , History  , Journal  , Language  , Literature  , Magazine  , Mathematics  , News  , Physical Fitness  , Science  , Social Science  , Sports  , Website  , World History

 

 

Gale In Context: Environmental Studies

It offers reference content in the area of the environment, energy and natural resources. The database combines news, unique commentary, audio, video, primary source documents, and case studies into a web-like experience. It also offers interactive maps, opportunities for forums, customizable journals and news, and statistics of various areas such as energy systems, health care, food, climate change, population and economic development etc.

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

Tag: Agriculture  , Climate  , Coal  , Earthquake  , Economy  , Energy  , Environment  , Environmental Protection  , Environmental Science  , Flood  , Food Security  , Forests and Deforestation  , Geography  , Globalization  , Journal  , Magazine  , Natural Disaster  , News  , Nuclear Energy  , Nuclear Waste  , Organic Food  , Pollution  , Statistics  , Trade  , Video  , Wind

 

 

Gale In Context: Science

It is a curriculum-oriented science database that provides resourceful information on major science topics. Subjects such as biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, health and medicine, mathematics, technology, physics and astronomy are included. It contains the full text of magazines, academic journals and news articles, as well as scientific experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to authoritative websites.

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

Tag: Earth Science  , Encyclopedia  , Environmental Protection  , Environmental Science  , History  , Journal  , Life Science  , News  , Physical Science  , Science  , Space Science  , Technology

 

 

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts

This database offers full-text articles on cooking and nutrition from major magazines and academic journals. It covers all aspects of knowledge in cookery, such as food ingredients, kitchen appliances, nutrition, cooking techniques, food culture, hospitality industry, etc.

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

Tag: Catering  , Cookery  , Cuisine  , Culture  , Food  , Ingredient  , Journal  , Magazine  , Nutrition  , Recipe

 

 

Kono Libraries

Kono Libraries provides a wide range of best-selling and predominantly Chinese e-magazines covering various topics such as art, business and finance, entertainment, health, language, fashion and lifestyle, parenting and family, science and technology, sports, social issues as well as travel. This database also provides electronic magazines in other languages, including Japanese, Korean, English, French, Vietnamese, and Swedish. Both current and back issues are available for online reading or downloading to mobile devices for offline access anytime and anywhere.Title list is available here.

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

Tag: Arts  , Business  , Entertainment  , Environment  , Full-text Magazine  , Journal  , Language Learning  , Science  , Sports  , Technology

 

 

Newtonkids Digital Museum

It is an online collection of video materials from Taiwan for students and people who are interested to learn more about our Earth from various aspects, including animals, plants, ecology protection, weather and climate, natural landscapes, and earth science, etc. It provides about 300 video clips with Chinese narration and text description.

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

Tag: Animal  , Bird  , Climatology  , Earth Science  , Earthquake  , Ecology Protection  , Fish  , Forest  , Insect  , Landscape  , Mountain  , Park  , Plant  , Pollution  , Video

 

 

OverDrive Magazines

OverDrive Magazines offers a wide range of English e-magazines covering topics such as art, architecture, music, business, cooking, health, travel and outdoor, etc. This database also provides electronic magazines in other languages, including French, Spanish and German. Patrons can read both current and back issues of e-magazines online or download them to their mobile devices anytime and anywhere.

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

Tag: Architecture  , Arts  , Business  , Cooking  , Health  , Music  , Travel