Flipster

Flipster offers a wide range of English e-magazines covering various topics such as business, sports, modern trends, automobiles, news, science and technology, health as well as leisure and hobbies. Both current and back issues are available for online reading or for downloading to mobile devices for access at any time. Title list is available at here.

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

Tag: Business  , Entertainment  , Environment  , Family  , Full-text Magazine  , News  , Politics  , Science  , Sports  , Technology

 

 

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: Opposing Viewpoints

It covers today's hottest social issues and provides access to viewpoints, topic overviews, statistics, primary source documents, links to websites as well as full-text articles of magazines and newspapers. It is a useful reference tool for users to explore social issues from various perspectives.

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

Tag: Business  , Debate  , Diplomacy  , Economics  , Energy  , Environment  , Ethics  , Full-text Magazine  , Health  , Journal  , Law  , Medicine  , News  , Politics  , Primary Document  , Science  , Social Issues  , Statistics  , Technology  , War  , Website

 

 

HyRead e-Magazine

The Hong Kong Public Libraries will launch a new electronic magazine database "Kono Libraries" to replace "HyRead e-Magazine", which will continue to provide readers with a variety of best-selling Chinese magazines covering different topics such as finance, fashion, lifestyle, and travel, etc. All items under reservation at "HyRead e-Magazine" on or before 31 May 2023 will be cancelled automatically on 1 June 2023.

More than 100 Chinese e-magazine titles are subscribed through "HyRead ebook" with wide subject coverage in arts and literature, business and management, computer and information science, entertainment, home economics, language learning, modern trends, parenting, science and technology, sports, travelling as well as news reports. They are accessible to the library card holders of the Hong Kong Public Libraries for online reading or downloading to personal computers and mobile devices.

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

Tag: Arts  , Business  , Entertainment  , Environment  , Family  , Full-text Magazine  , History  , Magazine  , News  , Politics  , Science  , Social Issues  , Sports  , Technology  , Trade  , War

 

 

OECD iLibrary

OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It contains all books and papers published by the OECD since 1998, a vast collection of statistics with data dated back to the 1960's and publications of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the OECD Development Centre, Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the International Transport Forum (ITF). The database covers a wide range of themes including agriculture and food, development, economics, education, employment, energy, environment, finance and investment, governance, industry and services, social issues, migration and health, nuclear energy, urban, rural and regional development, science and technology, taxation, and trade.
For more details, please view the tutorials.
Resources Lists: Ageing Population, Artificial Intelligence

Available at: Hong Kong Central Library

Tag: Agriculture  , Development  , Economics  , Education  , Employment  , Environment  , Finance  , Food  , Health  , Industry  , Investment  , Journal  , Migration  , Nuclear Energy  , Physical Fitness  , Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)  , Science  , Social Issues  , Sports  , Statistics  , Technology  , Trade  , Transportation  , Urban