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

 

 

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

 

 

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: City Hall Public Library , Hong Kong Central 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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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  , Family  , Full-text Magazine  , Journal  , Language Learning  , Science  , 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