Readers may use the e-databases via the following means:
.access via Internet with the library account.
.use the workstations inside the Hong Kong Public Libraries via Multimedia Information System (MMIS) & this webpage
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Result list of e-databases available at Hong Kong Public Libraries.
The availability of e-databases is subject to change without prior notice.
e-Databases
Gale OneFile: News

Gale OneFile: News provides full-text articles of English newspapers and magazines, as well as newswires and broadcast transcripts from around the world. It enables users to quickly search for articles by name of the newspaper or magazine, headline, date, author and section, or conduct a search with other options available.
Available at: All Hong Kong Public Libraries (excluding mobile libraries) , Remote Access
Tag: Arts , Business , Entertainment , History , Magazine , News , Politics , Science , Sports , Technology , Trade
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 , Tuen Mun Public Library , Tsuen Wan Public Library
Tag: Arts , Business , Entertainment , History , Magazine , News , Politics , Science , Sports , Technology , Trade
International Newsstream: South China Morning Post
This database provides the citations and abstracts of the articles of the South China Morning Post from 1993 to 2023. 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 , Tuen Mun Public Library , Tsuen Wan Public Library
Tag: Arts , Business , Entertainment , History , News , Politics , Science , SCMP , Social Issues , Sports , Technology
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
ProQuest Databases Services
It is an integrated collection of databases covering arts, business, health and medicine, history, language and literature, science and technology, social sciences, etc. It provides access to current and historical information from all kinds of reference resources such as newspapers, journals, theses, reports, charts and tables, photographs and statistics.
Available at: All Hong Kong Public Libraries (excluding mobile libraries)
Tag: Arts , Business , Career , Computing , Conference Proceedings , Food and Nutrition , Health , History , Humanities , Journals , Magazines , Management , Medicine , Music , News , Public Policy , Religion , Research , Science , Social Science , Student Resources , Theses , Videos
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: South China Morning Post
This database provides the full text of nearly a hundred years’ back issues of the South China Morning Post starting from 1903 in the form of full-page image. Users can search not only news articles but also advertisements, editorials, comic strips and photographs.
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
Tag: Arts , Business , Entertainment , History , News , Politics , Science , SCMP , Sports , Technology
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
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
The following e-databases are available for access via Internet with the library account.
The availability of e-databases is subject to change without prior notice.
e-Databases
The following e-databases are available for access via Multimedia Information System (MMIS) & this webpage only.
The availability of e-databases is subject to change without prior notice.
e-Databases