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  , Encyclopedia  , Engineering  , Mathematics  , News  , Science  , Technology  , Video

 

 

Britannica Library

Britannica Library is an online database that provides current trusted information on a range of topics for learners of all ages and abilities.  You can find a wealth of content in the database, such as articles, images and videos on history, literature, science, geography, arts and more.  You can also view daily news headlines from around the world.

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Tag: Arts  , History  , Literature  , Science

 

 

Dragonsource Qikan Reading Service

Dragonsource Qikan Reading Service offers a wide variety of Chinese e-magazines from the Chinese Mainland and supports reading in both traditional and simplified Chinese characters. Readers can read both current and back issues of the e-magazines and use multiple search fields such as name of the magazine, article title, keywords and publication year to search for information.

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Tag: Arts  , Business  , Culture  , Education  , Entertainment  , Health  , Law  , Literature  , Politics  , 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.

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Tag: Arts  , History  , Language  , Literature  , Mathematics  , News  , Science  , Social Science

 

 

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.

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Tag: Animals  , Business  , Economics  , Finance  , Full-text Magazine  , Guitar  , Science  , Technology  , Travel

 

 

Gale In Context: Elementary

It is a database on liberal studies for children aged between 4 and 11, covering various topics in arts, people, sports, science, etc., and pairing with kid-friendly magazines and news articles, images and educational videos. Its read along function facilitates English learning for early readers.

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Tag: Arts  , Literature  , Nonfiction  , People  , Science  , Social Studies  , Sports  , Teaching  , Video

 

 

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.

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Tag: Business  , Debate  , Economics  , Energy  , Environment  , Health  , Law  , Science  , Technology

 

 

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.

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

 

 

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.

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Tag: Arts  , Business  , Entertainment  , History  , Magazine  , News  , Politics  , Science  , Sports  , Technology

 

 

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  , Mathematics  , Physics  , Science