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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Performing Arts Periodicals Database

It provides an unparalleled resource for performing arts on the web, with indexes and abstracts of around 400 international periodicals plus the full text of over 160 journals from 1864 onwards, covering a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry.

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

Tag: Bibliography  , Biography  , Chronology  , Circus Performance  , Dance  , Drama  , Film  , Journal  , Magazine  , Magic  , Musical Theatre  , Opera  , Pantomime  , Performance Art  , Puppetry  , Sound Recording  , Speech  , Stagecraft  , Statistics  , Storytelling  , Television

 

 

SOSHOO

SOSHOO offers socio-economic statistical data of the provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions of Mainland China in addition to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and covers more than 50 trades, with some data dated back to 1949. The statistical data are sourced from statistical yearbooks published by Bureaux of Statistics at state, provincial and municipal levels, Customs Statistics, China Economic Indicators Bulletin and Quarterly Statistical Bulletin of the People's Bank of China, etc.

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

Tag: Agriculture  , Almanac  , Business  , China  , City Overview  , Economy  , Education  , Energy  , Government  , Industry  , Population  , Society  , Statistics