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  , Biology  , Chemistry  , Earth Science  , Encyclopedia  , Engineering  , Food Science  , Mathematics  , Medicine  , News  , Nobel Prize  , Physics  , Science  , Study Guide  , Technology  , Video

 

 

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 Books and Authors

It covers tens of thousands of book titles and authors including award winners and the librarian's favourite lists.  An innovative search method combining the title, author, genre and topic is adopted for users to explore their beloved books.

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: Adventure  , Bibliography  , Comics  , Dictionary  , Fiction  , History  , Horror Fiction  , Inspirational Fiction  , Stories  , Technology

 

 

Gale In Context: Elementary (previously known as Kids InfoBits)

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.

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

Tag: Animals  , Arts  , Geography  , Health  , Literature  , Music  , Nonfiction  , People  , Science  , Social Studies  , Sports  , Teaching  , Technology  , 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.

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: 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

 

 

HyRead e-Magazine

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

 

 

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  , Social Issues  , Sports  , Technology  , Trade

 

 

International Newsstream: South China Morning Post

This database provides the full text of all news articles of the South China Morning Post since 1993, as well as the citations and abstracts of the articles.  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

 

 

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.

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