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e-Databases

Readers may use the e-databases via the following means:
.access via Internet with the library account.
.use the computers inside the Hong Kong Public Libraries via 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-Database

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.

Download User Guide

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

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.

Download User Guide

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

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.

Download User Guide

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

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.

Download User Guide

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

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.

Download User Guide

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

OverDrive Magazines

OverDrive Magazines offers a wide range of English e-magazines covering topics such as art, architecture, music, business, cooking, health, travel and outdoor, etc. This database also provides electronic magazines in other languages, including French, Spanish and German. Patrons can read both current and back issues of e-magazines online or download them to their mobile devices anytime and anywhere.

Download User Guide

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

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.

Download User Guide

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

WiseNews


WiseNews is an electronic database daily updated with articles of newspapers, periodicals and electronic media from such regions as the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan for online reading and search of information by readers.

Download User Guide

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

Remote Access

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-Database

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.

Download User Guide

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

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.

Download User Guide

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

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.

Download User Guide

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

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.

Download User Guide

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

OverDrive Magazines

OverDrive Magazines offers a wide range of English e-magazines covering topics such as art, architecture, music, business, cooking, health, travel and outdoor, etc. This database also provides electronic magazines in other languages, including French, Spanish and German. Patrons can read both current and back issues of e-magazines online or download them to their mobile devices anytime and anywhere.

Download User Guide

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