Library Orientation for New
Postgraduate Students
Library Collection Overview
 Total Library Holdings
 Over 5 million items collected over the years
 One of the largest collections of scientific,
engineering and business materials in East Asia
 The Library Without Boundaries
 Over 70% of the collection budget are
spent on electronic resources, to which
users can access anytime, anywhere
Library E-Collection Highlights
- Convenience Around the Clock
> 2.7M e-books
> 68,000 E-journals
PolyU Collections, e.g. Past Exam
Papers
> 500 databases
Video on Demand
e.g. Local TV Programmes
Library Homepage
(http://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk)
International economics paul krugman
Type in the key information, such as Title,
Keywords, Authors in the search box. Then
hit the Search button.
Library Loan Rules & Fines
Material Type
Loan Period
Loan Quota
Renewal
Books
Term loans (i.e.
one week
before a new
semester
starts)
60
2
30 days
15 (quota
includes both
loans and holds
at any one
time)
HKALL Books
+
AV Items
# *
Other AV items
(7 days)
Popular Movies
/drama series
(3 days)
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2
Fines
Hold
$2/day (1-6
days)
15 (including
$3/day (7-42 PolyU books, AV
days)
items, and
Don’t
HKALLreturn
books)
$5/day (1-6
2 (only for
days)
items on 7-day $10/day (7-15
loan)
days)
reserve
book late.
Overdue
fine is VERY
high!!
Nil
Hourly loans:
$2/hour
Reserve
Books
60 hours /
7 days
6
Nil
7-day loans:
$2 days (1-6
days
$3/day
8 (7-42
days)
Nil
Requesting a book that is not available at PolyU
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Some databases not indexed by OneSearch! You need to select from the
databases list.
PolyU Electronic Theses
Join our workshops to learn more
about finding theses !!
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Off-campus access
To access Library subscription resources via Library Homepage from off campus, you
will be prompted by this login page before viewing the resources.
Login with your NetID
and NetPassword
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Current Awareness Center (P/F)
Group Study Rooms (G/F)
IT Lounges (3/F)
LibCafe (P/F)
Study Space
 Research Carrels for Private Study
 53 carrels in 4/F and 5/F  borrow
key at Circulation Counter, P/F (Firstcome-first serve basis)
 85 carrels in Research Enhancement
Centre, 3/F  reserve via the
iBooking System one day in advance
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Group Discussion Areas
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Research Lounge (5/F)
Multipurpose Hall (P/F)
24-Hour Study Centre (G/F)
Discussion Zones (G/F)
Group Viewing Rooms (3/F MC)
Group Study Rooms (G/F)
Your own creation!!
3D Printing
Studio @ Multimedia Commons
Video
conference
IT Facilities
 Computers
 > 400 PC workstations on various floors
 25 iMac/PCs with graphic software
 Selected PCs has special software
installed such as SPSS, SAS
 Notebook/Tablet Loan (In-house use)
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Printing Services
 B&W: $0.2, Color: $1.5 (A4)
 Mobile printing from your device after
installing a relevant driver
 3D printing service also available by
appointment
Studio @ Multimedia Commons
Support creation of high-quality video
for academic projects
Studio technician will brief users on
proper use of the studio equipment
Equipment Highlights
• HD video camcorder
• Professional overhead LED and
fluorescent lighting system
• DMX panel for brightness control of
individual light source
• Seamless chroma key green backdrop
• Solid colors and velvet curtains
backdrop
• Teleprompter
Access to Other Libraries
 Access to other university libraries in HK – JULAC
Borrower’s card. Apply at the Circulation Counter, P/F
(For UGC-funded or PolyU’s self-finance PG degree students only)
 Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery Services (online
request via ILLiad system in the Library homepage)
Help & consultancy are available both online and face-to-face
http://libguides.lb.polyu.edu.hk/
What is Plagiarism?
(From Research Student Handbook)
Plagiarism refers to the act of using the creative works
of others (e.g. ideas, words, images or sound, etc)
in one’s own work without proper acknowledge of
the source. According to the Webster’s Ninth New
Collegiate Dictionary (1987), to ‘plagiarise’ means
[T]o steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as
one’s own : [to] use (a created production) without crediting
the source : [to] commit literary theft : [to] present as new and
original an idea or product derived from an existing source.
• http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12608083
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/STDHBK/
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What is Plagiarism? (cont’d)
Definitions of plagiarism vary across disciplines,
according to authorship conventions and traditions.
In brief:
 Quoting or paraphrasing material without acknowledgment
 Submitting, as one’s own, an assignment that another person has
completed
 Downloading information, text, computer code, artwork,
graphics or other material form the internet and presenting it as
one’s own without acknowledgment
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How to detect plagiarism?
From About Plagiarism and How to Avoid it,
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ogur/academic_integrity/Plagiarism_Booklet.pdf,
1. Your work will be submitted to the detection system. e.g.
Turnitin, SafeAssign
2. Your work will be compared with billions pages of other
papers (including your classmates’ works).
3. An originality report will be made on every submitted
work.
4. Your supervisor can review the report and determine
whether or not plagiarism has occurred.
For more details:
OGUR/EDC
http://edc.polyu.edu.hk/psp.htm
Quick Student Guide to Using SafeAssign
PolyU Research Office
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/en/student-useful-info.html
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How to avoid Plagiarism?
 Remember: To Cite and list the
information of sources used
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Use EndNote to manage your references.
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Citation Guides: by Subjects
• http://libguides.lb.polyu.edu.hk/citationsubject
Reference management tools
• https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/research-support/tools/refmanagement-tools
• Manage (e.g. sort by year) your list of references or
bibliographies
• Import citations from major databases
• Out references to different styles
• SAVE TIME!!
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is a reference management tool which is installed in your personal
computer (Endnote desktop)
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allows you to
 create your own bibliographical database
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import references from library catalogues & selected online
databases
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generate reference list in a desired format (APA, MLA, Harvard)

manage, view and annotate PDFs
to learn more …
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Sharpen Your Information Skills
 Topical Library Workshops on
Various Themes
Oct to Dec, Feb to May
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Contact your Faculty Librarian for a
Library Workshop on a specific topic of
your research needs
Need Help?
 Self help information in Library Homepage
- interactive online tutorials and subject guides
 Forthcoming Library Workshops on various topics
- equip yourself with advanced information research skills
 Research Help Desk on Library’s 3/F (Tel : 2766 6863)

Ask a Librarian (Online Reference Enquiry Service)

WhatsApp a Librarian : 6423-0820
- 9:00 am – 7:00 pm (Mon – Sat),
12:00 nn – 7:00 pm (Sun/public holidays when Library opens)
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Contact your
Faculty Librarian
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Susanna Tsang
Section Head, Information Services,
Faculty Librarian, School of Design
Tel: 2766-6858
Email: [email protected]