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With more than 974,610 bound volumes, some 3,560 active serial titles in print form, 164 databases, approximately 26,710 full-text electronic journal titles,
and over 124,000 audiovisual and microform items, the Library continues to develop its collection in different formats to support your information resources needs.
General Collection
English books are arranged by subject based on the Dewey Decimal Classification
scheme. Chinese books are classified by the New Classification Scheme for Chinese Libraries (中國圖書分類法).
All books in the General Collection including music scores (except those designated non-circulating) can be checked out of the Library
for a specified loan period, except for those which are designated as for library use only.
Course Reserves
The Reserve Collection contains books, articles, and supplementary materials recommended by teaching staff
for the courses they teach in the current semester as well as past examination papers of some departments. Students may check the call
numbers of Reserve materials through the Course Reserves search form and request them at the
Circulation Counter. Only one item may be borrowed at a time for a loan
period ranging from 2 to 48 hours, so that more students may have access to these materials. Reserve items on 2-hour loan can be checked out for overnight use three hours before closing, and they must be returned before 10:00 am on the next opening day.
Some of the course reserves, such as course syllabuses and full texts of required or recommended readings can be viewed
and printed online via the Library Catalogue. Access to electronic reserves is only available for eligible library users.
HKBU Faculty & Staff Papers & Reports
This is a collection of published and unpublished writings and papers by HKBU faculty and staff members.
Items include journal articles, research reports, conference papers, excerpts from books, and newspaper articles. You can check out a
maximum of five items at a time at the Circulation Counter for in-library use only. All these materials are searchable
through the online Faculty and Staff Papers and Reports Catalogue.
HKBU Theses & Dissertations
The HKBU theses & dissertations collection comprises all M.Phil. and Ph.D. theses, plus a limited number of dissertations by students enrolled in taught postgraduate programs.
Currently there are over 600 titles of HKBU theses and dissertations in the collection with the earliest thesis dating back to 1991.
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Printed copies of the theses and dissertations are kept on Level 4 for open access and in-Library use only. Beginning in September 2004,
the abstracts and tables of contents of all the theses and dissertations kept in the Library will be accessible online through the
HKBU Theses & Dissertations search form. In addition, full texts will also be available online for all M.Phil. & Ph.D. theses
submitted to the Library after March 2004.
On-site access to e-theses and dissertations including the full texts is freely available to all users, while remote access to the full texts is restricted to the HKBU community only,
requiring user authentication. A blackout period granting confidentiality of the thesis up to 3 years may apply if requested by the author and approved by the Committee on Graduate Studies.
Music, AV, & Microform Collections
The Library acquires different types of audio-visual materials, which are housed in the Multimedia
Learning Centre (MLC). There are over 115,900 items in a variety of formats including CD-ROMs, VCDs, DVDs, CDs, videocassettes, laser
discs, audiocassettes, and microforms.
In addition, the Library has permission from local television companies, including ATV, RTHK and TVB, to record off-air their news, public
affairs and other TV programs that are particularly useful for research on political, economic, and social issues in Hong Kong and in the
region. Currently, the Hong Kong Television Program collection contains
over 18,000 episodes that are indexed and searchable in the Hong
Kong Television Programs Database. Selected TV programs are also digitized and made available on the Online
Video Resources for viewing.
A collection of self-access language learning materials, including multimedia CD-ROMs, videocassettes, audiocassettes, and exercises,
is placed in the Centre to facilitate and enhance language learning and proficiency in Putonghua, English, French and other languages.
Online E-Learning Resources are also available to serve similar purposes.
Microforms that contain back issues of periodicals and newspapers are housed in the Centre, and microform readers / printers are provided for viewing
and printing at a charge.
In support of the University's music education program, the Library has a collection of over 15,000 volumes of music scores housed on
Level 4 adjacent to the MLC.
New Books
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Newly acquired and catalogued books are regularly placed on the display shelves on Level
3 in the Main Library and also in the Chinese Medicine Library. With the exception of reference books carrying
the prefixes of "R" and "RHK", all displayed items may be borrowed as general books. You may also view the list of new titles added
each month by perusing the list of New & Trial Resources on the library homepage. These books can be
checked out when they are still in the New Books area.
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Popular Reading
Popular books on Level 3 is a rotating collection of a few hundred English and Chinese
books. The collection is intended to promote general reading. Titles selected reflect varieties of topics such as fiction, money management,
self-improvement, popular biography, politics, social affairs, other subjects of current interest, award-winning and best-selling books.
The popular books can be borrowed (except JULAC card holders, special borrowers & retired staff) with a 7-day loan period (no grace period), renewed once and with no reservation.
Oversize Books
Oversize books are those measuring 36cm or more in height or width. They are kept on Level 4.
Most of the oversize books are circulating except for a few ones that are reference in nature and are used in library only.
Reference Collections
The Reference Collection on Level 4 includes materials such as the most recent editions of dictionaries,
encyclopedias, gazetteers, yearbooks, directories, indexes, atlases, and concordances with a prefix "R" in the call number. All Reference
books are for in-library use only.
Reference materials about Hong Kong are kept together in a separate collection called Reference Hong Kong (RHK). All Reference Hong
Kong books are located on Level 2 and for in-library use only.
Serials
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All English and Chinese current unbound periodicals, with the exception of the Chinese Medicine titles,
are kept on Level 2 with "S" as the prefix in the call number. English bound journals are shelved on
Levels 4, 5, and 6 while all Chinese bound journals are kept on Level 7. Current newspapers are placed on Level 2. Back issues of
newspapers are kept on a rolling eight-week cycle. Microform backfiles are available for selected newspaper titles.
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| Materials |
Call Numbers |
Available At |
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| Chinese Bound Periodicals (older issues) |
S306 - S999
S000 - S305 |
Level 7
Level 6 |
English Bound Periodicals (older issues)
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S531 - S999
S330 K - S530
S000 - S330 J |
Level 6
Level 5
Level 4 |
| Current Periodicals (latest issues) |
S000 - S999 |
Level 2 |
| Current Newspapers |
( all ) |
Level 2 |
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Stitch-bound Books
The stitch-bound books, representing mostly Chinese classical materials, are housed in closed stacks.
You can search for them using the Library
Catalogue just like other books in the General Collection. Request can be made in person at the Circulation
Counter or through online request.
Storage Collection
The collection kept in-storage contains lower-use items that include books, journals, and AV materials, all searchable in the
Library Catalogue. Requests for these items may be made online or
in person at the Circulation Counter on Level 3 and MLC Counter
on Level 4 respectively.
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