After attending any five courses on information search skills, participants will be granted a Library Information Literacy Certificate by the Library. Students, in groups of ten or more, can request library courses to suit their information needs and schedules. For detailed information, please contact staff at the Reference Counter.
VENUE: User Education Room 1, G/F University Library
PROGRAMMES:
Programme 1: Library Orientation
Topics covered include library services and resources, your borrowing privileges, how to renew and place holds on library materials in the Library Catalogue, and a library tour.
Programme 2: Advanced Library Catalogue Searching
Demonstrates the advanced techniques for searching the CUHK Library Catalogue. Topics covered include field-specific and types of materials searches. How to use My Library Record, HKALL, etc
Programme 3: Searching Journal Articles
Demonstrates how to search for journal articles on specific topics or to locate a particular journal article.
Programme 4: Searching E-books and E-News
Introduces various ebook collections and demonstrates how to search for international and local news
Programme 5: Effective Internet Searching
Demonstrates Internet search techniques to find quality information on the Web.
Programme 6: Using Chinese Databases
Introduces Chinese databases and demonstrates relevant searching techniques.
Program 7: Information about Hong Kong
Introduces research techniques for finding different types of Hong Kong materials on various subjects in CUHK Libraries.
Programme 8: Theses and Dissertations @ Your Fingertip
Introduces and demonstrates the use of databases on dissertations such as ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, Digital Dissertation Consortium, Dissertations and Theses @ CUHK, WanFang Data-Chinese Dissertations Database, as well as locating theses and dissertations in academic libraries in Hong Kong.
Programme 9: Introduction to RefWorks
Demonstrates how to use RefWorks, a web-based bibliography and database manager, to produce bibliographies and in-text references in a variety of citation styles (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.).
Please visit the Library's webpage for detailed information and registration.