30 APR 2026 ISSUE 19
1. From the University Librarian
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When you visit the library, what do you see? For some, expecting to come across bookstacks interspersed with grey desks, coming into the library can be a bit of an adjustment. Research libraries are midway through an extraordinary transformation and are reconnecting with the breadth of intellectual life that flows through our institutions. That evolution is visible in our collections, our partnerships and our shared spaces. Through the preservation and digitisation of historical newspapers, the launch of new Open Access platforms or the daily conversations between colleagues and researchers, a visit to the library will show you that libraries sit at the intersection of past and future, local community and global scholarship.

This Spring brings several milestones worth celebrating. Our Open Books Hong Kong project, now in its second year, has reached over 1 million views from across China and around the world. The initiative was shortlisted in the prestigious Times Higher Education Awards Asia 2026.


2. Feature Article — The Universities Service Centre for China Studies Collection (USC) Launching New China Regional Newspaper Database
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Newspapers are an important source for historical research. Chinese newspapers from the last 20 years are easily accessible via the internet and electronic databases. The same accounts for early newspapers from the Republican period (1912-1949). However, for the long period in between, only a few nationwide newspapers such as the People’s Daily (人民日報) are widely available via databases. Access to regional and specialised newspapers is limited to print and microfilm collections in Libraries.


3. Collections Spotlight — Ye Lingfeng Collection
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Ye Lingfeng (1905–1975), originally named Ye Yunpu and born in Nanjing, was a distinguished author who wrote under several pseudonyms including Ye Linfeng, Zuomuhua, Shuangya and Qiusheng.  He studied at the Shanghai College of Fine Arts in 1923 and joined the Creation Society in 1925, marking the start of his literary career. Following the fall of Guangzhou in 1938, Ye Lingfeng relocated to Hong Kong, where he would remain until his passing in 1975. He served as editor for numerous literary supplements and journals, including Lih Pao – Yanlin, Popular Weekly, Overseas Chinese Daily News – Literary Weekly and Sing Tao Daily – Constellation. His family has kindly donated his valuable collection of books, photographs, manuscripts and personal items to the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Library. Here are some highlighted collection items showing the works and life of this significant cultural figure.


4. New Acquisitions
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5. What’s New & Upcoming?
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Click icon Pacific Rim Research Libraries Alliance (PRRLA) Annual Meeting

Click icon Architecture Library (ARL) Refurbishment and Exhibition

Click icon Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau University Library Alliance (GHMULA) Annual Meeting and Young Scholar Forum 2025 was Successfully Held

Click icon Data Matters

Click icon Introducing the Open Journals Hub: A New Diamond Open Access (OA) Platform for Scholarly Publishing

6. Meet New Library Staff
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Eva LAI
Legal Resources Centre Librarian
Faculty Liaison Librarian (Law)

What Do You Do at the Library?
I joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Library in July 2025 as the Legal Resources Centre Librarian and Faculty Liaison Librarian (Law). I work closely with colleagues to ensure the smooth daily operation of the Legal Resources Centre at the Graduate Law Centre in Admiralty. I collaborate closely with faculty members to develop comprehensive library collections that align with their teaching and research needs. I also provide legal research support to teachers and students, and conduct workshops on research skills and database training for students. I truly enjoy helping students identify exactly what they need and connecting our users with the right library resources to search effectively.

7. Do You Know
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 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in the Library


8. Contact Us
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library
Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong

  www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk
  5578 8898 (Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm)
  (852) 3943 7305
  (852) 2603 6952
  library@cuhk.edu.hk


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Table of Contents
1. From the University Librarian
2. Feature Article — The Universities Service Centre for China Studies Collection (USC) Launching New China Regional Newspaper Database
3. Collections Spotlight — Ye Lingfeng Collection
4. New Acquisitions
5. What’s New & Upcoming?
6. Meet New Library Staff
7. Do You Know
8. Contact Us
 

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