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The Institute Library is pleased to announce the provision of loans services to “HKIEd Campus Dependant Members” on a trial basis during the forthcoming summer vacation.  From Monday, 22nd June 2009 to Monday, 31 August 2009, child dependants of HKIEd Regular Staff Members with “Staff Dependant Cards” issued by the Human Resources Office will be entitled to borrowing privileges both at the MMW Library and the Town Centre Library.  Details of the loan quota and loan period applicable to Dependant Members can be found in the table below.  The Library will review this trial service in late August as part of a larger review of its access policies.

Parents are reminded that they should accompany their children under the age of 12 at all times inside the Library.  Since the collection scope of the Institute Library is much broader than those of school libraries and public libraries, parents should also provide guidance to their children on selecting appropriate reading materials from the Institute Library.  Following existing policy, Staff Members will be held responsible for any fines and/or payments caused by overdue of loans, damage or loss of library materials checked out by their dependants.  All library notices will also be sent directly to the Staff Members.

For further details on this trial service, please contact our Circulation Counter at 2948-6658.  For enquiries on the eligibility and application of “Staff Dependant Cards”, please contact the Human Resources Office directly.

Please note that the Mong Man Wai Library and the Town Centre Library will be closed on the HKSAR Establishment Day, Wednesday, 1st July 2009.

The Mong Man Wai Library and the Town Centre Library will also open according to its summer vacation schedule from 5th July 2009 (Sunday) to 16th August 2009 (Sunday) inclusive. The hours of opening will be:

Both Libraries will resume normal opening hours on Monday, 17th August 2009. Please contact the Lending Services Section at 2948-6658 should you need further information on the library opening hours. The 7 x 24 Learning Centre at MMW Library will remain open 24 hours a day during the public holidays and summer break.

To support students during the forthcoming examination period, the Mong Man Wai Library will open on the following public holidays in May and June, with all usual services provided. The 7 x 24 Learning Centre located on G/F of MMW Library will also remain open 24 hours everyday. The special public holiday opening hours are as follows:

CityU Library will impose the Partial Access Arrangement during 27 April 2009 - 13 May 2009, both dates inclusive.

During the affected period, access to CityU Library by the following members from other UGC institutions will be limited to non-busy hours of the day only:

JULAC Card Holders - Reader / Borrower (students only) from other UGC institutions.

For details, please refer to the following URL: Partial Access Arrangement of CityU Library http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/about/blackout.htm

The Library is pleased to introduce the following new electronic databases:

English Database:
Theatre in Video: contains more than 100 definitive performances of the world’s leading plays, together with more than 60 film documentaries, online in streaming video. This release contains 162 titles, representing hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors. Included are landmark performances such as The Iceman Cometh, Awake and Sing!, Krapp’s Last Tape, Blood Knot, The Master Builder, and the complete works of Shakespeare produced by the BBC and other theatrical companies. Academic staff and students can save clips from the videos to their own playlists for use in class or embed the direct link to a video in Blackboard.

Chinese Databases:
The following databases are available in Chinese only:
PerioPath Taiwan Periodical Literature, China Reference Works Online, China Yearbook Full-text Database

The above new databases can be found under “E-Databases” on the Library Website (http://www.lib.ied.edu.hk). Please contact our Information Counter at 2948-6653 for further information.