The Library is pleased to arrange this series of talks for researchers and postgraduate students in April and May, 2013. Elsevier, SAGE and Wiley-Blackwell, the world’s leading publishers of academic journals will offer the following talks.

1. How to Write a World-Class Article
2. Author Strategy for Successful Publication
3. Simple Guide to Writing a Journal Article

Professor Rossa Chiu of Department of Chemical Pathology, CUHK, winner of international research awards and prolific author with over 100 research papers published, will speak from an author’s perspective in the talk on Author Strategy for Successful Publication.

Registration: Complete the Online Registration Form

Venue: User Education Room 1, G/F University Library

The University Library will offer intensive courses from June to July 2013 to assist students in preparing for the Information Literacy Section of the Student IT Proficiency Test.

The courses provide not only an overview of the Web-based Information Literacy Tutorial, but also include exercises and practice tests in:

1. Formulating effective search strategies;
   
2. Finding information using the Library Catalogue, research databases and the Internet; and
   
3. Evaluating information sources.

Two three-hour identical sessions are scheduled.

Registration: Complete the Online Registration Form

Venue: User Education Room 2, G/F University Library

Due to license agreement, most of the databases and e-journals can be accessed by CUHK students and staff only. Access must be via the Dial-up Services*, VPN Connection Service, the Library's proxy server service or Easy Access.

*As of January 31, 2012, Dial-up Service will be decommissioned from service.