Special Collections


Hong Kong Studies

The Collection
Hong Kong Studies is a research collection with materials on a wide range of areas that are pertinent to Hong Kong for serving the teaching and research needs of academics and students. It contains materials previously housed in the Hong Kong Collection of United College Library. Planning is underway to actively consolidate the collection and to pull together Hong Kong materials now spreading all over ULS libraries.

Location
1/F, University Library

Opening Hours
Same as University Library

Circulation Policy
To facilitate easy availability of materials to users, all books, journals, company reports and pamphlets in Hong Kong Studies are restricted to be used ONLY in the library.


Materials

Monographs
Monographs which include general readings and reference materials on a variety of subjects are shelved by call numbers in open shelves with a location code "hks" at the bottom of it's call numbers.

Location displayed in CUHK Library Online catalogue is "UL HK Studies".

Periodicals
Current and bound periodicals are shelved by call numbers both in journal racks and bound journal shelves.

Location displayed in CUHK Library Online catalogue is "UL HKS Periodical ".

Company Reports
Company reports, both current & bound volumes, are shelved alphabetically by the name of company.

Location displayed in CUHK Library Online Catalogue is "UL HKS Company Reports".

Closed Stack Materials
Location displayed in CUHK Library Online Catalogue is "UL HKS Closed Stack". Closed stack materials are available to users upon request.

Maps
Location displayed in CUHK Library Online Catalogue is "UL HKS Map". Maps are available to users upon request.

University Archives
Current continuous university archives, single and bound volumes are shelved by call numbers.

Location displayed in CUHK Library Online Catalogue is "UL HKS Univ Archive"

Services
Online catalogues, access to library's electronic resources and photocopying services are available. For assistance, users may enquire at Reference Counter.

Enquiries
Telephone: 2609 8747
E-mail: hkstudies@cuhk.edu.hk

Internet Reference guide to Hong Kong
http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/electronic/hongkong.htm