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  • Research Café on Western Thoughts in Late Qing Dynasty and Early Republic of China (25 Apr 2018)
    02/04/2018 to 25/04/2018

    The Library is delighted to organize the eleventh Research Café with a special roundtable talk by Prof. Leo LEE, Prof. PENG Hsiao-yen and Prof. WANG Daw-hwan on 25 Apr. The theme is “ Western Thoughts in Late Qing Dynasty and Early Republic of China: Evolutionism, Enlightenment Rationality and Sentiment-only Philosophy ”. Postgraduates, academics and researchers are all welcome to attend !

    Date: 25 Apr 2018 (Wed)
    Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
    Venue: Digital Scholarship Lab, G/F, University Library

    Speakers:

    LEE Ou Fan Leo
    Sin Wai Kin Professor of Chinese Culture, CUHK PENG Hsiao-yen
    Research Fellow, Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy,...
  • Library Opening Hours during Easter Holidays and Ching Ming Festival 2018
    30/03/2018 to 05/04/2018

    University Library

    30 March 2018 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 31 March 2018 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 1 April 2018 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 2 April 2018 Closed 5 April 2018 Closed

    Learning Garden

    30 – 31 March 2018 Open 24/7 for CUHK staff and students only 1 – 2 April 2018 Open 24/7 for CUHK staff and students only 5 April 2018 Open 24/7 for CUHK staff and students only

    Chung Chi Library

    Opening hours 30 March 2018 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 31 March 2018 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 1 April 2018 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 2 April 2018 Closed 5 April 2018 Closed

    New Asia Library

    30 March 2018 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 31 March 2018 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 1 April 2018 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 2 April 2018 Closed 5 April 2018 Closed

    United College Library

    30 March 2018 9:00 a.m. – 5...
  • Launch of “The Cultural Revolution in Images: Caricature-Posters from Guangzhou 1966-1977”
    29/03/2018 to 29/05/2018

    The Cultural Revolution in Images: Caricature-Posters from Guangzhou 1966-1977 漫畫中的文化大革命：廣州的諷刺宣傳畫 1966-1977

    The Library is proud to partner with Dr. Laura Pozzi , Lecturer of the Centre for China Studies , to launch this new digital collection, “ The Cultural Revolution in Images: Caricature-Posters from Guangzhou...
  • United College Wu Chung Multimedia Library Refurbishment Project
    28/03/2018 to 31/08/2018

    With the aim to create boutique humanities-based libraries on the upper campus, United College Wu Chung Multimedia Library (UCL) will be refurbished this summer. The entire UCL building will be a construction site during the renovation period. For health and safety reasons, UCL will be closed for the building works after the university examination on 13 th May 2018 until the end of August 2018.

    During the renovation period, DVD, VCD and Local TV Programme Collections in UCL will be relocated according to the subject designation of individual item to CUHK Libraries. The entire Microform Collection will be relocated from UCL to the University Library. More than forty thousand volumes of Major Chinese Monograph Series Collection (AC Class...
  • Exhibition on Campus-wide Respect Awareness Campaign
    28/03/2018 to 30/04/2018

    Exhibition on Campus-wide Respect Awareness Campaign
    Date: March 28 – April 30, 2018
    Venue: Learning Garden, University Library, CUHK

    Details:...
  • A Forgotten Memory of Hong Kong: Yao Ke and Modern Drama
    27/03/2018 to 30/07/2018

    Professor Yao Ke (1905-1991) was an important playwright in Modern Chinese Drama history. He devoted himself to incorporating elements for the traditional Chinese stage into modern drama and film. His history play Sorrows of the Forbidden City (清宫秘史), which premiered in Shanghai in 1941, ran for more than a hundred performance. In 1948 he moved to Hong Kong and resumed his interests in writing historical dramas, among which Xi Shi (西施) and Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) are still remembered today. Professor Yao later ventured to write on modern themes; for example, his play Abyss (陋巷) depicted urban slums and drug addiction in Kowloon City. By constantly organizing activities with other playwrights like Hsiung Shih-I (1902-1991) for the Chinese Drama Group of the Sino-British Club of Hong Kong...
  • New Publication: The Brushmarks of Friendship: Poetry and Calligraphy Treasures in Tribute to Lin Bicheng edited by Y.W. Chau (University Library Series No.8)
    19/03/2018 to 31/08/2018

    The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library is pleased to announce a new publication on its special collection " The Brushmarks of Friendship: Poetry and Calligraphy Treasures in Tribute to Lin Bicheng " ( Call number: NK3634.A2 P295 2018 ) edited by Ms. Y.W. Chau. The book, released in March 2018 by Chinese University Press, is published as the University Library Series No.8 .

    Following is a brief introduction:

    This book is published as volume VIII of The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s University Library Series that carries a Lingnan focus. It compiles, transcribes and annotates over 300 pages of...
  • Library Study of Student Information Behavior
    19/03/2018 to 24/03/2018

    The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library would like to invite 2nd year undergraduate students to take part in our Student Information Behavior Study.

    It will be held in various sessions on weekdays from March 19 - 23 in the Multi-purpose Room on the 1/F of University Library. Students who complete a 45 mins. online assessment will receive a $50 supermarket coupon .

    Seats are limited. Shortlisted participants will be contacted via email on the exact date and time for the study. Students who are interested to participate please go to the following website for registration: https://webapp.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/ras/restricted/eventlist?id=134

    Please send email to...
  • 「坐忘·香港：姚克的戲劇因緣」講座系列
    15/03/2018 to 23/06/2018

    姚克教授（1905-1991）為著名劇作家、翻譯家，畢生與文學、戲劇及電影結下不解之緣。早在三十年代的上海，他便擔任《天下》月刊編輯，向西方介紹中國文化。姚教授創作了不少膾炙人口的歷史劇，如《清宮怨》、《楚霸王》、《西施》等，名重一時。至1948年來港定居，改編《清宮怨》劇本，拍攝電影《清宮秘史》。隨後以編劇身份參與製作《阿Q正傳》、《一代妖姬》等國語片，在香港電影史上留下痕跡。他亦參與中英學會中文戲劇組，培育話劇人才，推動香港劇運。六十年代，姚教授於香港中文大學聯合書院中文系任教，為大學發展新文學課程，推廣文學及戲劇的教育工作。香港中文大學將於3月23日至6月30日舉辦「坐忘．香港：姚克的戲劇因緣」展覽，期間將設兩場講座，分別介紹姚教授的藝術成就和香港歲月。

    講座一
    一代宗師姚克：文學、戲劇、電影
    講者：古兆申博士（香港大學中文學院名譽講師）
    　　 舒明（李浩昌）先生
    主持：崔文東教授 （香港中文大學中國語言及文學系）
    日期：2018年3月23日 （星期五）
    時間：下午5:00 - 7:00
    地點：香港中文大學圖書館進學園

    講座二
    重訪「坐忘齋」：作家姚克的香港歲月
    講者：盧偉力博士（香港浸會大學電影學院副教授）
    主持：何杏楓教授（香港中文大學中國語言及文學系）
    日期：2018年6月23日（星期六）
    時間：下午2:00 - 4:00
    地點：商務印書館尖沙咀圖書中心

    歡迎各界人士參加！

    報名：...
  • Self (and Gender) Awareness Journey in Making My Own Picture Book
    14/03/2018 to 30/04/2018

    Artists: The Divinity School of Chung Chi College students
    Date: 14 March - 30 April 2018
    Venue: New Asia College Ch'ien Mu Library
    Exhibition Statement:
    Self and Gender awareness in our life journey is a long discovery process. Some relates to our childhood development and some turns to our future adulthood achievement. Some can be traced from structural constraints including religious aspect. During a course of “Gender and Ministry,” a group of divinity school students through an art workshop made their self-formation picture books to connect with their inner selves.
    Poster:
    ...
  • Innovation Skills Workshops: Applying Digital Tools in Telling Stories with DATA (First Workshop on 23-24 March 2018)
    13/03/2018 to 24/03/2018

    The Library is pleased to collaborate with Center for Entrepreneurship in arranging a series of workshops - Innovation Skills Workshops: Applying Digital Tools in Telling Stories with DATA from March to October 2018. The series consists of 3 workshops well-structured for equipping participants with the skills to combine computational methods with narrative approaches using data to develop web applications for scholarly and creative works. Popular digital tools like Python will be covered. Each workshop consists of 9 hours with theories and practices, starting on Friday night and end on Saturday afternoon :

    Workshop 1: Design Thinking Meets Computational Thinking - Digital Literacy in...
  • Tableau - Visual Analytics Hands-on Workshop (26 March)
    08/03/2018 to 26/03/2018

    Are you a professor or student who's curious about new software in the analytics industry?

    Join our Tableau Hands-on workshop to learn what you can benefit from Tableau and we will show you step-by-step on how you can analyse data with Tableau. During this workshop, you will learn how to create an interactive dashboard from scratch and see how you can quickly visualise data and share insight with Tableau.

    Introduction to Visual Analytics Tableau Hands-on Workshop Connecting to data Creating your first visualisation Analysing data with different visualisation type (E.g. Map, Time-series and Trend) Creating interactive dashboard Sharing and publishing your dashboard Tableau Academic Program

    Instructors:
    Mr. Bobby WU, Tableau Consultant
    Ms. KJ KIM, Tableau...
  • CUHK Golden Jubilee Celestial Civilian Scholarship on Hong Kong Literature 2017/18
    06/03/2018 to 30/08/2018

    CUHK Golden Jubilee Celestial Civilian Scholarship on Hong Kong Literature 2017/18

    CUHK Golden Jubilee Celestial Civilian Scholarship on Hong Kong Literature 2017/18 is now inviting applications from full-time CUHK students taking undergraduate or research postgraduate programmes. There will be two scholarships of HK$10,000 each. Applicants must submit a research paper / thesis / dissertation, written in either English or Chinese, on Hong Kong literature and related fields; and submit a statement of 500-800 words, written in either English or Chinese, on how they made use of the Hong Kong Literature Collection for their research paper / thesis / dissertation.

    The deadline for...
  • Temporary Closure of Learning Commons (WMY) (Mar 3-5)
    02/03/2018 to 05/03/2018

    Owing to the temporary suspension of electricity supply, Learning Commons (WMY) will be closed from 3 March 2018 (Saturday) 7:00 pm to 5 March 2018 (Monday) 10:00 am.

    We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

  • Featured Display: Jin Yong: Fictions and Movies
    01/03/2018 to 30/04/2018

    Featured Display

    Date:

    1 March - 30 April 2018

    Venue:

    Audio-visual area, G/F, United College Wu Chung Multimedia...
  • Loan Period of Bound Journals has been increased
    01/03/2018 to 01/04/2018

    To meet the demand for access to resources, the Library is pleased to announce that the initial and maximum loan periods of bound journals have now been increased. For details, please refer to the following library webpage.

    Loan period and borrowing quota
    http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/use/borrowing/borrow#LoanPrivileges Hold quota​
    http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/use/borrowing/hold-recall#HoldQuotas

    Please note that Library users have the responsibility to keep track of their circulation activities including the due date of borrowed items in their “...
  • Exhibition on Modern Chinese Literary Authors: Liu Bannong
    01/03/2018 to 30/04/2018

    New Asia College Ch’ien Mu Library will introduce one major modern Chinese author every two months. The author highlighted in March and April is Liu Bannong. A brief biography together with selected editions of his major works are introduced as below:

    Author: Liu Bannong (Chinese only)
    Date: 1 March – 30 April, 2018
    Content:

    Biography Creative Writings: A Review Research Studies: A Review...
  • Sakura and BBQ Pork -- Exhibition of Shirley Wong
    26/02/2018 to 09/03/2018

    Artist: Wong Lai Hung, Shirley
    Date: 26 February – 9 March 2018
    Venue: New Asia College Ch'ien Mu Library
    Exhibition Statement:
    Having barbeque under the cherry blossom was a cute picture, there was an interesting meeting of the elegant cherry blossom and the rugged barbeque smoke.
    Poster:
    Sakura and BBQ Pork -- Exhibition of Shirley Wong
    Exhibits:
    Sakura and BBQ Pork -- Exhibition of Shirley Wong
    ...
  • How to Publish in Academic Journals - Talks in Mar and Apr 2018
    26/02/2018 to 12/04/2018

    Do you want to make your research known to the research community and to the public?

    The following two talks organized by the Library are to provide you with information and tips on writing and publishing with international journals. The Library is pleased to invite Emerald Publishing and Cambridge University Press, two of the world’s leading publishers of academic journals, to conduct the talks. CUHK researchers and postgraduate students are all welcome to join. Undergraduates may also join if interested.

    1. An Insider Guide to Getting Published

    15 Mar 2018 (Thu) 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

    Topics:

    Publishing process behind a journal How to build a personal publishing strategy Surviving peer review Polishing your work: title...
  • Temporary Closure of Architecture Library (March 4)
    26/02/2018 to 04/03/2018

    Owing to the temporary suspension of electricity supply to An Integrated Teaching Building (AITB), the Architecture Library will be closed from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm on 4 March 2018 (Sunday).

    We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

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