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This guide provides an overview of the library resources available for Sociology students.
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| Code | Course Name |
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| SOC100 | Introduction to Sociology |
| SOC107 | Understanding Sociology |
| SOC108 | Introduction to Statistics |
| SOC204 | Culture in the Contemporary World |
| SOC205 | Sociological Theory I |
| SOC221 | Social Research Methods |
| SOC233 | Contemporary social isuues |
| SOC257 | Art and Society |
| SOC260 | Food and Society |
| SOC261 | Conceptualising Arts and Culture in Modernity |
| SOC307 | Entrepreneurship and Society |
| SOC308 | Culture, Heritage and Society |
| SOC313 | Sociology of Education |
| SOC315 | Arts and Culture in Greater China |
| SOC333 | Urban Sociology |
| SOC334 | Sociology of Deviance |
| SOC337 | Criminology |
| SOC339 | Sociology of Religion |
| SOC345 | Digital Sociology |
| SOC356 | Gender Relations |
| SOC357 | Migration and Mobility |
| SOC380 | Arts and Everyday Life in the Digital Era |
| SOC403 | Globalization and Inequality |
| SOC406 | Selected Topics: Global Creative Cities and Creative Class |
| SOC411 | Impact of Social and Enterprise Innovation |
| SOC412 | Contemporary Consumer and the Changing Community |
| SOC413 | Digitized Media, Culture and Society |
| SOC414 | Heritage Studies: Critical and Innovative Dimensions |
| SOC415 | Film, Television and Society |
| SOC416 | Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage |
| SOC430 | Economic Reform and Social Transformation in Contemporary China |
- Agency
- Alienation
- Anomie
- Anthropology
- Assimilation
- Bureaucracy
- Capitalism
- Class
- Collective Behaviour
- Collective Memory
- Conflict theory
- Contemporary Consumer
- Criminology
- Culture
- Deviance
- Digital Era
- Digitized Media
- Discrimination
- Economic Sociology
- Education
- Emotion and Culture
- Entrepreneurship and Society
- Environmental Sociology
- Ethnicity
- Evaluation Research
- Family Kinship
- Feminism
- Food and Society
- Functionalism
- Gender
- Gender Relations
- Globalization
- Heritage
- Ideology
- Inequality
- Institution
- Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Intersectionality
- Love and Family Kinship
- Migration and Mobility
- Power
- Prejudice
- Race
- Social and Enterprise Innovation
- Socialization
- Social Class
- Social Construction
- Social Control
- Social Mobility
- Social Movement
- Social Norms
- Social Stratification
- Social Structure
- Symbolic Interactionism
- Tangible Cultural Heritage
- Tourism and Culture
- Urban Sociology
- Values
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本數據庫既聚焦中國社會全局性、戰略性的重大理論課題，亦重視對策性研究與探索性實踐，致力實現理論與實踐的有機結合，促進基礎性研究與應用性研究的均衡發展，是全面把握中國社會現狀、深化社會問題研究的權威學術資源。適合社會學領域研究人員、社會工作者及關注中國社會發展的各界人士使用，有助於拓展中國社會問題研究領域，拓寬研究視域，激發學術觀點創新，進而促進中國社會的和諧發展。
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The Taylor & Francis Social Sciences & Humanities Library covers over 1,000 scholarly journals content spans various areas of Humanities and Social Sciences:
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Alexander Street's Social Theory offers an extensive selection of documents that explore the complexities and interpret the nature of social behavior and organization. Included in the more than 150,000 pages of searchable content are seminal works by such theorists as Harriet Martineau, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Max Weber, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Jurgen Habermas, Talcott Parsons, Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard.
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Wiley Digital Textbooks published by Wiley, currently feature over 20,000 original academic textbooks, covering more than 30 disciplines, including Business Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Life and Earth Sciences, Medical Health, Social Sciences, Hospitality Management, and Humanities.
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Gender : ideas, interactions, institutions Publication Date : 2023 Call number : 305.3 WAD 2023 Location : English Book (4/F) |
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| 身份認同與香港文化政策研究 = A study on identity and cultural policy in Hong Kong Publication Date : 2022 Call number : 540.9238 611 2022 Location : Chinese Book (2/F) |
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給所有人的社會學史講義 : 跟隨大澤真幸一起建立當代必備的社會學素養 Publication Date : 2021 Call number : 540 316 2021 Location : Chinese Book (2/F) |
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街頭隱形人 : 人類學家臥底紐約清潔隊的田野故事 = Picking up : on the streets and behind the trucks with the sanitation workers of New York City Publication Date : 2021 Call number : 541.3 810 2021 Location : Chinese Book (2/F) |
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Criminology in brief : understanding crime and criminal justice Publication Date : 2021 Call number : 364.973 HEI 2021 Location : English Book (4/F) |
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質性研究 : 設計與計畫撰寫 Publication Date : 2021 Call number : 501.2 502 2021 Location : Chinese Book (2/F) |
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| 尋常的社會設計 : 一位任性社會學者的選物展 = The marriage of design and society : how humans, tools, and environments might be re-composed Publication Date : 2020 Call number : 540 1511 2020 Location : Chinese Book (2/F) |
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| 社會學的想像 : 從個人的煩惱連結到社會的公共議題，歡迎來到社會學的世界！ = The sociological imagination Publication Date : 2020 Call number : 540 614 2020 Location : Chinese Book (2/F) |
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質性研究:理論與應用 Publication Date : 2022 Access via HyRead [ebook] |
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多元文化主義:牛津非常短講. 006 Publication Date : 2022 Access via HyRead [ebook] |
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社區營造實務 Publication Date : 2022 Access via HyRead [ebook] |
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田野敲敲門:現地研究基本功 Publication Date : 2021 Access via HyRead [ebook] |
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從鄉到城:一個中國縣城的社會轉型 Publication Date : 2021 Access via HyRead [ebook] |
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萬能店員:我的便利、你的過勞, 超商的社會代價 Publication Date : 2021 Access via HyRead [ebook] |
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給所有人的社會學史講義:跟隨大澤真幸一起建立當代必備的社會學素養 Publication Date : 2021 Access via HyRead [ebook] |
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不用數字的研究:質性研究的思辯脈絡 Publication Date : 2020 Access via HyRead [ebook] |
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鍛鍊思考力的社會學讀本:為什麼努力沒有用?戴上社會學的眼鏡, 幫你解決人生的疑難雜症 Publication Date : 2019 Access via HyRead |
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Culture and Sustainability: Exploring Stability and Transformation with the Cultures Framework Publication Date : 2023 Access via Ebook Central Perpetual [ebook] |
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Migration, Displacement, and Higher Education: Now What? Publication Date : 2023 Access via Ebook Central Perpetual [ebook] |
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Sociology in times of glocalization Publication Date : 2023 Access via EBSCO [ebook] |
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Digital Social Research Publication Date : 2020 Access via Wiley Digital Textbooks [ebook] |
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Social Psychology Publication Date : 2020 Access via Ebook Central Perpetual [ebook] |
Zotero is a free, open-source citation management tool designed to assist researchers in collecting, organising, citing, and sharing a wide range of research materials, including books, articles, reports, and web pages. It supports multiple operating systems such as Windows, Mac, and Linux, and integrates seamlessly with word processors like Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and LibreOffice to facilitate the creation of in-text citations and bibliographies in numerous citation styles.
Zotero also enables users to manage their research libraries effectively through features such as tagging, folder organisation, and collaborative group libraries, making it a versatile tool for academic research and writing. Its browser extension allows for quick capture of bibliographic information from online sources, enhancing research efficiency and accuracy.
Zotero also enables users to manage their research libraries effectively through features such as tagging, folder organisation, and collaborative group libraries, making it a versatile tool for academic research and writing. Its browser extension allows for quick capture of bibliographic information from online sources, enhancing research efficiency and accuracy.
EndNote is a library-subscribed citation management software designed to assist researchers, students, and academics in efficiently organising, storing, and citing bibliographic references throughout the research and writing process. It enables users to collect references from various sources, including databases and library catalogues, and supports the management of PDFs, images, and other research materials within customisable libraries.
EndNote integrates seamlessly with word processing programs such as Microsoft Word through its Cite While You Write feature, allowing automatic insertion and formatting of citations and bibliographies in thousands of citation styles. This automation streamlines the creation of scholarly documents, saving time and enhancing accuracy in referencing. EndNote is widely adopted in academic institutions and is available on multiple platforms, offering both desktop and web-based versions to facilitate research collaboration and accessibility across devices.
EndNote integrates seamlessly with word processing programs such as Microsoft Word through its Cite While You Write feature, allowing automatic insertion and formatting of citations and bibliographies in thousands of citation styles. This automation streamlines the creation of scholarly documents, saving time and enhancing accuracy in referencing. EndNote is widely adopted in academic institutions and is available on multiple platforms, offering both desktop and web-based versions to facilitate research collaboration and accessibility across devices.
Mendeley is a free, cross-platform citation management software developed by Elsevier that facilitates the organisation, storage, and citation of research materials. It enables users to build a personal digital library, manage and annotate PDFs, and automatically generate bibliographies and in-text citations in various referencing styles. Additionally, Mendeley supports collaboration through shared groups, allowing researchers to connect and work together efficiently.
Its compatibility across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android platforms, along with seamless integration with word processing software like Microsoft Word and LibreOffice, ensures broad accessibility and supports efficient academic workflows across devices.
Its compatibility across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android platforms, along with seamless integration with word processing software like Microsoft Word and LibreOffice, ensures broad accessibility and supports efficient academic workflows across devices.
Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine designed to streamline and enhance the research process for students, faculty, and researchers. Built on the extensive Semantic Scholar database, which encompasses over 200 million peer-reviewed documents, Consensus leverages artificial intelligence to surface the most relevant research findings in response to user queries. Unlike traditional search engines that simply provide a list of links, Consensus extracts key insights and evidence directly from academic papers, offering concise, evidence-based summaries and always citing original sources.
The platform supports both keyword and conversational searches, enabling users to efficiently locate, analyse, and synthesise scholarly literature across all domains of science. Advanced features such as AI-powered search filters, study snapshots, and synthesis tools help users quickly assess research quality, identify highly cited or rigorous studies, and gain a comprehensive overview of the literature. Consensus is particularly valuable for conducting literature reviews, finding supporting evidence for academic writing, exploring new research questions, developing hypotheses, and identifying research gaps.
Users are required to register an account using HKSYU email to access Consensus’s premium features.
The platform supports both keyword and conversational searches, enabling users to efficiently locate, analyse, and synthesise scholarly literature across all domains of science. Advanced features such as AI-powered search filters, study snapshots, and synthesis tools help users quickly assess research quality, identify highly cited or rigorous studies, and gain a comprehensive overview of the literature. Consensus is particularly valuable for conducting literature reviews, finding supporting evidence for academic writing, exploring new research questions, developing hypotheses, and identifying research gaps.
Users are required to register an account using HKSYU email to access Consensus’s premium features.
Scite is an advanced AI-powered research platform designed to help researchers and scholars better discover, understand, and evaluate scientific literature through the use of Smart Citations. These Smart Citations provide context around how journal articles are cited, indicating whether the citations support, contradict, or merely mention the referenced work. This feature allows users to assess the credibility and impact of scholarly articles more effectively.
The platform offers robust tools for literature search and citation analysis. Features include visual citation maps, interactive dashboards, and real-time alerts for new citations or editorial notices. Scite also offers an AI Research Assistant, which generates evidence-based answers to research queries. Scite’s Reference Check function helps researchers verify the reliability of their sources by identifying retracted or disputed references, thus supporting research integrity. Additionally, Scite integrates with popular citation management tools and provides browser extensions for seamless access to citation data across the web.
By combining a comprehensive database of over 1.2 billion citation statements with advanced AI and natural language processing, Scite empowers researchers, students, and academics to make informed decisions, streamline literature reviews, and ensure the quality of their scholarly work.
Users are required to register an account using HKSYU email to access scite features such as notifications, Assistant history, and dashboards.
The platform offers robust tools for literature search and citation analysis. Features include visual citation maps, interactive dashboards, and real-time alerts for new citations or editorial notices. Scite also offers an AI Research Assistant, which generates evidence-based answers to research queries. Scite’s Reference Check function helps researchers verify the reliability of their sources by identifying retracted or disputed references, thus supporting research integrity. Additionally, Scite integrates with popular citation management tools and provides browser extensions for seamless access to citation data across the web.
By combining a comprehensive database of over 1.2 billion citation statements with advanced AI and natural language processing, Scite empowers researchers, students, and academics to make informed decisions, streamline literature reviews, and ensure the quality of their scholarly work.
Users are required to register an account using HKSYU email to access scite features such as notifications, Assistant history, and dashboards.
Discover@ShueYan Research Assistant is a generative AI-powered research tool designed to enhance academic discovery by enabling users to conduct intuitive natural language searches across extensive library resources. Developed by Clarivate in collaboration with the library community, it leverages advanced semantic search technology and a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture grounded in the Ex Libris Central Discovery Index, which includes over 5 billion records from thousands of publishers and repositories.
The assistant provides immediate, AI-generated answers supported by references to the top five most relevant scholarly sources, facilitating quick comprehension and easy access to full texts. It also offers search suggestions to help users broaden their research scope and supports queries in multiple languages. By combining reliable, peer-reviewed academic content with transparent sourcing, Discover@ShueYan Research Assistant aims to support students and researchers in efficiently navigating complex information landscapes with confidence and precision.
The assistant provides immediate, AI-generated answers supported by references to the top five most relevant scholarly sources, facilitating quick comprehension and easy access to full texts. It also offers search suggestions to help users broaden their research scope and supports queries in multiple languages. By combining reliable, peer-reviewed academic content with transparent sourcing, Discover@ShueYan Research Assistant aims to support students and researchers in efficiently navigating complex information landscapes with confidence and precision.
Microsoft Copilot is an advanced AI assistant designed to enhance productivity and streamline workflows across various Microsoft platforms. By leveraging Large Language Models such as GPT-4 and proprietary Microsoft AI, Copilot integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 applications-including Windows OS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams-to provide real-time, context-aware support. It assists users by generating content, offering intelligent suggestions, automating routine tasks, and summarising information based on user prompts. This AI-powered tool personalises responses while maintaining strict adherence to data privacy and security standards, thereby facilitating efficient collaboration and decision-making in professional and academic environments.
Please log in to your HKSYU email to access Microsoft Copilot.
Please log in to your HKSYU email to access Microsoft Copilot.
Perplexity is an advanced AI-powered knowledge platform, available for free with optional premium features, designed to deliver accurate, concise, and well-sourced information in response to user queries. Leveraging state-of-the-art artificial intelligence models and real-time internet search capabilities, Perplexity provides clear, reliable answers across a wide range of topics. Its features include article summarisation, contextual memory for seamless multi-step inquiries, and transparent source citations, making it an invaluable tool for professionals, researchers, and students seeking trustworthy information efficiently.
HKSYU ChatGPT is a secure and private AI-powered chatbot platform developed using Microsoft Azure OpenAI services, exclusively accessible to the University community including faculty, staff, and students. Introduced in August 2023 as part of a one-year pilot run, this platform supports the University’s commitment to integrating artificial intelligence into teaching, learning, and research while upholding academic integrity and user privacy.
Unlike publicly available AI tools, HKSYU ChatGPT does not use users’ prompts for model training, and users have control over their chat history. The service is designed to enhance digital literacy and foster ethical AI use, providing token-based monthly usage quotas to staff and students to facilitate responsible and effective engagement with generative AI technology. This initiative aligns with the University’s vision to innovate liberal arts education through digital technology and prepare students with essential future skills in the digital era.
Unlike publicly available AI tools, HKSYU ChatGPT does not use users’ prompts for model training, and users have control over their chat history. The service is designed to enhance digital literacy and foster ethical AI use, providing token-based monthly usage quotas to staff and students to facilitate responsible and effective engagement with generative AI technology. This initiative aligns with the University’s vision to innovate liberal arts education through digital technology and prepare students with essential future skills in the digital era.