Category: Database Related

New databases: Project MUSE – Social Sciences Collection ; The New York Times / The New York Times in Education

Below is the new databases which could be accessed via library website.
1. Project MUSE – Social Sciences Collection
The Social Sciences Collection for journals is a subset of the Premium Collection. It is a collection of high quality, peer reviewed journals designed for institutions acquiring extensively in the social sciences. Building on MUSE’s strengths in international relations and in aspects of political science and economics, this collection is designed to meet the needs of special libraries such as thinktanks, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, and related organizations. Of the new journal titles added to MUSE each year, the best of those with a clear social science focus are added to the Social Sciences Collection.
2. The New York Times / The New York Times in Education
The New York Times (Register and login account with university email)
• Historical articles: Unlimited access to articles in the date ranges 1851 – 1922 and 1981 – now.
• Access to articles from 1923-1980 is limited to five articles per day for each user.
• Videos, multimedia, blogs… etc.
To activate your Academic Pass for access to The New York Times, please follow these steps:
Visit https://myaccount.nytimes.com/verification/edupass, create a free NYTimes.com account using your university email address. If you already have a NYTimes.com account associated with your university email address, log in with those credentials. Remember to login out when you leave the platform. You may download NYTimes mobile apps at nytimes.com/mobile.
The New York Times in Education (Register and login account with university email)
Twelve major areas: Business, Leadership, Economic, International Relation, Psychology, Writing & English Composition, Environmental Science, American Government, Criminal Justice, Biology, Religious Studies, Campaigns and Elections.
It covers Case Study, Article Discussion, Must Read Article and Sharing Teaching Strategy across the world.
To activate your Academic Pass for access to The New York Times in Education, please follow these steps:
Visit http://nytimesineducation.com/register/, create a free New York Times Education account using your university email address. If you already have an account associated with your university email address, log in with those credentials. Remember to login out when you leave the platform
The library has other databases available for HKSYU users, further information can be found here.

New database: Clarity English

Below is the new database which could be accessed via library website.
1. Clarity English

Six English language learning programs are selected from Clarity English program list:
Clear Pronunciation 1:
Clear Pronunciation 1 (Sounds) helps learners recognize and pronounce 43 English phonemes: vowels, consonants and diphthongs. The program includes over 1,000 audio clips and 50 videos which provide both comprehensive input for the sounds, and models for learners to copy. The Recorder enables users to record their voice and assess their pronunciation against a native speaker.
Clear Pronunciation 2:
In Clear Pronunciation 2 (Speech), students learn to put the sounds of English together in natural speech. This program helps them recognise and accurately produce word stress, sentence stress, consonant clusters, connected speech and intonation. By the end of the program, learners have a comprehensive understanding of the key features of English pronunciation.
Practical Writing:
Practical Writing helps students not just with the essays and reports they have to write in their academic work, but also with the job application personal profiles and letters they will need to write in their final year. For more information.
Road to IELTS Academic module:
Road to IELTS is online preparation and practice resource for IELTS. With over 120 hours of interactive activities, advice videos from British Council experts, hints and tips on question types as well as downloadable practice tests, it is comprehensive, up-to-date and aimed precisely at the challenges candidates face. Road to IELTS is suitable for IELTS candidates from band score 4.5 upwards, and for institutions running IELTS preparation courses.
Study Skills Success:
Study Skills Success is for students in their final years at school and first year in higher education. It provides comprehensive coverage of skills and resources that will enable them to approach their academic studies effectively and with confidence.
Tense Buster:
Tense Buster, Clarity’s most popular program, helps learners improve their understanding of key grammar areas from some/any at Elementary level to phrasal verbs at Advanced level. The program is ideal as a self-access resource for extension or remedial work, or integrated into a course of study and used for classwork or homework.
The library has other databases available for HKSYU users, further information can be found here.