Category: Database Related

Due to the system maintenance of the online database “WiseEnterprise 電子剪報” and “Wisers Information Portal”, all services will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, 19 December 2015 from 18:00 to 24:00. The services will be resumed to normal after the maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your attention.
HKSYU Library

DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books) is a service of OAPEN Foundation. It aims to increase discoverability of academic, peer reviewed books published under open access license. The directory covers various subjects including arts and architecture, business and economics, history and archaeology, languages and literatures, law and political science, philosophy and religion, social sciences and more.
Users can also follow the below steps to access DOAB:
Step 1: Access HKSYU Library Homepage
Step 2: Click “Online Databases”
Step 3: Select “Alphabetical list” or “Subject list”
Step 4: Select “DOAB”
Hong Kong Shue Yan University Library

You can access this new database via the Library website.
Sociological Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from thousands of serials publications and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers and working papers. Cited references are included for many journal articles.
The Library has other databases available for HKSYU users; further information can be found here.
HKSYU Library

You can access this new database via the Library website.
Taylor & Francis Social Sciences & Humanities Library
The Taylor & Francis Group collaborates with researchers, scholarly societies, universities and libraries worldwide to bring knowledge to life. The Social Sciences & Humanities Library covers over 1,000 scholarly journals of various areas of Humanities and Social Sciences:
o Anthropology & Archaeology
o Arts & Humanities
o Behavioral Science
o Business, Management & Economics
o Criminology & Law
o Education
o Geography, Planning, Urban & Environment
o Library & Information Services
o Media, Cultural & Communications Studies
o Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
o Public Health & Social Care
o Sociology & Related Disciplines
o Sports, Leisure & Tourism
o Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
The Library has other databases available for HKSYU users; further information can be found here.
HKSYU Library