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Advanced

Features

Saved Searches & Email Alert


Searches can be saved and re-run later. Email Alerts
can be set up for new items matching your saved
searches. Perform a search at OneSearch, then click
myRecord to access your account. At the bottom left
hand corner, click Save Search to proceed.

Borrowing FAQ

Borrowing Privileges
The borrowing privileges of various types of library
users can be found at:
http://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/services/borrowing/loan-privileges

User request an item that is in the stage of


processing

Export Results to e-Shelf


Click
next to the title to add the record to e-Shelf for
later use. Then click e-Shelf to view the marked
records, select and print out the marked records or
export by email.
Export Citations to Reference Management Tools

For BEING PROCESSED or IN TRANSIT (i.e. item


reserved by requester) materials A user may make a
request through the help of a duty librarian at the
Research Help Desk.

Click Actions under the Locations or Details tab, then


select Export RIS for EndNote to
proceed.

For IN PROCESS materials A user can make a


request online.

Submit Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Request

"Available" item not found on shelf

For items indicating No full-text, eligible patrons


(Academic/administrative staff, visiting academic staff,
Research assistants & associates, PG & UG students)
may still access the item by submitting requests to
interlibrary loan system (ILLiad). To proceed, click
PolyU eLinks of the desired item,
then select InterLibrary Loan.

Research Help
Information Consultancy Service
Contact your Faculty Librarians for professional advice
on using library resources:
http://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/about-us/contacts/faculty-librarians

Research Help Desk Service


Visit our duty librarian at Research Help Desk,
Research Enhancement Centre (3/F).
Telephone Enquiry Service
Call us at 2766-6863

WhatsApp Enquiry Service


Contact us at 6423-0820. 9:00 am 7:00 pm (Mon
Sat) and 12:00 nn 7:00 pm (Sun/public holidays when
Library opens).
Online Reference Enquiry Service
Submit your questions at:
http://inf.lib.polyu.edu.hk/question/enquiry.asp

For circulation books, reserve books and journals,


users may approach the Circulation Counter (P/F) for
assistance.
Request / Renew
To request those items on loan to another user, click
Request of the desired item, then login with either
Library No. and PIN, or NetID and NetPassword to
proceed.

Remark: Items such as reserved books and movies


cannot be requested.

Request Items via HKALL


PolyU staff and students can borrow books from other
local academic libraries. The requested books will be
sent to PolyU Library for your pick-up. Click PolyU
eLinks

of the desired item, then select HKALL

Catalog to proceed.
Remark: The service is only for books that have
already been checked out, or are not available at PolyU
Library.

Location

Aug 2016

Circulation Collection
Call No. A - G

4/F, Room L404

Call No. H - K

4/F, Room L401

Call No. L - P

1/F, Room L115

Call No. Q - S

1/F, Room L114

Call No. T - Z

5/F, Room L501 & L505

Large Book [QRT]

Kept at the END of the


collection on each floor

New Books Display


PolyU Reads
AV Collection

P/F, Current
Awareness Centre
3/F, Multimedia
Commons

Special Collections
Reserve Collection
Reserve Collection (7-day)
Closed Reserve
Kindle, Notebook / Tablets
Standards
Theses

P/F, right next to


Circulation Counter
Please request at P/F
Circulation Counter
3/F, REC
Seminar Room

University Collection
Serials Collection
Current Newspapers
Popular journal titles
Current Journals :
Call No. A - Z
Old Newspapers
Bound Journals :
Call No. A Z

P/F, Current
Awareness Centre
G/F, Room L019
G/F, Room L019

Reference Collection
Reference Collection 1

3/F, Room L301

Reference Collection 2

G/F, Room L019

Research Help Desk


Remote Store 1, 2
In Process / On Order

3/F, Room L301


Available on Request
Items not available yet
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Blue Zone

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Search Techniques:
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Use of Boolean Operator (AND, OR, NOT
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Use of truncation (*) or wildcard (?)
Search Example: Chin* AND manag*

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Results are grouped by different resources
types including Books, Journals, Articles, Audio
Visuals, Subject Guides and Library Website.
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1. Click on any group to filter results using the


left panel.
2. Click to select a sort order of the list:
Relevance (default), Date-newest,
Popularity, Author, Title.
3. Click Details for title details (e.g. author,
publisher, format and subjects).
4. For print material, click Locations to check
its availability. If the title is currently on
loan and marked with a due date
, you may login myRecord and click
Request to place a hold.
5. For e-resources, click View Online to
access.
6. QR code helps to easily link details of the
item to your smartphone.

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