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Find@HKUL: Tips

 Find@HKUL logo, link to the FIND@HKUL catalogue

Provides one-stop search for books, e-books, videos, articles, digital media, and more in HKU Libraries.

The search can be extended to all 8 UGC-funded university libraries in Hong Kong and institutions worldwide.

Screenshot showing the search scope of Find@HKUL.

Sign in to 

  • Access full text
  • Renew or request items
  • Save searches or results
  • Create alerts on new publications

Screenshot showing the location of Sign in button in Find@HKUL webpage

  1. Enter keywords, a title or an author's name.
  2. Choose a scope:
    • Books+: Print and e-books, journal and newspaper titles, theses, audio-visual materials and more.
    • Articles+: HKUL subscribed online articles including journal and newspaper articles, conference papers and more.
    • Beyond HKU (HKALL + Interlibrary Loan): Collections in all 8 UGC-funded university libraries in Hong Kong and institutions worldwide

Screenshot of Find@HKUL interface with scope selection dropdown highlighted.

From the search results page, you can:

  1. Use any combination of facets such as show only, subject and resource type etc. to limit the search results.
  2. Click the title to show more item information.
  3. Check item location, status, call number and more.
  4. Cite, email or save the item to My favourite. Click the dots for more options
  5. Access an e-resource, e.g. ebook, article.

Screenshot of search results page in Find@HKUL, with steps highlighted.

  1. Click “Menu” at the top right corner of the Find@HKUL page.
  2. Click MyAccount@HKULto sign in your library account.
    A screenshot showing the location of MyAccount@HKUL button in Find@HKUL webpage
  3. Enter your HKU Portal or Library account and PIN.
  4. After login to your library account, you can:
    • Loans:  Display your loan record and renew. 
    • Requests: Display your requests.
    • Fine + Fees: Display details of outstanding fines and processing fee in your account.

Screenshot of the MyAccount@HKUL interface.

Two methods:

  1. Change scope to Beyond HKU (HKALL+ Interlibrary Loan) and then search.Screenshot of Find@HKUL interface showing step 1.
  2. In full record of a HKU item, click on "Check availability in HKALL and Interlibrary Loan”Find@HKUL interface with "Check availability in HKALL and ILL" link highlighted.

Search Tips

If you want to…

Use

To

Example

Search a phrase

" "

(Quotation marks)

Search as a phrase

“renewable energy”

Search a term with variant forms

?

(A question mark)

Perform a single character wildcard search

Wom?n

*

(An asterisk)

Perform a multiple character wildcard search

Cultur*

Combine synonyms

OR

Connect synonyms

Solar OR sun

Combine terms on different subjects

AND

(or a space)

Connect terms covering different subjects

Energy AND conservation

Exclude a term

NOT

Exclude a term from the search

Energy NOT nuclear

Group terms

( )

Group terms within a search statement.

“renewable energy” AND

(solar OR wind OR wave?)