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Transform Your Holidays into a Journey of Personal Growth!
Here are five self-paced online courses that can help you develop new skills, boost confidence, and foster personal growth during the holidays. Dive into these empowering insights, and come back refreshed, motivated, and ready to conquer your goals!
Critical Thinking
http://find.lib.hku.hk/record=alma991044667690503414
This course equips you with the skills and habits of critical thinking. It teaches practical techniques for discerning critical engagement with sources, evidence, arguments, and reasoning.
Critical Reading and Writing
http://find.lib.hku.hk/record=alma991044667687803414
This course equips you with the skills and knowledge to make the jump to higher education. It teaches reading strategies to help you evaluate and question written and visual texts. It builds confidence in structuring a critical writing piece, spelling out arguments and integrating evidence.
The Art of ChatGPT Interactions
http://find.lib.hku.hk/record=alma991044786410303414
This course is designed to help you build the skills and confidence you need to get the most out of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT. Under the guidance of AI expert Leo Lo, you’ll master the art of prompt engineering, deepen your understanding of how ChatGPT works, and learn how a systematic approach can help you get better outcomes.
Introduction to Python
http://find.lib.hku.hk/record=alma991044667690203414
This course is intended to be an introduction to the Python programming language. Through the use of taught material and practical examples, you will build up the skills needed to perform various tasks using Python.
Present Your Research
http://find.lib.hku.hk/record=alma991044667689303414
This course equips you with the confidence, skills, and communication strategies to present your research in an impactful and meaningful way.
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Researcher Connect, managed by the HKU Libraries, is a blog designed for the HKU research community, bringing community members the latest news and trends in research support services, as well as the updates of scholarly communication support initiatives and events available at the HKU Libraries. What’s New?
 Research Impact beyond the Academia 2: Policy Citations
In the previous post, we discussed the use of patent citations as alternative metrics to measure research impact beyond academia. In this post, we will focus on policy citations, which try to showcase the impact of research on policy, law and regulation.… Read More → Opening the Gates: HKU Authors’ Odyssey in Open Access Publishing
Similar to last year, this year we present an overview of open access publications by authors from the University of Hong Kong (HKU)… Read More →Featured
 Mega Journals 1: Inception and Ideal
Since the establishment of PLOS ONE in 2006, a number of mega journals emerged, such as BMJ Open, IEEE Access, PeerJ, Scientific Reports, and more. While mega journals have secured a niche in scholarly publishing, there are also concerns and controversies… Read More → Mega Journals 2: Promising or Predatory?
In the previous post, we discussed major characteristics and the niche of mega journals, such as open access, wider scope, soundness only peer-review and higher acceptance rates. In this post, we will focus on some controversies… Read More → Research Impact beyond the Academia 1: Patent Citations
Citation metrics, which measure the number of citations a publication receives from other scholarly publications, are commonly used as indicators of research performance. However, these metrics often fall short in capturing the broader societal impacts of research… Read More → In the Front of Research: Newly Emerged Topics for 2024 and HKU Contributions
A research front can be conceptualized as the convergence of scientific discoveries and societal interests, with new findings leading to further discoveries.… Read More →Visit and subscribe to Researcher Connect for the latest news. For enquiries, Email-a-Librarian (To: Open Access) |
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善用假期！
需要一些有趣又能充實心靈的讀物，讓你的假期變得更有意義嗎？快來看看這五本引人入勝的新書，幫助你建立自信、養成新習慣，全面發揮潛能，為新的一年奠定成功基礎。趕快投入你的假期閱讀之旅，正式啟程吧！
誰說輪胎不能是方形? : 從「水平思考」到「六頂思考帽」, 有效收割點子的發想技巧
http://find.lib.hku.hk/record=alma991044592996103414
終結拖延, 擺脫焦慮 無論誰都給你高評價的時間控
http://find.lib.hku.hk/record=alma991044592953303414
感動全場的演說之道 : 從歐巴馬到TED Talks百大講者, 讓聽眾欲罷不能的七個祕密
http://find.lib.hku.hk/record=alma991044697953403414
溝通的黃金法則：有效領導×順利提案×成功推銷
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框架效應 : 打破自己的認知侷限, 看見問題本質, 告別慣性偏誤的心理學智慧
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Unlock Your Holiday Potential!
Looking for inspiring reads to make your holidays both fun and enriching? Check out the captivating books to build confidence, develop new habits, and unlock your full potential—setting a strong foundation for success in the upcoming year. Dive in and let your holiday reading adventure begin!
Simply search with your keywords at the Libraries’ homepage: lib.hku.hk
e.g.,
- Creative thinking
- Time management
- Public speaking
- Interpersonal communication
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Dear Staff and Students,
Please find the webinars by Elsevier in June 2025 below.
Open Access Publishing Mastery: Crafting, Resubmitting, and Thriving in Your Author Journey
Date: 18 June 2025, Wednesday
Time: 2:00 – 3:00pm (HKT)
Registration link: https://bestcem.com/t/5iimTt
Speaker(s):
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Dr. Qiao, Shuang (Senior Scientific Editor)
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Mr. Ameerudin, Mohammed (Business Development Manager)
What to expect?
You will grasp journal selection criteria in Open Access, aligning your research with top platforms. Explore the publishing process and master resubmission for peer review. Plus, get professional insights to understand your author journey clearly.
For enquiries, please directly contact the respective organisation.
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Disclaimers:
The training session(s) or event(s) is/are organised by the corresponding publisher(s). Any enquiries should be directly addressed to the corresponding publisher(s) respectively.
Information collected by the publisher(s) for training session(s) or event(s) is NOT subject to the Privacy Policy of the HKU Libraries.
The HKU Libraries shall not be held responsible for any dispute, loss or damage which may arise as a result of using the information provided on this page.
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Dear Staff and Students,
Please find the webinars by Taylor & Francis in June 2025 below.
1.Understanding Open Research for STM
Date: 18 June 2025, Wednesday
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm (HKT)
Registration link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9185232621592671322
Speaker(s):
- Matt Cannon, Head of Open Research, Taylor & Francis
- Dr. Rebecca Taylor-Grant, Head of Open Data Initiatives, Taylor & Francis
What to expect?
Research funders, institutions and publishers are increasingly talking about Open Research. As a broad term which encourages accessibility, transparency and reproducibility of research and supporting information, Open Research includes the practices of sharing data, code, preprints, methods, or working in new ways such as Registered Reports. In this webinar, aimed at researchers in the sciences, we will present the core tenets of open research and give relevant examples. There will be time for discussion and Q&A.
2.Writing Quality Articles for Medical Journals
Date: 25 June 2025, Wednesday
Time: 4:00 – 5:30pm (HKT)
Registration link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8954321988494478934
Speaker(s):
- Reegan Burnell, Commissioning Editor, Taylor & Francis
- Ryan Gilroy, Commissioning Editor, Taylor & Francis
What to expect?
Join us for a practical and insightful webinar designed to guide you through the essentials of writing and publishing impactful medical research.
In this session, we’ll explore the current medical publishing landscape and highlight key journals to consider. Learn how to navigate author guidelines, structure your manuscripts effectively, and craft compelling titles and abstracts. We’ll also discuss strategies for writing with clarity and precision, and uncover common pitfalls that lead to rejection.
Whether you’re preparing your first submission or looking to improve your publication success, this session will equip you with the tools to write with confidence and purpose.
For enquiries, please directly contact the respective organisation.
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HKU Libraries
Disclaimers:
The training session(s) or event(s) is/are organised by the corresponding publisher(s). Any enquiries should be directly addressed to the corresponding publisher(s) respectively.
Information collected by the publisher(s) for training session(s) or event(s) is NOT subject to the Privacy Policy of the HKU Libraries.
The HKU Libraries shall not be held responsible for any dispute, loss or damage which may arise as a result of using the information provided on this page.
Message from Taylor & Francis
Please be advised that on 01 July 14:00 - 02 July 06:00 HKT, we’ll be making some site updates on Taylor & Francis Online. Users will still be able to search, browse and read our articles, where access rights already apply. Registration, purchasing, activation of tokens, eprints and other features of your account will be unavailable during this scheduled work.
We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.