Library Class for PGDE(S)
- Liberal Studies
September 2012
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Search Skills To be Covered
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Look for local reports from the Library Collection
Local News Articles
HKIEd Library Subject Guide on Liberal Studies
Getting HK Statistics
Getting Journal Articles
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Where to start?
- access iSearch at the HKIEd Library Website
http://www.lib.ied.edu.hk
Enter the keywords,
article title, author or
name of the book and
start searching
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What is iSearch?
• An Intelligent Search Engine that lets you find relevant
information from a mega-index covering Library
Catalogue, major academic databases and publishers in
a single search box
• A Google-like searching experience providing
– Nearly 50,000 Magazines & Journals
– Nearly 6 million Books
– Nearly 20,000 Conference Proceedings …
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Finding Local Literature using iSearch
Example:
Search youth hong
kong Limited to
Library Catalogue
Only
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Various Options to
Narrow Down by
Dates, Subjects,
Languages, Types
of Materials, etc
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Example: We can
Select Printed Books,
Magazines and
Reports Only
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Display the
Subject List by
Clicking “Show
More” under
Subject
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We can also search by
Subject Terms with
Advanced Search
Directly.
E.g. Subject Terms =
youth hong kong and
(drug or 藥); Limited to
Library Catalogue 9
Only
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Click on “Subject” or “Author”
hyperlinks to expand your search
results to publications with the same
subject or author
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Finding Publications from HK
Organizations:
Useful Subject Headings
Some examples are:
 Youth China Hong Kong
 Youth China Hong Kong Attitudes
 Youth China Hong Kong Social
conditions.
 Unemployed youth China Hong Kong
 Youth Employment China Hong Kong
 Youth China Hong Kong Psychology
 Youth China Hong Kong Sexual
behavior
 Teenage girls Sexual behavior China
Hong Kong
 Sexual ethics for teenagers
 Self-perception in adolescence
 Body image
 Stereotypes (Social psychology)
 Stereotypes (psychology)
 Happiness China Hong Kong
 Teenagers China Hong Kong Conduct
of life
 Emotions in adolescence China Hong
Kong
 Emotions in children China Hong Kong
 Stress management China Hong Kong
 Sex role China Hong Kong
 Sexism
 Sex discrimination
 Internet and teenagers
 Citizenship Study and teaching China
Hong Kong.
 Civics Study and teaching China Hong
Kong.
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Finding Publications from HK
Organizations:
Use Author Search
Some examples are:
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突破
香港青年協會
香港家庭計劃指導會
香港基督教女青年會
香港小童群益會
香港明愛
防止青少年吸煙委員會
香港基督教服務處
香港社會服務聯會
香港教育專業人員協會
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Try it Yourself:
Hands-on
• iSearch
• Keyword = 香港 and 青少年 + limited to
material type = book
• Author = 突破
• Subject = Family Hong Kong
• Title = Handbook of positive psychology in
schools
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Local News Articles:
WiseNews / WiseSearch
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Browse by News Sections
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Can also Change the Date Range or Click "Wisers
Information Portal" for the Search Menu
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Enter Search
Terms Here
More
Options
Define Date
Range Here
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Example 1:
Search for news on
學民思潮 in 2011
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Example 2:
Search for news on
國民教育 and 洗腦 in
past 12 months
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Click Arrow to Display or
Hide the Search Details
Then Limit only to News
Articles from Apple Daily
and Ta Kung Pao
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Click the Newspaper
Name to Select
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Click Title to get Full
Article
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Can Select Articles and Store in
Temporary Folder for Printing / Email /
Saving
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Example 3: Search by Author
Articles by 呂大樂 in “Last 6 months”
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Try it Yourself:
Hands-on
o WiseNews
o Keyword = 網絡欺凌, 青少年 or 中學生
o Date = 過去6個月
o Author = 沈旭暉
o Date = 過去1個月
o Source = 明報
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HKIEd Library Subject Guides on Liberal Studies
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HK Census & Statistics Department
http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/
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Key Statistical Publications –
Regular Surveys
 HK Annual Digest of Statistics
◦ Wide range of information from commonly sought statistics like
population, size and distribution, GDP, CPI, trade figures to less
common data like attendance at museums, ambulance calls and
bankruptcy orders …
 HK Monthly Digest of Statistics
◦ Fixed tables on key economic and social indicators – many on monthly or
quarterly basis (for time series analysis)
◦ One or more special feature analytical articles at the last session of each
issue (E.g. drug abuse situation, smoking pattern, socio-economic
characteristics of HK residents traveling to Mainland China, etc. See A
Collection of Feature Articles)
 Hong Kong Social and Economic Trends
◦ Annual data – a nice compliment to the Annual Digest
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Hong Kong Statistics by Subject
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E.g. Hong Kong Statistics by Subject: Education
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Interactive Statistics
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Statistical Literacy and Student's Corner
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More Hong Kong Resources
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iSearch is a Lot More than
HKIEd Library Catalogue
For Example:
Use "Advanced Search"
to look for Articles about
"Body Image"
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Example: body image and
(Hong Kong or Chinese)
Various sorting
order, export
options, display
options, etc.
Various options to
limit by subjects,
years, academic
journals, etc.
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Use "EdLINK" to
check if Full Text is
Available
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Useful Databases
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iSearch
ProQuest Databases
Scopus
Social Sciences Citation Index
OECD iLibrary
China Data Online
Asia-Studies Full Text Online
International Studies Encyclopedia
WiseNews Electronic News Clippings 慧科新聞資料庫
Library PressDisplay
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Major Local / Chinese Databases
 HK Education Bibliographic Database (香港教育文獻數據庫)
 Dissertations and Theses Collection (DTC)
 臺灣期刊論文索引系統 PerioPath Index to Taiwan Periodical Literature
System
 中文電子期刊服務 CEPS
 中文電子學位論文服務 CETD
 中國知網
 中國期刊全文數據庫
 中國優 秀碩士學位論文全文數據庫
 中國博士學位論文全文數據庫
 中國學位論文全文 數據庫
 華人社會教育文獻資源中心 Chinese ERIC (Chinese University of Hong
Kong)
 香港中文期刊論 文索引 HKInChiP
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Search for Journal Articles
Hands-on:
 Try using iSearch or other e-databases to search for literatures
related to the following themes on adolescent issues:
 Physical appearance, body image, weight control, sexual
behavior, friendship, dating, intimate relationship, pornography,
gender stereotypes, gender equity, sense of responsibility,
conformity versus self determination, stress management,
emotions and you, volunteer work, youth unemployment,
internet addiction, internet kids (隱蔽少年), conflicts with parents,
sibling rivalry, autonomy versus dependence, family harmony,
risk-taking involving anti-social behavior such as bullying,
gambling, shoplifting, peer groups and gangs, substance abuse,
smoking, alcohol as well as assertiveness and refusal skills.
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Reminder
 The process of literature search could be time
consuming.
 Start your work as soon as possible.
 DON’T wait until the last minute.
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Q&A
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