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Examination Papers
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HKU past exam papers
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Where to find?
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(B)
How to find?
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Theses at HKU
(A)
Where to find?
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(B)
How to find?
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Exercise 1: Search Hub Collection, HKU theses online
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Theses at other local universities
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Where to find?
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Exercise 2: Search DTC
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Theses Elsewhere
(A)
Where to find?
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(B)
How to find?
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Exercise 3-5: Search Proquest dissertations and theses
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Other Theses Databases
(I) Digital dissertation consortium
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(II) British Library Ethos
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(III) Chinese Theses Databases
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HKU Past Exam Papers
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Where to find?
Database title:
ExamBase
Description:
Provides access to the past HKU examination papers:
- Faculty of Medicine from 1961-Present
- Faculty of Law from 1971-Present
- Faculty of Dentistry from 1984-Present
- All other faculties from 1985-Present
Access:
Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk
> HKUL Digital Initiatives > Exambase
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HKU Past Exam Papers
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How to find?
Search
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By paper title
or course code
Get Full Text
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Click on the red hyperlink
of the paper title.
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E-Theses at ...
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HKU
Where to find?
Database Title:
Hub Collection, HKU theses online
Description:
Search for over 19,000 titles of theses and dissertations submitted for higher
degrees to the University of Hong Kong since 1941. A majority of these titles carry
fulltext.
Access:
Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk
> Electronic Resources
> Browse by Format
> E-theses Collection
> Hub Collection, HKU theses online
Search Hints:
1. Boolean (AND, OR, NOT): Must be entered in all caps.
E.g. (Internet OR Web) AND commerce
2. Phrase searching: Enter words in double quotation.
E.g. “United Nations”
3. Truncation: *
E.g. Autis* finds autistic, autism, etc.
Number of theses under your Degree
=
_________
Number of theses under your Department
=
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E-Theses at ...
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Topic:
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Devise search statement
HKU
How to find?
Using Putonghua as the medium of instruction.
Related
Terms
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Enter search statement
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Specify connecting boolean
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Specify PG
Putonghua
Mandarin
Medium of instruction
Thesis under Type
Display record
Click thesis title to
display full record
Evaluate record
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Concept 2
Medium of instruction
Search HKUTO
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Concept 1
Putonghua
Click Show
Item Metadata
(Full) and examine the subjects
Get full text
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Click the View/
Open button
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E-Theses at ...
HKU
Exercise 1: Search HKU theses online
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Topic: Conservation of heritage buildings
Devise search statement
Concept 1:
Concept 2:
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Related Terms
Criteria for historic monuments sought
Olga Wong. South China Morning Post. Hong Kong: Aug 1, 2007. pg. 1
High Court Judge Johnson Lam Man-hon yesterday described the current Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance as
"primitive" when he was examining whether the Queen's Pier judicial review application should go ahead. "The judge has
a point," said Lee Ho-yin, director of the architectural conservation programme of the University of Hong Kong. "Up to
historic building become a monument." "We desperately need a
policy to articulate the new approach to heritage conservation," said board member Laurence Li Lu-jen, noting
that policy should provide tools for protecting historic buildings. He said the board's slow progress was due
now, we still do not know what makes a
to the government's restructuring.
preservation
Weak
rules put heritage buildings at risk
Jack Aubry. The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ont.: Feb 14, 2007. pg. A.5
heritage buildings
"The loss of
and sites means that future generations will no longer have access to
significant aspects of our history. It is, therefore, important that the federal government strengthen its
conservation regime for built heritage. It also needs to set priorities to decide which heritage
buildings and sites should be preserved," she said.
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Search HKUTO
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Enter the search
Specify PG
under Type
statement
Thesis
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Display results
For the following two theses, display the full record and note down the subject terms.
(Note: The 1st record has been done for you.)
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Sustainability of urban cultural heritage : an empirical case study of Hong Kong
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Site interpretation of the Lei Yue Men Fort
Evaluate results
If your topic is preservation of historic sites in Hong Kong indicate the relevance of each record:
1.
Sustainability of urban cultural heritage : an empirical case study of Hong Kong
Relevant?
2.
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No
Site interpretation of the Lei Yue Men Fort
Relevant?
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Yes
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Yes
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□ No
Refine your search
If you would like to find similar theses on preservation of historic sites in Hong Kong, what would be
your search statement?
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Boolean
(AND/ OR/ NOT)
Specify
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Select
search field
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Enter
search terms
Specify the appropriate material under Type
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Theses at
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Other local universities
Where to find?
Database Title:
Dissertations and Theses Collection (DTC)
Description:
A one search platform for Hong Kong postgraduate theses in 7 local universities.
Access:
http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/lib/electronic/libdbs/dol.html
or,
Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk
> Electronic Resources
> Browse by Format
> E-Theses Collection
> Dissertations and theses collections
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Theses at
Other local universities
Exercise 2: Search DTC
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Topic
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Devise your search statement
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Concept 1
Concept 2
Related Terms
Search statement :
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Analyse results
Institution
No. of theses
Full text available
online?
Chinese University of HK (CUHK)
City University of HK (CityU)
HK Baptist University (HKBU)
HK Polytechnic University (PolyU)
HK University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
Lingnan University (LU)
University of HK (HKU)
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Get Full Text
What if the full text is not available online? Which HKUL service will be able to help you?
(A)
Book recommendation online
(B)
HKALL
(C)
JULAC Card
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Theses
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Worldwide
Where to find?
Database Title:
Proquest Dissertations & Theses
Description:
Covers citations to doctoral dissertations and master's theses submitted to UMI
from over 1,000 graduate schools and universities worldwide since 1637.
Access:
Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk
> Electronic Resources
> Browse by Format
> E-Theses Collection
> Proquest Digital Dissertations
Change to Advanced Search
(This can capitalize more on the
search features available in Proquest)
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Make sure the Database selected is
Interdisciplinary - Dissertations & Theses
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Theses
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Topic:
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Devise search statement
Worldwide
How to find?
Theses about E-commerce security
Related Terms
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Concept 2
Security
E-commerce
Internet commerce
Online commerce
Security
Safety
Search Proquest
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Concept 1
E-commerce
Enter search
statement
Evaluate the results
Abstract: Available for
most theses records.
Preview: Free preview of the first 24
pages for theses produced after 1997.
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Order a copy: Online
ordering is available but out
of your own pocket.
Locate the theses
Check HKUL holdings
> Title search in Dragon
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Theses
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Exercise 3: Search Proquest
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Topic:
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Devise search statement
Gender studies in Hong Kong (Limit the results to theses produced in 2000)
Concept 1:
Gender studies
Related
Terms
Search statement:
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Gender
Women’s movement
Concept 2:
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
gender _________ women’s movement ________ Hong Kong
Search Proquest
Enter your search statement
Specify date as 2000
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Evaluate the results
Below is one of the theses retrieved. Is this relevant to our topic?
According to the abstract, the variation in degree
of success of the women's movement is analyzed
through examination of four historical cases that
include:
Click on Preview. In Chapter 7, Section III,
the author compared Hong Kong to another
“British colony”, which is
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(a) the abolition of the mui tsai system
(b) the abolition of concubinage
(c) the campaign for female inheritance rights in
the New Territories, and
(d) __________________________________
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Theses
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Locate the thesis
(a)
If you order it online, how much would you need to pay for it?
Click on Order
a copy.
How much is for a PDF web download?
US$ __________
(b)
Is this thesis available in HKUL?
(Hint: Perform a title search by this thesis in Dragon, HKUL catalogue.)
If available, is it available in print or electronic format?
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Print Format
Location:
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Call number:
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Electronic Format
Name of the database: ________________________________
What have you
learnt?
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Exercise 4: Is this thesis available in HKUL?
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Is this thesis available in HKUL?
(Hint: Title search in Dragon.)
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2.
Yes
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No
If no, is it held in another local library?
(Hint: Click on the HKALL button.)
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong Institute of Education
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Lingnan University
What have you
learnt?
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Exercise 5: Is this thesis available in HKUL?
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Is this thesis available in HKUL?
(Hint: Title search in Dragon.)
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2.
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No
If no, is it held in another local library?
(Hint: Click on the HKALL button.)
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3.
Yes
Yes
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No
If this title is neither available in HKUL nor in any local library, how can I get a copy of this thesis?
□ Order a copy online
□ Place an interlibrary loan request (HKUL Homepage > e-form > ILLIAD)
What have you
learnt?
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(I)
Theses
Worldwide
Other Theses Databases
Digital dissertation consortium
Description:
theses.
Access:
subset of ProQuest
It contains some 120,000 dissertations in full text.
Digital dissertation consortium is a
dissertations and
Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk
> Electronic Resources
> Browse by Format
> E-Theses Collection
> Digital dissertation consortium
Complete the
search template
Click on LINK to
retrieve the full text
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(II)
Theses
Worldwide
British Library EThos
Description:
Ethos: Electronic Theses Online Service is the British Library site providing full-text
access to over 250,000 UK University theses.
Access:
http://ethos.bl.uk/Home.do
or,
Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk
> Electronic Resources
> Browse by Format
> E-Theses Collection
> British Library EThos
Note:
User must register and accept the provider’s terms and conditions before theses
can be downloaded. Some of the theses may not be available for immediate
download and some need to order.
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Search
(A)
Basic Search
(a) Complete the search template
(b) To retrieve full text theses, tick this checkbox
(B)
Advanced Search
(a) Complete the search template
(b) To retrieve full text theses, tick this checkbox
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2.
Theses
Worldwide
Login
(a) Click on your desired record
(b) Login to download full text.
(Note: First-time users need to register.)
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Theses
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Get Full Text
(a) Click on Choose Pricing / Delivery
(b) Select the delivery option, e.g. Download. And then, click on Add to Basket button
(c) In the shopping basket, check if everything is in order. If so, click on the Confirm button.
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(d) In the Order Confirmation,
read the copyright
statement. If you agree
with the statement, tick
the checkbox to agree
and then click on the
Create Order button.
(e) Click on the Download button
(f) Tick the checkbox against the selected title and then click on the Download button.
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(III)
Provides full text access to over 70,000 doctoral theses from 600 China
academic institutions from 1999 onwards.
中國優秀碩士學位論文全文數據庫
China Master Theses Full-text Database
Description:
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Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk
> Electronic Resources
> Browse by Format
> E-Theses Collection
中國博士學位論文全文數據庫
China Doctor Dissertations Full-text Database
Description:
2.
Worldwide
Chinese Theses Databases
Access:
1.
Theses
Provides full text access to over 490,000 master theses from 600 China
academic institutions from 1999 onwards
臺灣博碩士論文知識加值系統
National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertation in Taiwan
Description:
Access to abstracts, in both Chinese and English, of 511,238 dissertations
published in Taiwan since 1956
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Summary
Examination Papers & Dissertations
Match the two columns.
Type of Material
Theses Database
HKU past exam papers
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A.
ExamBase
HKU Theses
2. {
{
B.
Digital Dissertation Consortium
Overseas Theses
(Index and abstract only)
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{
C.
Hub Collection, HKU theses online
Full text theses
from Proquest
4. {
{
D.
Proquest Dissertations & Theses
Theses in UK
5. {
{
E.
China Doctor Dissertations Full-text
Database and
China Master Theses Full-text Database
Theses in China
6. {
{
F.
Dissertations and Theses Collection
(DTC)
Theses in Taiwan
7. {
{
G.
British Library Ethos
Theses in local academic
libraries
8. {
{
H
National Digital Library of Theses and
Dissertation in Taiwan
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