Library Class for PGDE(S) Self and Personal Development
(Liberal Studies)
September 2009
Search Skills Covered Today
 Local Literature: including organizational reports
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Advance Search in Library Catalogue
Local News Articles
Multimedia in HKIEd Library
Internet Resources from HKIEd Library Website
Search the Web
 International Literature: including journal articles related to
Hong Kong
 Search Electronic Databases
 Hong Kong Dissertations & Theses Collections (DTC)
 Hong Kong Journals Online
Local Literature
Local Literature:
Advanced Search in Library Catalogue
Local Literature:
Advanced Search in Library Catalogue
e.g. Keyword = 香港 and 青少年
Limit to Material type = book
Local Literature:
Advanced Search in Library Catalogue
Click on “Subject” or “Author” hyperlinks
to expand your search results to similar
subjects or publications
Finding Publications from HK Organizations:
Use Subject Headings
Search results with
subject = “Youth -- China -- Hong Kong ”
Finding Publications from HK Organizations:
Use Subject Headings
Some example are:
 Stress management – China – Hong Kong
 Bullying – China – Hong Kong
 Youth – China – Hong Kong – Attitudes
 Youth – China – Hong Kong
 Sexual ethics for teenagers
 Teenage gamblers – China – Hong Kong
 Youth – Employment – China – Hong Kong
 Family – Hong Kong
 Drug abuse – China – Hong Kong
Finding Publications from HK Organizations:
Use Author Search
Search results with
author = “突破”
Finding Publications from HK Organizations:
Use Author Search
Some examples are:
 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
Finding Publications from HK Organizations:
Use Title Search
Search results with
Title = “靑年研究學報”
Finding Recommended Readings
Use Title Search
Recommended Readings:
 Human development: general framework:
Bee, H. (2000). The developing child (4th ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Ally and Bacon.
(p. 463-470)
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Relating with Others:
Harry, Reis & Gable, S (2003) Toward a positive psychology of relationships. In
Keykes, C & Haidt, J (Eds) Flourishing: positive psychology and the life well-lived.
Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association.
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Culture and Self and Other Development:
Luk,YYP. (2001) Competing contexts for developing personal and social education in
Hong Kong in Comparative Education, 37 No.1, pp65-87.
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Gender and Self and Other development:
Wood, J.T. (1997) Gendered lives: Communication, gender and culture. Chapel Hill:
Wadsworth.
Local News Articles
Local News Articles:
E-Newspapers
Newspaper websites are arranged
by Alphabet or by Country
Local News Articles:
WiseNews
Search for Local News Articles
Using “WiseSearch”
Local News Articles:
WiseNews
1. Type in keywords, (Chinese keywords for Chinese articles,
English keywords for English articles, e.g. 隱蔽少年 / internet kids
2. Specify the date
(Search limited to 3 years)
3. Choose newspaper titles by region, or
type in the name of newspaper to search
Local News Articles:
WiseNews Search Tips
Source: http://prd3-libwisesearch.wisers.net/WISENEWS-SHARED/ws/docs/searchtips.en.htm
Local Literature:
Hands-on
 Library Catalogue (Advanced Search)
 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
 WiseNews
 Keyword = “drug” and “Hong Kong”
Multimedia in HKIEd Library
Multimedia in HKIEd Library:
Library Catalogue
Search from Library Catalogue
e.g. keyword = adolescen*
Multimedia in HKIEd Library:
Library Catalogue
Note the Description and Summary of
the media from the Library Catalogue
Multimedia in HKIEd Library:
Library Website (http://www.lib.ied.edu.hk/mss)
Teaching Kits & Pathfinder
Multimedia in HKIEd Library:
EdVideo
Click here to view the video online
Internet Resources:
HKIEd Library Website
Internet Resources:
HKIEd Library Website
Internet Resources:
Search the Web
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Try Google Scholar
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http://scholar.google.com/
e.g. adolescent issues and hong kong
International Literature
International Literature:
Search E-Databases
Some example are:
 Academic Research Library
 Academic Search Premier
 Child Development
 Child Development & Adolescent Studies
 Family & Society Studies Worldwide
 Gender Studies Database
 Humanities Full Text
 PsycINFO
 Social Services Abstracts
 Sociological Abstracts
 中國期刊全文數據庫 - 教育與社會科學綜合輯
International Literature:
Search E-Databases
Choose E-Databases, then select
databases by alphabet or subject
Search Example:
Child Development & Adolescent Studies
1. Direct link to PDF
Full Text
2. Check EdLINK
for Full Text
International Literature:
Search HK Dissertations & Theses Collection (DTC)
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An online union collection of Hong Kong
postgraduate students’ doctoral and master
dissertations and theses indexed in the online
catalogues of seven university libraries (CityU,
CU,HKBU, HKU, HKUST, LU, PolyU) in Hong
Kong.
International Literature:
Search HK Dissertations & Theses Collection (DTC)
By Subject:
Theses and Dissertations
International Literature:
Search HK Dissertations & Theses Collection (DTC)
Some Libraries provide full text
theses and dissertations online
International Literature:
Search HK Journals Online
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Provides access to selected academic and
professional journals, both in English and Chinese,
published in Hong Kong. Titles included in this
database cover a wide range of disciplines including
law, medicine and education.
International Literature:
Search HK Journals Online
By Alphabet:
Select “H”
International Literature:
Search HK Journals Online
Click the links to retrieve PDF
full-text
International Literature:
Search Tips 1
 Be prepared to change your search term according to the
convention used in a particular database
 Use “Index”, “Subject Terms” or “Thesaurus” to pick up
the most appropriate terms for your search
 e.g. Academic Search Premier
 TEENAGE sexuality Use TEENAGERS -- Sexual behavior
International Literature:
Search Tips 2
 Use “expanders” from the database search screen to expand
your search
 Use boolean operator “OR” to include more search terms
 e.g. youth OR adolescent OR teenager
 Use truncation (*) to expand your search term in alternative
way
 e.g. adolescen* to search for adolescent, adolescence, etc.
International Literature:
Search Tips 3
 Use “Limiter” from the database search screen to limit your
search results in various way
 Consider the suggested “Narrow Search Results by Subject”
from the search result screen
 Use boolean operator “AND” to limit search results to a
narrower scene
 e.g. youth AND hong kong
International Literature:
Hands-on
 Try using the 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 antisocial behavior such as bullying, gambling, shoplifting, peer
groups and gangs, substance abuse, smoking, alcohol as well
as assertiveness and refusal skills.
Reminder
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The process of literature search could be time
consuming.
Start your work as soon as possible.
DON’T wait until the last minute.
Search Skills Covered Today
Summary
 Local Literature: including organizational reports
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Advance Search in Library Catalogue
Local News Articles
Multimedia in HKIEd Library
Internet Resources from HKIEd Library Website
Search the Web
 International Literature: including journal articles related to
Hong Kong
 Search Electronic Databases
 Hong Kong Dissertations & Theses Collections (DTC)
 Hong Kong Journals Online
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