(15 Sept 2025) New students at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology must complete a police “anti-scam assessment,” and those who fail will be barred from entering the library. In a bid to protect students from rising online fraud, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has introduced a mandatory anti-scam…
(8 Apr 2025) The Trump administration has blocked access to multiple data repositories maintained by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for researchers in several countries, including a cancer statistics database used heavily by scientists in China. The ban is effective April 4 and applies to institutions in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Russia, Iran, North…
(17 Mar 2025) Three local universities officially submitted their proposals to the government to establish the city’s third medical school on Monday. The Task Group on New Medical School confirmed that it has received proposals from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Hong Kong University of Science and…
(12 Mar 2025) In this issue, Libraries and Sustainability: United Arab Emirates in 30th CDNLAO 2024 Making Preparations for CONSAL XIX Asia at the forefront of library innovation UniFiji delighted with numbers for Recreational Reading in the Park National Campaign Building Community through Reading in Hong Kong Empowering Communities Through Libraries: A Success Story…
(5 Feb 2025) Libraries in Taiwan are now offering tens of thousands of books that have been banned in Hong Kong due to the government’s ongoing crackdown on politically sensitive content, according to a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA). Hong Kong’s bookstores were once famous for their wide range of books, including controversial and politically radical works. According…
(17 Jul 2024) In a landmark collaboration, the libraries and university presses of City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and The University of Hong Kong (HKU) are launching Open Books Hong Kong, a pioneering open access initiative, to foster global knowledge sharing and biblio-diversity. This is the first open…
(1 July 2024) Warnings about social media’s impact on youth mental health have been echoed by various experts and organizations, highlighting its detrimental effects. Restrictions on mobile phone use in classrooms are being implemented to combat these issues. Ed-tech’s effectiveness is questioned, with concerns about its contribution to educational inequality and poor learning outcomes. Find…
(15 May 2024) The collection at the Asia Art Archive is likely the city’s first official zine catalogue, bringing together nearly 900 pieces of work. This accessibility allows creators to reach a broader audience, zine librarian Sam Chao said. Find out more here.
(19 Oct 2023) Springer Nature has agreed a Transformative Agreement (TA) in Hong Kong with all member libraries of the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC). This is the publisher’s first TA in this important region and, with over 700 articles published OA each year, will be the region’s largest TA. With China now leading the…
(23 Aug 2023) In February, Hong Kong’s top university imposed the temporary ban on generative AI programmes for classroom work, coursework and assessment tasks. However, in a statement on 3 August, HKU said it would allow AI tools such as ChatGPT, capable of generating human-like text, and image generator Dall-E, to be incorporated into university…