(30 Mar 2021) Applications are invited for appointment as Head of Archives and Special Collections (at the rank of Associate Librarian) in the University Libraries (Ref.: 503629) to commence as soon as possible on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal. Applicants should have a postgraduate qualification in archives/special collections management and experience in…
(13 Jan 2021) Students and staff at the University of Hong Kong are mourning the death of Jasper – the city’s first in-house therapy dog at an institution of higher learning – who passed away at the age of 12 on Sunday. The old English sheepdog was credited with helping hundreds of students in…
(4 March 2018) Jasper, a rescued old English Sheepdog, helped current HKU students and staff experience a better academic life through a new pilot programme launched on December 11, 2017. For six days, seventy-eight current students and staff of the University were able to book a thirty-minute session with Jasper, to play, enjoy his company,…
(23 October 2017) Applications are invited for appointment to commence in March 2018, on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal. Applicants should have a good university degree plus a recognised professional qualification in library and information science (MLS or equivalent), with at least 10 years’ appropriate post-qualification experience in academic libraries, of…
(23 October 2017) From 7-8 December 2017, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, the iSchool Asia-Pacific Chapter & the University of Hong Kong will be organizing a Data Science Winter Institute at the University of Hong Kong. This Winter Institute will equip iProfessionals with the latest marketable knowledge and skills, especially in data science, which are…
(13 May 2017) The appointee will be expected to: (a) provide guidance, access and research support to faculty, students and scholars in the use of archival collections; (b) provide expert and in-depth assistance in the use of collections when processed; (c) work with faculty to incorporate University Archives materials into their teaching and scholarship; (d)…
(20 December 2016) Following on from the successful Institutes held since 2003, the University of Hong Kong Libraries is pleased to announce the 15th Annual Library Leadership Institute with the theme of Libraries at the Crossroads: Challenges for Leadership. This residential Institute will provide library directors and senior librarians from the Asia region with the…
(14 April 2015) University Librarian, Peter Sidorko has announced that the HKU Libraries’ website, http://lib.hku.hk/, has taken its first gold award in the Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme 2015, jointly organised by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and the Equal Opportunities Commission, Hong Kong. The accessibility features include all functions being performed…
(8 January 2015) The Library User Survey which was conducted between 13th and 26th October 2014. Over 1,200 library users had the opportunity to evaluate the performance of the Main Library and the six branch libraries. The survey showed a better performance compared to the 2013 survey. The numbers are crunched here.
(17 September 2014) Applications are invited for appointment as Medical Librarian (at the rank of Associate Librarian) in the University Libraries, to commence from 1 January 2015, on a fixed-term basis of two to three years, with the possibility of renewal. The closing date is 7 November 2014. Read the notice here.