Introduction

The Hong Kong Shue Yan University Library serves as a resource and learning hub for the university’s students, faculty, and researchers. It is located in the Library Complex and spans G/F, 2/F to 6/F, providing a comfortable and conducive environment for learning and research.

Library Collection

The Library houses a collection of academic resources, including approximately 350,000 physical materials and over 1,200,000 e-book titles. The collection covers a wide range of subject areas. To ensure that Shue Yan students have access to the latest resources in their fields, we update the collection regularly.

In addition to the physical collection, the Library provides access to a variety of e-resources, such as online databases, e-books, e-journals, dissertations, online videos, and other digital resources. These resources can be accessed anytime and from anywhere, whether on campus, at home, or anywhere else in the world.

Library Services

The library services include Lending, Learning Support, Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery, and External Reader Cards, and more:

  • Lending Services

    Includes borrowing and returning, renewing, and reserving library materials.

  • Learning Support

    Provides library orientations, workshops, and additional services to help students effectively utilise available resources.

  • Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery

    Allows the students to request materials from other academic libraries if the Library does not own them.

  • External Reader Cards

    Provides access to other academic libraries in Hong Kong and Macau.

Library Facilities

The Library also offers various facilities to enhance the learning experience, including study carrels, discussion areas, discussion rooms, a presentation room, PC workstations, iMacs, book scanners, and Express Printing Stations designated for fast printing. The Library area also has full Wi-Fi coverage to ensure seamless connectivity. The discussion rooms, presentation room and some PC workstations can be reserved online.