E-Resources Discovery Days 2024

Overview

Members of SFU and CBCC are most welcome to join our E-Resources Discovery Days to be held on 11-13 November 2024 to explore a vast array of digital resources and to get a chance to win fabulous prizes!

Representatives and professional trainers from well-known e-resources vendors have been invited to set up booths at the Learning Commons to familiarize you with their featured resources and to hold a series of workshops to show you different search functions which enable you to locate books, journal articles and news stories more effectively.

Whether you are a student or a staff member, you are strongly encouraged to take part in the event as the experience and expertise of the information professionals will surely help you master essential search skills and excel in your learning, teaching and research activities.

Perform 3 tasks for a chance to win great prizes!

If you complete ALL 3 tasks below during the 3-day event, you will be entered into a lucky draw and have a chance to win iPad, AirPods, wireless headphones, cash coupons and other great prizes:

*The Stamp Collection Flyer will be given to you on the spot. To become eligible for the lucky draw, you need to drop the flyer into a collection box placed at the library counter by 13 November 6:00 p.m. after you have completed all 3 tasks.

Lucky Draw

Eligible entrants will be notified by institutional e-mail and by phone on 14 November to attend the lucky draw and prize presentation ceremony that will take place on 15 November 2024. An entrant who fails to show up would lose the chance to win a prize. For prize collection details, please refer to Terms & Conditions.

	Prize	Sponsor
1st	Apple iPad (10th Generation)
1st	Apple iPad (10th Generation)
3rd	Apple AirPods 4
4th	Eslite Cash Coupons (HK$500)
5th	Eslite Cash Coupons (HK$500)
6th	Starbucks Gift Cards (HK$500)
7th	Sony WH-CH520 Headphones

Terms & Conditions

Each participant can only submit the Stamp Collection Flyer ONCE. Submitting more than once will NOT be accepted;
Duplication of the same booth stamps on the Stamp Collection Flyer will NOT be accepted;
Authorization of other person(s) to attend the lucky draw and prize presentation ceremony on your behalf will NOT be accepted;
Late redemption will NOT be entertained. All prizes are NOT transferable, exchangeable or redeemable for cash;
The Library is NOT liable for any cost or damage relating to or resulting from the acceptance and/or use of the above prizes by the participants;
NO warranty or maintenance service will be provided;
The Library reserves the right of final decision on all matters in case of any disputes.

Workshops

Register for the Workshops NOW !

Please register for the workshops below to learn more about the skills in searching subject-specific resources, managing academic references and analyzing research performance.

Venue (Face-to-Face Workshop): e-Learning Laboratory, Learning Commons, 4/F SFU Campus
(Note: The venue may be subject to change. Registrants will be notified in advance.)

Online Workshop: Zoom link will be sent to you via institutional e-mail in due course

Day 1: Nov 11 (Monday)

Date	Time	Workshop	Speaker	Content Description	Mode	Language
11 Nov 2024 (Mon)	11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon	Hong Kong History and Kowloon Walled City Archives	Mr. Alfred Ng (Gale Senior Regional Sales Manager)	The workshop will explore various historical documents about the Kowloon Walled City (九龍寨城) in British Colonial Office papers, contemporary newspapers, and other sources from online Gale Primary Sources.	Face-to-Face	Chinese (Supplemented with English)
	12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.	ProQuest Ebook Central & O'Reilly for Higher Education	Mr. Gary Man (ProQuest Customer Success & Training Manager)	The workshop will show you how to master both Ebook Central & O'Reilly for Higher Education platforms to support your research.	Zoom	English
	1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	ProQuest Databases and the Platform	Mr. Gary Man (ProQuest Customer Success & Training Manager)	The workshop will introduce the ProQuest databases that are available at SFU and how you can effectively use the platform to conduct search.	Zoom	English
	1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	電子閱讀樂趣多：HyRead APP 的應用 How Interesting to Read Chinese e-Books with HyRead APP	Mr. Ryan Yeung (HyWeb Sales Manager)	工作坊將展示如何有效使用三種不同模式 (網上版、APP版、eink 電子閱讀器) 瀏覽HyRead 平台上的中文電子書。 The workshop will show you how to effectively use HyRead to browse Chinese e-books in three different ways (by Web / APP / eink Reader).	Face-to-Face	Chinese
	2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Using Web of Science for Your Research	Ms. Renee Guan (Clarivate Lead Business Solution Consultant)	In this workshop, you will learn how Web of Science can help you find the most influential and hot research papers, and efficiently identify gaps and emerging trends in a particular topic through the exploration of the comprehensive and powerful citation network.	Face-to-Face	English
	3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Research Smarter with EndNote 21: Enhancing Reference Management	Ms. Renee Guan (Clarivate Lead Business Solution Consultant)	This training will introduce the basic usage of EndNote 21 (Windows version), including installation, importation and organization of references in bibliography as well as citation and insertion in Word/PPT.	Face-to-Face	English

Day 2: Nov 12 (Tuesday)

Date	Time	Workshop	Speaker	Content Description	Mode	Language
12 Nov 2024 (Tue)	1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Tips and Tricks on AccessPharmacy, AccessPhysiotherapy and More to Assist Lecturers in Everyday Teaching	Mr. Kelvin Ong,(McGraw Hill Regional Sales Director)	Through demonstrations on library subscribed AccessMedicine, AccessPharmacy, Access Physiotherapy, F.A. Davis PT Collection, and Access Advanced Practice Nursing, the workshop will provide a detailed explanation on the content and use of Access e-databases for teaching and research in Health Sciences.	Face-to-Face	English
	2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	端傳媒介紹及特別例子分享 Introduction of Initium Media and Special Cases Sharing	Mr. Alfred Ng (Gale Senior Regional Sales Manager)	端傳媒主要對大中華區的文化、政治和社會問題作深度採訪和報導。是次工作坊將挑選有趣的話題和熱門文章作為例子，分享其包含事實、統計和分析的報導風格如何不同於傳統新聞媒體。 Initium Media focuses on the reporting of cultural, political and social issues in Greater China. The workshop will share the reporting style of Initium Media using articles on interesting topics and how they are different from traditional news in offering in-depth news with facts, statistics and analysis.	Face-to-Face	Chinese
	3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	7 Steps to the Perfect PICO Search on EBSCO --- Featuring CINAHL Ultimate and MEDLINE with Full Text	Mr. Evan Shih (EBSCO Senior Training Specialist)	The workshop will demonstrate how to find journal articles effectively using PICO search strategy in specific Health Science e-databases (CINAHL Ultimate and MEDLINE with Full Text) and offer tips to manage, save and export search results.	Zoom	English

Day 3: Nov 13 (Wednesday)

Date	Time	Workshop	Speaker	Content Description	Mode	Language
13 Nov 2024 (Wed)	1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Searching for Nursing Resources with Lippincott Procedures and Ovid Emcare	Mr. Leo Cheung (Wolters Kluwer Health Regional Sales Manager)	This workshop will introduce how you can use Lippincott Procedures, the latest evidence-based clinical information, to achieve clinical excellence, and how you can find nursing research articles on Ovid Emcare.	Face-to-Face	English
	2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Discover EBSCO New Interface and Search Features	Mr. Evan Shih (EBSCO Senior Training Specialist)	The workshop will introduce basic and advanced search features of the brand-new user interface on all EBSCO e-databases and how you can utilize the specific tools provided to save, send, download and cite documents.	Zoom	English
	4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Browse and Search e-News & e-Magazines: WisersOne (慧科新聞) & PressReader	Mr. Nicholas Wong (Library)	The workshop will show you how to browse, search and download news published in daily Chinese newspapers and magazines from around the world in specific e-databases for general reading and research purposes.	Face-to-Face	Chinese (Supplemented with English)