# CNKI

The Hong Kong Public Library provides free remote access to [中國知網 (CNKI)](https://www.hkpl.gov.hk/en/e-resources/access/8252). You can access it while at school and from home. This includes access to the China Academic Journals Full-text Database (CJFD) and also China Doctoral Dissertations and Masters' Theses Full-text Databases.

If you don’t have a library card, you can [register online to create a FREE account](https://www.hkpl.gov.hk/en/about-us/services/borrower-reg/notes.html) using your HK ID. If you are under 18, make sure you have approval from your parent or guardian.  Once you have registered an account you can also use [iAM Smart](https://www.iamsmart.gov.hk/en/) to login.

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