Do you have a Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) Card? If you don’t have a library card, you can register online to create a FREE account using your HK ID. If you are under 18, make sure you have approval from your parent or guardian. You can start borrowing immediately after you create your account. Remote Databases include ProQuest eLibrary, CNKI and Art & Architecture Source.

Once you have registered an account you can also use iAM Smart to login.

The Hong Kong Public Library provides free remote access to 中國知網 (CNKI). 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 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 to login.

Introduction

Google Scholar is a free search tool that specializes in locating scholarly materials (e.g. academic journal articles) across many disciplines. Not everything you find on Google Scholar is peer-reviewed.

Abstracts are freely available for most of the articles. Alas, reading the entire article may require a subscription. Here're a few things to try:

• click a link labeled [PDF] to the right of the search result

• click "All versions" under the search result and check out the alternative sources

• click "Related articles" or "Cited by" under the search result to explore similar

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But do not use the built-in citation generator!

How to search in Google Scholar?

Breaking down the Search Results

I'm writing an essay on [topic]. Please suggest some keywords that I could use in my search.

Introduction

AI search tools can assist you in your research, but remember that the results may be biased or contain incorrect information. Use your to verify that that information is correct, and click through to the original sources rather than citing what the AI tool produces.

Note that:

• current AI models are prone to hallucinations

• sources may be hallucinations

• sources may be correct but quotes may be hallucinated

Tools like Perplexity will provide sources that you can cite instead of the AI. Note that these are not always reliable sources, so you will also need to use your information literacy skills and lateral reading to evaluate these. In the example below, you could click on the HKPL (Hong Kong Public Library) link for more reliable information.

Works Cited

"Tell Me about the Occupation of Hong Kong during WW2. Provide 3 academic sources". Bing Chat, Microsoft, 27 Mar. 2023, sl.bing.net/cGtdtGHl8zk.

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Access to (万方数据) requires an account. Please contact me if you have not received an email with your login details.

Another great database for Chinese sources is CNKI. You can access this via the

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Introduction

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What is JSTOR?

The most advanced database in the VSA eLibrary. Millions of , books, and primary sources in many disciplines.

Introduction to searching on JSTOR

The search bar on any page allows you to get started quickly and then refine your searches in the sidebar. After searching in JSTOR, you can look at the highlighted words in the brief snippets below each result and consider refining your search terms. You can also narrow and refine your searches by using the options available in the sidebar. Consider refining by discipline, date, content type, and by searching within your results.

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