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I HKU past exam papers

(A) Where to find? p.2

(B) How to find? p.3

Theses at HKU

(A) Where to find? p.4

(B) How to find? p.5

Exercise 1: Search Hub Collection, HKU theses online p.6-7

Theses at other local universities

(A) Where to find? p.8

Exercise 2: Search DTC p.9 Theses Elsewhere

(A) Where to find? p.10

(B) How to find? p.11

Exercise 3-5: Search Proquest dissertations and theses p.12-15

(C) Other Theses Databases

(I) Digital dissertation consortium p.16

(II) British Library Ethos p.17-20

(III) Chinese Theses Databases p.21

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The University of Hong Kong Libraries

Examination Papers & Dissertations

Online: kb.lib.hku.hk/wiki/Library_courses

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HKU Past Exam Papers I

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Database title: ExamBase Description: Provides access to the past HKU examination papers: - Faculty of Medicine from 1961-Present - Faculty of Law from 1971-Present - Faculty of Dentistry from 1984-Present - All other faculties from 1985-Present Access: Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk > HKUL Digital Initiatives > Exambase

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Search ● By paper title or course code

Get Full Text ● Click on the red hyperlink

of the paper title.

How to find? B

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HKU III E-Theses at ...

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Database Title: Hub Collection, HKU theses online Description: Search for over 19,000 titles of theses and dissertations submitted for higher

degrees to the University of Hong Kong since 1941. A majority of these titles carry fulltext.

Access: Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk > Electronic Resources > Browse by Format > E-theses Collection > Hub Collection, HKU theses online

Where to find? A

Number of theses under your Degree = _________

Number of theses under your Department = _________

Search Hints: 1. Boolean (AND, OR, NOT): Must be entered in all caps. E.g. (Internet OR Web) AND commerce 2. Phrase searching: Enter words in double quotation. E.g. “United Nations” 3. Truncation: * E.g. Autis* finds autistic, autism, etc.

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● Click Show Item Metadata (Full) and examine the subjects

Topic: Using Putonghua as the medium of instruction. Devise search statement

Search HKUTO

Display record

Evaluate record

Get full text

Concept 1 Putonghua

Concept 2 Medium of instruction

Related Terms

Putonghua Mandarin

Medium of instruction

● Enter search statement

● Specify PG Thesis under Type

How to find? B

● Click thesis title to display full record

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Topic: Conservation of heritage buildings

Devise search statement

Search HKUTO

Concept 1:

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Concept 2:

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Related Terms

Criteria for historic monuments sought Olga Wong. South China Morning Post. Hong Kong: Aug 1, 2007. pg. 1 High Court Judge Johnson Lam Man-hon yesterday described the current Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance as "primitive" when he was examining whether the Queen's Pier judicial review application should go ahead. "The judge has a point," said Lee Ho-yin, director of the architectural conservation programme of the University of Hong Kong. "Up to

now, we still do not know what makes a historic building become a monument." "We desperately need a

policy to articulate the new approach to heritage conservation," said board member Laurence Li Lu-jen, noting

that policy should provide tools for protecting historic buildings. He said the board's slow progress was due to the government's restructuring.

Weak preservation rules put heritage buildings at risk Jack Aubry. The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ont.: Feb 14, 2007. pg. A.5

"The loss of heritage buildings and sites means that future generations will no longer have access to significant aspects of our history. It is, therefore, important that the federal government strengthen its

conservation regime for built heritage. It also needs to set priorities to decide which heritage buildings and sites should be preserved," she said.

Exercise 1: Search HKU theses online

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● Enter the search statement

● Specify PG Thesis under Type

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4 Display results For the following two theses, display the full record and note down the subject terms. (Note: The 1st record has been done for you.) 1. Sustainability of urban cultural heritage : an empirical case study of Hong Kong 2. Site interpretation of the Lei Yue Men Fort

Evaluate results

If your topic is preservation of historic sites in Hong Kong indicate the relevance of each record: 1. Sustainability of urban cultural heritage : an empirical case study of Hong Kong Relevant? □ Yes □ No 2. Site interpretation of the Lei Yue Men Fort Relevant? □ Yes □ No

Refine your search

If you would like to find similar theses on preservation of historic sites in Hong Kong, what would be your search statement?

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● Enter search terms

● Specify the appropriate material under Type

● Specify Boolean (AND/ OR/ NOT)

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● Select search field

Other local universities III Theses at

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Database Title: Dissertations and Theses Collection (DTC)

Description: A one search platform for Hong Kong postgraduate theses in 7 local universities.

Access: http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/lib/electronic/libdbs/dol.html or, Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk > Electronic Resources > Browse by Format > E-Theses Collection > Dissertations and theses collections

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Exercise 2: Search DTC

Topic ______________________________________

Devise your search statement

Search statement : _____________________________________

Analyse results

Get Full Text

What if the full text is not available online? Which HKUL service will be able to help you? (A) Book recommendation online (B) HKALL (C) JULAC Card

Institution No. of theses

Chinese University of HK (CUHK) City University of HK (CityU) HK Baptist University (HKBU) HK Polytechnic University (PolyU) HK University of Science & Technology (HKUST) Lingnan University (LU) University of HK (HKU)

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Database Title: Proquest Dissertations & Theses Description: Covers citations to doctoral dissertations and master's theses submitted to UMI

from over 1,000 graduate schools and universities worldwide since 1637. Access: Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk > Electronic Resources > Browse by Format > E-Theses Collection > Proquest Digital Dissertations

Change to Advanced Search

(This can capitalize more on the search features available in Proquest)

Make sure the Database selected is Interdisciplinary - Dissertations & Theses

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Topic: Theses about E-commerce security Devise search statement

Search Proquest

Evaluate the results

Locate the theses

Abstract: Available for most theses records.

Preview: Free preview of the first 24 pages for theses produced after 1997.

Check HKUL holdings > Title search in Dragon

Order a copy: Online ordering is available but out of your own pocket.

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Concept 1 E-commerce

Concept 2 Security

Related Terms E-commerce Internet commerce Online commerce

Security Safety

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Topic: Gender studies in Hong Kong (Limit the results to theses produced in 2000) Devise search statement

Search Proquest

Evaluate the results

Below is one of the theses retrieved. Is this relevant to our topic?

Exercise 3: Search Proquest

According to the abstract, the variation in degree of success of the women's movement is analyzed through examination of four historical cases that include: (a) the abolition of the mui tsai system (b) the abolition of concubinage (c) the campaign for female inheritance rights in

the New Territories, and (d) __________________________________

Click on Preview. In Chapter 7, Section III, the author compared Hong Kong to another “British colony”, which is ___________________________

Search statement: gender _________ women’s movement ________ Hong Kong

Specify date as 2000

Enter your search statement

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Concept 1: Gender studies

Concept 2: Hong Kong

Related Terms

Gender Women’s movement

Hong Kong

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Locate the thesis

(a) If you order it online, how much would you need to pay for it? (b) Is this thesis available in HKUL? (Hint: Perform a title search by this thesis in Dragon, HKUL catalogue.) If available, is it available in print or electronic format? □ Print Format Location: _______________________________________ Call number: _______________________________________ □ Electronic Format Name of the database: ________________________________

Click on Order a copy. How much is for a PDF web download? US$ __________

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1. Is this thesis available in HKUL? (Hint: Title search in Dragon.) □ Yes □ No 2. If no, is it held in another local library? (Hint: Click on the HKALL button.) □ The Chinese University of Hong Kong □ City University of Hong Kong □ Hong Kong Baptist University □ Hong Kong Institute of Education □ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University □ Hong Kong University of Science & Technology □ Lingnan University

Exercise 4: Is this thesis available in HKUL?

What have you

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1. Is this thesis available in HKUL? (Hint: Title search in Dragon.) □ Yes □ No 2. If no, is it held in another local library? (Hint: Click on the HKALL button.) □ Yes □ No 3. If this title is neither available in HKUL nor in any local library, how can I get a copy of this thesis? □ Order a copy online □ Place an interlibrary loan request (HKUL Homepage > e-form > ILLIAD)

Exercise 5: Is this thesis available in HKUL?

What have you

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(I) Digital dissertation consortium

Description: Digital dissertation consortium is a subset of ProQuest dissertations and theses. It contains some 120,000 dissertations in full text.

Access: Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk

> Electronic Resources > Browse by Format > E-Theses Collection > Digital dissertation consortium

Complete the search template

Click on LINK to retrieve the full text

Other Theses Databases C

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(II) British Library EThos

Description: Ethos: Electronic Theses Online Service is the British Library site providing full-text access to over 250,000 UK University theses.

Access: http://ethos.bl.uk/Home.do or,

Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk > Electronic Resources > Browse by Format > E-Theses Collection > British Library EThos

Note: User must register and accept the provider’s terms and conditions before theses

can be downloaded. Some of the theses may not be available for immediate download and some need to order.

1. Search (A) Basic Search (B) Advanced Search

(a) Complete the search template

(b) To retrieve full text theses, tick this checkbox

(a) Complete the search template

(b) To retrieve full text theses, tick this checkbox

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(b) Login to download full text. (Note: First-time users need to register.)

2. Login

(a) Click on your desired record

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(b) Select the delivery option, e.g. Download. And then, click on Add to Basket button

3. Get Full Text

(c) In the shopping basket, check if everything is in order. If so, click on the Confirm button.

(a) Click on Choose Pricing / Delivery

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(d) In the Order Confirmation, read the copyright statement. If you agree with the statement, tick the checkbox to agree and then click on the Create Order button.

(e) Click on the Download button

(f) Tick the checkbox against the selected title and then click on the Download button.

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(III) Chinese Theses Databases

Access: Libraries Homepage at http://lib.hku.hk > Electronic Resources > Browse by Format > E-Theses Collection

1. 中國博士學位論文全文數據庫

China Doctor Dissertations Full-text Database

Description: Provides full text access to over 70,000 doctoral theses from 600 China academic institutions from 1999 onwards.

2. 中國優秀碩士學位論文全文數據庫

China Master Theses Full-text Database

Description: Provides full text access to over 490,000 master theses from 600 China academic institutions from 1999 onwards

3. 臺灣博碩士論文知識加值系統

National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertation in Taiwan

Description: Access to abstracts, in both Chinese and English, of 511,238 dissertations published in Taiwan since 1956

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Match the two columns.

Type of Material Theses Database

HKU Theses 2. B. Digital Dissertation Consortium

Overseas Theses (Index and abstract only)

3. C. Hub Collection, HKU theses online

Full text theses from Proquest

4. D. Proquest Dissertations & Theses

Theses in China 6. F. Dissertations and Theses Collection (DTC)

Theses in Taiwan 7. G. British Library Ethos

Theses in local academic libraries

8. H National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertation in Taiwan

HKU past exam papers 1. A. ExamBase

Theses in UK 5. E. China Doctor Dissertations Full-text Database and China Master Theses Full-text Database