Free resources available during COVID-19

Library Free resources available during COVID-19

The Library has arranged with the following publishers or platforms who are offering free access to their contents to support online teaching and learning during the COVID period. Please find their links below for access by HKMU staff and students. For enquiries, please contact the following section of the Library:

Acquisitions Section (for books):libacq@hkmu.edu.hk
Serials & Databases Section (for other materials):libser@hkmu.edu.hk
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Material Type

Title

Expiry Date

Subject Related
1

Database

JSTOR Primary Source Collections

 

The four primary source collections from JSTOR include more than 2 million objects.

 

19th Century British Pamphlets

 

Contains more than 26,000 pamphlets (1603-1900) digitized from collections in seven universities in the UK for the study of sociopolitical and economic factors impacting 19th-century Britain.

 

World Heritage Sites: Africa

 

Offers more than 86,000 objects in 30 sub-collections, providing visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage sites.

 

Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa

 

Consists of 76 sub-collections of primary source materials focusing on colonial rule, the dispersion of exiles, and international intervention.

 
 

Global Plants

 

of nearly three million high-resolution type specimens and related materials from community contributors around the world.

30 June 2022

African Studies

Anthropology

Archaeology

Architecture

Area Studies

Art History

Botany

Classics

Conservation

Ecology

Economics

Education

Environment

General Science

Geography

Geomatics

Health Sciences

Historic Preservation

History

Linguistics

Literature

Plant Sciences

Political

Political Science

Social

Southern Africa

Technological

Urban Planning

Visual and Spatial Technologies

Zoology

2

E-Journal

JSTOR – Public Health Journals

 

Free access to the back issues of 26 Public Health journals is available to all.

30 June 2022

Aging

Bioethics

Epidemiology

Health Equity and the Culture of Health

Health Policy and Administration

Health Promotion

Occupational and Environmental Health

3

E-Journal

JSTOR – Journal Archive Collections

 

The Library has arranged full text access to the archives of more than 2,600 academic journals from their volume 1, issue 1 to the moving walls. These JSTOR journal archive collections span 60 subject disciplines across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

30 June 2022

Multi-Discipline including

 

Anthropology

Architecture & Architectural History

Areas Studies (Latin American, Middle Eastern,  Slavic, African, and Asian)

Art & Art History

Asian Studies

Business

Conservation

Economics

Education

Finance

Health Sciences

History

Jewish Studies

Language & Literature
Law

Mathematics

Music

Philosophy

Political Science

Psychology

Public Policy & Administration

Sociology

4

Research Reports

JSTOR Thematic Collections

 

JSTOR thematic collections focus on emerging areas of research. Multiple types of contents such as journals and research reports are available.

 

Lives of Literature

 

A collection of academic journals devoted to the deep study of writers and texts associated with core literary movements.

 

Sustainability

 

A collection of academic and open policy research on environmental stresses and their impact on society.

 

Security Studies

 

A collection including 75 journals, 10 Open Access journals, and up to 20,000 open research reports

30 June 2022

Lives of Literature

Language & Literature

Literary Theorists

Medieval Authors & Texts

Modernist Authors

Victorian, Edwardian & Gothic Authors

 

Sustainability

Agricultural Productivity

Climatology and Atmospheric Lifetime

Energy Policy

Environmental Engineering

Green Infrastructure

Human Ecology

Land Conservation

Natural Resources Law

Public Health

Sustainable Economic Development

Transportation and Infrastructure Planning

Urban Development and Design

Water Management

 

Security Studies

Cybersecurity

Foreign Policy

Human Security

International Law

Military Studies

Peace & Conflict Studies

Terrorism & Political Violence