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The Lingnan University Library, named after the late benefactor Fong Sum Wood in 1998, is located in the Main Building of Lingnan University, Hong Kong and occupies four floors.
Beginning in 1968, the Library currently holds over 530,000 volumes of books in English and Chinese, bound journals and audio-visual materials with subjects including arts and humanities, social sciences, and business studies. The Library has introduced a range of electronic services, such as online full-text databases, CD-ROMs, a wireless LAN network, automatic alert services, and over 160 public computers. The Library holds 600 seats, as well as individual and collaborative workrooms in the Chiang Chen Information Commons (IC) on 1/F and soft drinks and a TV inside the Café.
The Library presently has 38 full-time staff, 11 of which are professional, and averages 93 opening hours per week.
Currently, more than 530,000 volumes of books are on open shelves on the first and third floors. The Library also subscribes to over 270 online databases and approximately 69,000 electronic and 1,162 print journals, which are kept on the second floor. Newspapers are kept on the 1/F Reading Room, along with more than 177,000 items of media resources, including audio and video tapes, Blu-ray discs, DVD, laser discs, multimedia packages, and microforms are housed in the Multimedia and Language Learning Center on the same floor.
The Library offers online databases such as the Tuen Mun Heritage Image Database, Lingnan Newsletter, Lingnan Publications, Theses and Dissertations, and the Lingnan University Examination Database.
The Library also has a YouTube channel with video subjects including user guides, workshops, talks and seminars, and an Online Library Guide including a full tour of the facilities. [1]
Services offered include Circulation Services, Information Services, User Education, and Interlibrary Loan Services, as well as the Hong Kong Academic Library Link (HKALL) project, undertaken by the Library since 2005. Users can request more than 11 million books from 8 academic libraries online.
The Library has been fully automated since 1994. Users can gain 24 hours access to databases and electronic resources, and to other library systems, through the Library website. [2] The Library also has a wireless LAN network for internet access from personal laptop computers.
The Library has participated in cooperating and resource sharing with libraries in Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan and Macau. In 1993, it worked with the City University of Hong Kong Library to establish the Pearl River Delta Collection Project; in 1996, cooperated with all Hong Kong academic libraries on Chinese cataloging; in 1998, organized Joint Symposium on Library & Information Services; in 1999, spearheaded to establish Hong Kong Chinese Authority (Name) database (HKCAN); in 2000 & 2001, organized Summer Workshop and Summer Program respectively; in 2003 & 2005, organized Annual Hong Kong Innovative Users Group Meeting; in 2012, organized JULAC Libraries Forum.
Tuen Mun District is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It is the westernmost continental district of Hong Kong. It had a population of 506,879 in 2021. Of these, 64 000 are under the age of 18. Part of the district is the Tuen Mun New Town, which contains one of the largest residential areas in the New Territories.
Siu Hong is an MTR station located beside Siu Hong Court, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is built on the Tuen Mun Nullah immediately east of Siu Hong Court. The station is on the Tuen Ma line between Tin Shui Wai and Tuen Mun stations. Elevated public transport interchanges are provided at both the south and north ends of the station. Two access ramps link the public transport interchanges to Castle Peak Road and Tsing Lun Road for access to feeder services such as buses, minibuses, and taxis.
Hong Kong Central Library is the largest library in Hong Kong, flagship library of Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) and used as Hong Kong Public Library headquarters, functioning as the territory's National Library. It is located at the intersection of Moreton Terrace and Causeway Road in Causeway Bay.
Lingnan University was a private university from 1888 to 1952 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It was established by a group of American missionaries in 1888 as the Canton Christian College (格致書院).
Lingnan University (Lingnan) is located in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It intertwines research with teaching.
Government Records Service (GRS) is the central records management service agency of the Hong Kong Government. It aims to be the most insightful, resourceful and leading public archives in Hong Kong. The department is subordinate to the Administration Wing of the Office of the Chief Secretary for Administration.
Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more recent past, it was home to many Tanka fishermen who gathered at Castle Peak Bay. Tuen Mun is now a modern, mainly residential area in the north-west New Territories. As of 2011, 487,546 residents live in Tuen Mun.
Tuen Mun Ferry Pier (屯門碼頭), or Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal, is a public pier located in the southern area of Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.
Tuen Mun New Town, commonly referred to simply as Tuen Mun, is a satellite town of Hong Kong. It is one of the new towns that were developed by the Hong Kong Government in the New Territories from the 1960s. It was built around the existing rural local centre of Tuen Mun, which has since been referred to as the Tuen Mun Kau Hui and the Tuen Mun San Hui. The new town covers most of the urban area of Tuen Mun District.
Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground is a multi-use stadium in Hong Kong. It is operated by Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong. It is currently the home of Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers.
The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) is one of the member institutions of the Vocational Training Council (VTC) offering vocational education to post-secondary students in Hong Kong through its nine campi located across the territory.
Tuen Mun Park, formerly known as Tuen Mun Town Park, is located in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. It is the largest town park in the New Territories, covering 12.5 hectares.
Tsing Wun is one of the MTR Light Rail stops. It is located at ground level at Tsing Wun Road near Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) in Tuen Mun District. It began service on 18 September 1988 and belongs to Zone 2. It serves IVE and nearby industrial areas.
Tuen Mun San Hui more commonly known as just San Hui (新墟) is an area of Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong and is a major food market and commercial quarter in the district. In urban planning, it is part of Tuen Mun New Town.
The following is an overview of public housing estates in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), Subsidised Sale Flats Project (SSFP), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
Tuen Mun Town Plaza is the largest shopping mall in the NW New Territories of Hong Kong. Established in 1988 and located in the town of Tuen Mun, it was developed by the Sino Group. It provides a large range of merchandise, offering residents a myriad of shopping, dining and entertainment facilities.
Hau Kok Tin Hau Temple is a Tin Hau temple in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.
Miami Beach Towers is a private housing estate located in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong near Light Rail Tuen Mun Ferry Pier stop. It was built by Sino Land on land reclaimed from Castle Peak Bay.
Lam Tei Reservoir is a funnel-shaped reservoir located at the back hill of Lingnan University in Fu Tei, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong with an area of 17,000 m2 and a water storage capacity of 116,000 m3. It is located at the western edge of Tai Lam Country Park and less than one kilometre away from Hung Shui Hang Reservoir. Like Hung Shui Hang Reservoir, it is part of Tai Lam Chung Reservoir's further water supply plan and an irrigation reservoir. The water from the reservoir eventually flows through the Tuen Mun River and empties into the Castle Peak Bay. The reservoir can be accessed by Stage 2 of the Tuen Mun Trail.