THEi E-Resources
Featured E-Databases / E-Books
Trial
The Learning Commons (LC) welcome all users to use the following on-trial databases:
During the trial, you will have automatic access to the databases within THEi Campus Network/Wi-Fi (please install a VPN to access it outside the campus).
We welcome you to use the following databases and let us know your feedback by filling in this form after the trials.
Here are the relevant links:
Learning Commons welcomes all users to use the following on-trial e-resources:
- Springer Nature e-Books (4 specific collections are on-trial):
On-trial period: from now until 31 October 2025
For details, please visit the following link:
2. Duxiu
On-trial period: from now until 31 October 2025
For details, please visit the following link:
China Business Case Platform(中國工商管理案例庫)
| e-Databases | Content | Links |
|---|---|---|
| China Business Case Platform(中國工商管理案例庫) | Provide full texts of cases in 13 disciplines: supply chain management and logistics, entrepreneurship and innovation, accounting and control, finance, human resources, business environment and social responsibility, information management and e-commerce, marketing management, operations management, strategic management and execution, general management, organizational behavior and leadership, etc. | https://cases.sem.tsinghua.edu.cn/ Trial Period: From now until 31 March 2025 |
E-Databases and E-Books for THEi Staff and Students
Current THEi students and staff could get access to Learning Commons newly-subscribed e-resources within THEi campus. Please use the links listed below:
| e-Databases | Description |
|---|---|
| Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals | The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals offers a comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture and design, including bibliographic descriptions on subjects such as the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design and decoration. |
| CNKI Chinese Academic Journal Network Publishing Database (CJFD) | Chinese Academic Journal Network Publishing Database mainly focuses on academic, engineering technology, policy guidance, advanced science popularization, industry guidance and education journals. THEi subscription covers various fields such as philosophy, medicine, and economic management. |
| EBSCO for Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate | EBSCO for Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate provides 2,013 full-text journals on STEM fields such as Aeronautics, Applied Sciences, Computer Theory and Systems, Electromechanics, Engineering Disciplines, Virtual Reality, and more. |
| EBSCO for Food Science Source | EBSCO for Food Science Source provides 765 full-text journals, magazines, and trade publications, plus a wealth of food industry and market reports. Subjects include food processing, safety, service, shipping and innovation. |
| EBSCO for Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Source | EBSCO for Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Source provides 104 active full-text sports medicine and rehabilitation journals, trade publications and magazines. |
| Harper’s Bazaar Archive | The Harper’s Bazaar Archive includes the complete runs of the US and UK editions of Harper’s Bazaar, from 1867 to the present (US edition) and 1929-2015 (UK edition), fully indexed and searchable. |
| Taylor & Francis | Science & Technology Library includes over 490 peer-reviewed journals. Explore research at the forefront of civil, mechanical, chemical, electrical engineering and more, driving technological innovations for the future. |
| China Business Case Platform (中國工商管理案例庫) | China Business Case Platform provide full texts of cases in 13 disciplines, such as business environment and social responsibility, information management and e-commerce, etc (Teachers can register for a personal account on the main page in order to download business cases for teaching use. The personal account can be used within or outside campus network.) |
| KMCC Kung-Hwa Management Case Collections | KMCC Kung-Hwa Management Case Collections includes approximately 640+ management cases (including 101+ English cases) with completed supporting teaching materials, covering areas such as e-commerce, project management, logistics management, financial management, etc. |
| China Stock Market & Accounting Research (CSMAR) | China Stock Market & Accounting Research (CSMAR) includes China financial market data, China industries and economic data, whether real-time, delayed or historical to international financial and academic research institutions. |
| Harvard Business Impact | Harvard Business Impact includes business cases and course materials on various business topics. |
| e-Books | Description |
|---|---|
| CNKI eBooks | CNKI eBooks is a one-stop platform that collects high-quality academic e-books published in China. It collects Chinese classic academic works, focuses on Chinese science and technology and social science research, displays authoritative academic achievements, and can meet the needs of libraries to enrich library collections and improve services. , and can also provide researchers with high-quality reading materials. |
| EBSCO eBooks Academic Subscription Collection | EBSCO eBooks Academic Subscription Collection provides 237,000+ eBooks covering a large selection of academic subjects and features e-books from leading publishers and university presses. (Use campus network/wifi to access, or install VPN to access outside the campus.) |
| EBSCO for Harvard Business Review Press Collection | EBSCO for Harvard Business Review Press Collection provides 820+ eBooks of Harvard Business Review Press. (Use campus network/wifi to access, or install VPN to access outside the campus.) |
| IET eBooks | IET eBooks is a package of electronic editions of books covering titles published by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) or former Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) between year 1979 and 2018. |
| IET.tv | IET.tv provides multimedia content in the field of engineering and technology. It features 9,500 nos. of video presentations from a range of engineering and technology events, lectures, and conferences. |
| SpringerNature ebook | SpringerNature provides access in HTML and PDF formats to the electronic versions of books published by Springer. (Use campus network/wifi to access, or install VPN to access outside the campus.) |
| Wiley Online Library | Wiley Online Library is an online platform that provides access to ebooks from a wide range of subjects in all major disciplines from programmes of THEi. (Use campus network/wifi to access, or install VPN to access outside the campus.) |
More e-databases are available at VTC Library Homepage at
http://library.vtc.edu.hk/web/english/eres/eres.php
VTC E-Resources
THEi students have access to the entire library collection of the VTC library, which consists of 513,426 in print volumes, 321,300+ titles of e-books, 39,851 e-journals and 90+ electronic databases, by August 2023.
VTC Library Services (http://library.vtc.edu.hk/web/)
- Electronic Resources through VTC library Catalogue (Summon) and My Library Account:
E-Databases E-Books E-Journals - New book arrival / New resources available (books, DVD, e-resources)
- Find Books: VTC Library Catalogue, Hong Kong Academic Library Link, Other Library Catalogues
- Borrowing Quota of Library Materials, Portable Computers and accessories
