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Learning Commons (Library Services)

Fact Sheet

Reference Website:

THEi Learning Commons Website:

https://www.thei.edu.hk/student-services/learning-commons

THEi Learning Commons Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/LearningCommons.THEihk

THEi Integrated Learning Platform:

 https://libguides.vtc.edu.hk/theilc

VTC Library Website:

https://library.vtc.edu.hk/web/

THEi Moodle Website:

https://moodle.thei.edu.hk

VTC Library Catalogue:

https://vtc.summon.serialssolutions.com/en/#!/

Contact E-mail:

thei-lc@thei.edu.hk


Opening Hours (During term time):

Monday - Friday

9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday and Public Holiday

Closed

 

VTC Library Collections (as of 31 Aug 2023):

 

Quantity

1. Printed Books

513,426

2. eBooks

321,330

3. Online Journals

 39,851

4. Online Databases

87

Spaces: more than 1500 M2

  
Number of Seats: About 200  

 

Facilities in THEi (Chai Wan) Learning Commons

  • Collaboration seatings
    • Pairs single seat armchairs
    • Small group discussion bench seats for six
    • Large group discussion sofa for ten
  • Group discussion rooms (Through online reservation)
  • Individual study carrel
  • Information technology
    • All-in-one PC
    • iMac
    • 32” smart TV
    • Photocopiers (Octopus and Print Quota)
    • 44” designJet plotter (e.g. A0, A1 in size)
    • Whiteboard
    • 65" and 80" Electronic interactive whiteboard
    • 3D printer (check in circulation counter)
    • A3 Laminator
    • Trimmer
    • Small/Large Stapler and Puncher
    • Portable support technical aids for special needs users
    • 101" digital display

 

Facilities in THEi (Chai Wan) Learning Commons e-classroom:

  • Workstation PC equipped with start-of-the-art software packages
  • Audio-visual systems for teachers used
  • Classroom management system
  • Software available: MS Office, Adobe Creative Cloud‎, AutoCAD

 

Installed Software of E-Classroom:

  1. 3ds Max
  2. 7-Zip
  3. A360 Desktop
  4. Adobe Creative Cloud
  5. Adobe Acrobat Reader
  6. Adobe Acrobat
  7. AutoCAD
  8. Autodesk Series
  9. CD Burner XP
  10. Chrome
  11. Firefox
  12. Irfanview
  13. Kaspersky
  14. Microsoft Office Product
  15. Microsoft Visual Studio
  16. Microsoft One Drive
  17. PDFCreator
  18. SmartPLS
  19. VLC Player

 

Installed Software of All-In-One PC:

  1. 7-Zip
  2. Adobe Creative Cloud
  3. Adobe Acrobat Reader
  4. Adobe Acrobat
  5. Chrome
  6. Cyberlink Power2Go
  7. Firefox
  8. iCloud
  9. iTunes
  10. K-Lite
  11. Kaspersky
  12. Microsoft Office Product
  13. Microsoft One Drive
  14. Silverlight

 

Installed Software of Lenovo Notebook:

(*For some Notebooks: SPSS, Smart PLS, NVivo, PRISM)

  1. 7-Zip
  2. Adobe Acrobat Reader
  3. Adobe Creative Cloud
  4. Adobe Acrobat
  5. Chrome
  6. Firefox
  7. iCloud
  8. iTunes
  9. K-Lite
  10. Kaspersky
  11. Microsoft Office Product
  12. Microsoft One Drive
  13. MirrorOp

 

Items can be borrowed in THEi (Chai Wan) Learning Commons:

  • Tripod with Tablet/ Mobile phone clips
  • Projectors & Projection Screen
  • Whiteboard pen and eraser
  • Tablet PC / iPad
  • Slim PC Notebook Computers
  • MacBook Air and MacBook Pro
  • HDMI, USB, Card Readers Adaptor
  • Wireless keyboard and mouse
  • Blu ray combo
  • RF9 with InterLink-X Controller (In E-classroom E07)
  • Type-C 4 in 1 Hub
  • Lightning Digital AV Adapter
  • Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter
  • Card Reader
  • Vive Focus Plus (Standalone) All-in-one VR headset and controllers
  • Vive Cosmos  VR headset and wireless adapters
  • Rocketbook beacons

 

Support Online Teaching – Ring Light Selfie Stick Tripod 

  • Come to LC circulation counter to borrow one to support your online teaching class using MS Teams (One-day laon)
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e-Magazines Reading at LC 

Starting on 1 September 2019, LC subscribes to a number of magazines and newspapers online. Come to LC to borrow the iPad to read at LC.

 

Printed Magazines

  • Harvard Business Review
  • SportsSoho 運動版圖
  • 大頭菜文藝月刊
  • 信報財經月刊
  • 天下雜誌
  • 亞洲週刊
  • 明報月刊

 

Printed Academic Journals

  • 中國語文
  • 旅遊學刊
  • 旅遊科學
  • 旅遊管理

 

Online Newspaper/ Magazines/ Journals

(User can borrow the iPad for reading inside LC)

  • hket.com, including, Hong Kong Economic Times (香港經濟日報), iMoney
  • Choices 選擇月刊
  • Sing Tao E-newspaper 星島電子報
  • Flipster