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  1. This year we celebrate a colleague's retirement on June 30. She has worked in #HKUSTLibrary for over 30 years. She was among the first group of colleagues who opened the library building: library.hkust.edu.hk/blog/2025

  2. lbcube.hkust.edu.hk/ce/index.p
    How did Germans imagine global order after the Second World War — in the event that they won? When I invited Prof. Derman a few months ago to talk about his book, my curiosity was only for the past; but now, his research seems to echo so much of the present. #HKUSTLibrary #HKUSTResearch #history #deglobalization

  3. #dh project we did last term at #HKUSTLibrary: digitalhumanities.hkust.edu.hk
    Library colleague Holly Chan led a few students to digitize part of a handwritten diary of Prof Lee Yonggang.

  4. Our research support team summarized the @eLife case, raising awareness among #hkust #researchers on the complex issues of research assessment, metrics, and #openscience
    library.hkust.edu.hk/sc/elife-
    #HKUSTLibrary

  5. Today the whole library staff spent an engaging morning together. we reviewed our 2023/24 efforts and contributions with lively presentations, interactions and laughter. Such an enjoyable #teambuilding activity !
    #HKUSTLibrary

  6. it's lovely and inspiring to read this #book recommendation by my colleague Catherine at #HKUSTLibrary
    library.hkust.edu.hk/blog/2024
    While we are so much into digital scholarship, AI literacy, digital preservation, scholarly communication... , don't forget that promoting #reading #paperbooks is still an essential #LibrarianValue
    #IWD2024 #MotherTeresa #InternationalWomensDay

  7. A fun #digitalscholarship project at #HKUSTLibrary :
    digitalhumanities.hkust.edu.hk
    Using early Chinese novels (16th C), students worked with library staff and professor to explore #DH tools.

  8. library.hkust.edu.hk/sc/making
    Our Learning Support Librarian Samson Choi summarized an eye-opening webinar for #hkust researchers by Dr. Lucy Wang of #UofWashington. She shared a few interesting cases showing how #GenAI can make #researchpapers more accessible.
    #hkustlibrary #scholarcomm

  9. there are many hidden #heroes among #librarystaff. You may not see them, but they keep things running behind the scene; you only realize their importance when things broke down! This week my associate Edward wrote about our systems team and their server migration project:
    library.hkust.edu.hk/blog/2023
    I think Edward is a #LibraryHero too!
    #HKUSTLibrary #gratitude

  10. Transformative AI Technologies in Scholarly Communication - a series of 3 webinars
    library.hkust.edu.hk/sc/resear
    Every Autumn, trailing #OpenAccessWeek, the Research Support Team at #HKUSTLibrary hosts a series of webinars, bringing timely discussion about research landscape and #ScholarComm to #hkust #researchers

  11. Library is about people, the people who come in as users, and the people who work in the building to serve. We at #HKUSTLibrary is so fortunate to have Jan Jie, a member of the cleaning crew, with us for over 20 years; and we are proud to feature her in our library blog:
    library.hkust.edu.hk/blog/2023
    #gratitude #workpassion #LibraryStaff

  12. Library is about people, the people who come in as users, and the people who work in the building to serve. We at #HKUSTLibrary is so fortunate to have Jan Jie, a member of the cleaning crew, with us for over 20 years; and we are proud to feature her in our library blog:
    library.hkust.edu.hk/blog/2023
    #gratitude #workpassion #LibraryStaff

  13. library.hkust.edu.hk/china-in-
    We have a spectacular #exhibition coming up! Featuring our #SpecialCollections of #AntiqueMaps , the project is the collective effort of many library colleagues plus collaborators in campus. It’s going to be #beautiful, #exciting, and I’m sure it will be #inspiring too!
    #HKUSTLibrary #cartography

  14. #HKUSTLibrary a new entrance in the making ! Something for students to look forward to :)

  15. This morning on my way work I saw a bird nest in the tree outside our library entrance. What a pleasant surprise. Don’t know how long it has been there, at least 2 birds live there though.
    #HKUSTLibrary #nature #HKUST

  16. I've uploaded my slides for this morning's talk on 'Facing the Future: Machine Learning and AI in Libraries, Archives and Museums' for #HKUSTLibrary zenodo.org/record/7818214 (slightly updated to respond to the questions about 'how do you keep up with AI news'

    Thanks everyone for great questions and ideas in the Q&A! And thanks @LivingWithMachines and @BL_DigiSchol folk for providing such great examples

    #AI #MuseTech #GLAM #DataScience #MachineLearning

  17. such an eye-opening talk by @mia at #HKUSTLibrary on what #AI can do in/for/to #libraries; it was so enjoyable, I seldom experience a 90-min online talk flying by so smoothly 😀