You can find e-books from OneSearch with the steps below:
To find e-books by platforms, click here.
You can find print books from OneSearch with the steps below:
If a print book is currently on loan, you can request the book (which means placing a hold to reserve the book) with the steps below:
Notes: You can only request items that are on loan. Item available on the bookshelves is not requestable.
HKALL is a shared platform by 8 UGC-funded university libraries in Hong Kong. Eligible users can request a book from other libraries if PolyU do not have that title, or when the copy in PolyU is not available. The book will then be delivered to our Library in about 2-3 days for pick-up.
To request a print book via HKALL, you may follow the steps below:
Notes: You can only request a print book from HKALL if the item is unavailable in our collection.
Each physical item is labeled with a call number, which contains both letters and numbers representing the source's location in the library, e.g., TX911 .V33 2019. Books on the same subject will be placed in the same range on bookshelves. When you search a print book through OneSearch, you will get a call number, which tells you where you can find the book.
Call numbers can be divided into 4 rows:
Below are some examples of the rules mentioned above:
Notes: Large books which cannot be accommodated on the normal shelves are kept at the end of the collection in each Wing. The word [QRT] beside the call number indicates large book. E.g. [QRT] TX911 .A84 1995 is shelved after books with class nos. T to Z on Gound Floor North Wing.