Demand-driven acquisition at HKUST library: the new normal

Building an institutional repository: sharing experiences at the HKUST Library

Purpose To document HKUST’s experiences in developing its Institutional Repository and to highlight its programming developments in full-text linking and indexing, and cross institutional searching. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes how HKUST Library planned and set up its Institutional Repository, how it acquired and processed the scholarly output, and what procedures and guidel...

Embedded Librarians in the Classroom: A Case Study at HKUST Library

The introduction of new 4-year undergraduate program has unprecedented impacts on the curriculum design, pedagogies and student learning styles for higher education institutions in Hong Kong. In order to prepare for this challenging reform, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has strategically redeveloped its undergraduate curriculum. The new curriculum also emphasizes th...

The New Demand - Driven Post - Occupancy Evaluation

Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) has become increasingly accepted and influential among client organizations responsible for large building management and construction programs. Managers and administrators look to POE to provide answers to· important facilities questions. This increased focus on decision-making has resulted in a number of changes to the way in which POEs are conducted, including...

HKUST Institutional Repository

Metadata-Driven Library Design

Library development has greatly benefited by the wide adoption of virtual machines like Java and Microsoft .NET. Reflection services and first class dynamic loading have contributed to this trend. Microsoft introduced the notion of custom annotation, which is a way for the programmer to define custom metadata stored along reflection meta-data within the executable file. Recently also Java has i...