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Primo is a discovery tool for searching most of the Library resources from a single interface, and provides relevance ranked results from both materials in print and online resources purchased or subscribed by the Library. Such as books, scholarly journals, articles, e-books, theses and dissertations, open-access resources, and more.

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Primo is good for conducting quick and easy searches across all the Library resources. For more specialized searching on article databases, we recommend that you search individual databases access from the Database A-Z.

Database A-Z provides a list of all databases and other electronic resources the Library licenses for your use. This is the first step to help you find the right database, then you can start your research by searching for your topic from that database's interface.

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BrowZine is a new platform where you can quickly and easily browse, read, and monitor the online journals that are available from the Library (mainly in English) or through Open Access publishers, covering all disciplines.

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To access BrowZine from your smartphone or tablet, download the BrowZine app from the appropriate app store.

Google Scholar is a freely accessible search engine that searches a wide variety of academic sources including academic books, journal articles, theses and conference papers. When connecting Google Scholar with the Library access, FullText@MPU links will appear to the right of your search results when a document can be accessed via MPU Library subscriptions.

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Access Google Scholar with the above link will automatically connect you with the Library access. Having problems with connecting your access? Simply set up your Google Scholar as follows:

1. Go to Google Scholar
2. Click on Settings from the side menu
3. Find "mpu" from the Library Links
4. Checked the result "澳門理工大學 Macao Polytechnic University - FullText@MPU"
5. Save your settings.

Please note that NOT all the articles found in Google Scholar will be available through Library access. You should use Primo Discovery Service for more comprehensive coverage of library resources.

MALA Hub provides simple, one-stop searching for nine Macau academic libraries books, journals, multimedia, e-resources, articles, and more. In addition, it allows eligible MPU users to search and request materials from other Macau academic libraries via MALA Hub.

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WiseSearch 慧科新聞搜索

WiseSearch formerly known as Wisers Information Portal (WIP) from WiseNews. It is an online news clipping service with full-text search capabilities, provides access to content from newspapers, magazines, journals and newswires published in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and some other parts of the world.

Access Condition: 2 concurrent users

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PressReader

PressReader is a platform for people like you. People who want to be in-the-know but might not always have-the-time. People who move fast, and understand that good journalism comes from many places. People who want premium content and stories that are, you know, actually good. We’ve partnered with thousands of publishers in over 100 countries to give you unlimited access to more newspapers, magazines and other digital content than any other platform. No big deal.

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To access PressReader from your smartphone or tablet, download the PressReader app from the appropriate app store.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: South China Morning Post (1903-2001)

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: South China Morning Post (1903-2001) provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

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Regional Business News

Regional Business News incorporates more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Included in this database are Arizona Business, Business North Carolina, Crain's New York Business (and other Crain Communications editions), Des Moines Business Record, Enterprise Salt Lake City, Fort Worth Business Press, Orange County Business Journal, Westchester County Business Journal, etc.

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Newspaper Source

Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television and radio news transcripts are also provided.

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華僑報歷史檔案資料庫 (館內單機帳號登入使用)

「華僑報歷史檔案資料庫」可查閱由1937年11月20日華僑報成立至今，共收藏超過80年《華僑報》的報紙原件。如欲使用此資料庫，請到圖書館流通櫃台查詢；此資料庫限1名併發用戶同時使用。

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The Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888-2010

The Financial Times Historical Archive,1888-2007, is a complete facsimile run of the world's most authoritative daily business newspaper, includes over 700,000 pages of past issues, including Special Supplements and the FT Magazine.

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The Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003

The Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003 provides access to the entire run of the world's first fully illustrated weekly newspaper. High-quality color facsimile images bring to life more than 150 years of social, political and cultural history for researchers. Areas covered include politics, social history, fashion, theatre, media, literature, advertising and graphic design, as well as genealogy.

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Picture Post Historical Archive

The Picture Post Historical Archive comprises the complete archive of the Picture Post from its first issue in 1938 to its last in 1957 - all digitized from originals in full color. Provides a fascinating snapshot of British life from the 1930s to the 1950s, with thousands of photos of ordinary people doing ordinary things – from boys rolling a tyre, to a view of a postwar bedsit, to young women on a rollercoaster – all caught in a single moment in time.

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Print Newspapers

The Library holds a number of local and overseas newspapers in print format, the most recent issues can be found on newspaper racks and the retention period is one week. Library users can access the back issues through the news clipping systems or newspaper source databases.

List of Print Newspapers

Periodical Holdings

The Library subscribes to a variety of printed academic journals, the current issues are displayed on the periodical stacks and are arranged by the Library of Congress (LC) Class scheme. Back issues are kept inside the stacks or in the storage room, please ask the library staff for accessing the back issues.

Journals Catalogue

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Global

The ProQuest Dissertation & Theses Global (PQDT)™ database is the world's most comprehensive curated collection of multi-disciplinary dissertations and theses from around the world, offering over 5 million citations and 2.7 million full-text works from thousands of universities.

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OpenDissertations

OpenDissertations is an open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. Created with the generous support of the H.W. Wilson Foundation and the Congregational Library & Archives in Boston, it incorporates EBSCO's previously released American Doctoral Dissertations, and features additional dissertation metadata contributed by select colleges and universities from around the world. Providing researchers with citations to graduate research across a span of time, from the early 20th century to the present, this database will continue to grow through regular updates and new partnerships with graduate degree-granting institutions.

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中國知網 (CNKI) - 中國博士學位論文全文數據庫 (CDFD)

中國博士學位論文全文數據庫(CDFD)是目前國內相關資源最完備、含高質量、及持續更新的中國博碩士學位論文全文數據庫。收錄由1999年至今全國600家博士培養單位的優秀博士學位論文，內容涵蓋文學、歷史、地理、藝術、音樂、哲學、宗教、體育、醫藥衛生、經濟、政治、法律、教育、社會科學、電子技術及信息科學等博士學位論文。

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中國知網 (CNKI) - 中國優秀碩士學位論文全文數據庫 (CMFD)

中國優秀碩士學位論文全文數據庫 (CMFD)是目前國內相關資源最完備、含高質量、及持續更新的中國博碩士學位論文全文數據庫。收錄由1999年至今全國600家碩士培養單位的優秀碩士學位論文，內容涵蓋化學、化工、冶金、環境、礦業、文學、歷史、地理、藝術、音樂、哲學、宗教、體育、醫藥衛生、經濟、政治、法律、教育、社會科學、電子技術及信息科學等碩士學位論文。

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萬方中國學位論文全文數據庫

中國學位論文全文數據庫收錄自1980年以來國內自然科學領域各高等院校、研究生院以及研究所的碩士、博士以及博士后論文共計約150萬餘篇。其中211高校論文收錄量占總量的70%以上，每年增加約30萬篇。內容包括人文科學、社會科學、理學、醫藥衛生、農業科學、工業技術等六個大類、60餘個小類。

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Macau Academic Library Alliance (MALA) Dissertations and Theses Collections

Platform provides access to the collection of dissertations and theses from the members of Macau Academic Library Alliance.

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EThOS (e-Theses Online Service)

EthOS is a British Library digital repository for UK research theses offering a central access point to UK doctoral theses.

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Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).

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Open Access These and Dissertations (OATD)

Open Access These and Dissertations (OATD) currently indexes over 5 million theses and dissertations, metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 1100 colleges, universities, and research institutions.

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RCAAP - Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal

The RCAAP portal is an aggregator (meta-repository) that collects the description (metadata) of documents deposited in various institutional repositories, research data repositories and scientific journals in Portugal.

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Faculty can set aside Library physical items such as textbooks and other course readings in the Course Reserves sections of the Library.

All the reserved materials can only be used in the Library and cannot be borrowed. Those who need to use the materials should contact the Library Circulation Counter.

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• Academic Writing Skills
• Career Guidance

Lam Kan (original name Lin Sui Shi, 1923-2004) was a well-known Macau art master. Mr. Lam is famed on his outstanding achievements in Chinese painting, calligraphy, and seal carving. Lam Kan was the president of the Macau Association of Calligraphy and Sculpture of Seals, Chairman of the Yu Un Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association of Macao, honorary member of the Xiling Seal Art Society, Visiting Professor of the Macao Polytechnic University and Nanjing Normal University. In 2001, Lam Kan was awarded the Medal of Merit – Culture by the Macao SAR Government for his significant contribution to the local art and culture.

Mr. Lam was a patriot and he cared about the development of MPU. Therefore, he donated his private collection to MPU in 2000. The "Lam Kan Special Collection" was founded in 2001. This Collection includes monographs on art, Chinese calligraphy, seal, painting, etc. The expansion work was carried out in 2005. The Collection is for in house use only.

Location

2nd Floor, Chi Un Building, Macao Polytechnic University
Rua de Luis Gonzaga Gomes, Macao, China.

Prof. Daisaku Ikeda is a peace builder, Buddhist philosopher, educator, author and poet. He was the third president of the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist organization in Japan, founding president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and founder of several international institutions promoting peace, culture and education.

In 2011, Macao Polytechnic University presented Daisaku Ikeda with an honorary professorship and his son (SGI Vice President) Hiromasa Ikeda on behalf of his father received the certificate. At the same time, Mr. Hiromasa Ikeda, on behalf of the SGI, presented 398 titles on 12 languages of Dr Daisaku Ikeda’s works to MPU. This collection is placed at the “Lam Kan Special Collection” for in-house use only.

Location

2nd Floor, Chi Un Building, Macao Polytechnic University
Rua de Luis Gonzaga Gomes, Macao, China.

List of publications that have been authored or edited by our faculty are available in the MPU Library.

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