The following facilities are available to Library users:
(Refer to the library floor plan for the locations of the facilities.)
A number of electronic resources workstations are provided near the Law Section of the Library for all library users to use various electronic resources.
A LSEG Workspace Workstation is provided near the IT Help Desk in the Library for current CityU staff and students. Users can reserve the workstation via LSEG Workspace Workstation Booking System with their <Electronic ID> and the corresponding <Password>.
A number of media resources workstations are provided outside the Media Resources Collection Room and 2nd floor of the Library for all library users to use various media resources.
Carrels with various equipment are provided in the area for users to use library resources only but not personal media. Available equipment includes:
N.B.
Photocopiers and printers (release stations) can be found at various locations within the Library. They cater for black and white as well as colour photocopying/printing of A4 and A3 sizes.
Locations of photocopiers and printers (release stations)
| Photocopying | Printing | |
|---|---|---|
| A4 Black & White | HK$0.3 per page | HK$0.3 per page |
| A3 Black & White | HK$0.6 per page | HK$0.6 per page |
| A4 Colour | HK$3.0 per page | HK$3.0 per page |
| A3 Colour | HK$6.0 per page | HK$6.0 per page |
Most of the workstations in the Library are connected to network laser printers.
Users of notebook computers and mobile devices connected to the CityU WLAN or the CityU VPN from any Wi-fi hotspots of ISPs can also print to the network laser printers.
Two types of printing service are available, namely Octopus Card-operated Fast Printing Service (charged printing) and Quota Controlled Fast Print Queue Service (free laser printing using quota limit as assigned by Computing Services Centre):
Locations of photocopiers and printers (release stations)
| Location | Octopus Card-operated Fast Printing Service | Quota Controlled Fast Print Queue Service printing instruction |
|---|---|---|
| A4 Black & White - $0.3/page A4 Color - $3.0/page A3 Black & White - $0.6/page A3 Color - $6.0/page |
A4 Black & White only - free of charge |
|
| Computer Area in the Oval | Yes (not the default) printing instruction |
Yes (default) |
| Media PCs outside Media Resources Collection Room | Yes (default) | No |
| Information Space | Yes (not the default) printing instruction |
Yes (default) |
| Law Section | Yes (default) | No |
| E-Resources Workstations Area (near Law Section) | Yes (default) | No |
| Notebook computers connected to CityU WLAN or CityU VPN (temporarily unavailable due to technical issues) | Yes printing instruction |
Yes printing instruction |
| Mobile devices connected to CityU WLAN or CityU VPN | No | Yes printing instruction (iOS device) printing instruction (Android device) |
The following workstations in the Information Space are connected to colour scanners with OCR capabilities:
| Workstation | OCR enabled in Windows 10 |
|---|---|
| 311, 816, 826, 835, 855, 865 | Yes |
All scanners are available to current CityU staff and students of programmes leading to CityU awards. These machines can be used to capture colour images and text documents.
Microform readers/scanners located outside the Media Resources Collection Room are available for viewing, printing and scanning microform materials.
Users are reminded to make sure that their photocopying and scanning does not infringe the Copyright Ordinance. The legislation is accessible from the web site of the Department of Justice of the HKSAR Government: http://www.legislation.gov.hk/index.htm.
){kind=link}