OAPS is a joint initiative between the Library and the academic departments to collect students' quality papers, preserve them in digital format and share them within the University and beyond so as to provide perpetual access to our students' research output.  OAPS has also drawn considerable interests from universities in the region and has developed collaborative partnership with 7 universities in Korea, Thailand, Mainland China and Taiwan.  

2008 marks the third anniversary of the project, which continues to garner strong support from academic departments.  With their dedication and support, the Library has collected 53 best papers nominated by eight departments.  As permission has been obtained from students, their papers were digitized and are made accessible to the University community via the CityU Institutional Repository http://dspace.cityu.edu.hk/

The details of the Ceremony are as follows:

The Library is pleased to have Prof Richard Ho, Acting President, to give us a welcoming remark and Head or delegate of the following departments to present certificates to their fellow students:

The Library is also honored to have Prof Paul Lam, Acting Vice President for Undergraduate Education, Prof Lilian Vrijmoed, Dean of Student Learning, and Ms Catherine Quinlan, Dean of the University of Southern California (USC) Libraries to be the facilitators for the sharing sessions with the awardees who will share their learning experiences.

In conjunction with the Ceremony, a selection of OAPS papers will also be displayed in the Learning Commons starting from 7 April 2008.

You are cordially invited to the Ceremony and the Exhibition.  Please come and join us for this joyful occasion!

Run Run Shaw Library
2 April 2008