Library Impact Report 24/25
Research Excellence
Establishing HKBU as a global university of impact and significance by conducting world-leading research and supporting a diverse community of scholars.
Community Satisfaction
Aligned with Library Strategic Priorities:





Research Community Satisfaction
Academic, Research & Teaching Staff
93.5%
Satisfaction with Library Collection
Up-to-date
86.77%
Subject range coverage
85.74%
Accessibility
87.59%
Dissemination & Visibility
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HKBU Scholar
HKBU Scholar Repository Items
46,148
New Repository Items Added in 24/25
8,020
Page Views
895,246
Downloads
86,589
E-Journals@HKBU (Library-developed e-journal platform)
New Arictles
78
Downloads
144,818
Open Access (OA) Publishing Support
Publisher Agreements
14
Estimated cost avoidance for the University
~1.8M HKD
Articles Made Open Access
210
Impact Measurement Tools
Tool
Scholarly Works Dashboard
Fit-for-purpose Research Collections
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Resource Type
E-Journals
120,817
E-Journals Articles Download
1,035,762
E-Books
1.9M+
E-Book Download
728,905
Physical Volume
1.03M
Physical Volume – Lending
67,635
E-Databases Subscribed
474
Platform Access
Library Website
999,229
OneSearch
1.29M
Interlibrary Services
Provided to Partner Libraries
5,003
Received from Partner Libraries
2,866
Last updated: 15 May 2026


