Library Impact Report 25/26
Knowledge Transfer
Building a vibrant ecosystem to translate research and innovation into impactful outcomes for society.
Institutional Repository Global Reach
Downloads
(HKBU Scholar & e-Journals@HKBU)
454,318
(168,254 + 286,064)
vs last year
+96.33％
Page Views
(HKBU Scholar & Digital Scholarship)
2,976,254
(867,822 + 2,108,432)
vs last year
+125.85％
Visible Ecosystem Driving Innovation & Dissemination
Digital Scholarship
Library uses digital tech to preserve scholarly work and build tools that help share information and drive new research.
Projects
65
New Projects Created
+5
Worldwide Unique Users
1,799,059
vs last year
+812.52％
Page Views
2,108,432
vs last year
+256.15％
Digital Scholarship Project Highlights
HKBU Scholars
Library manages HKBU Scholars by overseeing its technical infrastructure, curating research metadata, ensuring copyright compliance, and facilitating the open-access dissemination of the University’s scholarly output.
HKBU Scholar Repository Items
51,493
Research Output Downloads
168,254
vs last year
+302.03％
Page Views
867,822
vs last year
-3.06%
New Repository Items Added
+5,345
Worldwide Unique Users
170,904
vs last year
+14.31％
E-Journals@HKBU
Journal Titles
5
Total Number of Articles
1,459
vs last year
+23.23％
New Articles
+275
Downloads
286,064
vs last year
+97.53％
Library Community and Professional Engagement & Global Partnerships
Community Outreach & Impact Events
Fall Symposium 2025
Yvonne So (Facilitator)
195 virtual attendees
Association for Asian Studies (AAS) 2026 Annual Conference
Rebekah Wong
600 (est.)
International Archives Week 2026 – Archives Expo
Jeannette Ma
1,000 (est.)
International & Regional Presentations
Open Access in Asia – Not a Cookie Cutter Approach
Authentication Reimagined: HKBU Library’s Transition to OpenAthens (2026 EBSCO Day Hong Kong)
Christopher Chan
50
Christopher Chan
80
Beyond Research: How Primary Sources Shape Career-Ready Graduates
Christopher Chan
40
How Library Leaders Can Cultivate Environments of Psychological Safety (ALIA National 2026)
Christopher Chan
100
From Strategy to Signature: How JULAC Designs, Negotiates, and Manages Transformative Agreements (Charleston Conference Asia 2026)
Sustaining Cultural Memory: Resilience in Digitizing Hong Kong Film & TV Ephemera (CEAL 2026 Annual Meeting)
Wing Woo
60
User-centric Libraries: A Sustainable Future through Innovation, Technology, and Collaboration (2026 JULAC Libraries Forum)
Venus Lam, Tom Siu
300 (est.)
Wing Woo
60
Introduction of Wikimedia Works of Hong Kong Baptist University Library (20th Cooperative Committee for Chinese Name Authority)
Ian So
17
Professional Network & Institutional Memberships – Global Organizations
Professional Network & Institutional Memberships – Regional Organizations
Professional Network & Institutional Memberships – Local Organizations
Last updated: 29 September 2026