Overnight Library Access Policy Update

Effective 1 September 2026, access to the Academic Commons at the Main Library from 11:00 p.m. to 7:59 a.m. will be restricted to current HKBU students and staff only. 

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Notice of Level 2 Washroom Renovation (16 May – 31 August 2026)

Please note that all washrooms on Level 2 of the Main Library including the female, male, and disabled washrooms are scheduled for renovation.

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Notice of Noisy Works in the Library (May–Aug 2026)

To maintain and improve our facilities, the following works are scheduled and may generate noise in nearby areas.

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Important Updates on CollabTech Commons (formerly Multimedia Learning Centre)

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Ian So

Metadata and Cataloguing Librarian

ianso@hkbu.edu.hk
3411-5605

Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Library and Information Management) Charles Sturt University
BA University of Hong Kong

Ian So

My team and I are responsible for describing library resources for the discovery and access by library users. At present, our major task is to reclass the existing collections using a single classification scheme, i.e. the Library of Congress call numbers. This will collocate similar library materials, and will help students and professors find the materials more conveniently. Apart from serving the HKBU community, we also share our catalogued descriptions to OCLC. This facilitates the description works of librarians from other parts of the world, and will help the information needs of academics internationally.

Last updated: 04 March 2025