Library Impact Report 2024-25

Contributing to the University’s strategy through integration into University’s research, learning, and teaching pursuits.

Best Student Experience >
Delivering a transformative educational experience that nurtures students to become engaged citizens and leaders.

Aligned with Library Strategic Priorities:

Key Impact

• Excellent Student Approval:
  The Library delivers a transformative educational experience, achieving high levels of satisfaction across both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Effective Workshop Engagement:
  Empowering future leaders, the library’s highly effective workshop programmes drive extensive participation and outstanding attendee approval.

Research Excellence >
Establishing HKBU as a global university of impact and significance by conducting world-leading research.

Aligned with Library Strategic Priorities:

Key Impact

• Essential Research Support:
  The Library supports HKBU’s global research impact, achieving excellent levels of satisfaction among academic staff while facilitating high volumes of access to critical research databases
• Expanding Global Reach:
  Championing open scholarship, the Librarysecures pivotal publishing agreements that make research freely accessible, significantly amplifying the university’s global visibility.

Capacity >
Building the necessary capacity in talent, governance, and facilities to support the University’s ambitions.

Aligned with Library Strategic Priorities:

Space Satisifaction

94%+

Entrances

605,576

AI-Powered Research Tools Usage

147,663

Key Impact

• Exceptional learning environments:
  The Library provides a variety of spaces conducive to different modes of learing and reseach, driving increasing foot traffic and achieving high user satisfaction with its spaces.
• Advanced Digital Empowerment:
  Rapidly expanding its technological capacity to support University ambitions, the Library contributes to innovation through acquiring and facilitating access to cutting-edge, AI-powered research tools.

Knowledge Transfer >
Building a vibrant ecosystem to translate research and innovation into impactful outcomes for society.

Aligned with Library Strategic Priorities:

Research Output Download
(HKBU Scholars & e-Journals platform)

231,407

Total Pageviews
(HKBU Scholars & Digital Projects)

1,317,787

Organisation and Participation
in Knowledge Sharing and Engagement Events

2,400+ (Participants)

Key Impact

• Elevated Research Visibility:
  The Library bolsters the global each of HKBU research, facilitating growing downloads across its scholarly platforms and digital projects.
• Vibrant Engagement:
  The Library organises and participates in local and international knowledge exchange, actively contributing to the profession.

Last updated: 15 May 2026