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 be informed that the noisy work for Main Library Level 2 washrooms renovation will take place on 23 May 2026 (Sat) - 25 May 2026 (Mon). 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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Special Collections and Archives Reopens – Normal Services Resumed (27 April 2026)

Important Updates on CollabTech Commons (formerly Multimedia Learning Centre)

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UtilitiesApplicationsAvailability (Main Library)
Operating SystemWindows 10 EnterpriseAll
Internet BrowsersMozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
FileZilla Client
SSH Secure File Transfer Client
All
Microsoft ApplicationsMicrosoft Office 2019
Access
Excel
PowerPoint
Publisher
Word
Microsoft .NET Framework
All
PDF ApplicationsAdobe Acrobat DC / Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

PDF-XChange Editor
All
Adobe Creative SuiteAdobe Acrobat DC
Audition
After Effects
Dreamweaver
Illustrator
Photoshop
Premiere
Level 4 CTC (open area only)
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Web PremiumPhotoshop
Illustrator
Dreamweaver
Level 2 Academic Commons
(3 Dedicated Workstations)
Video ApplicationsWindows Media Player
QuickTime
VLC media player
All
Data Analytics ToolsMatLab
NVivo 14
Python
Tableau

SPSS 29 (with process and AMOS) (for HKBU SSOid users only)
Level 4 CTC
Reference Management ToolEndNoteLevel 4 CTC
OtherOpenJDK
7-Zip
Notepad++
Paint.NET
Python

Roxio Burn (except L2)
All
Input LanguagesChinese (Simplified, PRC)
Microsoft Pinyin
Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
ChangJie 倉頡
Quick 速成
Bopomofo
English
All

Last updated: 20 March 2026