Get Started @ HKUST Library: Get Books

The Library has lots of e-books. Use PowerSearch to find and access them from anywhere.  Here are the steps to get an e-book.

Example: Get an e-book about "project management" by someone named Samuel Mantel

1. Go to Library's homepage, choose the "PowerSearch" tab. Untick "Articles+", type in keywords, and click search button.

2. In the Results list, choose "Online Resources" to limit to e-books.

3. From the results list, Choose "Online Access".

4. A new tab will open. Click on the link under "View it".

Off campus?  You will be brought to the EZ Proxy login. Use your usual HKUST login and password. Details about EZ Proxy.

On campus, or after logging in via EZ Proxy: you will be brought straight to the vendor or publisher's site to read the book.

The HKUST Library offers Kindles so you can read books on the move!

• Popular Novels & Non-Fiction
• Both English & Chinese
• 2 weeks loan, renewable and the maximum load period is 42 days

Check the titles on each Kindle here!

Use PowerSearch to find a printed book in the library.

Example: Get a printed book about "project management" by someone named Samuel Mantel, published in 2011.

1. Go to Library's homepage, choose the "PowerSearch" tab. Untick "Articles+", type in keywords, and click search button.

2. In the Results list, choose "Available in the Library" to limit to printed books.

3. From the results list, you will see the Call Number of the book. This indicates the location of the book in the library. Click on it.

4. A new tab will open. Under "Get it", click "Locate". A floor map will pop up to show you where the book is located.

5. To get the book, you can

• get it from the bookshelf yourself, or
• sign-in PowerSearch and use Library Material Retrieval Service to request the book.

The book can be then checked out at G/F Circulation Counter.