E-tools | Lingnan University Fong Sum Wood Library

E-tools developed by our content providers are available for staff and students to search and access the Library’s electronic resources more conveniently using their APPs /platform.

BrowZine EBSCO Mobile Hyread 電子書 Initium Media 端傳媒 iRead eBook 華藝電子書 Kanopy LibKey Nomad Naxos Music Library Naxos Spoken Word Library PressReader VitalSource

BrowZine is a simple and user-friendly platform to browse and access the Library-subscribed e-journals on the web or other mobile devices anytime and anywhere. BrowZine mainly covers the e-journals from the year 2005 onwards.

With BrowZine, you can browse, read, download, and follow the content from the Library-subscribed academic journals.:

Enjoy our Library Subscription by choosing “Lingnan University” and log in with your LU account
Read and download the content of Library-subscribed academic journals on BrowZine with your mobile devices
Export the citation information to bibliographical management tools such as RefWorks, EndNote, and Zotero
Create a personal account on BrowZine to organise and track your favourite journals and saved articles

Sign in from mobile device:

1. Install BrowZine app from App Store or Google Play. You may scan QR code below with your mobile device to download BrowZine app:

2. Launch the BrowZine app and search "Lingnan University" as the Library

3. Log in with your Lingnan email account

Create BrowZine Account from BrowZine App:

1. Go to "Setting" from BrowZine App and then tap "Log in" under BrowZine Account

2. Tap "Sign up"

3. Input all the information required to sign up for a BrowZine Account

Please visit https://support.thirdiron.com/support/home to learn more about BrowZine.

EBSCO is a leading provider of research databases, offering access to e-books, e-journals, etc. The platform offers a vast collection of high-quality academic resources covering a wide range of subjects, including science, engineering, technology, humanities, social sciences, and more. EBSCO Mobile App is available for users to connect to their owning Library to do simply search and read EBSCO ebooks directly within the app.

Sign up from PC:

1. Go to EBSCO and then click “Sign In”

2. Click “Sign up”

3. Input all the information required and then click “Create account”

Sign in from mobile device (AFTER registration from PC in advance):

1. Install EBSCO Mobile app from App Store or Google Play. You may scan QR code below with your mobile device to download EBSCO Mobile app:

2. Launch the EBSCO Mobile app and tap "Access with your institution"

3. Search "Lingnan" and select "LINGNAN UNIVERSITY" or "LINGNAN UNIV LIBRARY". Then, tap "Connect your institution”

4. Tap "Continue" to allow the app to use "ebsco.zone" to sign in

5. Input all the information required and tap "Sign In"

EBSCO Help

HyRead eBook is a platform providing access to Chinese materials on different subjects published in Taiwan.

HyRead eBook (Hyread 電子書) 提供由台灣出版的學術、專業、休閒及工具書等各類書籍，包括人文社會、文學小說、語言學習、商業經濟、電腦資訊、宗教哲學、科技醫藥、藝術設計等各領域電子書。讀者登入嶺南帳戶後，可以線上閱讀或將電子資源下載到不同裝置上閱讀。

Sign in from a mobile device:

1. Install HyRead ebook app from App Store or Google Play. You may scan QR code below with your mobile device to download HyRead ebook app:

2. Launch the HyRead app. Tap at the bottom right corner and then tap "Add Libraries" at the top right corner

3. Search and select「嶺南大學」and then tap "Add Entrance. 1"

4. Tap "Login" under 嶺南大學

5. You will be redirected to Lingnan University login page for sign in

6. Confirm your login

Please visit https://hkln.ebook.hyread.com.tw/Template/RWD3.0/QA.jsp to know more about HyRead ebook.

Initium Media is a digital media platform providing news, opinion, and lifestyle content in Chinese.

端傳媒 (Initium Media) 專注於原創、深度及具國際視野的華語新聞報導，記錄中國、香港、台灣和國際社會的新聞及故事，致力為全球華語讀者提供豐富多元的時事資訊。

Sign up from PC:

1. Go to 端傳媒

2. Click at the top right corner and click「登入/註冊」

3. Shift to「註冊」page and input all information required to create an account

Sign up from mobile device:

1. Install 端傳媒 app from App Store or Google Play. You may scan QR code below with your mobile device to download 端傳媒 app:

2. Launch the 端傳媒 app and tap「會員中心」

3. Tap「登入或註冊端帳號」

4. Tap「註冊新帳號」

5. Input all information required to create a new account

iRead eBook (previously called "airitiBooks") is a platform providing access to online Chinese resources in different subjects.

iRead eBook 華藝中文電子書（舊名：airitiBooks 華藝中文電子書）收錄豐富的華文電子書籍和雜誌，包括商管財經、休閒旅遊、文學小說、語言學習、各學科專業、設計藝術等內容。除線上閱讀外，讀者可以註冊及登入帳戶，建立個人的專屬書庫，並下載電子資源到不同裝置上閱讀。只需根據以下程序便可使用iRead eBooks平台：

Sign up from PC:

1. Go to iRead eBook 華藝中文電子書 and then click「登入」at the top right corner

2. Confirm「嶺南大學 Lingnan University 讀者」is shown on the screen and then click 「確認」

3. Click「註冊華藝個人會員」to register your Airiti account

4. Click「連結華藝個人會員」to confirm Library University permission

5. Input all the information required and click「驗證信箱」to activate the account

Sign up from mobile device (AFTER registration from PC in advance):

1. Install Airiti Reader app from App Store or Google Play. You may scan QR code below with your mobile device to download Airiti Reader app:

2. Launch the Airiti Reader app. Please use Lingnan Wi-Fi network (SSID: "LU" or "LU-Advanced") for the first-time user

3. Ensure 「嶺南大學 Lingnan University」is displayed on the screen and then tap「使用您目前的圖書館」

4. Tap「登入」to login your registered Airiti account

Please visit https://www.airitibooks.com/Other/Newbie?NewbieType=6 to know more about iRead eBooks 華藝中文電子書.

Kanopy is a video-streaming and documentary database that provides access to a rich collection of films and documentaries that cover a large variety of subjects, such as anthropology, sociology, film studies, education, etc. The platform continues to expand its collection and deliver over 30,000 enriching films to stream through desktop, smartphone, TV or tablet anytime and anywhere.

Sign up from PC:

1. Go to Kanopy and click on the top right corner to sign up

2. Click “Create an account”

3. Input all the information required and click “SIGN UP”. Remember to use your Lingnan email account for Kanopy account creation

Sign up from mobile device:

1. Install Kanopy app from App Store or Google Play. You may scan QR code below with your mobile device to download Kanopy app:

2. Launch the Kanopy app and tap “Get Started”

3. Tap “Find University”

4. Search and select “Lingnan University” from the search results

5. Tap “Next” to add Lingnan University login

6. You will be redirected to Lingnan University login page for sign in

7. Input all the information required and tap “Sign Up”. Remember to use Lingnan email account for Kanopy account creation

Please visit https://help.kanopy.com/en-us/home.htm to learn more about Kanopy.

LibKey Nomad is a Google Chrome browser extension that automatically provides links to full-text content of the e-journal articles under the Library's subscription.

How to use LibKey Nomad:

1. Install the LibKey Nomad browser extension to your favourite browser (e.g. Google Chrome/Firefox) on your device

2. Type and select "Lingnan University" as the Organization

3. The setting is done! Then, you can look for when browsing the publisher websites, Wikipedia, etc.

Example of accessing resources with LibKey Nomad

You will be able to see the following labels in webpages e.g. PubMed, Wikipedia and Research Gate. Click the LibKey Nomad labels (e.g. Download PDF, Article Link) to access articles under our Library subscription from publisher's sites.

E.g. Wikipedia

Please visit https://support.thirdiron.com/support/home to learn more about LibKey Nomad.

Naxos Music Library (NWL) provides comprehensive collection of over 69,080 discs with more than 994,100 tracks of Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music. Notes on the musical works as well as biographical information on composers or artists are also available in the Naxos Music Library. NML can be accessed from computer, iOS and Android apps.

Sign up from PC:

1. Go to Naxos Music Library

2. Click “Playlists” on the left facet, and then click “Sign Up”

3. Input all the information required, and then click “Register New Account Now”

Sign in from mobile device (AFTER registration from PC in advance):

1. Install NML app from App Store or Google Play. You may scan QR code below with your mobile device to download NWL app:

2. Launch the NWL app to log in with your registered account

Please visit Authorised User of a subscribing performing arts organisation to know more about accessing Naxos Music Library with Mobile Devices.

Naxos Spoken World Library (NSWL) provides various collections of audio book materials available online with contents ranging from Shakespeare plays and classic fiction by Austen and Dickens to contemporary fiction by Murakami and Durrell. Children´s classics, texts on drama and literary history are also included, along with sports book like The History of World Cup. Printed text appears along with the audio for many of the titles.

Sign up from PC:

1. Go to Naxos Spoken World Library

2. Click “Create student/Member Account” at the top right corner

3. Input all the information required and then click “Sign Up”

Sign in from mobile (AFTER registration from PC in advance):

1. Install NSWL from App Store or Google Play. You may scan QR code below with your mobile device to download NSWL app:

2. Log in your registered account with NSWL app

PressReader covers more than 6,000 global newspapers and magazines with more than 60 different languages. Eligible users may use PressReader online on any device with the LU login.

Sign up from PC:

1. Go to PressReader through LU Campus Network

2. Click “Sign up” to create a personal account with LU email address

3. Input the information required and click "Create my account"

4. Verify your email address to start your access

Sign up from mobile device:

1. Install PressReader app from App Store or Google Play. You may scan QR Code below with your mobile device to download PressReader app:

2. Launch the PressReader app and tap “Sign In”

3. Tap “Libraries & Groups”

4. Tap “Select Library or Group”

5. Search"Lingnan University" and select "Lingnan University (LU)"

6. Tap"Sign Up"

6. Input all the information required and tap"Next". Remember to use your Lingnan email account for PressReader account creation

Extend Offsite Access

From HotSpot page, tap "Select Publication" to open any publication to trigger the verification link to extend offsite access

PressReader Help

Explore PressReader Help Center to know more about PressReader.
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VitalSource is a world-leading platform offering a wide range of e-books published by various academic publishers. You can access e-books online or download VitalSource Bookshelf app to read on your own device.