Factsheet

Learning Commons (Library Services)

Fact Sheet

Reference Website:

THEi Learning Commons Website:	https://www.thei.edu.hk/student-services/learning-commons
THEi Learning Commons Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/LearningCommons.THEihk
THEi Integrated Learning Platform:	https://learning.thei.edu.hk (campus network or via VPN to access at home)
VTC Library Website:	http://library.vtc.edu.hk/web/
THEi Moodle Website:	https://moodle.thei.edu.hk
VTC Library Catalogue:	https://vtc.summon.serialssolutions.com/en/#!/
Contact E-mail:	thei-lc@thei.edu.hk

Opening Hours (During term time):

Monday - Friday	9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday	9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday and Public Holiday	Closed

 

VTC Library Collections (as at 31 Dec 2022):

	Quantity
1. Printed Books	509,988
2. eBooks	321,330
3. Online Journals	43,316
4. Online Databases	87
Spaces: more than 1500 M2
Number of Seats: About 200

 

Facilities in THEi (Chai Wan) Learning Commons

• Collaboration seatings
  • Pairs single seat armchairs
  • Small group discussion bench seats for six
  • Large group discussion sofa for ten
• Group discussion rooms (Through online reservation)
• Individual study carrel
• Information technology
  • All-in-one PC
  • iMac
  • 32” smart TV
  • Photocopiers (Octopus and Print Quota)
  • 44” designJet plotter (e.g. A0, A1 in size)
  • Whiteboard
  • 65" and 80" Electronic interactive whiteboard
  • 3D printer (check in circulation counter)
  • A3 Laminator
  • Trimmer
  • Small/Large Stapler and Puncher
  • Portable support technical aids for special needs users
  • 101" digital display

 

Facilities in THEi (Chai Wan) Learning Commons e-classroom:

• Workstation PC equipped with start-of-the-art software packages
• Audio-visual systems for teachers used
• Classroom management system
• Software available: MS Office, Adobe Creative Cloud‎, AutoCAD

 

Installed Software of E-Classroom:

1. 3ds Max
2. 7-Zip
3. A360 Desktop
4. Adobe Creative Cloud
5. Adobe Acrobat Reader
6. Adobe Acrobat
7. AutoCAD
8. Autodesk Series
9. CD Burner XP
10. Chrome
11. Firefox
12. Irfanview
13. Kaspersky
14. Microsoft Office Product
15. Microsoft Visual Studio
16. Microsoft One Drive
17. PDFCreator
18. SmartPLS
19. VLC Player

 

Installed Software of All-In-One PC:

1. 7-Zip
2. Adobe Creative Cloud
3. Adobe Acrobat Reader
4. Adobe Acrobat
5. Chrome
6. Cyberlink Power2Go
7. Firefox
8. iCloud
9. iTunes
10. K-Lite
11. Kaspersky
12. Microsoft Office Product
13. Microsoft One Drive
14. Silverlight

 

Installed Software of Lenovo Notebook:

(*Notebook No.11 : SPSS, Smart PLS, NVivo ; Notebook No.12 : SPSS, Smart PLS ; Notebook No.13 : PRISM, Tableau ; Notebook No.14 : Tableau)

1. 7-Zip
2. Adobe Acrobat Reader
3. Adobe Creative Cloud
4. Adobe Acrobat
5. Chrome
6. Firefox
7. iCloud
8. iTunes
9. K-Lite
10. Kaspersky
11. Microsoft Office Product
12. Microsoft One Drive
13. MirrorOp
14. Silverlight

 

Installed Software of Microsoft Surface Pro 7 / Laptop:

1. 7-Zip
2. Adobe Acrobat Reader
3. Adobe Creative Cloud  (Exclude Adobe InDesign)
4. Adobe Acrobat
5. Chrome
6. Firefox
7. iCloud
8. iTunes
9. K-Lite
10. Kaspersky
11. Microsoft Office Product
12. Microsoft One Drive
13. MirrorOp
14. Silverlight

 

Items can be borrowed in THEi (Chai Wan) Learning Commons:

• Tripod with Tablet/ Mobile phone clips
• Projectors & Projection Screen
• Whiteboard pen and eraser
• Tablet PC / iPad
• Slim PC Notebook Computers
• MacBook Air and MacBook Pro
• PC Headsets
• HDMI, USB, Card Readers Adaptor
• Wireless keyboard and mouse
• Blu ray combo
• RF9 with InterLink-X Controller (In E-classroom E07)
• Type-C 4 in 1 Hub
• Lightning Digital AV Adapter
• Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter
• Card Reader
• Vive Focus Plus (Standalone) All-in-one VR headset and controllers
• Vive Cosmos  VR headset and wireless adapters
• Rocketbook beacons

 

Support Online Teaching – Ring Light Selfie Stick Tripod 

• Come to LC circulation counter to borrow one to support your online teaching class using MS Teams (One-day laon)
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e-Magazines Reading at LC 

Starting on 1 September 2019, LC subscribes to a number of magazines and newspapers online. Come to LC to borrow the iPad to read at LC.

 

Printed magazine/journals

• SportsSoho 運動版圖

 

Online newspaper/magazines/ journals

(User can borrow the iPad for reading inside LC)

• hket.com, including, Hong Kong Economic Times (香港經濟日報), U Magazine, iMoney
• Choices 選擇月刊
• Sing Tao E-newspaper 星島電子報
• Times Higher Education
• Flipster