YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College

Gale e-database

Gale e-database is an online database that provides a wide range of e-books and full text on different subjects to support students’ information literacy and teaching purposes. Students can access the database 24/7, with an unlimited and simultaneous circulation of the electronic reference collection.

Students also have access to the complete archive of National Geographic magazine at their fingertips — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos.

Click here to start your reading tour.

Tutorial videos:
1. Gale Tools - Cite
This tutorial shows you how to use Citation Tools to generate citations for your works.

2. Gale Tools - Accessibility and Support for All Learners

This tutorial shows you how to use tools like Translate, Listen, and Display Edit to support your learning needs.

3. Gale In Context: High School - Topic Pages
This tutorial shows you how to use topic pages within Gale In Context: High School to research topics across all major subject areas.

4. Gale eBooks - Searching for Information
This tutorial will show you how to use Gale eBooks search features to pinpoint relevant entries in Gale eBooks.

5. Gale Literature - Literary Analysis
This tutorial shows you how to use Gale Literature to take your literary analysis to the next level.

WiseNews: Wise Search

(This is for library use only, so please ask for the login information at the library counter.)

WiseNews is a full-text database daily updated with articles from newspapers, periodicals and electronic media for online reading and information search. It covers regions such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Click here to start your research.

The Student Standard

(This is for library use only, so please ask for the login information at the library counter.)

The Student Standard has all-around content covering English learning, social issues and STEM content. In addition, it features vocabulary building, mini-comprehension exercises and comics in English. 

Click here to surf their latest issues.

SCMP e-Paper & YP e-Paper, and YP Digital

(This is for library use only, so please ask for the login information at the library counter.)

South China Morning Post (SCMP) is a renowned newspaper publisher in Hong Kong and features news from Hong Kong, China and the world. Young Post (YP) tailors to students’ English learning needs.

The e-Paper version of SCMP and YP offers everything available in the print edition but in an online format for a tablet, smartphone or laptop. So you can navigate at your own pace, download your favourite pages and search for further information.

Please access YP Digital at http://scmp.com/yp and log in to YP & SCMP ePaper at http://yp.scmp.com/e-newspaper.

《明報電子報(學生版)》 
MingPao ePaper for students

(This is for library use only, so please ask for the login information at the library counter.)

The MingPao is a renowned Chinese newspaper publisher in Hong Kong that features news from Hong Kong, China and the world.

Click here to surf their latest issues.