Digital Projects
Welcome to the HKBU Library's one-stop search hub for all Digital Scholarship Projects created by the HKBU Library. We are committed to providing equitable access to educational resources for everyone, regardless of their affiliation with the university. Browse below to discover a wealth of digital content that supports your educational journey. We invite learners, educators, and the general public to take advantage of these valuable resources.
Automatic Free Access:
All users can freely access our Digital Scholarship Projects. Explore a wide range of resources, including digital documents, multimedia content and digital maps designed to support lifelong learning.
Application-Based Access:
For unaffiliated users seeking additional resources or specialised content, you can contact us at libms@hkbu.edu.hk
All Project Types
All Subjects
History in Data
史庫
Launched Sep 2014
- A cooperative effort with HKBU Department of History. Provides valuable, unique, and original datasets of historical significance.
GIS / Mapping
Timeline
Image / Video Curation
3D Object
Interview
Data Visualisation
History
Digital Scholarship NEW!
Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong 1941-1945: A Spatial History Project
1941-1945年日據香港空間史研究計劃
Launched Nov 2024
- Uses geographic information systems (GIS) to build an interactive map showcasing the urban space of Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, and a database of the Japanese military government's administration and wartime experiences in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation period from 1941 to 1945.
- Dr. Kwong Chi Man (Department of History)
GIS / Mapping
Timeline
History
Digital Scholarship
The Battle of Hong Kong 1941: A Spatial History Project
1941年香港戰役空間史研究
Launched Sep 2021
- Uses geographic information systems (GIS) to build a web map about the Battle of Hong Kong and a database of British military installations in Hong Kong during the Second World War. QEF version of the project is also available here.
- Dr. Kwong Chi Man (Department of History)
GIS / Mapping
Timeline
History
Digital Scholarship
Hong Kong Resistance: the British Army Aid Group, 1942-1945
地下抗戰：香港淪陷與英軍服務團，1942-1945
Launched Dec 2020
- This project adopts Spatial History approach and other textual and visual sources to introduce the history of the BAAG
- Dr. Kwong Chi Man (Department of History)
GIS / Mapping
Timeline
History
Digital Scholarship
A Japanese Gunner's Journey 1940-1943
日本砲兵相簿 1940-1943年
Launched Jun 2022
- An interactive story map that documents a Japnese gunner and his wartime journey from 1940 to 1943.
- Dr. Kwong Chi Man (Department of History)
GIS / Mapping
Timeline
History
Digital Scholarship
Touring Ottoman Lands - Murray's Routes for Southwest Asia (1850-1900)
Launched May 2024
- Presents a collection of tourist routes in the Ottoman Empire described in John Murray’s travel handbooks published in 19th-century Europe
- Dr. Elvan Cobb (Department of History)
GIS / Mapping
History
Digital Scholarship
Sun Yat-sen x Chu Tat-shing: History through Sculptures
孫中山 x 朱達誠﹕歷史與藝術之間
Launched Nov 2023
- A documentary of a sculpter who shaped the sculpture and image of Sun Yat-sen in Hong Kong and China
- Prof. Clara Ho (Department of History)
3D Object
Image / Video Curation
History
Digital Scholarship
Sun Yat-sen First Day Cover
孫中山首日封
Launched Mar 2023
- A collection of 104 first day covers with Dr. Sun Yat-sen theme issued between 1942-2016, collected from Hong Kong SAR, Macau, China, Taiwan and other oversea countries.
- Prof. Clara Ho (Department of History)
Image / Video Curation
History
Digital Scholarship
Pictorial Representations of Sun Yat-sen
孫中山圖像庫
Launched Jan 2022
- Showcases a collection of Dr. Sun yat-sen imagery collected from around the world.
- Prof. Clara Ho (Department of History)
Image / Video Curation
History
Digital Scholarship
Sun Yat-sen Parks in the World
中山公園數據庫
Launched Mar 2016 , Updated Jul 2017
- Introduces 106 Sun Yat-sen Parks worldwide, scattered across the Greater China Region, the United States, Canada, and Singapore
- Prof. Clara Ho (Department of History)
GIS / Mapping
History
Digital Scholarship
Teaching Chinese History with 3D Models of Artifacts
中國歷史教學與3D文物
Launched Dec 2021
- A QEF project that showcases a collection of 3D models of historical artifacts.
- Dr. Sammy Li Kin-Sum (Department of History)
3D Object
History
Digital Scholarship
Tribute Data Curation
貢品數據管理
Launched Sep 2014
- Displays individual entries and aggregate graphs of a dataset that shows the types and quantity of tribute items exchanged in Heilongjian during Qing dynasty
- Dr. Loretta Kim (Department of History)
Data Visualisation
History
Digital Scholarship
HKBU Corpora
- Two corpus of political speeches, containing a total of 12 million Chinese and English words
Corpus
Politics
Language & Literature
Digital Scholarship
Corpus of Political Speeches
Launched Dec 2015 , Updated Aug 2017
- Facilitates linguistic analysis of English political speeches from HK and US (4,843,177 words) and Chinese political speeches from HK, Taiwan, and China (1,426,182 words) with part-of-speech tagging
- Prof. Kathleen Ahrens (Language Centre)
Corpus
Politics
Language & Literature
Digital Scholarship
The Chinese/English Political Interpreting Corpus
Launched Jun 2019
- Designed for the study of Chinese/English political interpreting and translations with political speeches from HK, China, US, and UK along with their translated/interpreted outputs (6,461,535 words)
- Dr. Janice Pan (Department of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies)
Corpus
Politics
Language & Literature
Digital Scholarship
The 70's Biweekly and People's Theatre: A private archive of Mok Chiu-yu Augustine and friends
70年代雙週刊及民衆戲劇: 莫昭如及友人私人收藏檔案
Launched Oct 2020
- Shares part of the personal archive kept by Mr. Augustine Chiu-yu Mok about The 1970's syndicate and Asian People's Theatre practitioners
- Dr. Jessica Yeung (Department of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies)
Full-text
Timeline
Politics
Digital Scholarship
The Aleksis Kivi Brothers Seven Translation Assessment Project
Launched Nov 2015
- Crowdsources assessments of over 50 translations of a Finnish novel
- Prof. Douglas Robinson (Faculty of Arts)
Crowdsourcing
Language & Literature
Digital Scholarship
Synergy between Tradition and the Contemporary – Hong Kong Calligraphy Series
古今相生 - 香港書法系列
- Collection of calligraphy works by Hong Kong calligraphers
Image / Video Curation
Arts & Craft
Digital Scholarship
Chinese Calligraphy and Seal Engraving by Lau Chak Kwong Daniel
劉澤光書法篆刻
Launched Nov 2023 , Updated Nov 2024
- Showcases 840+ Chinese calligraphy work by Dr. Daniel Lau
- Dr. Daniel Lau (Visual Arts)
Image / Video Curation
Arts & Craft
Digital Scholarship
The Art of Chinese Calligraphy by Han Yunshan
韓雲山書法藝術
Launched Sep 2019
- Showcases 440+ Chinese calligraphy work by Han Yunshan including scrolls, couplets, paper fans, copybooks, etc.
- Dr. Daniel Lau (Visual Arts)
Image / Video Curation
Arts & Craft
Digital Scholarship
Crisscross 7000 Years: The Art and Technology of Mortise and Tenon
縱橫7000年: 藝術與科技
Launched May 2024
- Documents the history and construction of 36 different mortise and tenon structures from around the world.
- Dr. Anna Qin (Academy of Visual Arts)
3D Object
Image / Video Curation
Arts & Craft
Digital Scholarship
The Asian Empson: An Online, Open-Access Trilingual Bibliography
Launched Mar 2020
- This trilingual, open-access bibliography catalogs works by William Empson published in China and Japan.
- Prof. Stuart Christie (Department of English Language and Literature)
Bibliography
Language & Literature
Digitization
Chinese Newspaper Clipping Database
華人剪報資料庫
Launched Mar 2015 , Updated Oct 2024
- Provides an index to over 58,000 film, overseas Chinese, and religion-related materials published in early Chinese newspapers (1900-1976) from around the world. (Former project name: 早期華文報紙電影史料庫)
- Prof. Emilie Yeh (Academy of Film), Union Research Institute
Full-text
Religion
History
Politics
Journalisim & Communication
Film & Documentary
Digital Scholarship
Cinematic Realism - Documentary Film Website
Launched May 2015 , Updated Aug 2017
- Provides a detailed introduction to realism anthology, over 4,200 full-text pages of historical documents from National Archives of UK and India, reviews of 248 local and overseas documentary films, interview transcripts with 24 important Indian documentary film scholars and filmmakers, and more (Project former name: South and South-East Asia documentary Film Research Website)
- Prof. Ian Aitken, Dr. Camille Deprez (Academy of Film)
Full-text
Interview
Politics
Film & Documentary
Digital Scholarship
COMM2gether
傳話當年
Launched Oct 2018 , Updated Oct 2019
- Presents education history and cultural heritage of HKBU's School of Communication, containing information of the School's milestones as well as alumni interviews and photos (a CoP grant project)
- Dr. Angela Mak (Department of Communication Studies)
Interview
Timeline
Journalisim & Communication
SDG Goals:
Digital Scholarship
A Disappearing Art: Bookplates and Hong Kong
消失中的藝術：藏書票與香港
Launched Apr 2019 , Updated May 2020
- Virtually showcases 900 bookplates collected all over the world including some very valuable pieces and facilitates bookplate research
- Dr. Sarah Ng (Visual Arts)
Image / Video Curation
Arts & Craft
Digital Scholarship
HK Facebook News Analytics Dashboard
香港Facebook新聞數據分析平台
Launched Oct 2021
- Presents data of 17 HK news outlet Facebook public pages from January 2019 to June 2021, including post text, post comments, post URLs, and user engagement statistics with built-in analytical tools
- Dr. Stephanie Tsang (Department of Communication Studies)
Data Visualisation
Journalisim & Communication
SDG Goals:
Digital Scholarship
HK Solar Map
香港太陽能地圖
Launched Nov 2016 , Updated Jul 2017
- Facilitates estimation of solar energy generated from installing solar panels on rooftops
- Dr. Kevin Lo, Dr. Daphne Mah, Prof. Qiming Zhou (Department of Geography)
GIS / Mapping
Geography & Environment
SDG Goals:
Hong Kong Cultural Heritage
香港文化遺產
- A collection of projects related to the rich cultural heritage of Hong Kong.
GIS / Mapping
Interview
History
Arts & Craft
Digital Scholarship
Mid-Autumn Festival - the Pok Fu Lam Fire Dragon Dance
中秋節—薄扶林舞火龍 研究計劃
Launched Sep 2022
- A partnership research project under the Intangible Cultural Heritage Funding Scheme (HKSAR government), which documents the Pok Fu Lam Fire Dragon Dance during the Mid-Autumn Festival
- Prof. Po Yin Chung (Department of History)
Image / Video Curation
Data Visualisation
GIS / Mapping
Interview
Timeline
History
SDG Goals:
Digital Scholarship
Cheung Chau Piu Sik Parade
長洲飄色巡遊
Launched Oct 2019
- Provides a detailed account of Piu Sik Parade from its history to techniques with a view to promoting and introducing HK traditional culture
- Dr. Leung Mee Ping (Visual Arts)
Interview
Arts & Craft
Digitization
HK TV and Film Publication Database
中港電視。電影刊物資料庫
Launched Sep 2020 , Updated Dec 2024
- Collects TV and film publications published in HK during the British colonial period, including TVB Weekly (full collection), TV brochures (75+ titles) and movie pamphlets (200+ titles), with data analytic tools. This collection will continue to grow.
Full-text
Image / Video Curation
Journalisim & Communication
Film & Documentary
Digital Scholarship
HK Wildtracks
香港自然蹤跡
Launched Oct 2019 , Updated Nov 2020
- Displays 67,970 sets of survey data across four survey periods using GIS applications with bird and frog information and soundtracks (Hong Kong Bird Watching Society)
- Dr. Karen Woo, College of International Education
GIS / Mapping
Image / Video Curation
Geography & Environment
SDG Goals:
Digitization
HKBU Heritage
Launched Sep 2013 , Updated Sep 2024
- Showcases over 1400+ creative outputs produced by HKBU faculty and students, including artworks, movies, documentary films, animations, music performances, and creative writings
- Academy of Film, Academy of Visual Arts, Department of Communication Studies, Department of Humanities & Creative Writing, Department of Journalism, Department of Music
Image / Video Curation
Language & Literature
Arts & Craft
Music
Film & Documentary
Digitization
HKBUtube
Launched Jul 2009 , Updated Dec 2024
- Provides over 26,000 documentary films produced by local TV companies, over 840 videos of conferences and seminars held on campus, over 85 teaching videos created by HKBU faculty, and over 80 other campus videos
Image / Video Curation
Journalisim & Communication
Film & Documentary
Digital Scholarship
HKKH: Sinophone Hong Kong Literature: Translation Anthologies
Launched Sep 2021
- Collects anthologies that include English and French translations of Hong Kong literature originally written in Chinese, provided with interviews of authors and translators
- Dr. Maialen Marin-Lacarta (Department of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies)
Bibliography
Language & Literature
Digital Scholarship
Journalistic Role Conception and Role Performance
Launched May 2017
- Contains data and further information addressing the disconnection between ideals and practice in journalsim in mainland Chinese press and HK press, as part of the international collaborative project "Journalistic Role Performance around the Globe"
- Prof. Colin Sparks (Department of Journalism)
Data Visualisation
Journalisim & Communication
SDG Goals:
Digital Scholarship
Materialism Among Children and Youth in China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore
Launched Sep 2017
- Presents the raw data and aggregate graphs of fourteen interview studies on materialism among children and youth. These studies were conducted across four Asian regions over fifteen years.
- Prof. Kara Chan (Department of Communication Studies)
Data Visualisation
Interview
Journalisim & Communication
Sociology
SDG Goals:
Digital Scholarship
An Oral and Documentary History of HK Protestant Christians
香港基督徒口述及文獻史研究
Launched Oct 2019
- Captures Christians' involvement in social issues from 1969 to 1997 with 851 event records shared, as well as full interview transcripts with 19 Christian leaders
- Dr. Kwok Wai Luen (Department of Religion and Philosophy)
Interview
Timeline
Religion
History
SDG Goals:
Digital Scholarship
OTCL Online Thematic Catalogue of Lully Keyboard Arrangements
Launched Sep 2018
- Facilitates searching and browsing of over 600 pieces from some 70 manuscripts about Jean-Baptiste Lully's keyboard arrangements
- Prof. David Chung (Department of Music)
Image / Video Curation
Music
Digital Scholarship
100 Chinese Protestant Christian Hymns from Qing China
天使歌聲: 晚清詩歌一百首
Launched Nov 2023
- A rare collection of 100 Chinese Christian hymns from Qing's dynasty with a text search engine and wordcloud tool for exploring the hymns lyrics
- Prof. Wong Man Kong (Department of History)
Music
Digital Scholarship
Resounding the Scores: Music Office Chinese Ensemble Music Collection
正風琅嬛: 音樂事務處中樂合奏譜藏品
Launched Aug 2022
- A collection of parts and full scores of 51 pieces of Chinese instrumental ensemble music preserved in the Music Office (MO) of the Hong Kong LCSD.
- Prof. Helan Yang (Academy of Music)
Music
Digital Scholarship
Sci-fi Blockbusters' Representation of Cyborgs and Its Impacts on Audiences’ Perception of Human-machine Communication
Launched Oct 2022
- Data visualization of a research on sci-fi movies
- Dr. Xinzhi Zhang (School of Communication)
Data Visualisation
Journalisim & Communication
Film & Documentary
Digital Scholarship
Venturing to the Unknown: Men's Studies in Greater China
大中華男性研究彙集與延展
Launched Sep 2020
- Provides research results and statistics on men in Greater China, hoping to form future directions in terms of men's service delivery
- Dr. Simon Wong (Social Work)
Interview
Image / Video Curation
Sociology
SDG Goals:
Digital Scholarship
Yinheritance? Cultural Celebrations for Ethnic Minority Children's Well-being
彝童識彝
Launched Oct 2018
- Facilitates users to explore six key areas of Yi children's development, using two sets of longitudinal data gathered from 2007 to 2014.
- Dr. Angel Lai (Department of Social Work)
Data Visualisation
Sociology
SDG Goals:
Digital Scholarship
靈性傳統。全球生態。香港環境
Launched Sep 2015
- Examines disparate religious approaches to ecological resources, shares 13 sessions of teaching materials on creation care, and displays 880 photos on HK's environment
- Dr. Keith Chan (Department of Religion and Philosophy)
Interview
Image / Video Curation
Religion
Geography & Environment
SDG Goals:
Digital Scholarship NEW!
食盆
Launched Sep 2024
- A transdisciplinary research project generously funded by the HKSAR Government's Intangible Cultural Heritage Office the research team documents the colourful tradition of eating basin meal (sek pun) in the walled villages of the New Territories revealing its social and cultural significance.
- Prof. Po Yin Chung (Department of History)
Image / Video Curation
Data Visualisation
GIS / Mapping
Interview
Timeline
History
SDG Goals:
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