Designing and Developing Library Intranets

The digital divide and the inequalities of the availability and deployment of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) between developed and developing countries have long been a source of concern. Global institutions such as the United Nations, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the World Bank, as well as regional and national level agencies, have set up task forces to investigate how ICTs can be enacted most effectively in developing countries. How this shared vision should be put into practice is a complex undertaking, but it is already taking place. In this volume, we go beyond the theoretical, the polemical and the philosophical to consider practical issues as they are encountered by stakeholders in the developing country context. 15 author teams explore key issues organized into four sections: (1) Theoretical Background and Culture; (2) Telecentres; (3) Applications; and (4) Key Concepts with Country Specific Studies. Examples of these applications are

The Placemakers of Hong Kong pays homage to what local development companies, charitable organizations, as well as the government have been able to achieve in contributing to the enhancement of Hong Kong’s evolving urban and rural landscape. Far from being solely profit-driven, developers and urban planners have been vital to the community by creating and designing urban spaces for the public, increasing walkability, and embracing sustainable design—a process called ‘placemaking’. The book also recognizes that just as important are the subsequent placekeeping activities necessary to keep each project site relevant and up-to-date. Featuring five case studies from the past and one that examines the ambitious and far-reaching plans for the Northern Metropolis, this book tells the story of Hong Kong’s miraculous urban development over the past few decades.

Grounded in a desire to bring back to life rare items from the University of Hong Kong’s Fung Ping Shan Library that are entwined within the world of music and to place them in a context of books and images in American, British, and other Asian collections, Chinese Music in Print views the library as a repository not of information but of artifact, and then uses these artifacts as a means for generating scholarly narrative. It begins by assessing seminal texts in the Confucian canon set against the delicacy of the concubine and amanuensis Shen Cai’s calligraphy and poetry. Confucianism was itself a crucial aspect of courtly life, and an exploration of its ritual is the book’s second theme. Vernacular genres of opera and song are represented in the third chapter, while the Great Sage returns in the fourth for an exploration of the repertoire and richness of his favourite instrument, the qin. The final chapter ends the journey with discussion of the legacy of generations of Europeans who

With the society developing, the legislators of education would naturally put more attention to special education in order to protect the minority and those neglected. The history of special education mirrors the social development of Macau, it is an important indicator of the status in Macau society, reflecting the cultural quality at present and predicting the prospects in the future.

English novelist E.M. Forster wrote his last and best-loved work, A Passage to India, both as a paean to his love for India and as a tribute to the relationships he formed with Indians. Forster became entranced by the India of the Raj at a young age, and his love affair with the sub-continent, its princes, and peoples, was to last all his life. At his most socially transgressive, it was with Indians that Forster chose to connect and with whom he put into effect his belief in man’s duty to value friendship over state or ideology. His time in India was undoubtedly when he was at his most human and most vulnerable. At once a contemporary reflection on India’s rich history and a biographical retelling of Forster’s travels through the country in the early 1900s, Developing the Heart delves into the past to better understand the profound impact certain events and people had on his writing. In doing so, it allows readers to look on as Forster matures and softens over time in his behaviour

From early times, Daoist writers claimed to receive scriptures via revelation from heavenly beings. In numerous cases, these writings were composed over the course of many nights and by different mediums. New revelations were often hastily appended, and the resulting unevenness gave rise to the impression that Daoist texts often appear slapdash and contain contradictions. A Library of Clouds focuses on the rewriting of Daoist scriptures in the Upper Clarity (Shangqing) lineage in fourth- and fifth-century China. Scholarship on Upper Clarity Daoism has been dominated by attempts to uncover “original” or “authentic” texts, which has resulted in the neglect of later scriptures— including the work fully translated and annotated here, the Scripture of the Immaculate Numen, one of the Three Wonders (sanqi) and among the most prized Daoist texts in medieval China. The scripture’s lack of a coherent structure and its different authorial voices have led many to see it not as a unified work but

Archival records are meant to serve as evidence of responsible governance, and in addition to their undeniable political value, they also serve as the basic component of a nation’s documentary heritage. Records today are history tomorrow. However, with the absence of an Archives Law in Hong Kong and the significance of keeping records being overlooked or actually not understood by people of Hong Kong, there are heightened concerns that government records would be destroyed for unjustifiable reasons and that public’s rights to access well-preserved government records would be deprived of. This book in 16 chapters is based on a series of direct face-to-face interviews with different practising archivists and special library managers in Hong Kong. Their conversations recorded in the book not only enable readers to understand the urgency of approving the Archives Law, but also reveal the details about their profession, as well as the richness of the local heritage that is uniquely Hong Ko

◎This is the Part-One (Radical Index - Stroke No. 1-2) of Twelve printouts from the on-line dictionary that is currently under developing. ◎This unprecedented, intelligent, convenient and useful Tool provides “Pin Yin” (spelled in English) of Traditional Chinese characters. ◎Along with Stroke-by-Stroke writings for each character’s Radical and additional strokes, it is possible to learn Chinese ubiquitously. The stroke-sequences for writing radical-characters are also included in a separate nineteen-page section with the order of radical stroke number and sequence. All the multiple ways of “Pin Yin” will also appear under multiple English letters. However, an unique sort key for the Last Name found in 百家姓 (the Hundred Family Surnames) is highlighted and used for grouping the same Last Name in Traditional Character with different Last Name in English. For example, 鄭 can be found as Cheng, Jeng and Zheng in all 3 places with Cheng marked as sort-key. Therefore, all 鄭s will be grouped u

本書集結六篇論文（第一、三、四、六篇德文，第二篇西班牙文，第五篇義大利文），本書為因應時代變遷下的教育環境及學生職涯挑戰，在教學方法上所提出新的論述及建構。 This book contains essays by various teachers from different universities and departments with the aim of presenting modern teaching methods for the changed learning and study conditions on the basis of theoretical preliminary considerations. Language teachers at Taiwanese universities often encounter similar difficulties in designing lessons: students’ increasing frustration and lack of motivation. Many students experience a high level of frustration and demotivation; they cannot find future prospects in language studies. Confronted with reality of time-consuming internships, part-time jobs and life, many students become painfully aware that a linguistic degree won’t prepare them for later work or provides career opportunities. In addition, they realize their low language skills and life experiences. Aware of that problem, the language departments have to find new teaching methods and create curricula which

Through the keen eyes and curious mind of a young girl, Ying-tzu, we are given a glimpse into the adult world of Peking in the 1920s. The five sequential stories in this collection can be read as either stand-alone pieces, or as a novel, due to the cleverly constructed themes and character development. Exploring ideas of loss and bewilderment, Lin Hai-yin carefully captures the transition from childhood to adulthood. Shielded by a child’s innocence, we are taken on a journey of discovery as Ying-tzu grapples with the uncertainties of human relationships as well as her developing awareness of the world around her. Poignant and poetic, it is hard not to be moved by Memories of Peking: South Side Stories.

"Arthur's depth and breadth of knowledge on growing food plants are beyond compare, both theoretically and practically. His love of plants in general, and growing vegetables in particular, is clearly evident in the quality and variety of vegetables he grows in his own garden. He is also an excellent teacher, who gives clear and detailed explanations for everything he demonstrates, both in person and in his inspiring books. Arthur’s hard earned experience is an invaluable source of information and he constantly researches and experiments to enhance understanding of growing food plants. This second edition of Growing Your Own Food in Hong Kong expands on the rich content of his first book on the subject. Whether you are a novice, experienced gardener or armchair student, it is an invaluable source of wisdom used together with the first edition or as a new arrival in your reference library."──Vivien Wallis, Long time Hong Kong gardener, Past Vice Chair, The Hong Kong Gardening Society 「他在

香港中文大學圖書館深信讓書海珍籍廣為流傳，是守護圖書上善方法，故乘二零一三年大學五十周年校慶之際，舉辦展覽，輯錄《書海驪珠：香港中文大學圖書館珍藏專輯》，與社會各界分享大學圖書館過去搜求、採購所得珍貴館藏，以期向公衆介紹典籍文獻、播揚學術文化。《專輯》收錄東西語文珍藏一百二十種，藏品年代跨越三千五百年，有商代甲骨、十三世紀及以後古籍善本、二十世紀現當代書刊、清朝以至近代名家書畫、手稿及信函。中文書籍涵蓋經史子集四部，有雕板墨色印刷、套印、活字以至現當代技術所印製書刊，部分為粵東、香港著述，較著者有元刻本《易本義附錄纂疏》，及現存朝鮮漢文《大藏經》最早版本《高麗藏》。西文古籍有十五世紀自手稿過渡至印刷本之搖籃本，即醫學權威塞爾蘇西所著《醫學論》，及其他拉丁文、法文、英文要籍，當中有古希臘、羅馬時期醫學、建築名著，並有清末西方傳教士與漢學家遊歷亞洲，包括中國及香港紀實之作。 The CUHK Library believes it is best to make its valuable collections known and accessible to as many people as possible. On the occasion of the University’s fiftieth anniversary in 2013, the Library organized an exhibition and compiled this commemorative volume From the Treasure House: Jewels from the Library of The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a view to promoting scholarship and sharing with the public the treasures which the Library has collected over the past fifty years. This special volume features 120 selected titles and rare items from the Library’s collections spanning over 3,500 years

At a time when there is a developing ideological gap among generations and a degradation of trust between people and the institution of government, there are concerns whether young people’s political participation activities will continue to radicalize. This volume in 15 chapters serves as a useful overview of various significant aspects of the new trends of political participation in Hong Kong. Written by a team of experts who have been astute observers of Hong Kong Politics, the book covers a wide spectrum of topics ranging from a conventional understanding of political participation (e.g., the activities of political parties and interest groups) to a more specialized form of participation (e.g., the relationships between government and legislators in policy-making). The study of the rise of new social movements by the Post-80s generation would be of particular interest to those who are keen to comprehend the sharpening inter-generational differences. There will be a readership am

Competition is Fierce, 2013 Taiwanese Industry Expects Transition Global economy, surviving from the impact of the previous financial crisis, is now presenting a slow-to-moderate growth rate in 2013. Taiwan is now facing the pressure from regional economy expansion, new threats from Asia’s newly developing countries and competition from Japan/Korea with their strong industrial vertically integrated power. Moreover, there is a trend for those major western multinational companies to move their overseas manufacturing and technical services back to their mother lands, creating a new face of the global supply chain. More severe industrial competition is being expected. As such, Taiwan needs to aggressively proceed with its own industry structural transformation concentrating on the industries, investment, human resources and industrial efficiency. One of the government efforts could be made to continue building the industrial intelligent information service system through the mechanism of

Professor Frederick W. Mote (1922–2006) has been widely recognized as a key figure in the field of Sinology. He taught at Princeton University for thirty-one years and was a founder of both Princeton’s Department of East Asian Studies and its re-markable Gest (East Asian) Library. His distinguished record of scholarly publication includes the co-editing, with Professor Denis C. Twitchett, of volumes seven and eight of the Cambridge History of China. Although he is perhaps best known for his studies of the Ming dynasty, his special erudition, as demonstrated in his final book, Imperial China, 900–1800, spans the Song through Qing periods. Generations of his students and colleagues have admired him not only for his learning but for his generosity in sharing his broad understanding of China. This wide-ranging collection includes papers by David A. Sensabaugh, Geoff Wade, Hok-lam Chan, Tai-loi Ma, Martin Hei-jdra, Chen-main Wang, Thomas Bartlett, Paul R. Katz, Alfreda Murck and Perry Link

Originating from a genuine need of the secondary school teachers of English in Hong Kong to understand what it means to implement a task-based curriculum in the English classroom, this book aims to support and empower frontline ELT teachers in implementing a task-based approach systematically without losing sight of the importance of grammar teaching within the framework of tasks. Useful examples are provided to illustrate how grammar teaching can be conducted through meaningful tasks in authentic contexts. The importance of viewing assessment as an integral part of the learning, teaching and assessment cycle is also discussed with practical suggestions on developing assessment tasks and assessment assessment criteria provided. In the form of a self-learning package, this book can be readily used for independent self-study or as a school-based staff-development programme run by teachers themselves. Student-teachers of English, teacher educators and curriculum developers will also find

We Love Hong Kong Forever ❤ ❤ ❤ 《香港百年》系列 榮登香港誠品TOP 10暢銷榜 台灣文化部 中小學生優良課外讀物 美國密西根大學 (University of Michigan Library) 加拿大多倫多大學 利銘澤典宬 (Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library - University of Toronto) 圖書館典藏好書 沒有了霓虹招牌，香港還是香港嗎？ 那些快被遺忘的戰前樓宇，豈能輕易清拆？ 百年古蹟與歷史建築群，活化與修復之路是…… 你心目中的香港面貌，又該是什麼樣子…… 我們的過往，就由我們自己講， 那敦厚、相互守望的歲月靜好， 街角邊，深夜閃爍的風姿與老味道， 需要齊心守護、傳承才能穩固牢靠！ 以圖繪訴說歷史 ★ 抒情懷引領前進 【內容簡介】 香港街角還有多少百年遺跡，你……留意過嗎？ 奮力抵抗變遷的濟世茶，老字號的傳統裙掛， 屹立不搖的唐樓、教會建築，自給自足的城寨…… 連蔴雀館這個娛樂場所都擁有近一世紀的歷史！ 以霓虹妝點了夜，用勤勉築起了城；獅子山下，有著堅毅理想的香港人， 憑藉融合中西雙方的優勢堅韌精神，打拚出一個世紀、一個時代的人生。 永遠無法輕描淡寫，即使被推倒再重建！ 持續一筆一劃，本書不懈地描繪香港的集體記憶； 這次就從拆霓虹招牌開始，重現因失落而生的感動…… 一同典藏香港 ✱ 齊訴溫情故事

國學大師饒宗頤於2011年為《持續改善》一書題字，並叮囑作者必須持續出版高質量的書籍給讀者作為參考借鏡。有見及此，陳勤業於2017年和八位作者協商下達成一致意見：應該將饒公建議發揚光大；當年七月聯合將博士後論文分享，順祝饒公一百歳；於2021年持續和另外七位聯合將博士後論文分享。 論文集包括七篇蒙特利灣加州州立大學（CSUMB）博士後及其它研究成果： Enhancement of Corporate Governance in Small to Medium Size Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) in Hong Kong from the Board’s Perspective 香港可持續發展水資源 Sustainable Development of Water Resources in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China A Study on Innovation and e-Service Quality for Developing e-Retailing Mass Entrepreneurship Unlocking the Benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Enhancement of Change Management for Construction Projects in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from the Project Manager’s Perspectivefrom the Project Manager’s Perspective 精益六西格瑪實施流程及關鍵成功因素分析 “Continuous Improvement” towards world class Construction Industry secret The Impact of Occupational Stress on Work Performance of Civil Engineering Project Managers The Effectiveness of Health Literacy Oriented Programs on P

《臺灣優質期刊要目總覽》中所收錄的期刊，主要是從「airiti Library華藝線上圖書館」之CEPS中文期刊資料庫與「ACI學術引用文獻資料庫」中精選的近千種臺灣優質期刊，以A&HCI、THCI、SCI、EI、TSSCI、Medline等相關標準收錄，並依人文學、社會科學、自然科學、應用科學、醫學與生命科學等五大學術領域進行分類與統整，最後編輯而成。

本書主要分為三部分：大學圖書館常用詞彙、情境對話正文及附錄。 ☆常用詞彙部分：將圖書館工作中較常遇到的詞彙依性質列出，方便使用者查找、對照。 ☆情境對話正文：分為13章，包括所有圖書館的內外服務作業，各章依情境設計面對面會話、e-mail、電話對談、即時訊息（instant message）或廣播內容。 ☆附錄部分：包含圖書館服務所需的各種文件、表格及辦法等內容，為求內容品質及真實性，特地取得University of California Irvine 圖書館授權使用該館的Podcast圖書館導覽腳本（Langson Library Podcast Tour Transcript）及Prairie View A&M University圖書館授權使用該館的線上問卷調查題目作為範本。

本研討會論文集共收錄十六篇論文，其中有關戲劇教育政策者計：〈臺灣學制內戲劇教育政策與實施現況〉、〈戲劇進課堂、進校園、進心靈〉“Drama Education for Personal, Social and Moral Growth”〈大陸中小學戲劇教育實踐探索〉、〈論英國都鐸王朝的戲劇教育課程〉五篇；有關教育戲劇(Drama in Education)者計：〈教育戲劇的六種教學模式〉、〈論動情的戲劇〉、〈藉課室言談探討戲劇教學、學生參與和讀寫能力的關係〉、〈表演藝術電腦化評量系統建置之研究〉、〈戲劇教學法在課堂作實驗性研究的成效〉、〈戲劇與劇場教育相關實務之例證研究─以花蓮教育大學幼教系一年級之歌舞劇坊為例〉“Drama as a Teaching Activity in a Drama Project Teaching Model to Young Learners─A Case Study of English Language Education in a Primary School in Taiwan” “Drama – A Curriculum for Creativity, Transformation and Learning”八篇；有關社區劇場者計有：〈基督教劇團融入「社區劇場」之展現─以「頌恩親子社區劇團」為例〉”Developing Children’s Creativity and Resilience through Theatre” “Creative Drama Program for Children Who Witness the Family Violence─in the Forum Theatre Form”三篇。希望研討會後之論文集之出版，能達到拓展與確認戲劇與劇場應用學術之研究價值，並製作成正式論文集，公開發行留存紀錄供教學研究之用。

本書是林語堂於1938年應全球最大的圖書出版商藍燈書屋（Random House）邀約而寫，列入現代叢書（Mondern Library），在美國出版史上曾歷經數十年仍銷售不衰，是第一本系統性以英文向西方讀者介紹儒家學說的書籍，作者林語堂自司馬遷的《孔子世家》、《禮記》、《孟子》、《論語》、《中庸》和《大學》古籍中進行編選翻譯，架構全書系統，在翻譯原典時，作者不加任何評論，而將原文分段並加段目，只在必須解釋觀念的發展或名詞的含義時加以注釋，使讀者更明白文章的紋理，或更能了解持論的經緯。本書於出版後廣受美國讀者的歡迎，一直以來皆為西方讀者瞭解孔子及其學說的入門之作。

In this book, I trace the winding paths of my life: the fragile beginnings of childhood, the shaping of character and personality, the search for health and wholeness, the awakening of faith, the long seasons of formation, the call to consecrated life and priesthood, and the outward journeys of mission and ministry. Alongside the joys, I speak also of the shadows—the doubts and struggles, the inner conflicts and external storms that tested my roots. I share how I learned to make peace with what I could not change, and to integrate what once felt broken into something whole. Woven through these stories are the theoretical voices of philosophy, psychology, anthropology, theology, missiology and spirituality—threads of wisdom that helped me make sense of my experience, and that my experience, in turn, has made more real and whole. The narrative takes root in a landscape of critical reflection and scholarly inquiry, making the personal and the academic converse with each other—experience b

您是否在跨國公司的IT專案中， 因英語溝通、多元文化和遠距辦公環境而苦惱？ 本書由資深IT工程師拉斐爾撰寫， 他將以帶領IT團隊的豐富經驗，為您解決這些難題。 ★日本亞馬遜排行榜 辦公室英語熱銷第一名★ ★榮獲IT工程師選書大賞、商業書類別首獎★ 79 招讓工作更順利的英語表達方式， 讓你用英語帶動團隊，激勵屬下，負責的專案順利進行！ 你開會時會使用這些表達方式嗎？ ✖ Do you understand? ✖ Please do it! ✖ OK, that’s fine. 以上這些表達方式，其實並不好！ 如果你是資深工程師、專案經理、技術負責人，有以下工作需求，但卻無法用英語順利表達，那你一定需要這本書！ - 讓新成員快速熟悉工作職責與作業方式 - 在全員大會擔任主持人，須分享專案進度、人事異動等 - 帶領短衝回顧會議，討論專案進展情況及未來可優化之處 - 產品無法達到理想品質，需要爭取批准延後交期 五大特色： 1. 以科技業情境教學，內容可直接運用 以科技業常見情境規劃單元，如新人報到、進度會議、緊急討論等，先說明會議目標，再介紹溝通重點與表達方式。例如在新人到職情境中，重點為「明確說明計畫與目標」，書中提供 We are building…、We are working on…、We are developing…，讓新人清楚了解公司目前的專案。 2. 建立溫和有效的領導力，讓溝通更順暢 本書重點是「引導共識」而不是「說服」。透過柔和但明確的表達促進合作。例句包含 “We felt we could take a different approach.”、“The goal is for the team to be aligned.”、“I’d like to see you sharing your ideas with the whole team.”，讓跨部門互動更順利。 3. 遠距與多文化溝通策略，保持領導彈性 教你在跨時區、跨文化團隊中維持信任與效率。例句如：“You’ll always be marked as optional for meetings outside your business hours.”、“Feel free to skip it.”、“We have a culture of being flexib

Travels and Revelations: 23 Essays by Zhang Chengzhi is about cultures which the author knows intimately. With sophisticated sensibility, he describes the tangible cultures of Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia and Xinjiang in recent decades – the landscapes and cityscapes, the roads and waterways, the rural and urban dwellings, the working and living habits, and the outstanding symbols and totems. Like a traveller pausing before stunning scenery – the Mongolian grasslands, the yellow-earth plateaus, the Yellow River’s mighty gorges – he reflects on the intangible cultures that have made the Han, the Hui, the Mongolian and the Uyghur peoples who they are, and contemplates on their language usages, socio-political dilemmas, philosophical traditions, beliefs and biases and their religious aspirations. These essays show how deeply Zhang Chengzhi understands modern China’s painful evolution through war and revolution and how deeply he is attached to his Hui–Muslim roots. They also

The rulers of the Ming dynasty enacted paradigms of hierarchical order. Like imperial families, households, and courts in earlier Chinese dynasties, they articulated patriarchal, patrilineal, and patrilocal organizational principles as exemplars for families and institutions throughout the empire. Women made indispensable contributions to the development of these paradigms and principles and to the social, cultural, and political fabric of the family and the state. And yet, in the existing literature in Chinese and English women are often burdened with stereotypes, positioned as peripheral, or rendered almost invisible. Reading available texts “against the grain,” and drawing on a trove of evidence from material culture, Soulliere shows how women defined a place for themselves in the multigenerational Ming imperial family, imperial household, and court. The Empress and the Dragon Throne spans the first Ming century from just before the founding of the dynasty in 1368 to the end of the

Sustaining Landscapes: Governance and Ecology in Chinese Visual Culture, 960–1368 CE examines ecological thought contested amid the rise of the Chinese landscape genre, tracing its intersections with infrastructure governance, natural resource management, and geospatial knowledge. It traces the pre-industrial notion of “sustainability” in policy debates, legal regulations, and arts. Landscape imagery on paintings, maps, as well as mass-produced artifacts such as fans and ceramic pillows documented both appropriate and exploitative use of natural resources, and critiqued on social inequity and political turmoil. This book breaks new ground by bringing together research on visual and material culture with analysis of politics and ecology. Wang argues that the Chinese landscape genre embodied a holistic approach to negotiating debates on human-nature interdependence and people-state relationships. It joins the increasing literature on ecocriticism and offers alternative perspectives to ad

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Although the arts have been firmly planted in the Hong Kong school system since the 1950s, they are often sacrificed in place of core subjects and preparation for examinations. Drawing on over fourteen years of exploration and experience, Yau makes the case that arts are critical to cultivating creative mindsets, which are our best resource for innovating and responding to challenges in this complex world of sudden changes. Through case studies and conversations with practising artists and educators, this book demonstrates why arts and education, two normally discrete disciplines, should be broadly integrated into the local Hong Kong curriculum, and how this can be – and has been – achieved. This book is intended for policymakers, educators, arts heads, and artists. The volume will also appeal to readers curious about how and why the arts should be foundational to education and capacity building in the twenty-first century.

Collected and Curated introduces Chinese art and material culture through the items from the permanent collection of The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG), The University of Hong Kong. As the oldest continuously operating museum in Hong Kong, UMAG serves as a significant venue for contemporary art exhibitions, and excels at collecting, documenting and teaching about local and regional artists and art forms, while fostering ongoing and new relationships. Regarded as an essential teaching resource, UMAG has expanded its collection and programming through generous donations from patrons and artists, along with support from the University of Hong Kong and the HKU Museum Society. Since 1953, curators and educators have leveraged this assistance to expand, display and teach with a collection that highlights artefacts ranging from Neolithic cultures (ca. 6500 BCE–ca. 1900 BCE) to the early kingdoms and dynasties of imperial China (ca. 1500 BCE–1911). UMAG has also gained a reputation f

■全民英檢中級以上程度適用 ■留遊學、移居海外生活必備 ■想增進英語口說能力的讀者 ■幫你克服開口說英語的恐懼 \以下的生活對話，你會幾句呢?/ ☎撥打商務電話 May I have extension 123 ?可以幫我轉接分機123 嗎？ 📱超市購物 Can I use mobile payment?我可以用行動支付嗎？ 💊詢問藥品 Do you have any motion sickness medication? 你們有暈車藥嗎？ 💕表示支持 No matter what happens I’ve got your back.無論發生什麼事，我都會挺你。 🙅婉拒邀約 Maybe some other time.下次再說吧。 英語會話不求人，一起練習開口說吧！ 英語無疑是最實用的國際溝通工具，然而當需要臨時開口說英語時，不免讓人感到措手不及。為此，我們精心規劃了這本書，旨在幫助你在各種情境中都能從容地以英語應對。本書內容共分為三大主題：「生活大小事」、「購物與消費」以及「人際交流」。每個主題有八個單元，共96段情境對話，分別聚焦於常見情境，從致電客服、辦理銀行或郵局業務、購物，到回應邀約、致謝或道歉等，全面涵蓋日常與社交互動中的英語需求。你只需從最熟悉的生活場景出發，透過每個單元收錄的對話和實用句，逐步學習正確的英語表達。 目錄介紹 Section 1生活大小事 Unit 1 Getting in Touch with Friends 與朋友聯繫 Unit 2 Making and Receiving Important Phone Calls 撥打與接聽重要電話 Unit 3 Problems with Household Appliances 家電故障與維修 Unit 4 Talking to the Bank 辦理銀行業務 Unit 5 Going to a Post Office 到郵局辦事 Unit 6 At the Library 到圖書館借書 Unit 7 A Trip to the Optometrist 視力檢查與配鏡 Unit 8 Getting a Health Check 做健康檢查 Section 2購物與消費 Unit 1

On China-UK Relations has selected 117 speeches from over 700 Liu Xiaoming, Former Chinese Ambassador to UK, had delivered during his 11-year tenure in the UK. The contents spans multiple dimensions: China-UK relations, party and parliamentary exchanges, economic and trade relations, financial cooperation, science and technology coopera tion, ecological and environmental protection, subnational exchanges, cultural exchanges, spring festival celebrations, educational exchange, Confucius institutes, military exchanges, Chinese community, British friends, and understanding between China and the UK. This book contains Liu Xiaoming’s observations and reflections on China-UK relations: What kind of China-UK relationship do we need? How to develop stable and mutually beneficial China-UK relations? And how to enhance mutual understanding and recognition between China and the UK? More chapters are dedicated to introducing exchanges and cooperation in various fields between China and the UK.

In A New Documentary History of Hong Kong, 1945–1997, Florence Mok, Fung Chi Keung Charles, and other contributors analyse newly released archival records from the National Archives in London, the Government Records Service in Hong Kong, and other sources across the world. This documentary collection provides an updated and improved understanding of basic aspects of the city such as governance, economy, society, and culture. It also aims at investigating topics that are under-exploited in previous sourcebooks, such as race and diasporas, gender and familial relations, medicine and healthcare, and environment and natural disasters. Overall, this book offers an innovative and comprehensive long-term perspective of Hong Kong’s colonial history.

Asian Celebrity Cultures in the Digital Age represents the first comprehensive study on the transformations of celebrity cultures in increasingly globalised and digitalised Asian societies. It discusses relations between Asian celebrities and digital media across emerging phenomena in celebrity practices, cultures, politics, fandom, and economies. Highlighting original case studies from prominent Asian societies, including India, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, and Japan, this book sheds much-needed light on the de-Westernisation and internationalisation of celebrity studies and is essential reading for scholars and students in celebrity, fandom, digital media and communication, and cultural studies.

In Socializing Medicine, Pao-chen Tang, Yuqian Yan, and Ling Zhang explore the intersections of medicine, health, and East Asian media. Interweaving archival research, audiovisual analyses, and theoretical insights from the emerging field of health humanities, the book reveals the multifaceted ways in which the mass media—from photography and film to television and live streaming—has been deployed as a tool for controlling medicine and health, privileging those with power and authority from the early twentieth century to the present. Adopting anti-colonial and anti-capitalist perspectives, the contributors in this volume challenge the dominant mediations of health against the backdrop of imperialism, Cold War geopolitical tensions, and neoliberal capitalism. Collectively, they advocate for alternative understandings of medical culture through media productions that envision accessible and equitable healthcare practices.

與新世代的爸爸媽媽，一起討論家裡的「家事」與「心事」 《Homework》以家庭作業為名，探討屬於家的議題、親子關係裡的各種感官活動，期望能與新世代的父母，討論家裡的「家事」與「心事」，關心屬於親子生活的想像。 這次帶來全新主題「慶祝的方式」，透過四組生活型態和職業迥異的家庭，來聊聊慶祝的各種面向與可能性。就像大家常說，life is hard，生活不會日日好，但只要我們一起，生活中的任何小事都可以用各種方式來慶祝，let’s celebrate real life~ ▐ 主題家庭故事 山林老爸張震嶽 － 用音樂慶祝日常，把孩子帶在身邊，不管好壞都一起面對 雙胞胎家庭Licia & Brian － 做彼此最堅強的隊友，一起慶祝生活中得來不易的兩人時光 科技媽媽 Penny － 善用3C科技，幫助我們跨越物理距離，連結親情 分享實務分享愛Mei & Kenneth － 透過食物創造慶祝的另一種價值，將愛傳給更多有需要的人 ▐ 給爸媽的過節好物與推薦 Cooking Club － 不費力的家庭派對，大人輕鬆孩子滿意 Restaurant － 親子友善餐廳推薦，和孩子享用美味優雅的一餐 Shopping － 友善環境的送禮提案，父母也可以好好犒賞自己一番 Tech － 每個父母都需要一個好用的to do list，應付瘋狂的節慶／育兒schedule ▐ 喜歡？討厭？慶祝時，每個人的心情都需要被照顧 Human Design － 人類圖說慶祝，原來我適合這種慶祝方式？ Being Parents － 長大了才懂的 Holiday Blue，其實我們都不孤單 Let’s Talk － 你期待過節嗎？讓我們來聊聊過節的刻板印象與真實心情 Homework library － 帶一本書過節，你會挑那一本書打發時間？ 書中還有更多關於慶祝的音樂、漫畫和故事，等著與你分享，一同創造回憶。

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我們正走向更全面性的設計觀，它將會為更多的個人、社群、與世界帶來衝擊。──比爾‧摩格里吉 誰是未來的使用者？ 隱藏在「可用性」之後的是什麼﹖ 難道不是所有的設計都是以使用者為中心的嗎﹖ 「設計者」，儘管歷史多所曲折，不會再以美感為主要考量。他們會探索並改造權力、回饋、與溝通的系統，傳達出更寬廣的文化與社會經驗。 設計師在進行產品、空間、或媒體創作的過程中，總是會不斷地思考人類是如何與他們的作品互動的。的確，許多設計師認為滿足人們的需求是設計的基本要務。誰是設計師千方百計想要了解的對象﹖ 「使用者」在設計流程中扮演了各式各樣的角色。他們可能被描繪成理想或標準的典型，可能是被觀察、被評量、或甚至被操弄的「消費者」，也可能是積極參與問題解決的夥伴。 今天，使用者本身已然形成一股創意力量，進而打破了設計師與使用者、主體與客體之間的分界。而隨著創意團隊尋求與日益見多識廣的社會大眾建立更平等的關係，「人本設計」（designing for people）一詞也逐漸被「讓人參與設計」（designing with people）所取代。 比爾‧摩格里吉曾說：「工程師先有技術，然後賦予它用途；商人先有生意點子，然後找尋技術與消費者；設計師則是先有人，然後再從人的角度發展解決方案。」 誰是未來的使用者？價格愈趨合理的3D列印技術許了我們一個屬於個人設計與製造的新時代。隨著新時代的展開，專業設計師們會設立資料庫，讓人們下載各種可以組裝各種元素的樣式與工具。由於產品只需要滿足單一觀眾，設計師很可能會成為引領自造者探索需求與動機的諮商師與趨勢專家。 隱藏在「可用性」之後的是什麼﹖在《關鍵設計報告》中，摩格里吉詳述了人因研究的層級，並將人體解剖學（人體測量學）的尺寸丈量放在最底層，愈往上複雜度與研究度愈高。從人體測量學往上分別是生理學（physiology，人體如何運作）、認知心理學（cognitive psychology，心智如何運作）、以及文化人類學（cultural anthropology，了解人類狀態）。位在人因層級最頂級的是生態學（ecology），探討的是所有生物間的互賴關係。回想過往的使用者，摩格里吉認為只講個人需求的視野對設計思考的未來而言過於狹隘。 難道不是所有的設計都是以使用者為中心的嗎﹖不是的。事實上，製造商的短期經濟利益、設計師基於個人情感或理論的

暢銷書《政治秩序的起源》作者法蘭西斯．福山新作 必備讀物……強烈推薦任何有興趣了解當前政治環境的讀者閱讀福山這本具學術水準又平易近人的著作。──《圖書館雜誌》（Library Journal） 古典自由主義正處於危機之中。 自由主義是在歐洲宗教和民族主義戰爭之後發展起來的，是一種治理多元化社會的體系，其基礎是平等和法治的基本原則。它強調個人追求自己的幸福且不受政府侵犯的權利。 眾所周知，自由主義並不總是能實現自己的理想。在美國，許多人在法律面前被剝奪了平等權利。幾個世紀以來，誰算是值得享有普遍權利的完整人類一直存在爭議，直到最近，這個範圍才擴大到包括女性、非裔美國人、LGBTQ+人群等。保守派抱怨自由主義掏空了普通生活的意義。近幾十年來，自由主義的原則也被右翼和左翼推向了新的極端：新自由主義者崇拜經濟自由，而進步主義者則專注於經濟自由。認同高於人類普遍性是他們政治願景的核心。福山認為，其結果是我們公民社會的分裂，以及對我們民主的日益危險。 在這本討論現今諸多對於自由主義的不滿的書中，福山以簡短而清晰的敘述，為二十一世紀復興的自由主義提供了重要的辯護，並直指當世自由主義的盲點及解決問題的原則。

Journalism EthicsThis concise and authoritative work offers the latest guidance on journalism ethics for students and media professionals and will help empower news consumers to make informed decisions about the trustworthiness of their sources of information. It offers advice on all aspects of journalism ethics including accuracy and seeking the truth, representation of women, LGBTQ coverage, climate change, mental health, use of images, conflict reporting, elections, and how to use artificial intelligence. The author brings a unique perspective and depth of knowledge to the complex challenges facing journalists and news consumers in this era of fake news, disinformation, and artificial intelligence.