HKU Annual Report 2021

181,093 1,663,215 Main Library Research Projects (Ongoing and New) Cumulative Number of Patents Granted (since 1998 and up to June 2021) * Includes the following fund sources: government, private, industry and HKU Foundation. # Multiple types refer to patent granted which covers more than one of those types specified. Type Number Total Library Seats 2,982 Group Discussion Rooms 58 Single Study Carrels / Rooms for Postgraduate Students Main Library 60 Law Library 38 Medical Library 33 24 Hours Library Seats for All 302 Computer Workstations 463 Wireless Network Access Points 189 Postgraduate Library Workshops 104 Information and Referral Service 68,838 Reference Transactions 13 Mechanical Engineering, Lighting, Heating, Weapons, Blasting 311 Multiple# 114 Electricity 290 Human Necessities 150 Chemistry, Metallurgy 61 Physics 36 Performing Operations, Transporting 4 Fixed Constructions Student Learning Support Resources / Services 2020–21 Number of Bound Volumes in Main and Specialist Libraries 2020–21 E-resources 2020–21 7,805,481 E-books E-video E-audio Databases E-journals (Subscriptions) E-journals (Titles) Computer Files (Excluding E-video and E-audio) 1,000,986 Fung Ping Shan Library 148,153 51,166 36,072 34,219 123,637 188,873 17,773 237,928 188,946 960 Medical Library Law Library Dental Library Education Library Music Library Research Research Funding Broad Disciplinary Area Research Grants Project Research Contract Project All No. of Projects Value (in HK$ M) No. of Projects Value (in HK$ M) No. of Projects Value (in HK$ M) 2020–21 2019–20 2020–21 2019–20 2020–21 2019–20 2020–21 2019–20 2020–21 2019–20 2020–21 2019–20 Biology and Medicine 3,860 3,134 7,224.7 6,193.7 357 306 1,330.5 1,392.4 4,216 3,440 8,555.2 7,586.1 Engineering 765 684 1,048.7 868.3 154 122 199.6 160.3 919 806 1,248.4 1,028.7 Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies 1,544 1,361 2,163.8 1,836.7 197 188 363.1 340.1 1,741 1,548 2,526.9 2,176.8 Physical Sciences 588 512 713.4 527.3 39 31 86.4 79.9 627 543 799.8 607.2 All Disciplines 6,757 5,691 11,150.7 9,426.1 746 647 1,979.7 1,972.7 7,503 6,338 13,130.4 11,398.8 All Libraries 3,114,904 All Types 979 Library Resources Total Number of Registered Library Users 2020–21 122,599 The University Profile HKU ANNUAL REPORT 2021 44 | 45

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