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162 Part 4 • Support Facilities, Services, and Staff Organizations inter-library loan, reference enquiry, instructional services, special collections, and multimedia services. Library orientation sessions are organized for new students at the beginning of each academic year. Workshops on the use of different library resources are held from time to time. Information guides are available at the Library Homepage (website: http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk) . The Library Newsletter is also distributed to users via e-mail. Universities Service Centre for China Studies The Universities Service Centre for China Studies provides a comprehensive, user-friendly collection of original source materials on contemporary China for scholars all over the world. The centre’s library on post-1949 China is incomparable in its coverage: complete runs from the early 1950s up to the present of most of China’s provincial and national newspapers; a collection of provincial yearbooks; many hundreds of county gazetteers; and a judiciously chosen collection of the most valuable books available on the mainland, many of which are unavailable elsewhere in the world. Currently the centre subscribes to 1,000 journals and magazines in Chinese and over 80 in English, and to more than 100 Chinese newspapers. The centre is committed to serving scholars in contemporary China studies everywhere. Local as well as overseas researchers are eligible to use the centre free of charge. The centre also organizes luncheon seminars on China studies, and runs a mainland visiting scholar scheme. Its missions include creating the best research environment, facilitating exchange between local and international scholars, and promoting social responsibility among academics. Details of USC services and an on-line collection of research papers are available on the web (http://www.usc.cuhk.edu.hk) . The Chinese University Press The Chinese University Press was formally established in 1977. Until then, some of its roles had been performed by the Publications Office. Its functions include publishing academic books and monographs in both Chinese and English. To date over 1,000 titles have been published, covering various subjects with a major emphasis on Chinese culture and China studies — a reflection of the University’s historical orientation. These publications are widely distributed in Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia. Since 1988 the Press has also been publishing general books. Last year over 66 academic and general titles combined were published, including special series such as the Modern Chinese Literature Bilingual Series , and the multi- volume set of ICS Concordances to Works of Wei–Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties co-published with the Institute of Chinese Studies. In addition, the Press published and distributed 10 academic journals, including its flagship, The China Review , the first refereed ‘interdisciplinary journal on Greater China’ in Asia.