HKU Scholars Hub
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
HKU Scholars Hub provides a centralized research information system (CRIS) that enhances the visibility of HKU authors and their research and fosters opportunities for collaboration.
Target Customer
The University of Hong Kong community including authors, researchers, staff, postgraduates, and potential collaborators (internal users and external partners via Knowledge Exchange).
Key Differentiator
Official HKU CRIS and a key vehicle of HKU's Knowledge Exchange Initiative, with a long-standing history of collecting, preserving, and disseminating HKU outputs (publications, theses, datasets, patents, etc.) and enabling open access.
Implementation Timeline
Not explicitly stated; evidence of ongoing updates and developments since 2012, with recent Hub News items in 2024–2025 indicating ongoing activity.
Pain Points
- 1Low visibility of HKU authors and their research
- 2Fragmented or hard-to-find research outputs across publications, theses, datasets, and other outputs
- 3Need for open access and preservation of HKU intellectual outputs
Key Features
- 1Centralized CRIS including Publications, Researchers, Staff, Postgraduates, Organizations, Grants, Datasets, Patents, and Community Service
- 2Open access to items including HKU theses and postprints pending publisher's policy
- 3Search capabilities (Quick Search, Research Collaborations, Thesis Supervisors, Media Commentators)
- 4Deposit and data management capabilities (including Datasets) and ongoing platform evolution
- 5Researcher Pages/ORCID integration and related author/identity features
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1Professor in Engineering
- 2Professor, Chair of Transportation Engineering
- 3Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering
- 4Professor
Client Results
- 1Enhanced visibility of HKU authors and their research
- 2Fostered opportunities for collaboration
- 3Open access to HKU theses and postprints
- 4Collection, preservation, and digital dissemination of HKU outputs
Competitive Advantages
- 1Official, central CRIS for The University of Hong Kong
- 2Supports HKU Knowledge Exchange initiative
- 3Open access and preservation of outputs (theses, postprints)
- 4Broad coverage of outputs (publications, datasets, patents, etc.)
- 5Potential integration with ORCID and Researcher Pages
Key Benefits
Additional Product Information
Product Description
The HKU Scholars Hub is the current research information system (CRIS) of The University of Hong Kong. It collects, preserves, and disseminates in digital form the intellectual output of HKU; it provides open access to items including HKU theses and postprints pending publisher's policy. It serves as a key vehicle of HKU's Knowledge Exchange initiative to enhance visibility of HKU authors and their research and to foster opportunities for collaboration.
Target Market
The University of Hong Kong community (authors, researchers, staff, postgraduates) and potential collaborators via Knowledge Exchange
Unique Value Proposition
Official HKU CRIS that centralizes, preserves, and openly disseminates HKU research outputs to boost visibility and enable collaboration within a Knowledge Exchange framework
Technical Requirements
DSpace-based CRIS platform; open access workflows (Open Access@HKUL); deposit of datasets and theses; Researcher Pages and ORCID integration
Pricing Model
Not disclosed
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