UM Library Team Visits Faculty of Medicine to Strengthen Service Alignment and Support the New Faculty's Teaching and Research Development (2026-08-27)
On the morning of 25 August 2026, Prof. Helen Xu, University
Librarian of the University of Macau, led the library’s management team to
visit the Faculty of Medicine (FMD), where they met with Prof. Wei Ge, Vice
Rector of UM and Interim Dean of the FMD, and his team. The visit aimed to gain
a deeper understanding of the new faculty's needs in teaching, research,
academic resources, and talent development, and to further strengthen the
library’s support for the faculty’s establishment and future growth. Both sides
engaged in in-depth discussions on topics including collection development,
academic applications of AI, research support services provided by the library,
and future areas of collaboration.
Prof. Xu introduced the faculty representatives to the
library’s recent developments and service innovations, including plans for the
new library at the IDCZ Campus in Hengqin, the development of electronic
resources, support for open publishing, and AI-enabled research support
services. The library team highlighted academic AI tools available through the
library, including the recently subscribed LeapSpace research platform, and
shared updates on initiatives related to AI literacy training, research data management,
patent information services, scholarly output analysis, and research impact
assessment. These efforts are intended to help faculty members and students
improve research efficiency and enhance academic innovation.
During the meeting, both parties also exchanged views on AI
literacy training for doctoral students, the promotion of medical subject
resources, thesis and dissertation management, and the open sharing of research
data. Prof. Ge affirmed
the value of the Library’s AI Literacy Workshops and further suggested
collaborating with the Graduate School to extend the workshops to postgraduate students across the University. Dedicated
sessions could be designed for doctoral and master’s students respectively
under the theme of “How to Conduct Efficient Research with Library Resources in
the AI Era.” He also suggested leveraging orientation
activities organized by the Faculty of Medicine to provide new students with a
systematic introduction to library resources and research tools. In
addition, the both sides explored potential areas of collaboration, including
the development of interactive displays featuring medical resources and the
trial access of specialized databases, with the aim of supporting the Faculty
of Medicine’s future teaching and research.
Both parties agreed that, with the official establishment of
the FMD and the gradual commissioning of the IDCZ Campus in Hengqin, the
library and the faculty should maintain close collaboration and continue
optimizing resource allocation and service models. Through these efforts, they
aim to jointly advance medical education, research innovation, and talent
cultivation, while providing stronger support for the University's development
in medical sciences.
Participants at the meeting also included Prof. Renhe Xu,
Interim Associate Dean of the FMD; Prof. Xiaofan Ding, FMD representative on
the Library Committee; Assistant University Librarians Billy Leong and
Priscilla Poon; and Library Functional Head Stephen Lei, Henry Yang, and
Stephanie Song.
Since 2025, Prof. Xu has led the library team in a series of
visits to the University's faculties, research institutes, and residential
colleges. Through systematic exchanges on topics such as collection
development, teaching and research support, data services, AI applications,
reading promotion, and arts and cultural activities, the library has sought to
gain a more accurate understanding of the needs of different academic units and
further enhance its support for teaching, student learning, and research development
across the University.