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| SERVICES
TO MEMBERS |
| THE
COUNCIL'S PUBLICATIONS |
| To arouse public concern
for attention and discussion on certain social phenomenon
and problems as well as to facilitate information and experiences
sharing with agency members, the Council has been active in
producing reports or publications on the issues. These include
Resource Books for specific services; Books for best practice;
Reports on Consultative Papers regarding proposed policies
or ordinances by government; Annual Submission to the Chief
Executive; Directory of Social Service Organizations, etc.
The Council would also at times issue reports based on the
conducted researches or studies for information and reference
of the government and the concerned parties.
In order to facilitate its members to have
the updated information on such publications, members would
either be provided with the hard copies of the publications
or soft copies through the Council's Website, or be informed
of the availability and ways to acquire the publications. |
| THE
COUNCIL'S LIBRARY SERVICE |
| The Reference Library of
the Council has rich collections of social welfare related
literatures. Library collections include books, periodicals,
policy documents, research reports, non-governmental organizations
yearbooks, etc. Members of the Council are welcomed to make
use of our library services and facilities.
Memberships of the Library are distinguished
into two categories, Corporate and Individual Membership¡G
- Corporate Member [Apply for the Library Membership on
behalf of the corporate / agency / organization]
- Agency Members of the HKCSSAgency Members of the HKCSS
are eligible to get a corporate membership card free of
charge. Staff members of the corporate when holding the
valid membership card can make use of our library services
and facilities.
- Supplementary Membership CardAgency Members can apply
for supplementary membership cards for their service units
for facilitating more staff members of the agency to get
access to our library. Membership fee for each supplementary
membership card is HK$100 per year.
- Individual Members [Apply for the Library Membership
individually]
- Staff Members of Agency Members of the HKCSS are eligible
to apply for individual membership of the Library. Membership
fee is HK$50 per year.
Services Provided for Members of the Reference
Library
- Loan Service
- Members can borrow books, journals and audio-visual
materials from the Reference Library.
- Reference Service
- Library staff are willing to advise and assist members
to locate relevant information and make use of library
facilities.
- On-Line Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
- Reservation Service
- Members can use the Library's OPAC system to reserve
library materials, which are being borrowed by other
users.
- Renewal Service
- Members can use the Library's OPAC system to renew
the borrowed items.
- Recommendation to Books Replenishment Service
- Members can recommend the Library to acquire new
books and journals.
- Free Information
- Members will automatically receive Council's information
free, such as Library New Additions, Annotated Bibliography
on Special Topics, etc. so as to keep them informed
of the development and trends of social welfare.
- Electronic Library
- The Electronic Library Project will facilitate members
to make access to social welfare information through
the Library system on Internet. The Library will collect
Internet resources on social welfare for members.
The Library has converted nearly one thousand Council's
documents from 60's-80's into electronic format. Members
can download the documents from the Library home page.
Further information could be obtained from
our staff through telephone at 2864-2973 or e-mail at library@hkcss.org.hk
or visit our library or its home page (http://library.hkcss.org.hk).
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| THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE |
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Organization profile, activities,
projects, researches and publications of the Council;
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Hyper link to NGOs and welfare services
related websites;
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Privilege schemes and services for
Council's Members;
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Information on related community projects
organized by Agency Members or NGOs;
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Brief introduction on the development
of social welfare services in Hong Kong.
Through the Council's Website, Members
can¡G
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Freely get the up-to-date information
on development of the Council as well as the welfare sector.
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Freely view and download electronic
documents and research reports.
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Freely hyper link agencies' websites
to Council's website.
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Freely make use of the job opportunity
column in Council's website to advertise agencies' vacant
posts.
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| INFORMATION
ON MATERIAL DONATIONS AND FUNDS |
The Council has been occasionally approached by other organizations
and individuals who would like to make material donations
to NGOs through the network of the Council.
The Council, upon receiving such intention of donations,
will make the messages known to the Agency Members through
either individual contact or Council's Website.
The donations may be in various forms and quantities, ranging
from office equipments and furniture, home furniture, football
matches tickets, books and magazines, second-hand lorry,
to entertainment programmes for children, etc.
In addition to the provision of information on material
donations to agency members, the Council will compile at
regular interval, information regarding the existing funders
in Hong Kong, for members' reference.
Enquiries: Contact Resources Development & Fundraising
at 2876 2438.
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| SEMINARS,
SHARING SESSIONS, AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES |
To promote social service development and effectiveness,
knowledge and skill in social work practice, the Council
organizes various activities in the form of seminars, sharing
sessions, report-back sessions on overseas conferences or
study tours, consultations, training courses and workshops
for the participation of staff of agency members.
In addition to these knowledge sharing activities, staff
of agency members are also encouraged to take part in the
training courses and workshops organized by the Council.
Currently, the Council is running about 200 courses for
more than 4,700 social welfare personnel each year. These
courses can be classified into two main categories, namely
the computer training courses and courses related to professional
and management training in social welfare sector.
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