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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library's catalogue evolution as a result of electronic resources cataloguing and how collaborative cataloguing could be implemented in the context of Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach – The paper outlines the challenges faced by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library and the need to find alternative way to catalogue e-books come in large batches. It describes in particular the cataloguing of Chinese e-books in collaboration with the China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS). Findings – Different cataloguing data set are inevitably blended into the library catalogue to be used by users. Still, collaboration is feasible when libraries are ready to make compromise and accept variances in the library catalogue. Originality/value – The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library is the first library in Hong Kong to work collaboratively with CALIS to batch convert its records for cataloguing of Chinese e-books. The paper is useful for librarians exploring new source for Chinese cataloguing or collaborative initiatives with libraries in China.

Introduction: There is uncertainty regarding the best transport strategy for ischemic stroke patients with a suspected large vessel occlusion since endovascular therapy (EVT) has become standard of care. Patients can be transported directly to an EVT hospital (mothership), or first to a closer hospital for alteplase and then transferred to the EVT hospital (drip-and-ship). Based on mathematical models, we have developed DESTINE (DEcision Support Tool IN Endovascular therapy), a cloud-based interactive software, which produces visualizations depicting whether drip-and-ship or mothership results in the greatest probability of good outcome. The results are customizable to each system (travel time between treatment centres, treatment efficiency, field population). A novel visualization technique (2-D temporal-spatial visualization) is used to display the model results to the user (Figure). Methods: A usability study was performed with a group of healthcare administrators and clinicians. Users were introduced to the software and asked to perform several tasks and then interpret the results. Users were also asked open-ended questions to help better understand their experience with using a 2-D temporal-spatial diagram. Sessions were screen and audio recorded, audio was transcribed verbatim and analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Results: 67% of participants were physicians and 33% paramedics, 67% were female and the average age was 40.0 years (SD: 10.54). Some users remarked that once familiarized with the software it was simple to use and the visualizations was clear. Although others felt a video tutorial or reference image would have been helpful. Users also thought the ability to compare two visualizations was beneficial. Several suggestions for improvements were also made. Conclusion: The study results have illuminated that 2-D temporal-spatial visualizations can be used to display the results of a stroke transportation model to end users.