Activities - Library Professionals Organization | Library Association of Singapore

28 Dec 2015

Witness Magna Carta at the Li Ka Shing Library

800 Years of Magna Carta Magna Carta is one of the most important documents in history. It is a foundation stone of the legal systems of the UK, Singapore and Common Law countries. It has inspired the development of parliamentary democracy, equality before the law and equal rights. Magna Carta was an attempted truce in […]

30 Nov 2015

Launch of the Digital Bibliography on the history of Nanyang University

The Bibliography on the history of Nanyang University (in short, Nantah Bibliography) is an online open access bibliography related to the Nanyang University. The only overseas Chinese language university founded in Singapore from 1955 to 1980. Nantah had a profound impact on the Chinese community in Singapore and Malaysia, and held a critical position in […]

29 Oct 2015

Virtual Reality for Libraries – An Exploratory Workshop

The first activity organised by the LAS Programmes and Social Committee in the new Council Year 2015 was a fun and insightful one. 28 participants attended the exploratory workshop on Virtual Reality (VR) conducted by a team of librarians from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Libraries on 30 September 2015, in spite of a hazy day […]

01 Oct 2015

Public Review of July 2015 PDS Applications Has Closed

The PDS Board did not receive any objections or feedback during the review period. Congratulations to all 31 applicants for successfully achieving their Practicing Professional status for the period July 2015 to June 2017. Name Valid Till Andy Quek Jun-17 Balbindar Kaur Dhaliwal Jun-17 Cheng Wei Yeow Jun-17 Foo Yan Chuin Jun-17 Gan Kim Hong […]

21 Sep 2015

Joint Technical Symposium (JTS): Singapore: 7-9 MARCH, 2016

Joint Technical Symposium (JTS): SUSTAINABLE AUDIOVISUAL COLLECTIONS THROUGH COLLABORATION SINGAPORE 7TH-9TH MARCH, 2016 The Joint Technical Symposium (JTS) explores the technical issues affecting the long term survival and accessibility of audiovisual collections. JTS is an international symposium and brings together the world’s foremost research and thinking regarding the preservation and accessibility of moving image and […]

15 Sep 2015

Provisional Practicing Professionals (July 2015)

31 members have been granted provisional approval for the award of Practising Professional (PP) after their professional development records were examined and approved by the Professional Development Scheme (PDS) Board and endorsed by the LAS Council. Of the 31 applications, 15 (48%) are submitted by NUS, 13 (42%) by NTU, and 3 (10%) from Singapore […]

Activities Listing