Activities - Library Professionals Organization | Library Association of Singapore

01 Jan 2015

Call for PDS Submission January 2015

Dear members, Application for Practicing Professional (PP) under the LAS Professional Development Scheme (PDS) is now open. Successful applicants will qualify as PP for the period of 1 Jan 2015 to 31 Dec 2016. Please submit your application if your PP status has expired since June 2014 or if you are a new applicant. The […]

11 Dec 2014

Visit to NIE Library and IFLA Sharing Session

This event held on 9 December 2014 comprised of two parts, where 42 attendees were first brought on a tour around the newly renovated National Institute of Education (NIE) Library, followed by an informative sharing session from three of our LAS members whom had been partially sponsored for their trip to IFLA 2014. This is […]

27 Nov 2014

An Enriching Visit to Taylor & Francis on a Halloween Day

As we make our way up the steps to the office of Taylor & Francis, one wonders what experience can be gleaned from a short visit to this anchor publication company. To our surprise, we were greeted by two ladies in black gowns offering tricks-or-treats in a Jack-o’-lantern basket, complete with sweets and centipedes (mock ones […]

04 Nov 2014

Lecture and night visit to Lee Kong Chian Reference Library (LKCRL) on 23rd October 2014

49 students undertaking the MSc in Information Studies at the School of Wee Kim Wee, Nanyang Technological University was brought on a visit to LKCRL by Professor Shaheen on 23 Oct 2014. Mr Patrick Pu, Chair of Membership Committee, Library Association of Singapore (LAS) also joined the session. The students arrived promptly at 6.30pm at […]

24 Oct 2014

Professional Development through Coursera

Build up your management skills through free courses from world-renowned universi-ties through the Coursera platform. The following are some programmes which will be commencing soon: On Strategy : What Managers can Learn from Philosophy – Ecole Centrale Paris. Commencing on 28 October 2014. In the expression “creative thinking”, the keyword is not creativity; the keyword […]

17 Oct 2014

LAS visit to NAFA Library on 26 September 2014

Ever wondered how it feels like to have the tunes from Bach or Strauss played live while you are browsing the books in the library? Or to study in the library accompanied by vinyl albums from the 60s or 70s? These are some of the features from the NAFA Library that LAS members experienced during […]

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