03 Jul 2014
Professional Development through Coursera

Build up your management skills through free courses from world-renowned universities through the Coursera platform. The following are some programmes which will be commencing soon:  Leading Strategic Innovation in Organizations  – Vanderbilt University. Commencing on 1 July 2014. This course is intended to help you improve your ability to manage creativity, innovation and change in business, […]

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18 Jun 2014
Professional Development through Coursera

Build up your management skills through free courses from world-renowned universities through the Coursera platform. The following are some programmes which will be commencing soon:  How to Change the World  Wesleyan University (Verified Certificate). Commencing on 21 June 2014. This course examines how we can develop “social goods” and use them to create networks of progressive […]

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11 Jun 2014
LAS WSQ Support General Reference Works (July 2014)

LAS is pleased to organize the another run of the WSQ/LAS Level 2 training for Support General Reference Works. Details below: Training: Dates: 8 – 9 July 2014 Time: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM daily Venue: NUS Central Library, Training Room (Getting to NUS Central Library) Assessment: Scheduled dates: 23 and 24 July 2014 Time: […]

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Library Associations Singapore
02 Jun 2014
LFT Conference 2014 – Call for Proposals!

We are calling for presentation proposals that will answer this year’s conference theme centering on People, Places and Possibilities. The scope of your presentation can include any of the following: Proof-of-concepts Testing of ideas Collaborative project proposals Trials that you are doing or attempting to set in place Delivery format: Presentation paper (20 min), and/or […]

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Library Associations Singapore
01 Jun 2014
June 2014 Update

Hi all, Our apologies for missing out on the May 2014 Editorial, but it was great to see our members continue to contribute to 2 articles for SLB in the month of May (covering LAS visits to places of interest). In the month of June, we need to make an important announcement with regards to […]

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Library Associations Singapore
20 May 2014
LAS visit to Library of Botany and Horticulture and the Singapore Herbarium

Date of visit: 9 May 2014 Time: 3-5 pm Most of us would agree that the Singapore Botanic Gardens (SBG) is the long standing iconic garden of the country. But did we know that in its early years, it was also home to animals, such as rhinoceros, leopards, monkeys, birds, etc? Really? You may have […]

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