Library Associations Singapore
04 Nov 2010
One-Stop Discovery at Ngee Ann Poly Library

Lien Ying Chow Library, Ngee Ann Polytechnic migrated from Spydus to the ALEPH Integrated Library Management System on 17 Sep 2010. This provides users with one-stop access to multiple sources such as books, databases, media and multimedia resources. It took the Library nine months from the award of the tender to the implementation of the […]

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Library Associations Singapore
29 Sep 2010
Remembering Our Singapore Story

Clarissa Oon wrote an article In Search of the Other S’pore Story dated 14 August in The Straits Times. The piece highlighted the growing number of scholarly works and memoirs published on the leftist movement in Singapore during the 1950s-60s, and the increased interest in alternative history. She thought that the introduction of National Education […]

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Library Associations Singapore
29 Sep 2010
Savour a Slice of Historical Treasures

Want to get up close and personal with some of the most famous personalities in Singapore’s history? Come September 15, members of the public can enjoy a guided tour of the National Library’s 15 Treasures from our Rare Materials Collection as part of NLB’s 15th anniversary celebrations. These prized jewels in our heritage collection were […]

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Library Associations Singapore
29 Sep 2010
Celebrating NLB’s 15th Anniversary

The theme for the celebrating NLB’s 15th Anniversary Celebrating 15 years with You: Transforming Lives through Knowledge, showcases the impact that the libraries had on the lives of the community over the years. As part of the anniversary celebrations, a series of initiatives will be held from 1 September to 2 October 2010 to enable […]

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Library Associations Singapore
29 Sep 2010
Evaluating Customer Satisfaction with Public Libraries

Dr Oh Dong Geun, Keimyung University, was passing through Singapore and gave a talk about his research on customer satisfaction with public libraries in South Korea on 16 June 2010. The talk was part of the NLB Professional Talk series which was open to LAS members. After studying the various tools used to measure customer […]

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Library Associations Singapore
28 Aug 2010
Open Access for SMU Theses on Proquest Dissertations

The Singapore Management University (SMU) now contributes to the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database (PQDT), the largest commercial repository of postgraduate works.  The initiative, led by the Li Ka Shing Library in collaboration with the Office of Research and the Office of Legal and General Affairs, is part of its institutional repository road map to […]

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