Activities - Library Professionals Organization | Library Association of Singapore

20 Jul 2010

MarcEdit waves magic wand through e-book records

The National Institute of Education (NIE) Library has been subscribing to e-books since 2002. Initially, the e-books had to be searched and accessed via the vendor’s platform, as bibliographic records were not provided. This meant that users tended not to be aware of the wide range of e-titles we held, and so we contacted the […]

19 Jul 2010

In Memory of Fang Xiu: A commemorative forum

About 200 people attended a commemorative public forum on 23 May 2010 at the National Library in memory of Fang Xiu (the late Mr Goh Tze Kwong), Singapore’s literary pioneer, who passed away at the age of 88 in March 2010 after a long illness. This forum was jointly organised by the National Library Board […]

19 Jul 2010

Rihlah: Arabs in Southeast Asia Exhibition

The “Rihlah – Arabs in Southeast Asia” Exhibition is held at the Exhibition area on Level 10 of the National Library Building from 11 April to 10 October 2010. The exhibition showcased photographs and artifacts ranging from ceramics, personal documents to musical instruments and artifacts ranging from shipwreck treasures to musical instruments conveying stories of […]

23 Jun 2010

First AGM held in May

On 15 May 2010, 140 LAS members gathered for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Concorde Hotel on Orchard Road. This was the first time LAS AGM was held in May. In the past AGMs were held in March. The constitution was changed at the 2009 AGM that the AGM be held not later than the […]

22 Jun 2010

Memories and Monuments Exhibition at NLB

‘Monuments and Memories’ exhibition organised by The Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB) is being held from 4 June to 5 July 2010 at Promenade Level 9, National Library Building. The month-long photography exhibition will feature 29 of Singapore’s National Monuments artistically captured by photographers whose previous works were showcased in the Resonance Songs of our […]