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07 Mar 2023

LAS Library Visit : LinkedIn office tour (23rd March @ 3PM)

Calling all new and early career librarians and information professionals! You are invited to visit LinkedIn’s Singapore office where you will learn how to jazz up your profile and understand how LinkedIn Learning works! Agenda 1. LinkedIn’s Rock Your Profile2. Maximizing your potential with a Skills-First approach3. Dynamic work-environment Tour Details Date: Thursday, 23 March […]

15 Feb 2023

Launch of National Library Open Datasets

The National Library of Singapore is excited to announce the release of 10 open datasets comprising metadata of our digital collection. Explore metadata of over 42,000 digitised books, magazines, newspapers, web archives, images, sound and video recordings and more via the National Library Online webpage. Visualise and analyse these datasets and uncover insights on Singapore’s […]

14 Feb 2023

SJLIM Call for Papers 2023

The Singapore Journal of Library and Information Management (SJLIM) is currently inviting submissions for its 2023 issue. We are interested in submissions outlining research as well as practice projects. Opinion pieces and commentaries are also welcome. We accept submissions on all aspects of librarianship that relate to academic, public and special libraries, with a geographical […]

08 Feb 2023

Library Publishing Directory and IFLA Library Publishing Global Map 2023: Call for Updates and New Entries

The Library Publishing Coalition is compiling the next edition of its Library Publishing Directory. If your library has been included in a previous Directory, please update your information for the 2023 edition. If you’ve not previously submitted to the Directory and are an active library publisher, please submit your entry and join this growing community! The Library Publishing Coalition has an ongoing partnership […]

26 Jan 2023

Free public talk 15 Feb @Tanglin Trust School by Emily Drabinski, President-elect of the American Library Association

You are invited to a talk by Emily Drabinski, President-elect of the American Library Association, at 5pm on 15 February 2023 in the Senior Library at Tanglin Trust School. Emily will be in Singapore as she is a keynote speaker at the upcoming Librarians Knowledge Sharing Workshop. “Working Knowledge: Libraries and the Ways We Learn” will explore just […]

20 Jan 2023

Open for registration: ASEAN Summer School for Emerging Library Leaders, Singapore 10-14 July 2023

Are you an emerging leader wanting to lead digital libraries? Or curious about the latest trends in digital libraries? Do you enjoy learning in small groups, sharing best practices, case studies and library visits? Developed in collaboration with SMU Academy and SMU Libraries, the Summer School for Emerging Library Leaders is a curated 5-day program […]

13 Jan 2023

Panel Discussion: Intersections of Myanmar Art, Culture and Tech

For the first time, SMU Libraries and The MeshMinds Foundation present an art x tech programme that explores the powerful potential of Augmented Reality (AR) art to share culture, narrate experiences and create connections. Join us at this panel discussion to hear from experts and practitioners working in the intersections of art, culture, history, and tech, with a particular focus on Myanmar and the Thukhuma Collection from which three artworks were transformed into AR art.

25 Oct 2022

LAS Workshop – Where do lonely socks go ? (4th November 2022 @ 3PM)

Dear LAS Community LAS Programmes and Engagement Committee brings you WHERE DO LONELY SOCKS GO?A Workshop by Post Museum’s Renew Earth Sweat Shop About Renew Earth Sweat Shop Renew Earth Sweat Shop is a community and participatory art project reacting to the environmental impact and labour conditions linked to the global fashion industry. The project […]

12 Oct 2022

[Zoom Webinar] Fighting back the Infodemic: CPD opportunities and initiatives for LIS professionals by IFLA CPDWL Section

The Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL) Section, in support of the Global Media and Information Literacy Week (October 24–31) cordially invites you to a webinar on: Fighting back the Infodemic: CPD opportunities and initiatives for LIS professionals What is infodemic? How is the library profession responding to the infodemic? How does this affect […]

10 Oct 2022

National Library Board’s S.U.R.E. Celebrates M.I.L (1-31 October)

NLB would like to invite LAS members to join them as they celebrate all things related to Media and Information Literacy (M.I.L.) this October. In conjunction with the UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week, the National Library Board will launch S.U.R.E. Celebrates M.I.L. from 1-31 October. There are programmes, activities and content on fact-finding, fact-checking, online safety and news literacy. Visit […]