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04 Nov 2013

Contents in the Cloud – Contextual Collections, Coloassal Collaboration, Curious Connections

This morning, I had the opportunity to hear Lucie Burgess (from the British Library) at the National Library Board (NLB) – she shared with the audience her topic “Contents in the Cloud – Contextual Collections, Coloassal Collaboration, Curious Connections.” We also had some visitors from the National Library of Indonesia joining us for the occasion […]

21 Oct 2013

Demystifying Wikipedia at SMU

“I don’t use Wikipedia for research,” said no student ever. Recognizing the role of Wikipedia as the first stop for many students conducting research, the Singapore Management University’s Li Ka Shing Library hosted “Demystifying Wikipedia: Tips for Information Literacy” on 22nd August 2013. About 50 librarians, educators and researchers from local and overseas institutions participated […]

14 Oct 2013

Visit to Singapore Polytechnic (SP) Library

40 participants visited the SP Library on Thu, 26 Sep 2013. Most participants arrived promptly at 2.30pm, thanks to the Dover MRT station which is located right inside the campus. It was a lively gathering of librarians as it was the first activity organised by the LAS Programmes and Social Committee in the new Council […]

07 Oct 2013

Global Sharing of Open Access at SMU

The Li Ka Shing Library at Singapore Management University (SMU) organised “Global Sharing of Open Access Content”, a half-day event together with bepress (Berkeley Electronic Press) on 23 August 2013. The event was attended by over 50 people from Singapore and other countries as we leveraged on the participants attending IFLA. Professor Richard Clement, Dean […]

03 Oct 2013

October 2013 Update

Hi all, It’s been a busy year for all of us at LAS, and how time has flown. Only 2 months ago, we had hosted the IFLA WLIC 2013 event in Singapore. I hoped that most of you found the experience interesting and had picked up invaluable learning points along the journey. So what’s coming […]

01 Oct 2013

SMU Libraries Corporate Video

The Li Ka Shing Library corporate video was created to feature testimonials from a diverse group of SMU’s faculty and students. We wanted the library’s varied services to be showcased in a fresh and modern format. The video was produced by Lightsaucepictures.com.

18 Sep 2013

SP Library makes its mark at IFLA

For the first time, Singapore played host to the 79th IFLA World Library and Information Congress. And our colleagues from Singapore Polytechnic (SP) Library were in the thick of it. They volunteered at the trade exhibition held in conjunction with the congress and also played host to some of the visitors who came to the […]

03 Sep 2013

IFLA WLIC 2013

Hi all, How fast September comes, and for quite a number of us, it would be mid-year reviews soon. We have survived IFLA WLIC 2013 and I am proud to say that Singapore has done well in its hosting duties. The informal feedback I got from the fellow participants was that the folks in the […]

28 Aug 2013

Green book corner @ Yuzhi Library, Nanyang Girls’ High School

Green Book Corner @ Yuzhi Library in Nanyang Girls’ High is an initiative introduced by its Yuzhi Library that promotes the joy of reading through the sharing of good books. It is a ‘reading incentive programme’ where students could donate their personal books to the Green Book Corner while others can receive books for free […]

20 Aug 2013

IFLA WLIC 2013 appeal for postings

Hi fellow LAS members, As the WLIC 2013 event is a pretty large-scale affair, it will never be possible for any single person to capture what has transpired. I would like to appeal to all members whom, have attended the event to provide what they consider as highlights that they’d like to share with fellow […]