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28 Sep 2012

Librarians For Tomorrow 2012

Our annual conference for LAS – Librarians For Tomorrow 2012 was held on the 25th September at the Matrix of Biopolis. It was well attended by about 240 participants. This year we had introduced 2 panels of discussions – the first panel consisted of professionals from outside of our industry and the second panel consisted […]

03 Sep 2012

September 2012 Update

Hi all, it’s the month of September and for LAS, the most important event would be our Librarians For Tomorrow conference (LFT2012) that will be happening on 25 September 2012. If you haven’t registered yourself, please hurry and get yourself into the program! Our guest of honour would be Senior Minister of State for Education […]

22 Aug 2012

Call for Contribution of Content for WLIC2013 publication project

Hi all, With the successful completion of the WLIC 2012 event in Helsinki this year, a new WLIC2013 is being put into action – this time round it will be in Singapore! To celebrate this occassion, LAS is planning a publication that feature our Libraries and Librarians in Singapore. This is a golden opportunity for […]

02 Aug 2012

ALIA Biennial Conference, Sydney Australia, 10 to 13 July 2012

This is a trip report submitted by Foo Soo Chin: “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller, American writer , 1891-1980. Monday 9 July 2012 – Travel & Accomodations Journey to Sydney – The flight was early at 7am (Singapore time). I was filled with excitement […]

01 Aug 2012

August 2012 Update

Happy Nurses Day to all our Singapore nurses! Wait, some of you will say isn’t Nurses Day supposed to be on May 12 (birthday of Florence Nightingale)? Yes, that’s the international Nurses Day, for Singapore we have set it for August 1 due to our own bit of history – we can trace the origins of nurses in Singapore all […]

24 Jul 2012

CONSAL XV Report

CONSAL XV, 29-30 May 2012 at Bali, Indonesia Day 1: 29 May 2012 Oom Swastiastu! (Hello in Balinese language) A total of 27 participants represented Singapore in the 15th Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians 2012 (CONSAL XV), which was attended by other 697 participants from 21 countries. The conference was held from 29 to 30 […]

18 Jul 2012

Member Presentation at ALA

Member News – one of our fellow LAS member, Dr Lim Peng Han, presented a paper at the American Library Association’s (ALA) Library History Round Table (LHRT) on 24 June 2012. The paper was titled “The Japanese Occupation of Singapore and the Forgotten Libraries at the Civilian Goals at Changi and Sime Road Camps, 1942-1945.” […]

02 Jul 2012

Lifestyle Hub @ NYP Library

Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) Library’s newly renovated Lifestyle Hub was launched on 16 April 2012. Besides the addition of newly acquired Blu-Ray movies, DVD titles and the latest music CDs, the Library has also subscribed and added new lifestyle periodical and book titles. Upon stepping into the Lifestyle Hub, Library users will feel at ease since […]

25 Jun 2012

eReading Devices for Loan

The Bedok Public Library has launched an eReading Devices for loan pilot project last week. Registered members are able to borrow iPads, Kindles and Playaways home for about 2 weeks. The devices have either access to eBooks subscribed by NLB or are pre-loaded with e-content. The press release by NLB is found here. Reported by Yit

21 Jun 2012

LFT2012 and a new SIG

Hi all, LFT 2012 – “Librarians For Tomorrow 2012 – Librarians make sense” is scheduled for 25 Sep 2012. The call for papers/presentation has just been sent out. Please support this event as this would be a great opportunity for you to catch up with your peers and share the things you have done as […]