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08 Mar 2011

Open Access and Open Data

A report on the Open Access Open Data Expert conference, including some library visits on 13 to 16 Dec 2010, held in Germany and Sweden. Open Access While the Open Access movement in academia can be traced back to the 1960s, it has gained new relevance today with the spread of web-based technologies. The Open […]

03 Mar 2011

Institutional Knowledge at SMU

The Li Ka Shing Library at the Singapore Management University launched its institutional repository, InK: Institutional Knowledge at SMU on a new platform on 18 January 2011. The platform, Digital Commons from Berkeley Electronic Press, is software-as-a-service (SAAS) and SMU is the first institution in Asia to use it. InK represents the research and scholarly […]

03 Mar 2011

LAS Awards and High Tea

Every professional association should find occasions on which to acknowledge the contributions made to the profession by outstanding practitioners and to encourage the development of talented young individuals who are the future leaders. On Saturday 22 January, LAS did just that in very pleasant surroundings at the Hotel Rendezvous. The LAS High Tea was opened by Guest […]

03 Mar 2011

Living in the new normal for information professionals

Ann Caputo, Director of Learning & Infopro Programs, Dow Jones and SLA President 2010, gave a talk about “Living in the new normal” where she addressed global trends that knowledge professionals should understand. The talk was held at Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University on 17 February 2011. Ann told the story of how […]

31 Jan 2011

Obituary for Paul Tye

Paul Tye Sek Kuan, 55 passed away on 19 August 2010 after a long battle with cancer. Paul began his library career as a trainee librarian at National University of Singapore Libraries in 1981. He was attached to Cataloguing Department and subsequently Medical Library before he left to pursue his diploma course in Library Studies […]

31 Jan 2011

Trends in e-books at SLS event

Joe Lam, Managing Director of Elsevier Health Sciences South East Asia, gave a talk on the e-book trends at the Special Libraries Section inaugural networking event on 11 November 2010 at the Maxwell Chambers. The event was sponsored by LexisNexis. Electronic books started in 1970. There are many formats for e-books with the major ones […]

31 Jan 2011

SLS Passion Award goes to Debby

One of the main purposes of Special Libraries Section (SLS) event on 11 November 2010 was to present the LAS Special Librarian Passion Award, generously sponsored by LexisNexis. This award recognizes an individual or group each year for outstanding contributions to the LAS Special Libraries Section or its interest groups. To qualify for the award, […]

15 Dec 2010

Nationally Recognised Training for Library Support Staff

Since the closure of paraprofessional courses at Temasek Polytechnic some years ago there has been no formal avenue for skills development and recognition for support staff in Singapore libraries. More and more support staff undertake responsibilities which are crucial to library operations and yet have few opportunities in relation to external training. LAS has, over […]

15 Dec 2010

Singapore Librarians at ICOLIS 2010

Singapore sent the largest delegation from one country to the Third International Conference on Libraries, Information and Society (ICOLIS) 2010 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 9-10 Nov. A total of 13 delegates from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University, Monetary Authority of Singapore and Temasek Polytechnic participated in the conference. The trip, organized by […]

14 Dec 2010

Discovering Malaysian Libraries

Our neighbouring country, Malaysia extended her arms to invite us to the Third International Conference on Libraries, Information and Society 2010 in Kuala Lumpur. To maximise our learning experience, LAS also planned three library visits for the thirteen of us. The Malaysian librarians greeted us with big warm smiles which made us feel just at […]