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04 Nov 2010

Preserve Memories and Collect Stories

The keynote speaker for When Nations Remember was John van Oudenaren, Director, World Digital Library. He talked about two projects of the Library of Congress which are American Memory and World Digital Library. The Library of Congress had gotten the mandate from their Librarian, James Billington, to “get the champagne out of the bottle” by […]

04 Nov 2010

Fort Canning

I went for a heritage walk at Fort Canning Park on 17 Sep 2010, Friday (3 pm – 5.30 pm). The event was organized by the LAS Social Committee and our guide was Ms Lee Wei Ling from National Parks Singapore. I enjoyed hearing many good tips on plants, some legends and interesting stories about Fort Canning. Ms Lee […]

04 Nov 2010

One-Stop Discovery at Ngee Ann Poly Library

Lien Ying Chow Library, Ngee Ann Polytechnic migrated from Spydus to the ALEPH Integrated Library Management System on 17 Sep 2010. This provides users with one-stop access to multiple sources such as books, databases, media and multimedia resources. It took the Library nine months from the award of the tender to the implementation of the […]

04 Nov 2010

Singapore Memories

As part of the conference on When Nations Remember, the work that was being done in Singapore was highlighted. Gene Tan, National Library Board, talked about the Singapore Memory Project. Apart from the larger contributors to the SMP, NLB would like to create a “long tail” of small contributors. They are exploring different avenues to […]

29 Sep 2010

Remembering Our Singapore Story

Clarissa Oon wrote an article In Search of the Other S’pore Story dated 14 August in The Straits Times. The piece highlighted the growing number of scholarly works and memoirs published on the leftist movement in Singapore during the 1950s-60s, and the increased interest in alternative history. She thought that the introduction of National Education […]

29 Sep 2010

Savour a Slice of Historical Treasures

Want to get up close and personal with some of the most famous personalities in Singapore’s history? Come September 15, members of the public can enjoy a guided tour of the National Library’s 15 Treasures from our Rare Materials Collection as part of NLB’s 15th anniversary celebrations. These prized jewels in our heritage collection were […]

29 Sep 2010

Celebrating NLB’s 15th Anniversary

The theme for the celebrating NLB’s 15th Anniversary Celebrating 15 years with You: Transforming Lives through Knowledge, showcases the impact that the libraries had on the lives of the community over the years. As part of the anniversary celebrations, a series of initiatives will be held from 1 September to 2 October 2010 to enable […]

29 Sep 2010

Evaluating Customer Satisfaction with Public Libraries

Dr Oh Dong Geun, Keimyung University, was passing through Singapore and gave a talk about his research on customer satisfaction with public libraries in South Korea on 16 June 2010. The talk was part of the NLB Professional Talk series which was open to LAS members. After studying the various tools used to measure customer […]

28 Aug 2010

Open Access for SMU Theses on Proquest Dissertations

The Singapore Management University (SMU) now contributes to the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database (PQDT), the largest commercial repository of postgraduate works. The initiative, led by the Li Ka Shing Library in collaboration with the Office of Research and the Office of Legal and General Affairs, is part of its institutional repository road map to […]

28 Aug 2010

Discover the memory initiatives from around the world

When Nations Remember will be held on 11 & 12 October 2010 in Singapore. Take part in the conference if you would like to gain new insights into the creation and preservation of memories for the future. The two-day conference is organised by the National Library Singapore, supported by the International Federation of Library Associations […]