Bulletin Archives - Page 33 of 37 - Library Professionals Organization

20 Oct 2008

Visual Indulgence Of A Different Kind

In a world where movies make up a big percentage of media entertainment, novels being adapted into movies are a dime a dozen. Movies from Jane Austen’s romantic novels, Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia series have achieved international successes. The same, however, cannot be said of novel […]

20 Oct 2008

Use Your Library but Love It Well

It was that time of the year again to celebrate your love for the library. On Saturday, 24 May, parents and school students gathered at the Jurong Regional Library to participate in the annual programme in its third year. ‘I Love My Library’ is a continuous initiative to engage the public to exercise considerate behaviour […]

20 Oct 2008

Seminar on “The Science and Art of Green Building Design” and Launch of Architectural Book on the National Library Building

The National Library Board (NLB) organised a seminar on “The Science and Art of Green Building Design” on 22 July 2008, which focused on the various architectural design aspects of ‘green’ building design and its significance in an urban environment. The seminar aims to share NLB’s experience in designing a ‘green’ building and to create […]

19 Oct 2008

READ! Singapore 2008 Launch

The move of any country towards globalisation entails an increasingly mobile population. Issues such as where the home is, where one belongs, one’s perception of identity and one’s sense of loyalty, become tension points that are real to Singaporeans, whether they are living abroad themselves, or have relatives who live overseas. Themed ‘Home and Away’, […]

20 Mar 2008

Catherine Lim speaks on “That dreaded F-word in Singapore” at Li Ka Shing Library

The Li Ka Shing Library was privileged to have Catherine Lim launch the inaugural talk for FridayBuzz@theLibrary on 15 February 2008 from 1pm to 2:30pm. FridayBuzz@theLibrary is a series of talks jointly organized by the Li Ka Shing Library and the Office of Student Life with the support of individual faculty in the School […]

15 Feb 2008

Board Games Zone @ Lien Ying Chow Library, Ngee Ann Polytechnic

What’s this latest hot spot in the Library that seems to attract students like bees to honey? It’s the Board Games Zone in the Lien Ying Chow Lifestyle Library.

15 Feb 2008

Singapore Management University Selects Innovative for Complete Digital Library Solution

Millennium, Encore, and eProducts to Drive New Campus Initiative Singapore Management University (SMU) in the nation and city of Singapore has selected an entire suite of Millennium ILS and the Encore discovery services platform products from Innovative Interfaces to create an integrated Digital Library (DL) for the University’s Li Ka Shing Library.The DL will combine […]

30 Mar 2007

Tea Party for Art Librarians

Most people usually spend Mondays slowly winding up for work after a weekend. However, at the National Library building, some librarians found themselves winding down early with a cup of tea on 22 January. On that windy Monday afternoon, 17 librarians, curators and professors, from art and design schools and museums, gathered informally for a […]

30 Mar 2007

Web Archive Singapore

“There is nothing that solidifies and strengthens a nation like reading the nation’s history, whether that history is recorded in books or embodied in customs, institutions and monuments.” Joseph Anderson (1836-1916) American Congregational clergyman and author The National Library Board (NLB), Singapore officially launched Phase 1 of its Web Archive Singapore on October 18, 2006. […]

29 Mar 2007

Speakers for 10th ILDS Conference

Libraries the world over are facing financial challenges in collection build-up; one obvious way to address this is to establish some form of resource sharing between libraries. While resource sharing sounds good as an idea, the actual pathways leading to successful implementation are subject to various inter-dependencies and obstacles such as rights and distribution. The […]