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15 Oct 2012

Updates in October

Hi all, LAS awards 2012 The call for application for the LAS 2012 awards is open. For forms and details please go to http://www.las.org.sg/wp/awards/application-for-las-awards/ NLB-SLV MOU NLB and the State Library of Victoria (SLV) re-affirmed their working relationship on 10 October 2012 in a simple ceremony held at the Multi-purpose Room of Central Public Library […]

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

15 Jun 2012

Fill Our Shelves, Suggest A Book

The Public Libraries Singapore (PLS) of the National Library Board is trying out its hand at crowdsourcing. It is asking its users to recommend book titles and putting these crowd recommended titles to vote by its crowd as well. Prizes are being offered for the Top 3 recommendations as well as most popular title within […]

23 Mar 2012

NYP Library’s 3D Tour

Nanyang Polytechnic Library (NYP Library) has just launched a 3D interactive library map for their library. This is aimed at helping their users get around the spaces within the library. The map is also available via their NYP Library portal. For more information and pictures – please check out their facebook link and blog. Reported by Justin […]

07 Mar 2012

Talks at Libraries

The Li Ka Shing Library (SMU) is hosting a talk titled “Fitting Facilities for Today’s Library Users” by Janine Schmidt on the 14 March 2012 at 3.30pm to 5.30pm. For more information please see this web page: Information Please remember you need to register by 9 March 2012 using this link: https://registration.smu.edu.sg/prjreg/Library/event.asp The Nanyang Technological […]

14 Feb 2012

News from NUS Libraries

The Medical Library of NUS has completed its move to the Level 5 of the newly built Centre for Translational Medicine building (or M6 of the Medical Faculty). For more details please check out their blog page at: http://blog.nus.edu.sg/linus/2012/02/09/we-have-moved/ For those of you interested in QR Codes, the Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library has also […]

16 Jan 2012

Civil Service College Resource Centre

The Resource Centre from Civil Service College (CSC) Singapore has announced the launch of their website. Please check out the resources which they are showcasing (papers written by CSC staff relating to governance and policies) – by looking at the CSC Compendia section. Their website can be found here: http://csc.vlibonline.com/ Reported by Yit

31 May 2011

NTU Library and NACO

NACO or Name Authority Cooperative program component of the Library of Congress Program for Cooperative Cataloguing (PCC) allows participants to contribute and maintain name authority records (NARs) in the Library of Congress Name Authority File (LC/NAF). The LC/NAF is used by cataloguers worldwide to verify the standard forms of name headings that should be used […]

15 Apr 2011

OPAC Observations

If I were to ask you what you do for fun while you are at work, I am sure you wouldn’t tell me that you analyse your library’s OPAC transaction logs. Especially not those transaction logs where you peruse all those patron searches that don’t actually find anything! Well, I have been doing exactly that, […]