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15 Apr 2011

iPhone App for Library OPAC

As part of the National Institute of Education (NIE) Library’s LIBRIS strategic plan to meet the challenges of the 21st century, we launched BookMyne, an iPhone app that allows you to access our OPAC system, on 9 March 2011. With the pervasive adoption of the iPhone within the NIE community and the world, BookMyne is […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

28 Aug 2010

NLS Resource Guides go Web 2.0

Gone are the days of static and infrequently updated PDF resource guides and pathfinders. In their place, a Web 2.0 platform for librarians to share knowledge and information and collaboratively author and update online guides on various subjects to aid patrons in their research. Many libraries, especially those with sizable collections, face the challenge of […]