General News Archives - Library Professionals Organization

22 Dec 2011

PageOne Sale

Most of you would have read from the main stream newspaper about PageOne not planning to continue leasing their space at VivoCity when their tenancy lapses on Feb 2012. So this up-coming Annual Warehouse Sale of PageOne that is scheduled from 30 December 2011 to 2 January 2012 is likely to be its last fanfare […]

25 Oct 2011

Special Announcement

Online Information Asia-Pacific Exhibition & Conference (OIAP) This event is scheduled for 20th to 21st March 2012. What’s so special for LAS members? We have been given 2 free full-conference passes! (Members should contact business@las.org.sg before 14 December 2011 to indicate their interest in these passes by providing LAS membership number and contact details- we […]

22 Jul 2010

New SLB Nameplate

Singapore Libraries Bulletin blog has a new graphic in its nameplate. It is an animated image highlighting different libraries in Singapore at the top of SLB blog instead of a static picture. This was achieved with the help of Catherine Tan who is the Chair of Business Development (and her student assistant) and also Rafi who is the LAS […]

20 Jul 2010

3M Library Systems celebrates 40 years of innovation

Libraries are as unique as the organisations and people who create them. 3M Library Systems has made it a point to understand every customer in setting up libraries to answer their every need. From tracking of books to keeping queues short, to controlling running costs and keeping library patrons happy; no matter how big and […]

22 Dec 2009

Cool Quotes about Libraries

All that mankind has done, though, gained or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books. Thomas Carlyle The only true equalisers in the world are books; the only treasure-house open to all comers is a library; the only wealth which will not decay is knowledge; the only jewel which […]

28 Jul 2009

LAS Journal goes Green and Open Access

With effect from this year, the Singapore Journal of Library and Information Management (SJLIM) goes green and open access. The LAS Council approved the proposal on 8 May 2009. Green SJLIM goes green by being available online only. We save on resources by not having to print the journal and to mail it to individual […]

10 Jan 2007

LAS Conference registration closed

Registration was closed on 8 January 2007 for both the conference “Librarians: Learning -> Strengthening -> Moving Forward” to be held on 29-30 January and the related workshop to be held on 31 January. We have had a tremendous response and thank you for your strong support. We look forward to a rewarding and enriching […]

28 Dec 2006

LAS expects sell-out crowd for Conference

The LAS Council and LAS Conference Organising Committee first announced the LAS Conference and Workshop 2007 – “Librarians: Learning -> Strengthening -> Moving Forward” back in September. Since that time, much work has been done to ensure an outstanding and diverse conference. Interest is high with over 75% of the maximum attendees registered as of […]

18 Dec 2006

SLS has its very own Logo

We are proud to present the new logo of the Special Libraries Section (SLS). This logo serves to inaugurate the formation of the SLS and to underscore it as an unique entity within LAS. As such, SLS has specially created a logo that both incorporates and is an extension of the LAS logo. Developed by […]

19 Sep 2006

Outstanding NTU students & new staff

From the latest group that graduated in July 2006 from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Communication and Information, we have 2 outstanding students, Adrian Khoo and Chew Siew San. A new teaching staff has joined the School and he is Ravi S. Sharma, an Associate Professor of Knowledge Management. Contributed by Betty Ong