Professional Development Archives - Library Professionals Organization

29 Jan 2026

Insights from Shanghai: Innovations in Children’s Library Services and Beyond

In April 2025, I had the opportunity to participate in the Shanghai Community Library’s Children’s Librarian Training Programme, together with a colleague from the National Library Board (NLB). In addition to sharing NLB’s children’s services and Mother Tongue Language programmes with our Shanghai counterparts, the programme offered rich learning experiences through visits to several […]

11 Nov 2025

LAS Lunchtime Brown Bag Series: AI and Automation in Metadata Creation

The Library Association of Singapore (LAS) Training and Development Committee launched its inaugural Lunchtime Brown Bag Series on 17 September 2025, with 63 participants in attendance. This new initiative aims to facilitate knowledge sharing and professional discussions amongst library professionals. Phoebe Lim, Chair of LAS Training and Development Committee, opened the session by outlining […]

20 May 2025

Transforming Academic Libraries for Student Success: Insights from SIT and SUTD

This reflective piece is written by Kiyohito Nakazato, a librarian from Waseda University Library, who recently completed a professional internship at Nanyang Technological University (NTUSG) Library. In this article, he shares his observations from visiting the libraries at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Views Expressed […]

13 May 2025

LAS Competency Framework for Information Professionals – DRAFT

The LAS Competency Framework workgroup is pleased to present the Draft LAS Competency Framework for Information Professionals_May 2025. We welcome questions, comments and feedback from members to help us further refine the framework. The framework seeks to align with a nationwide move towards competencies-based development. It was designed to be inclusive and relevant to all information […]

23 Jan 2025

How SMU Libraries’ ELLSSA Programme Can Make You a Catalyst for the Digital Transformation of your Library

The Emerging Library Leaders’ Summer School for Asia-Pacific (ELLSSA) is Singapore Management University Libraries’ (SMU Libraries) bespoke flagship leadership programme for emerging library leaders in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

15 Nov 2024

IFLA Information Futures Summit (IIFS) 2024: Stronger Together – Participant Reflections

This reflective piece is written by LAS-WLIC grant recipient Lim Siu Chen (Research Librarian, NUS Libraries) about her trip to IIFS 2024 in Brisbane, Australia.

24 Oct 2024

Professional Development Stay at SMU Libraries: AI, Critical Thinking, and Beyond

As part of a three-month professional attachment at Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries, chosen for their innovative approach to AI integration,

29 Dec 2023

‘A Day in the Life’ Programme (July 2023 Run) – NTU Library Presenters’ Reflections

In the fourth and final post on this cycle of ‘A Day in the Life’ Programme, the presenters from NTU Library share their reflections. Mr Tan Chiang Wee – Institutional Repositories and Open Access Policy I am glad that we used the lesson plan method to plan our presentations for the programme. It helped me […]

28 Dec 2023

‘A Day in the Life’ Programme (July 2023 Run) – NTU Library’s Reflections as a Host

NTU Library played host to a small group of seven librarians on 26 July 2023 under ‘A Day in the Life’ Programme. It was a full day with the following topics covered: Institutional Repositories & Open Access Policy Library Data Analytics The Role of Librarians in Academic Profiles Outreach Campaigns, User Engagement Activities, and Wellbeing […]

27 Dec 2023

‘A Day in the Life’ Programme (July 2023 Run) – Impressions video

In the second of four posts, three more participants from this cycle of ‘A Day in the Life’ Programme, Marcus Leong, Quek Tze Guek and Yasmin Ally share their impressions in the following video: Contributed by: Marcus Leong, NIE Library Quek Tze Guek, NUS Libraries Yasmin Ally, NTU Library