Coverage/summaries of LAS events or news. Events include workshops, social programmes, sharing sessions and training sessions.
Taking place on 6 October 2021, 9.30am – 5pm (GMT +8), the LAS-PPM Conference went online for the first time in 2021, bringing new opportunities for the library community to learn from each other in this new normal. With the theme “Collab | Camaraderie | Commune”, the conference brought to its participants presentations of how […]
Reflections from the 2021 LAS-PPM Conference (AM Session) Read More »
This year’s American Library Association (ALA) Annual conference was another boon for overseas attendees, mostly because – like 2020, and again in 2022 – the conference was held virtually. Conference organisers kindly made available over 200 sessions, including recorded livestreams, for on-demand viewing by conference registrants. Even better, these are available for viewing for up
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Launch of Hygge and A Familiar Forest Hygge was officially opened by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) President Professor Subra Suresh on 21 January 2021. In conjunction with the official opening of the new space, NTU Museum also presented the inaugural exhibition, A Familiar Forest by environmental artist Zen Teh. The exhibition was part of National Arts Council’s Singapore Art Week 2021 from 22 January 2021 to
HYGGE – A NEW SPACE FOR WELLBEING BY NTU LIBRARY Read More »
On 29 October 2020, Tony Zanders (founder and CEO) introduced how Skilltype can assist libraries and information professionals with job skill analysis and development to “future-proof” our profession. Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Tony stayed up late to present this webinar to LAS. We also wish to thank Yale-NUS College for sponsoring the Zoom platform.
Webinar Round-up: Preparing For Post-COVID Professional Development With Skilltype Read More »
“The entire talk as a whole gave me some additional insights especially since I am in talks at the moment about future planning” “Sharing session of the planning strategies” “Joe was very clear and easy to follow. Good slides too” “Overview of financial planning” “Financial plan, review annual” These were some of the comments that
Joseph Kennedy’s ‘Creating Your Desired Retirement’ Talk (10 Sep) Read More »
