04 Mar 2019
Library Carpentry two-day workshop

On 11-12 June 2019, LAS and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Library are jointly hosting a Library Carpentry 2-day workshop. The Carpentries are a fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives. They teach skills that are immediately useful for researchers, using lessons and datasets that allow researchers to apply what they’ve learned to their work quickly.  This is […]

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04 Mar 2019
Continuing Professional Development: Minding Your Own Business

Edward summarises the IFLA Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Guidelines. He highlights important points that should resonate with us – as individual librarians and learners. This is the first of a two-part series on how we can take control of our own continuing professional development. IFLA Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development: Principles and Best Practices is […]

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Library Associations Singapore
01 Mar 2019
LAS Council Nomination is here! Step up and join the Council

Time flies very fast, and soon we are approaching our next annual general meeting. This year will be an election year.  Please click here to download NOMINATION form for Council 2019-2021. All nomination forms must be returned by 27 March 2019.   As stated in our Constitution “Nomination forms shall be sent out to the […]

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Library Associations Singapore
01 Mar 2019
In Conversation with Makeswary Periasamy

Makeswary Periasamy (or ‘Mages’ for short) is a Senior Librarian at the National Library taking care of the Rare Materials Collection. She was featured in the March 2018 issue of Her World (pg. 180) as “The Custodian of Rare Historical Documents”. In this edition of our “In Conversation” series, the LAS Publications Committee interviews her to […]

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Library Associations Singapore
25 Feb 2019
Call for papers – 2019 WLIC in Athens

IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL) invites papers for the Theme:  Navigating Your Own Professional Development:  Effective Use of the 2016 IFLA Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development The Call for papers is available in the following link URL: https://2019.ifla.org/cfp-calls/continuing-professional-development-and-workplace-learning/ Proposals for short, insightful presentations (10 minutes) are invited from library and information professionals […]

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Library Associations Singapore
29 Jan 2019
Call for papers – 2019 WLIC in Athens

IFLA Acquisition & Collection Development Section, together with IFLA Digital Scholarship Special Interest Group, is glad to announce this call for papers for a 2 hour open session at the 2019 WLIC in Athens: “Digital Scholarship and Collection Development: Crossroads and Intersections”. You’ll find the detail of the call at the following link:  https://2019.ifla.org/cfp-calls/acquisition-collection-dvlp-digital-humanities/ For […]

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