Library Associations Singapore
11 Oct 2016
In Conversation with Lionel Lewis

Editor: Library Association of Singapore (LAS) Publications committee is honoured to have Mr Lionel Lewis share his thoughts on reading and Libraries. As the former goalkeeper of our Singapore national team in the 2000s, Lionel is indeed a well-known figure not only to adults, but to students in their teens as well. We are grateful […]

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Library Associations Singapore
10 Oct 2016
LAS WSQ Training for Support Acquisitions and Serials Work

LAS is pleased to organize another run of the LAS WSQ training for Support Acquisitions and Serials Work.  This is the last WSQ course for this year 2016.  We will resume the courses again in 2017. Please keep a look out for posting of the new 2017 training schedule at http://www.las.org.sg/wp/training-development/for-support-staff/  Details for the November 2016 […]

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Library Associations Singapore
04 Sep 2016
LAS Visit to Raffles Institution’s Raffles Archives & Museum, Hullett Memorial Library and Shaw Foundation Library

The old and the new – this was the theme of our visit on 22 June 2016 to Raffles Archives & Museum (RAM), Hullett Memorial Library (HML) and Shaw Foundation Library (SFL) at Raffles Institution (RI). It was a rainy afternoon – but it certainly did not dampen the spirits of the 30 participants and […]

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Library Associations Singapore
29 Aug 2016
The S.U.R.E. Story (Part 2): Information Literacy in Education

In the age of the Internet, navigating and making sense of information clutter is vital. To encourage Singaporeans to be savvy about the sources and content of the information they receive every day, in 2013, the National Library Board (NLB) started promoting information literacy (IL) through the nationwide S.U.R.E. campaign. S.U.R.E. is the acronym for […]

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Library Associations Singapore
22 Aug 2016
The S.U.R.E. Story (Part 1): Promoting Information Literacy to Singaporeans

In the age of the Internet, navigating and making sense of information clutter is vital. To encourage Singaporeans to be savvy about the sources and content of the information they receive every day, in 2013, the National Library Board (NLB) started promoting information literacy (IL) through the nationwide S.U.R.E. campaign. S.U.R.E. is the acronym for […]

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Library Associations Singapore
15 Aug 2016
LAS WSQ training for Support Collection Maintenance

LAS is pleased to organize another run of the LAS WSQ training for Support Collection Maintenance Work. Training details below: Dates: 14 – 15 Sep 2016 (Wed-Thu) Time: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM daily Venue: Central Library Theatrette 2 (Level 4, CLB-04-05), National University of Singapore (Getting to NUS Central Library) Assessment: Scheduled dates: 28 […]

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