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22 Aug 2012

Call for Contribution of Content for WLIC2013 publication project

Hi all, With the successful completion of the WLIC 2012 event in Helsinki this year, a new WLIC2013 is being put into action – this time round it will be in Singapore! To celebrate this occassion, LAS is planning a publication that feature our Libraries and Librarians in Singapore. This is a golden opportunity for […]

11 Aug 2012

WSQ/LAS Level 2 training for Support Bibliographic Control Works

LAS is pleased to organize the sixth run of the WSQ/LAS Level 2 training for Support Bibliographic Control Works on 4 – 6 September 2012.

02 Aug 2012

ALIA Biennial Conference, Sydney Australia, 10 to 13 July 2012

This is a trip report submitted by Foo Soo Chin: “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller, American writer , 1891-1980. Monday 9 July 2012 – Travel & Accomodations Journey to Sydney – The flight was early at 7am (Singapore time). I was filled with excitement […]

01 Aug 2012

August 2012 Update

Happy Nurses Day to all our Singapore nurses! Wait, some of you will say isn’t Nurses Day supposed to be on May 12 (birthday of Florence Nightingale)? Yes, that’s the international Nurses Day, for Singapore we have set it for August 1 due to our own bit of history – we can trace the origins of nurses in Singapore all […]

24 Jul 2012

CONSAL XV Report

CONSAL XV, 29-30 May 2012 at Bali, Indonesia Day 1: 29 May 2012 Oom Swastiastu! (Hello in Balinese language) A total of 27 participants represented Singapore in the 15th Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians 2012 (CONSAL XV), which was attended by other 697 participants from 21 countries. The conference was held from 29 to 30 […]

18 Jul 2012

Member Presentation at ALA

Member News – one of our fellow LAS member, Dr Lim Peng Han, presented a paper at the American Library Association’s (ALA) Library History Round Table (LHRT) on 24 June 2012. The paper was titled “The Japanese Occupation of Singapore and the Forgotten Libraries at the Civilian Goals at Changi and Sime Road Camps, 1942-1945.” […]

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