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03 Feb 2014

Challenges and Opportunities for Research Data Management

Daniel Tsang gave a presentation on the role that librarians can play in research data management held at the Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University on 7 January 2014. Daniel served as data librarian at the University of California (UCI), Irvine as a data librarian since 1986. He recently chaired a working group for […]

18 Nov 2013

A Sale with Heart – Lien Ying Chow Library Books & Magazines Charity Sale

There was excitement aplenty on 30 & 31 Oct in Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) – Lien Ying Chow Library was having our first ever Books & Magazines Charity Sale! Our objectives for mounting this event were threefold. We wanted firstly, to support the Green Movement by re-distributing used library materials back to the community and […]

04 Nov 2013

Contents in the Cloud – Contextual Collections, Coloassal Collaboration, Curious Connections

This morning, I had the opportunity to hear Lucie Burgess (from the British Library) at the National Library Board (NLB) – she shared with the audience her topic “Contents in the Cloud – Contextual Collections, Coloassal Collaboration, Curious Connections.” We also had some visitors from the National Library of Indonesia joining us for the occasion […]

21 Oct 2013

Demystifying Wikipedia at SMU

“I don’t use Wikipedia for research,” said no student ever. Recognizing the role of Wikipedia as the first stop for many students conducting research, the Singapore Management University’s Li Ka Shing Library hosted “Demystifying Wikipedia: Tips for Information Literacy” on 22nd August 2013. About 50 librarians, educators and researchers from local and overseas institutions participated […]

07 Oct 2013

Global Sharing of Open Access at SMU

The Li Ka Shing Library at Singapore Management University (SMU) organised “Global Sharing of Open Access Content”, a half-day event together with bepress (Berkeley Electronic Press) on 23 August 2013. The event was attended by over 50 people from Singapore and other countries as we leveraged on the participants attending IFLA. Professor Richard Clement, Dean […]

01 Oct 2013

SMU Libraries Corporate Video

The Li Ka Shing Library corporate video was created to feature testimonials from a diverse group of SMU’s faculty and students. We wanted the library’s varied services to be showcased in a fresh and modern format. The video was produced by Lightsaucepictures.com.

18 Sep 2013

SP Library makes its mark at IFLA

For the first time, Singapore played host to the 79th IFLA World Library and Information Congress. And our colleagues from Singapore Polytechnic (SP) Library were in the thick of it. They volunteered at the trade exhibition held in conjunction with the congress and also played host to some of the visitors who came to the […]

28 Aug 2013

Green book corner @ Yuzhi Library, Nanyang Girls’ High School

Green Book Corner @ Yuzhi Library in Nanyang Girls’ High is an initiative introduced by its Yuzhi Library that promotes the joy of reading through the sharing of good books. It is a ‘reading incentive programme’ where students could donate their personal books to the Green Book Corner while others can receive books for free […]

20 Jun 2013

My Tree House – Green Library for Kids

My Tree House” is the first library in the world to be steered by green principles in all facets from design, infrastructure and use of sustainable materials, to collection and programming. Eco-friendly building materials such as energy-efficient LED lighting, refurbished bookshelves and carpets with green properties were used. The canopy of the tree house centrepiece […]