Singapore Libraries Bulletin | Library Associations Singapore

01 Feb 2010

National Library Board Launches NewspaperSG, an Online Archive of Singapore’s Newspapers for Public Access

NewspaperSG was officially launched on 28 January 2010 by Guest of Honour, Mr Sam Tan, Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts. With the launch, library patrons can search, browse and retrieve full-text news content from as many as 17 newspapers titles through the multimedia stations […]

01 Feb 2010

Making a Difference with Community Service

Thursday 3rd Dec 2009 was a day with a difference for Library Staff from Singapore Polytechnic. It was our first joint community service project with colleagues from the Dept of Corporate Communications (DCC) to reach out to the needs of the community. The idea came from our DCC colleagues and we readily agreed to it […]

28 Jan 2010

Singapore Polytechnic’s New Hilltop Library

A cool, hip and happening place to chill and hangout A new chapter was written in Singapore Polytechnic Library’s history with the opening of the brand new Hilltop Library on 28th December 2009. The new library replaces the former Business and IT (BizIT) Library, which had been serving SP staff and students in the western […]

18 Jan 2010

ASK! Chat Trial

Background Instant messaging (IM) is increasingly becoming a popular mode of online communication among Singaporeans. According to comScore, a market research company, Internet users in Singapore aged 15 and above averaged 21 hours online per visitor during February 2009, with IM topping the list of how Internet users were most likely to spend their time. […]

14 Jan 2010

Bringing the Library out with a Funfair

NTU Library held its 4th E-Resource Fair from 12 – 13 October 2009 with 9 database vendors. With its tagline “Learn & Win”, the Library offered a series of activities and games aimed at getting its community to take a closer look at its electronic resources. 7 database vendors set up shop offering quizzes, prizes […]

22 Dec 2009

10 Things to do at a Library that Don’t Involve Renting Books

I recently received an email from someone in the US who is a staff writer from OnlineDegree.net. She had written a blog article on libraries. I thought it would be nice to share with all especially with the school holidays and long weekends when visiting the local public library could be one of your agenda […]