Singapore Libraries Bulletin | Library Associations Singapore

30 Mar 2007

AGM

The members of LAS gathered at Grand Plaza Park Hotel on 17 March 2007 for our Annual General Meeting. We enjoyed a sumptuous lunch. Swets Information Services gave a presentation on their new product, SwetsWise Subscriptions. The AGM started off with Sylvia Yap, outgoing President, addressing the meeting. She highlighted the main achievements of the […]

30 Mar 2007

Tea Party for Art Librarians

Most people usually spend Mondays slowly winding up for work after a weekend. However, at the National Library building, some librarians found themselves winding down early with a cup of tea on 22 January. On that windy Monday afternoon, 17 librarians, curators and professors, from art and design schools and museums, gathered informally for a […]

30 Mar 2007

Web Archive Singapore

“There is nothing that solidifies and strengthens a nation like reading the nation’s history, whether that history is recorded in books or embodied in customs, institutions and monuments.” Joseph Anderson (1836-1916) American Congregational clergyman and author The National Library Board (NLB), Singapore officially launched Phase 1 of its Web Archive Singapore on October 18, 2006. […]

30 Mar 2007

A First on Film Heritage Collaboration

A commonality of interest to promote, preserve and make accessible Singapore’s film heritage was the catalyst behind the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the National Library Board (NLB) and the Asian Film Archive (AFA) on 16 Jan 2007. A tripartite agreement between the NLB, AFA and the Singapore Film Commission (SFC) was also established to […]

29 Mar 2007

Speakers for 10th ILDS Conference

Libraries the world over are facing financial challenges in collection build-up; one obvious way to address this is to establish some form of resource sharing between libraries. While resource sharing sounds good as an idea, the actual pathways leading to successful implementation are subject to various inter-dependencies and obstacles such as rights and distribution. The […]

19 Feb 2007

Calling for articles and contributions for Mar 2007

Dear LAS Members The next issue of SLB will be out in March 2007. Do you have a piece of news, an opinion or a comment on library-related activities or events? Did something new happen in your library or information centre? If yes, please send your article with accompanying pictures as separate JPEG files to […]