2009/2010 Event & Venue
13 Aug 2010 LAS: Tour of the NLB Library Supply Centre

Date: Fri, 13 August 2010
Time: 2:15-5pm
Venue: Possibility Room, Level 5, National Library Building

Please see details for more information.

Meeting Point:
Merah MRT (Take the bus provided by LAS to Library Supply Centre - NLB) 

Registration
please register your name, contact No (Office/HP No.), NRIC/Passport No, membership number, organization and designation with las.programmes@gmail.com

Admission is free. Registration is on a first-come-first served basis. Maximum group size: 40 

Closing date: 31 July 2010

PDP Points Awarded: 46 Points (Applicable only to librarians who are participants of PDS)

23 Jul 2010 The New  Wave: Social Media & Libraries - An NTU perspective

Date      :   23 Jul 2010 (Friday)
Time      :   1.45 – 5pm
Venue    :   Alexandria Room, Library Instructional Commons, Nanyang Technological University Blk N2-B3a-01 (1 Level below Business Library) View Map

About the event:

In this session you will get an overview of social media initiatives undertaken by NTU Library. You will also learn about specific new social media developments at NTU, one of which is a campus wide initiative. Take this opportunity to share your own developments and plans. The programme will be held in the state of the art new NTU Library Instructional Commons. There will be an opportunity at the end of the programme to take a guided tour of the similarly new Lee Wee Nam Library Learning Commons. This programme is jointly brought to you by NTU Libraries and LAS.

Registration Fee:  Free for LAS members. This activity attracts 46 PDS points (Applicable only to librarians who are participants of PDS).

If you are interested, please click here to register online. Registration is on a first-come-first served basis.  There are limited places, hence do register early to avoid disappointment.

Closing date: 14 July 2010 - Due to overwhelming response, all the places have been taken up and the registration is now closed.
 

7 July 2010 LAS: Talk by Dr Paul B. Gandel: Myths, Stories, and Possibilities

Date: Fri, 9 July 2010
Time: 3-5pm
Venue: Possibility Room, Level 5, National Library Building

Please see details for more information.

Registration
please register your name, contact No (Office/HP No.), NRIC/Passport No, membership number, organization and designation with las.programmes@gmail.com

Admission is free. Registration is on a first-come-first served basis.  

Closing date: 30 June 2010

PDP Points Awarded: 46 Points (Applicable only to librarians who are participants of PDS)

1 Jul 2010 A tour of the 3M Woodlands and 3M Yishun Facilities

Date      :   1 Jul 2010 (Thursday)
Time      :   12.45 – 5.15pm
Venue    :   3M Woodlands & Yishun

Registration Fee:  Free for LAS members. This activity attracts 36 PDS points under the Industry Knowledge Development (ID) category.

If you are interested, please register with las.programmes@gmail.com , providing your name, organization and handphone number.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. Maximum group size is 30.
Closing date: 23 June 2010 - Registration is now closed.
 

2 June 2010 LAS: Visit to the Library of Singapore American School

Date: Wed, 2 June 2010
Time: 9:45am -12:00pm
Venue: Foyer of High School

Please see details for more information.

Registration
please register your name, contact No (Office/HP No.), NRIC/Passport No, membership number, organization and designation with las.programmes@gmail.com

Registration is on a first-come-first served basis.  Maximum group size: 40

Closing date: 21 May 2010

PDP Points Awarded: 46 Points [Industry Knowledge Development]

21 May 2010 LAS: Visit to NAFA Library (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts)

Date: Fri, 21 May 2010
Time: 3 – 5 pm
Venue: NAFA Campus 1 Lobby

Please see details for more information.

Registration
please register your name, contact No (Office/HP No.), NRIC/Passport No, membership number, organization and designation with las.programmes@gmail.com

Registration is on a first-come-first served basis.  Maximum group size: 50

Closing date: 7 May 2010

PDP Points Awarded: 46 Points [Industry Knowledge Development]

9 April 2010 LAS: Visit to Singapore Press Holdings Information Resource Centre

Date: Fri, 9 April 2010
Time: 2:30 pm – 5:15 pm
Venue: Reception area, Podium Block, SPH News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore 318994

Please see details for more information.

Registration
please register your name, contact No (Office/HP No.), membership number, organization and designation with las.programmes@gmail.com

Registration is on a first-come-first served basis.  Maximum group size: 30

Closing date: 1 April 2010 - REGISTRATION CLOSED

PDP Points Awarded: 46 Points [Industry Knowledge Development]

31 Mar 2010 Business Information Hands-On - A Workshop

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Venue: Library Instruction Room, Level 4, Lee Wee Nam Library, NTU, North Spine 3, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798

Please see details for more information.

Registration
please register online at https://wis.ntu.edu.sg/pls/webexe/REGISTER_NTU.REGISTER?EVENT_ID=OA10031108412279

Registration is on a first-come-first served basis.  Maximum group size: 25

Closing date: 26 March 2010

 

19 Mar 2010 LAS: Visit to Nanyang Polytechnic Library

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010
Time: 3.15 - 5:30pm
Venue:
Library main entrance located at Block A, Level 4

Please see details for more information.

Registration
please register your name, contact No (Office/HP No.), membership number, organization and designation with las.programmes@gmail.com

Registration is on a first-come-first served basis.  Maximum group size: 40

Closing date: 10 March 2010

PDP Points Awarded: 46 Points [Industry Knowledge Development]

22 Feb 2010 First Steps in Becoming a Super Searcher! The Workshop

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
Venue: Li Ka Shing Library, Library Training Room, Level 5 70 Stamford Road Singapore 178901

Please see details for more information.

Registration Fee: $ 240 (LAS Member) $ 280 (Non-Member)

Registration: Click here

Registration closes on 12 Feb or at 20 registrant limit.

 

24 Feb 2010 LAS: PDS Update, Cert Presentation and High Tea

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010
Time: 3.00pm
Venue: Possibility Room, National Library Building

Please see details for more information.

Registration
To register, simply email las.programmes@gmail.com by 3 Feb 2010 with details of your name, organisation and LAS membership number.

PDP Points Awarded: 46 Points [Industry Knowledge Development]

4-5 Feb 2010

LAS@NUS career fair

Date :              4 & 5 Feb 2010

Time :             9:30am to 5:00pm

Venue :           Multipurpose Sports Hall (>>> LAS booth is at Level 2, Booth 222)

  

For location of the Multipurpose Sports Hall,  please click here

Or Check out main map at  http://www.nus.edu.sg/campusmap/

 

22 Jan 2010 Visit to Republic Polytechnic Library

Date      :   22 January 2010 (Friday)
Time      :   3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue    :   The Library South entrance, E1 @ 2:45pm

Details

Registration Fee: Free

PDP Points Awarded: 46 Points [Industry Knowledge Development]

Registration Information: First-come-first served basis. Maximum group size: 40

Please email las.programmes@gmail.com for further enquiries

12 Jan 2010 Tour - World Scientific Publishing Company (WSPC)

Date      :   12 January 2010 (Tuesday)
Time      :   3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue    :   Lobby Area, 5 Toh Tuck Link Singapore 596224

Details

Registration Fee: Free

PDP Points Awarded: 36 Points [Industry Knowledge Development]

Registration Information: First-come-first served basis. Maximum group size: 20

Please email las.programmes@gmail.com for further enquiries

9 Dec 2009

Talk - "Finding the Best of the Internet"  (Presentation Slides)

Speaker  :  Dr Wendy Simmons,
                Information Resource Officer, US Embassy,
                Bangkok, Thailand
Date      :   Wednesday 9 December 2009
Time      :   3.00pm – 5.00pm
Venue    :   Theatrette 2, Central Library, National University of Singapore, 12 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore

Talk - "U.S. Academic Libraries Today: Challenges and Opportunities"  (Presentation Slides)

Speaker  :  Dr Wendy Simmons,
                Information Resource Officer, US Embassy,
                Bangkok, Thailand
Date      :   Wednesday 9 December 2009
Time      :   10.00am – 12.00noon
Venue    :   Theatrette 2, Central Library, National University of Singapore, 12 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore

Details

This activity attracts 46 PDS points under the Industry Knowledge Development (ID1) category.

If you are interested, please register with las.programmes@gmail.com , providing your name, membership number, organization and designation.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.
  

30 Nov 2009 Understanding Businesses, their Related Concepts and Information Sources to Support Them

Date      :   30 Nov 2009 (Monday)
Time      :   9am – 5pm
Venue    :   Carnegie Room, NLB Academy, Toa Payoh Community Library, Level 3, Toa Payoh Central

Details

Registration Fee: $ 160 (LAS Member), $ 180 (Non-Member)

PDP Points Awarded: 34 Points [Expertise Development]

Registration Information: Click here to register

Please email InstructionalServices@ntu.edu.sg for further enquiries

18 Nov 2009 A tour of the 3M Woodlands and 3M Yishun Facilities (2nd Run)

Date      :   18 Nov 2009 (Wednesday)
Time      :   12.45 – 5.30pm
Venue    :   3M Woodlands & Yishun

Details

Registration Fee:  Free for LAS members. This activity attracts 36 PDS points under the Industry Knowledge Development (ID) category.

If you are interested, please register with las.programmes@gmail.com , providing your name, organization and handphone number.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. Maximum group size is 30.
Closing date: 30 October 2009
 

16 Oct 2009 Libraries for Tomorrow Fair & Seminar; Annual LAS Dinner

Date: Fri 16 Oct 2009
Time: 10am-10pm
Venue: National Library Building, Victoria Street

Please see details for more information including online registration and early bird/group discounts.

Early bird registration expires 18 September 2009.

02 Oct 2009 Understanding Toxic Emotions For Librarians

Date: Fri 02 Oct 2009
Time: 9am-5pm
Venue: NTU Alumni Club

Please see details for more information.

For online registration, please click here

16 July 2009 Walking tour conducted by Prof Widodo

Date: 19 Sep2009
Time: 10am to 12pm
Fees: $0 (fully sponsored by the LAS)

Registration
To register, simply email las.programmes@gmail.com by 10 Sep 2009 with details of your name, organisation and LAS membership number.

Please see details for more information.
For enquiries, please email to: las.programmes@gmail.com

12 Aug 2009 LAS: PDS update cum sharing session

Date: Wed 12 Aug 2009
Time: 3.30pm
Venue: Possibility Room, National Library Building

Please see details for more information.

Registration
To register, simply email las.programmes@gmail.com by 14 July 2009 with details of your name, organisation and LAS membership number.

16 July 2009 Counting citations : what every good librarian needs to know

Date: 16 July 2009
Time: 9:30am to 1:30pm
Fees: $50

Please see details on course and registration procedure.
For enquiries, please email to:  Instructionalservices@ntu.edu.sg   

9 Jul 2009 A tour of the 3M Woodlands and 3M Yishun Facilities

Date      :   9 Jul 2009 (Thursday)
Time      :   12.45 – 5.30pm
Venue    :   3M Woodlands & Yishun

Details

Registration Fee:  Free for LAS members. This activity attracts 36 PDS points under the Industry Knowledge Development (ID) category.

If you are interested, please register with las.programmes@gmail.com , providing your name, organization and handphone number.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. Maximum group size is 30.
Closing date: 30 June 2009
 

2-3 Jul 2009

Oral Presentation Skills for Librarians: a Workshop

Date      :   2-3 Jul 2009 (Thursday & Friday)
Time      :   9am - 5pm
Trainer   :   Ms Peggy Chan
Venue    :   Theatrette 2, Central Library, National University of Singapore, 12 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore

Details

Registration Fee: $430 (LAS Member); $510 (Non-Member). Maximum class zize is 25. Please register by 22 Jun 09.

30 Jun 2009

Integrated Library Systems - a Sharing Session by Polytechnic Libraries

Date      :   30 Jun 2009 (Tuesday)
Time      :   2pm - 6pm
Venue    :   Temasek Polytechnic Library, Seminar Room, Level 9

Details


10 Jun 2009

Tour of the Chinese Heritage Centre and Wang Gungwu Library

Date      :   10 June 2009 (Wednesday)
Time      :   3.30pm

Guided tour sponsored by LAS

If you are interested, please register your name and membership number with las.programmes@gmail.com by 2 Jun 09. Registration is on a first-come-first served basis. Maximum group size: 40

For directions on how to get there, please go to this web page.

If you are travelling by car or taxi, take the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) and exit at Pioneer Road North, then drive along Nanyang Drive. The Chinese Heritage Centre is housed in a four-storey building opposite Yunnan Garden on Nanyang Drive.

If you are travelling by bus, take the MRT and alight at Boon Lay MRT Station. Then take bus no.179 and alight at the bus stop before or after the Centre.

LAS Professional Development Scheme points: 46 (Only applicable to librarians who are participants of the scheme)

15 May 2009 SAFTI Library visit

The Programmes and Social Committee has arranged a tour to the SAFTI Library.

Date: 15 May 2009 (Friday) 

Time: 3:30 pm

Admission is free

If you are interested, please register your name and membership number with lassec@las.org.sg

Registration is on a first-come-first serve basis. Max group size : 40

Closing date: 5 May 2009

Details of the programme

20 Apr 2009

The 21st Century Information Professional: Pinpointing Strategies for Career Success

Date      :   20 April 2009 (Monday)
Time      :   4 pm
Speaker :   Janice R Lachance, CEO of the Special Libraires Association (SLA)
Venue   &nbsp:   Reading Room, 5th Floor Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University

Details of the programme; Speakers' profile

Please register with Joseph Kennedy by 13 Apr 09.

J ointly organised by LAS Special Libraries Section, NLB, SLA and Li Ka Shing Library, SMU.

LAS Professional Development Scheme points: 46 (Only applicable to librarians who are participants of the scheme)

21 March 2009

Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Date      :   21 March 2009 (Saturday)
Time      :   9.30am - 2pm
Venue   &nbsp:   Rendezvous Hotel Singapore, Straits Ballroom, Level 2
9 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189559

1. Lunch menu is halal certified and is free for all members with valid membership for year 2009.
2. Members who have yet to renew their membership can register and pay the membership fees on the day of the AGM. Payment is by cash or cheque.
3. Others who quality for membership may register for the event and sign up as members before the AGM on payment of the membership fee.
4. Please register and confirm your attendance by 9 February 2009 with Hon Secretary.

We would also like to invite members to submit their nomination for the Elections of Council 2009/2011 and nomination for Elections of Special Libraries Section. Please see attached nomination forms. Please submit your nomination by 9 February 2009 to “LAS Nomination 2009/2011, Library Association of Singapore, c/o National Library Board, 100 Victoria Street #14-01, Singapore 188064.