Events coverage

Coverage of LAS events or news
Summaries/coverage of sharing sessions and major events
Events include workshops, social programmes, and training sessions.

Webinar Round-up: Preparing For Post-COVID Professional Development With Skilltype

Bulletin, Events coverage, Professional Development, Resources / December 30, 2020 / ,

On 29 October 2020, Tony Zanders (founder and CEO) introduced how Skilltype can assist libraries and information professionals with job skill analysis and development to “future-proof” our profession. Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Tony stayed up late to present this webinar to LAS. We also wish to thank Yale-NUS College for sponsoring the Zoom platform. …

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Joseph Kennedy’s ‘Creating Your Desired Retirement’ Talk (10 Sep)

Bulletin, Events coverage / November 13, 2020 / ,

“The entire talk as a whole gave me some additional insights especially since I am in talks at the moment about future planning” “Sharing session of the planning strategies” “Joe was very clear and easy to follow. Good slides too” “Overview of financial planning” “Financial plan, review annual” These were some of the comments that …

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Reflections from LILAC 2019

Events coverage, Librarian News / April 24, 2020 / , ,

Jenny Wong is the recipient of the LAS Overseas Professional Development Sponsorship in 2019. The Sponsorship is offered to encourage professional growth and to increase the knowledge of our library community. These professional development events include conferences and other learning opportunities held overseas. Self Introduction Jenny Wong is a Learning Services Librarian at the Singapore …

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Aunilo meeting

Notes from the 15th AUNILO Meeting

Bulletin, Events coverage / January 12, 2021 /

AUNILO, Libraries of ASEAN University Network (AUN), meets annually in a continuous effort to enhance information networking among member universities. Each country takes turns to host the annual meeting which usually includes presentations of country reports, a business meeting and a networking visit to experience the culture. More details on activities of AUNILO  can be …

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Reflections from IFLA WLIC 2018

Events coverage, Librarian News / March 4, 2020 / , , ,

Lim Siu Chen is the recipient of the LAS Overseas Professional Development Sponsorship in 2018, and attended the 2018 International Federation of Library Associations World Library and Information Congress (IFLA WLIC) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Self Introduction My name is Siu Chen and I am a Librarian at the National University of Singapore (NUS). …

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