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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. […]

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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

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Launch of Celebrating Libraries Book

Knowledge, Imagination, Possibility Celebrating the theme of “Bringing Knowledge Alive, Sparking Imagination, and Creating Possibility”, the National Library Board (NLB) launched a commemorative book, Celebrating Libraries, on 25 October. The book is sold at The Library Shop, National Library Building, from 1 November, at $35. The book is the result of a four-month long campaign

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The September Project at the Public Libraries

The public libraries in Singapore have collaborated annually in ‘The September Project’ (TSP) – www.theseptemberproject.org – in one way or other since 2004. TSP events have libraries as the focal point for dialogue and discussion. It is a project initiated by two academics from the University of Washington (USA) where “on or around September 11,

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