Librarians for Tomorrow 2012 Programme
| 0815 – 0900 | Registration |
| 0900 – 0915 | Welcome by Mr. Gene Tan, President Library Association of Singapore |
| 0915 – 1030 | Librarians for TomorrowAn Open Panel Discussion involving invited personalities from various sectors, including the social media community and arts community.Invited panelists:
– Ms Sunita Kaur, Director, Facebook Asia Pacific – Ms Tan Pin Pin, Filmmaker with films such as Invisible City and Singapore Gaga – Mr Kenny Leck, Entrepreneur and Owner of Books Actually – Mr Goh Lih Shiun, Country Lead, Google Singapore – And, Mr Yeow Kai Chai, Journalist, My Paper
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| 1030 – 1100 | Morning Tea |
| 1100 – 1200 | Quick Fire Presentations 1P1. Gen Z Scavenging for Information
By Priyanka Sharma, Singapore Management University Link to Slide:
P2. From Traditional Platforms to Social Media Platforms By Chua Junjie, Nanyang Technological University Link to Slides:
P3. A game of touch to find resources & facilities in Library@NYP By Agnes Ng, Nanyang Polytechnic Link to Slides: Link to Video: FP3-3DMapTouchScreen from LAS WebMaster on Vimeo.
P4. The Ascertaining Factors Model of Digital Library (WITHDRAWN) By Wan Ahmad Hanis, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
P5. Singapore Memory Project: Giving Your Past A Present By Aaron Tan, National Library Board Link to Slides:
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| 1200 – 1315 | Lunch and viewing of Posters |
| 1315 – 1400 | Quick Fire Presentations 2P6. Embracing Mobile Technology at Singapore Polytechnic Library
By Edmund Lee, Singapore Polytechnic Link to Slides:
P7. Mobile Library Services for Smartphones By Jacky Wong, National Institute of Education Link to Slides:
P8. Automating Repetitive Data Operations Using AutoHotKey and MarcEdit By Cheng Eng Aun, National University of Singapore Link to Video: FP8-Video 2012-09-18 085228 from LAS WebMaster on Vimeo.
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| 1400 – 1510 | Panel Discussions with LibrariansThis panel will discuss the roles and competencies of librarians to meet the changing expectations of users of tomorrow.
Invited librarians in this panel are: – Mr. Aaron Tay, Senior Librarian, National University of Singapore – Ms. Alicia Yeo, Manager, National Library Board – Ms. Gulcin Cribb, University Librarian, Singapore Management University – Ms. Joan Wee, Senior Librarian, Nanyang Technological University – And, Ms. Tay Ai Cheng, Assistant Chief Executive & Chief Librarian, Public Library, National Library Board
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| 1510 – 1520 | Prize presentation for Best Poster/Presentation |
| 1520 – 1550 | Information on WLIC 2013 projects |
| 1550 – 1600 | Remarks by Mr. Gene Tan, President, Library Association of Singapore |
| 1600 – 1620 | Speech by Guest of Honour Mr. Lawrence Wong, Senior Minister of State for Education & Information, Communications and the Arts |
| 1620 – 1630 | Closing remarks by Ms. Janice Chia, Chair LFT2012 |
| 1630 onwards | Networking tea |
Programme is accurate at the time of publishing.
The organizing committee reserves the rights to make changes to the programme where required.