On 5th May 2017 (2pm to 6pm), the Digital Scholarship team from NUS Libraries hosted a sharing session on “Metadata in the Digital Humanities: Who’s Using What?” in Central Library Theatrette 1, organised in collaboration with Dr. Miguel Escobar Varela from the Department of English Language and Literature. See presentation abstracts here. About 83 people attended the session, […]
BLSEA: The Beauties and Beasts of Southeast Asia
The new belle of the ball in NUS Libraries is BLSEA, the Biodiversity Library of Southeast Asia! Containing rare and unique content on the flora and fauna of Southeast Asia, BLSEA (pronounced “bell-sea”) is a labour of love between NUS Libraries and Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM), Singapore. Both LKCNHM and NUS Libraries […]
Book Donation Drive 2017
OUR ANNUAL BOOK DONATION DRIVE IS BACK! NUS Libraries will be collecting used books to sell, and proceeds will go to the NUS Annual Giving Bursary for our students. Drop your books in the collection boxes at your nearest library from 4 May to 18 August 🙂
HEAR YE HEAR YE
Feeling peckish in the midst of your exam preparations? Head down to your nearest library and pick up a treat this Monday (17/04)! Good luck for your exams and happy mugging! *while stocks last
ORCID Challenge Winners
Thank you everyone for participating in the ORCID Challenge, which was held from 13 to 31 March. And now a drum roll for the winners… $50 Kinokuniya Voucher – Lee Soh Ee (xxx819) $20 Starbucks Voucher – Ma Ho Yin (Axxxx127N) $20 Kinokuniya Voucher – Lim Yang Lu Regan Edberine (Axxxx605Y) $10 Starbucks Vouchers: Amanda […]
Hello I’m From NUS Libraries: Ratnala Sukanya Naidu
I’m Ratnala Sukanya Naidu More affectionately known as Sukanya, you may have bumped into her at the Medical Library or around the vicinity. Sukanya has been with the NUS Libraries for 5 years, and was appointed as Acting Head of the Medical Library on 1 Jan 2017. Apart from managing the Medical Library’s administration and operations, […]
NUS Libraries User Survey Results
Between September and October of last year, we gathered feedback from almost 3800 students and staff in NUS. We Thank You for your voice in this exercise. The results have been visualised in an infographic. Do you agree with the feedback given by the students and staff? Let us know! The static infographic can be […]
ORCID Challenge
Want to stand out from the rest? What is an ORCID iD? ORCID iD, which stands for Open Researcher and Contributor iD, is a unique digital identifier [e.g. orcid.org/0000-0002-9864-8168] that lets you distinguish yourself from other researchers especially those who have the same names or initials as you. What can it do for you? Having […]
Hello I’m from NUS Libraries: Han Ming Guang
The Hello, I’m From NUS Libraries series will take you on a reading cruise featuring eight of our staff members who have been awarded the NUS Quality Service Award. Get to know the people behind your Library and learn more about what goes on behind the scenes. Meet Han Ming Guang. Ming Guang is a […]