Book Reviews on Science Pioneers
In this golden year of jubilee celebration of Singapore’s 50th birthday, it is fitting that we take a look at the past history and contributions of the various science pioneers,…
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Minuscule Pieces of the Science Library
I love miniatures. Making the bite-size replica of a real-life object unleashes my inner child and allows me to look at the surroundings at a different angle. This time round,…
Continue readingGetting Started in the Digital Humanities
This year, NUS Libraries launches two digital humanities projects. These projects are collaborative projects initiated and led by NUS Chinese Library with support from the Digital Humanities Team: Map of…
Continue readingA random selection of Singapore-focused books in the Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library collection
Koh W. 2015. The Top Toast: Ya Kun and the Singapore Breakfast Tradition (2nd ed.). Singapore: Cengage Learning. [call no. HD2346.12 Koh 2010] Written by one of our very own…
Continue readingExhibition and Talk on Chinese Education in Singapore @ Central Library
A traveling exhibition titled “Passion & Knowledge: Singapore Chinese Pioneers in Education” is being held at the NUS Central Library on Level 4 from 21 September to 31 October 2015.…
Continue readingIntroducing BrowZine — One App. NUS-Subscribed E-Journals. Everywhere You Go
What device do you prefer using when reading e-journal articles? A desktop or laptop for the comfort of a bigger screen but with the issue of bulk, or your mobile…
Continue readingThe Innovators and the Imitation Game
The innovators: how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution In October 2011, Walter Isaacson published Steve Jobs, an authorized biography based on over forty interviews…
Continue readingHighlights from NUS Libraries’ collection – The Fabric of the Human Body
One of the prized possessions of the NUS Medical library is the, The Fabric of the Human Body, an annotated translation the 16th century book, De humani corporis fabrica by…
Continue readingCelebrating NUS110 & SG50 through music
As NUS celebrates its 110th year of founding and Singapore’s 50th year of independence, we are proud to display the musical works of local composers and performers in the Music…
Continue readingRounding Up — NUS Libraries’ Scholarly Communication Events (Semester 2, Academic Year 2014/2015)
NUS Libraries supports Green Open Access, one of the two common open access options through which researchers can freely share their scholarly work. Last year, we wrote about open access…
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