As the December holiday approaches, there’s no better time to embark on literary journeys that transport you to distant realms, spark your imagination, and provide the perfect companionship for relaxation.…
Continue readingWith the book fund raising sale coming up soon, let’s take a look at some of the interesting titles you can purchase for reasonably low prices. Do remember that all…
Continue readingOne of the things that struck me about this book is how accessible it is. I had expected it to be a dry treatise on data, data models, databases and…
Continue readingWith the book fund raising sale coming up soon, let’s take a look at some of the interesting titles you can purchase for reasonably low prices. Do remember that all…
Continue readingOur annual fundraising sale is coming up soon and this year and every year this Librarian gets very excited to ‘help’ with the pricing and sorting of books that are…
Continue readingMany students, especially students from the Business School, frequent the Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library; but how many know who the library was named after, and why the word “Memorial”…
Continue reading“Japanese Graded Readers” is a series of supplementary reading materials that is edited by the Japan Extensive Reading Association and is targeted specifically at Japanese language learners. This series is…
Continue readingIn 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,…
Continue readingKoh 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 readingThe 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…
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