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Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian


Asian Children's Festival (ACF) 2009

It's back!I got my colleague, Haryani (or affectionately called Hani), to share more about the ACF 2009. She's one of the key members in the organising committee. The ACF is organised by the Public...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 2 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: library event
Gaming preview session at Jurong Regional Library, Saturday 24 Oct, 2009.

About 20 people responded to the public library's call for participants last Saturday. We had a very good mix of the young to older people. With their help, my colleagues now know what will really...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: library event, public libraries, experiment
Some high-profile musicians who use CC licenses (or "Digital Civics and Intellectual Respect")

Creative Commons Creative Director, Eric Steuer, was quoted at this eMusician.com article:Can you name some of the other high-profile musicians who use CC licenses?We've worked with all kinds of...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: creative commons
Trying out Google Wave: Some thoughts

Received my Google Wave preview account a few days ago.As I used Google Wave and also revisited my earlier post, here are some thoughts:First reaction was to treat Google Wave like email. But it...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: social media, social spaces, social networks
Open call for participants for a Gaming preview session at Jurong Regional Library, Saturday 24 Oct.

This is published with my employer's permission.The Public Libraries (Singapore) would like to invite participants to a Gaming preview session on SAT October 24, 2009, 10am to 1pm at Jurong Regional...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: library event, learning, gaming
Musings about Music: Lilly Allen, File Sharing, the Music Industry, NiN, Creative Commons

"But when you're between the devil and the deep blue sea, you need to stop worrying about pirates, and adjust your sails".And so ends Dan Bull's brilliant video riposte in response to UK musician...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: creative commons, copyright, music
Stuttering: some resources and related links

Learned about the International Stuttering Awareness Day, October 22:International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) occurs on October 22nd and is designed to raise awareness about the challenges that...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: disabiilty, disability advocacy
Love at First Type

My first PDA was a Palm Tungsten-T. Bought it back in 2003.Back then, I remember a colleague commented that I seem to like "IT-stuff". We were at a meeting. I was using my Palm Tungsten-T, with its...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: musings
Encouraging students to read: Allow them to exercise choice

Came across this New York Times story (via LISnews), on how a Middle School teacher in the USA, Ms. Lorrie McNeill, allows her students to choose their own books for their literature class....

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: learning, reading, reading advocacy
Leadership, Ethics, and Online Collaboration

I was re-invited by Dr. Paul Wu (NTU, School of Communication and Information) to be in their Professional Seminar series, held last Saturday. Instead of speaking (as was the case in the previous two...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: society, social media, talk
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