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Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian


IFLA 2008 (part 12): Adhoc meeting

Update on the Sister-library and the Youth Expression project proposals (previously mentioned here):After this morning's visit, a few of us met to discuss the scope of the two proposals.Final...

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IFLA 2008 (part 13): More Web 2.0 in IFLA

[From Part 12]At my first IFLA conference in Oslo, it seemed to me terms like blogs, wiki, Web 2.0 wasn't in IFLA's lexicon. But year by year, those terms appeared more in presentations and poster...

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IFLA 2008 (part 14): Canada's Teen (online) Reading Club

[From Part 13]8.30am, 14 Aug 2008. Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section.This presentation sounded interesting. It's a reading club for teens. And there's an online element. The paper can...

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IFLA 2008 (part 15): Interview with "Pliny the Librarian" from Norway

[From Part 14]14 Aug 2008. Quebec City, Canada.I met Pliny the Librarian in person today. We even have an impromptu 10-minute video interview!Totally unplanned. Video is unedited from start to finish...

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IFLA 2008 (part 16): Last SC meeting & Goodbye, Quebec City

[From Part 15]15 Aug, 2008. Quebec City.Second and final Standing Committee (SC) meeting.We discussed the rest of the agenda items left over from the first meeting.Confirmation of the Section's...

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Kankakee Public Library revisited

I love Kankakee Public Library. I've blogged about their library several times.On my way back from IFLA 2008, I made a personal stopover in the city of Kankakee for a short visit to their library. It...

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Author Anita Desai at the National Library

Just saw this at High Browse Online:Meet novelist, short-story writer and children’s author Anita Desai in person! Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to speak to one of the world’s most...

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Why Kevin Googles instead of using his library

Kevin wrote about his recent problem in locating a book at his university's library.At first, he couldn't find the book on the shelf even though the OPAC said it was available. After he contacted the...

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Advisory Council on the Impact of New Media on Society (AIMS): Consultation Paper - Engaging New Me

My friend Cool Insider, Walter, alerted a bunch of us to the recently published report and recommendations by the Advisory Council on the Impact of New Media on Society, or AIMS...

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Paralympics Games: Team Singapore 2008

It's widely reported that the recently concluded Olympic Games held in Beijing was the most-watched in its history.I wonder how many people know of the Paralympic Games that's held just after it.I...

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