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Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian


Personal rules for managing 'noise' during crisis situations

NOTICE: This commentary mentions the H1N1 outbreak but it is not an update of the crisis per se. You should treat this post as potential 'noise' by default.First, let me say there's a Charity Fun Day...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: crisis, libraries, social networks
QQ*librarian shares her "What is Britannica?" story

Here's the lastest QQ*librarian story from her real-life front-desk experience:She claimed she has tried Google, Wikipedia and everything (yes, Google and Wikipedia is equivalent to everything to...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: librarianship
Twitter Telepathy: Researchers Turn Thoughts Into Tweets

[Reposted from sgLEAD]From Wired, 20 Apr 09 (the article explains why Twitter works better than trying to get patients to email):Early on the afternoon of April 1, Adam Wilson posted a message to...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: disabiilty, social media, disability services
Creative Commons License

[Updated: 1 Mar 09]Unless otherwise stated, this work by Ivan Chew is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Singapore License.AS LONG AS YOU ATTRIBUTE MY WORK TO ME (Ivan Chew,...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: creative commons
Thoughts about Creative Commons (CC) and CC adoption in Singapore

An NUS student, Jackson Tan (referred to me by Giorgos), is collecting information about Creative Commons (CC) adoption in Singapore. Specifically, he's writing an article on the different factors...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: creative commons, interview
One Singapore librarian's quest to raise $200,000 for The Spastic Children's Association (part 2)

[From Part 1]I plan to travel 200km over 3 days (21-23 Apr09) within Singapore on a battery powered wheelchair, covering places like East Coast Park, MacRitchie Nature Reserves, Orchard, Shenton Way,...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: librarian, disability advocacy
One Singapore librarian's quest to raise $200,000 for The Spastic Children's Association (part 1)

Arrgh. I'm sorry I didn't post this earlier.A few months ago, my librarian colleague, Mr. Dennis Kweh, hatched the idea of raising funds for the Singapore Spastic Children's Association...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: librarian, disability advocacy
CNA article: Bloggers, moderators can help ease public fears in crises

From Channelnewsasia (18 Apr 09):SINGAPORE: The Internet has made possible the rapid spread of fear in a crisis, said Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng.But he said...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: new media, social networks
Susan Boyle - Singer - Britains Got Talent 2009

Watching this segment of Britain's Got Talent made me realise how we've been raised to unconsciously accept that beauty is a requisite for talent.Regrettably I'm no exception, as I realised after...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: society, musings, music
"THE GREAT REPRICING: What The Current Crisis Represents"

A friend pointed me to this insightful speech by Minister George Yeo. His commentary and views of what the current global financial/ economic crisis mean for governments, economies, politics, China,...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: society, learning
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