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Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian


Sir Edmund Hillary, 1919 - 2008

Excerpt from the NLB book blog, High Browse Online:In our celebrity-obsessed era, Sir Hillary’s modesty seems a throwback to a much earlier time. He was self-depreciating, always claiming he was just...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: books, heritage
NLB archives Singapore blogs

As reported in The Straits Times, "Local blogs being added to S'pore's historical archives" (7 Jan '08) by Keith Lin:The National Library Board (NLB) is adding blogs to Singapore's historical...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: national library board, digitisation, role of the library
The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) XO Laptop

"It's an education project, not a laptop project."I've heard of the OLPC (laptop.org) before. It was originally called the "100 Dollar Laptop".But it's only after Kevin's blog post & video that...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: education, society, social networks
library@esplanade has a blog

I bet you didn't know about the NLB Public Library's fourth blog: it belongs to library@esplanade - blogs.nlb.gov.sg/epclNot surprising, since the blog is barely a month old.From its first...

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Tags: social media, blogging, library promotion
Benazir Bhutto, 1953 - 2007

From High Browse Online:She was born into a wealthy land-owning family that was also actively involved in national politics, and later completed her education at Oxford and Havard. In Oxford, she...

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Tags: books
Kudos to SMRT Cabbie, Mr. Koh, of SHB 5915Y

What I've just submitted to the SMRT Taxi company:"I wish to compliment Mr. Simon Koh of SHB 5915Y. My colleagues and I took his cab on 14 Dec 2007 at [time, pick up and drop off location in the...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: customer service
BooksInMyPhone.com

Interesting... a commenter at the preceding blog post (thanks, Avagee!) alerted me to this site: www.booksinmyphone.comThe site provides eBooks that can be installed and read from your mobile...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: digitisation, books, role of the library
Electronic ink ebook reader

Preetam shares his first impressions of the Bookeen's Cybook Gen 3 eBook reader that uses Electronic Ink technology.["Cybook Box". Photo credit: Preetam Rai]["Cybook in Bright Sunlight". Photo...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: society, digitisation
Like riding a bicycle

They say you never forget how ride a bicycle once you learn how to do it.The last time I rode a bicycle was almost 10 years ago. So when Siva invited me to join them at Changi Village for a two-hour...

Started in Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: life
Anyone used a Wacom Cintiq 12WX?

Wow. I'm impressed.I have a Wacom Intuos but it's collecting dust most of the time. It's a waste of good money, I have to admit.Here's my first and only attempt so far at 100% digital illustration...

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Tags: art, demo