library space

Speaking in Croatia (Part 5) - Pictures of the Pula City Library

[From Part 4]Here's City Library of Pula, where the Librarian's Weekend session was held. Quite modern looking, since it was a fairly new building. One level down - Internet terminals, where members...

Speaking in Croatia (Part 6) - Rijeka City public library

[From Part 5]After a 2-hour bus ride through winding hills and a picturesque country side, I arrived from Pula to Rijeka city around noon. My Croatian colleague from IFLA, Verena T., received me at...

Twitter feedback about Bishan Public Library

I was updating this post to add this link, and reading that linked me to this story by mrbrown.And then I stumbled this.[Technically, it's "Bishan Public Library" and not "National Library at...

Twitter feedback about Bishan Public Library

I was updating this post to add this link, and reading that linked me to this story by mrbrown.And then I stumbled this.[Technically, it's "Bishan Public Library" and not "National Library at...

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...

Closure of library@orchard: D-Day (Part 4)

[From Part 3]This post is dedicated to the 13 volunteers who signed up as the library@orchard citizen reporters (in no particular order):Alice Cheong (she brilliantly archived the library@orchard...

My Library of the Future (for LINT)

[Prelude: Thanks to CW for telling me about this post from LINT, and Peta for inviting me to "get creative for May". I've slightly revised this earlier post, i.e. rewrote the introduction, added...

Kevin's "The Geek Terminal" tour: A sneak peak into a library of the future?

Thanks to Kevin, for posting this video that gives us a peak into Geek Terminal (GT), which is kind of like a" cafe + lounge + bar + business centre + broadcast centre + technogear playhouse" all...