BiblioAsia Jul 2007

Director’s Column

Harun Aminurrashid
Born Harun Bin Mohd Amin, Harun’s other pen names include Har, Gustam Negara, Atma Jiwa and Si Ketuit. He was a prolific writer and editor of several newspapers and magazines.
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Tapping History
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The Access to Learning Award: Improving Lives Through Greater Access to Information Through Technology
Whether you are young or old, a student or a teacher, a farmer or a small business owner, access to online information is becoming increasingly important throughout the world. (PDF)

族群、文化认同从: 华文报纸历史看其与新马华人的关系
This looks at Chinese-language newspapers and their relationship with the ethnic Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia. (PDF)

Creating the Right Environment: Poster Collection at the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library
Comprising more than 4,000 posters from the 1960s, the poster collection covers a broad spectrum of topics relating to Singapore. (PDF)

Early Maps of Singapore
A 1607 map by Theodore de Bry shows a close-up view of Singapore and the surrounding region. The map depicts the Dutch-Portuguese naval confrontation that took place in October 1603, in the eastern side of Singapore around the estuary of the Johor River.(PDF)

News
New publications by the National Library Board; a colloquium on managing change in Asia; exhibitions at the National Library; and the memorandum of understanding signed between the National Library Board and Raffles Institution. (PDF)