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Open Access In Smu And Singapore, Pin Pin Yeo Nov 2019

Open Access In Smu And Singapore, Pin Pin Yeo

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The presentation covered what SMU Libraries did to be an "inside-out library" to showcase and to support discoverability of SMU publications. Research data is the next area SMU is focused on. An overview of the open access landscape in Singapore was given and included what funders were doing in this area.


To Transform Or Not To Transform: Academic Libraries In The Age Of Uncertainty, Gulcin Cribb Oct 2019

To Transform Or Not To Transform: Academic Libraries In The Age Of Uncertainty, Gulcin Cribb

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What’S In A Name? Industry 4.0 Or Fourth Industrial Revolution Or Digital Transformation, Gulcin Cribb Oct 2019

What’S In A Name? Industry 4.0 Or Fourth Industrial Revolution Or Digital Transformation, Gulcin Cribb

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Keep Calm And Collaborate For Impact, Gulcin Cribb May 2019

Keep Calm And Collaborate For Impact, Gulcin Cribb

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Small Data, Small Steps: Lessons From Assessing The Investment Studio, Jiaxin Low May 2019

Small Data, Small Steps: Lessons From Assessing The Investment Studio, Jiaxin Low

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Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Li Ka Shing Library was renovated in 2014. During the renovation, the Investment Studio was created within the library to house high-end financial databases such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters (now Refinitiv). Usage of the space was assessed using quantitative and qualitative data, comparing the first academic terms across two academic years, 2017 and 2018. The data provided evidence to support anecdotal evidence and library staff’s knowledge and observation. The assessment resulted recommendations for further action. It also provided opportunity to engage with users and stakeholders of this unique space.


The Modern Library And Its Roles In Publishing And Research Support: An Example From Singapore Management University, Pin Pin Yeo May 2019

The Modern Library And Its Roles In Publishing And Research Support: An Example From Singapore Management University, Pin Pin Yeo

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Modern libraries face challenges in playing roles and how they can show value in the research cycle of their institution. The presentation will show how the Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries play a part in publishing and research support services. The Library is the owner of the SMU research publications system and it showcases SMU publications and also provides the full text where possible in the SMU repository called InK. Some examples of how the information is used and what faculty think about having their publications in InK will be shared. The Library is also involved in assessment by providing …


Infiltrating The Business School … How We Lounged Our Way!, Sumita Govindan, Redzuan Abdullah, Rajendra Munoo May 2019

Infiltrating The Business School … How We Lounged Our Way!, Sumita Govindan, Redzuan Abdullah, Rajendra Munoo

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The Business Librarians Team at SMU Libraries tested out embedded librarianship at the School of Business. The objectives were to: a. Bring closer support for faculty, especially in research productivity, teaching and information needs to where they are and when they need help. b. Be available for face-to-face consultation with faculty, staff and postgraduate students. c. Build a closer working relationship with the LKCSB community.


The Story Of The Blue Chair: Designer/Librarian Journey, Gulcin Cribb, Tamagin Blake-Smith, Devika Sangaram Mar 2019

The Story Of The Blue Chair: Designer/Librarian Journey, Gulcin Cribb, Tamagin Blake-Smith, Devika Sangaram

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Our story begins with the blue chair, it is the journey of blue chair that we will share with you. Blue chair is a metaphor, Blue chair is a symbol. It encompasses many concepts. It symbolises changing nature of libraries, not just library spaces, but how people and spaces interact, their changing expectations, perceptions and engagement.