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The Emerging Area Of Data Services: A Case Of Smu Libraries, Bella Ratmelia
The Emerging Area Of Data Services: A Case Of Smu Libraries, Bella Ratmelia
Research Collection Library
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Why We Should Remember The Soviet Information Age?, Ksenia Tatarchenko
Why We Should Remember The Soviet Information Age?, Ksenia Tatarchenko
Research Collection College of Integrative Studies
How to navigate the rapidly changing digital geopolitics of the world today? How do we make sense of digital transformation and its many social, political, cultural, and environmental implications at different locations around the world?
Smu Libraries Annual Report 2021-2022, Singapore Management University
Smu Libraries Annual Report 2021-2022, Singapore Management University
SMU Corporate Reports
2021 was the year we got to grips with acknowledging that the COVID-19 pandemic was here for the long haul. While 2020 gave us the added impetus for pivoting to a digital first mode of operations, 2021 helped us strengthen our alignment to our strategic pillars of digital transformation, sustainable living, and growth in Asia. Continuing the tradition of students’ past, the results of the 2022 SMUSA survey reaffirmed that many of our students (82% of the respondents) agreed that the libraries helped them positively in their studies and 75% of the respondents agreed that the libraries is a place …
Development Of Institutional Repositories In Singapore, Pin Pin Yeo
Development Of Institutional Repositories In Singapore, Pin Pin Yeo
Research Collection Library
The keynote presented the development of institutional repositories (IR) by universities in Singapore. The relevant policies on open access and research data were introduced. The importance of IR alignment with institutional goals was highlighted. Besides research publications, IRs could also host special collections of the institution or the community. The collaboration and sharing of best practices among Singapore academic libraries helped them to better support research at their institutions.
Building Desktops In The Clouds: Virtualising The Investment Studio, Salihin Mohammed Ali
Building Desktops In The Clouds: Virtualising The Investment Studio, Salihin Mohammed Ali
Research Collection Library
Arising from experiences during and post-COVID-19 circuit breaker and work-from-home arrangements, SMU Libraries developed a new library service to provide remote access to financial databases that are usually only accessible onsite. Financial databases such as Bloomberg and Eikon are accessed using a client-based software that is installed on a physical computer in the Investment Studio at Li Ka Shing Library. Using desktop virtualization technology, financial databases can be accessed remotely without the need of physical presence in the library, increasing availability and accessibility to the resources. This presentation aims to share the challenges in setting up the service from a …
Open Access In Singapore, Pin Pin Yeo
Open Access In Singapore, Pin Pin Yeo
Research Collection Library
The blog post outlines how academic libraries in Singapore support Open Access and Open Science trends. It covers open access repositories in Singapore, the content and growth of OA publications. It covers the libraries support Open Data and Open Science and the data repositories in Singapore. Some publisher agreements were negotiated by NUS, and further discussions with selected publishers are in progress.
How And Why Do Judges Cite Academics? Evidence From The Singapore High Court, Jerrold Soh, Yihan Goh
How And Why Do Judges Cite Academics? Evidence From The Singapore High Court, Jerrold Soh, Yihan Goh
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
Legal academics were once thought to be parasitic on the work of judges, so much so that citing academic work was said to weaken a judgment’s authority. Recent times have however seen prominent academics appointed to the highest courts, and judicial engagement with academic materials appears to have increased. In this light, this article empirically studies academic citation practices in the Singapore High Court. Using a dataset of 2,772 High Court judgments, we show that citation counts have indeed increased over time, even in this first-instance court. This increase was distributed across most legal areas, and was not limited to, …