Shh…
Can you hear that? No? Shhh… listen…. Nothing? Nothing at all? It’s the sound that a vacation makes. No students, no lecturers and the best of all, two of my bosses are on leave. Yes, this is the State...
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Last weekend, I went on a date. (Yes, librarians do go on dates too, you know). Somehow or other, this date seemed to have generated quite a bit of interest. I suppose this is because my gentleman...
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A tall, blond, blue-eyed student came up to me at the Information Desk a few weeks ago and asked, “Do you use a stapler?” Uhh, yes… I use a stapler… But the librarian in me kicked in and after a little...
View ArticleWhat was the question again? (Part 2)
Last weekend, there was an article that says researchers at ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories “created a technology that could eventually display on a computer screen what people have on...
View ArticleWhat is the Easiest Question?
Librarians get a lot of questions. Most of the time, students want answers. Sometimes, they just want to make a point. So when TNL was asked recently, what is the easiest question she has had to...
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Thanks, Rain, for commenting on TNL’s last post on questions. Here is one more. TNL had a perculiar week of students at different times asking questions that allude to one specific request: What...
View Article7 Things Freshmen Should Know But Usually Don’t
1. Your library pin is your smartcard pin You probably know your NUSNET ID, since without it, you can’t access your NUS email as well as the all-important IVLE. But a surprising number of students...
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Amazing day at Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library
2nd Aug 2014 turned out to be a pretty unforgettable day for us in Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library. We wished everyone could be there to share in this unique experience. We, the librarians at Hon Sui Sen...
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