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eLibraryHub.com
More than 24,000 titles from the National Library Board's (NLB)
collection of e-books, e-magazines, CD-Roms and videos are now
available online at this website launched on 7 Sep 2001. It will
offer the content direct to home and office computers with an
Internet connection. Membership in the eLibraryHub is free. |
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ercs.com.sg The Effective
Rapid Reading Course is a proven programme that empowers you to
read faster, comprehend better and remember more. It enables you
to gain greater confidence and a better sense of control over
reading by equipping you with a
repertoire of reading strategies and a broader range of reading
rates. More importantly, it helps you to develop a sense of
judgment and flexibility so that you can apply the strategies
according to your purpose and the difficulty of the material.
Suitable for both students and working adults, the 12-hour course
is designed to be educational, fun and interactive. Knowledge and
skills are imparted through lectures, discussions, hands-on
exercises and group activities that will allow you to learn and
immediately apply every technique. The course stresses measurable
results and uses a performance-based assessment system which
ensures that you ‘see’, not just ‘feel’, your improvement. With a
positive attitude, you can expect to at
least double or triple your Effective Reading Rate or ERR (speed x
comprehension) upon completion of the course!
It is more than speed reading. It is effective reading! |
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News Snippets
2007
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NEA commissions book on Singapore hawker centres |
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The National Environment Agency has
commissioned a book that traces the social history of this uniquely
Singapore icon. |
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"Singapore Hawker Centres - People, Places, Food" is the
definitive account on hawkers, their food and their stories. It also
features environment and public health officials who have been
instrumental in transforming hawking from a public health nightmare to a
respectable trade... |
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More..... |
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2006
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First-time writers and illustrators publishing
initiative
2005
Is Singapore a literate society? |
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"...But if you define “literate” as meaning a
well-read society, your answer would probably be “no” and you would be
quite right. |
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"A Population Survey on the Arts by the
National Arts Council in 2002 found that only 40 per cent of 1,527
people surveyed had read a novel that year. |
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"In 2003, a nation-wide survey of 1,500
Singapore residents by the National Library Board revealed that the
strongest motivation to read was neither for leisure nor for literary
appreciation. Rather, it was for career development..." |
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Singapore Olympians - The Complete Who's Who 1936 - 2004
2004
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Copyright
(Amendment) Bill |
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Changes At A Glance |
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New Right of
Communication for works |
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New Rights for
Producers of Sound Recordings |
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New Rights for
Performers |
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Removal and
alteration of rights management information |
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Technological
Measures protecting Copyrighted Works |
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Stronger
Enforcement Measures |
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Criminal Liability for wilful
infringement of copyright |
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- Singapore
writing gets S$54,000 funding
- Monday
with the Editor: Red-brick National Library is no more
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Demolition
work starts on National Library in Stamford Road |
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Demolition work
has started on the National Library building in Stamford
Road which was closed on 1 Apr 2004. |
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Source: Straits
Times 5 Aug 2004 (H3) |
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- National Library at Stamford Road
closes on
1 Apr 2004
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Book Launch:
Exploring Modern
Indonesian Art - The Collection of Dr Oei Hong Djien |
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The Book furnishes
an overview of the rich variety of Indonesian art and
the art history of the country's modern period.
Jointly presented by the
Singapore Art Museum and Citigroup Private bank |
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29th
March 2004 - 6.30pm at the Singapore Art Museum Glass
Hall. |
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2003
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A
special cookbook - A Celebration Of Taste - was launched yesterday.
It features favourite recipes whipped up in the kitchens of business
leaders and celebrities, such as Speaker of Parliament Abdullah
Tamugi and Raffles Hotel International's president and COO Ms Jennie
CHUA. The book was compiled by Prima-Spring Singapore Baking Centre
to celebrate its 10th anniversary. (Straits
Times 30 Mar 2003)(22) |
2002
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14 Oct - 14 Dec 2002
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Malaysian
tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, 51, is now buying over the books
division of Singapore-listed MPH. He will pay S$46 million in cash
for MPH's business of wholesaling and retailing books, magazines
and related items. The deal involves all 32 of MPH's bookstores
employing about 600 people in three countries: 25 in Malaysia, six
in Singapore and one in Indonesia. MPH, the listed company, will
also have a new name within a few months. (Straits
Times 1 Oct 2002) (4) |
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Writer
Gopal Baratham dies of pneumonia |
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