BiblioAsia Jan 2009
Singapore, an Emerging Centre of 19th Century Malay School Book Printing and Publishing in the Straits Settlements, 1819–1899: Identifying the Four Phases of Development
Historical events suggest that Singapore emerged as a centre of Malay school book production in the 19th century through four phases of development: (i) Establishment of the Mission Press and the first printing in Malay in 1822; (ii) Missionary printing and Malay classes at the Singapore Institution (1817–46); (iii) Benjamin Peach Keasberry as the first official translator and printer of Malay school books (1847–75); and (iv) The Straits Settlements under the Colonial Office and the Government Malay Press (1885–99).(PDF)
新加坡华文现代主义文学运动研究
Using the literary supplements of Nanyang Siang Pau, namely Literary Page, Literary Miscellany, Café and Window, and the Malaysian literary magazine Chao Foon Monthly as case studies, this essay explores the Chinese modernist literary movement in Singapore. (PDF)
A Glimpse of his Past: Yeo Chan Boon (1881–1967)
Yeo Guan Nor tells the story of her late grandfather, Yeo Chan Boon, who was born in China in 1881 but came to Singapore when he was 18. He later became one of the founding members of the Singapore branch of the Revolutionary Alliance (Tongmenghui) founded by Dr Sun Yat-sen. (PDF)
A History More Refined: Malay Women’s and Men’s Magazines of the 1950s in Singapore and Malaya
This essay covers the historiography of Malay periodicals of the 1950s. It elucidates the use of magazines as vital historical sources, and traces the history of magazines for women and men in Singapore.(PDF)
Behind Street Names: Prominent People of Early Singapore – Some Perspectives from the Koh Seow Chuan Collection
In colonial Singapore, streets were commonly named after prominent people, usually as a mark
of appreciation for their contributions or services rendered to the community, society or state. The Koh Seow Chuan Collection is a valuable resource for historical and social research on Singapore.
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Lembaran Akhbar Silam: Jawi Peranakkan, 1876–1895
Highlights some of the earliest surviving issues of the first Malay newspaper, the Jawi Peranakkan, published between 1876 and 1895. The newspaper was financed, run and edited by a group of Jawi Peranakkan (local born Indian Muslims). (PDF)
Bridging Worlds 2008: Knowing, Learning, Sharing
The focus of the “Bridging Worlds: Knowing, Learning, Sharing” conference was on the use of web 2.0 technologies in libraries and the emerging library 2.0 technologies. It featured how libraries and other institutions are changing or responding to change related to Library 2.0
and beyond.
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苏州工业园区图书馆参观访问记
Since its inception in 1994, the Suzhou Industrial Park has evolved into the largest economic cooperation project between China and Singapore. Three librarians from the Lee Kong
Chian Reference Library visited the Suzhou Dushu Lake Library in October 2008.
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Research Fellows 2008: Lee Kong Chian Research Fellowship Series
The Lee Kong Chian Research Fellowship welcomes two new research fellows on 11 November 2008: Tan Chee Lay and Desmond Wee, both from Singapore. (PDF)