WSQ/LAS Level 2 training for Support Bibliographic Control Works

Just received this email alert from LAS:

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Dear LAS members

Due to overwhelming demand, LAS is pleased to organize the another run of the WSQ/LAS Level 2 training for Support Bibliographic Control Works on 11 – 13 June 2013.

This 3-day course will be held at Library Training Room, Level 9, Temasek Polytechnic Library (getting to TP).

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. Register at: http://www.las.org.sg/eforms/view.php?id=30

This is one of the 5 competency based programmes at entry level which together form the WSQ Higher Certificate in Library and Information Services.

Important Note:

• Upon successful registration for the training, you will receive a confirmation message & email.
• The registration page will also display a message when the class is full. You will not be able to key in personal particulars when this happens.
• The course fees are listed here.
• On enrolment, you are deemed to have committed to both the training and proposed assessment dates.
• Participants or institutions who wish to withdraw from an enrolled course must submit reason(s) in writing to training@las.org.sg.  Where notice of withdrawal is given before the start of the course, an administrative fee of $25 is payable to facilitate the withdrawal from the course.
• Please view full Terms & Conditions for LAS WSQ Level 2 courses.

For more information on the module, please refer to the training page.

Classes will start with a minimum of 12 participants.

Registration will close with maximum of 20 participants.

For information, please contact LAS T&D at training@las.org.sg

Organized by:

LAS Training & Development Committee

 

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RDA in 10 Easy Steps

Published on Feb 8, 2013

http://ala.org/alcts

An ALCTS webinar.

Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the successor to the cataloging rules, AACR2. RDA completely revamps the structure of the cataloging instructions by closely following the entity-relationship model used to construct databases. However, as complex as these changes are, they can be reduced to ten easy steps. Join in on a walkthrough of the new structure. A demonstration of how a simple book can be cataloged with RDA helps catalogers understand the new structure and makes it easier to navigate RDA and find related instructions for other resources.

Presented on November 7, 2012 by Thomas Brenndorfer

RDA for the Non-Cataloger - What's in it for You?

This video makes the understanding RDA easier. This is good for cataloger too!

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Published on Feb 1, 2013

http://ala.org/alcts

An ALCTS webinar.

Many libraries will be implementing Resource Description & Access (RDA) early in 2013. What will this mean for technical services and other library staff? How are RDA records different from AACR2 records? This webinar provides a general overview of the changes in RDA, particularly those affecting staff in technical services and those noticeable in the OPAC. No knowledge of current cataloging standards or MARC required! This session does not teach how to catalog with RDA, but it can be a useful foundation for catalogers new to RDA as well as other library staff and administrators.

Presented on October 31, 2012 by Lori Robare.

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四十以後

原文網址： 四十以後你一定要明白-- 網路文章分享 http://appnews.fanswong.com/show.php?id=343697&NANCY#ixzz2RSae8aDG

 

※ 《 四十以後一定要明白》

飯應該一口一口的吃，事要一點一點的做。沒有一蹴而就的事情，所以就不應該疲於奔命。中年，應該活得從容自在。

 

※ 《四十以後一定要明白》

任何事物都是有雙重性質的，有時候甚至沒有對錯，你以為錯的，在別人看來或許是對的。而你竭盡全力為之奮鬥的目標，卻很有可能正是別人想擺脫和拋棄的贅物。

 

※ 《四十以後一定要明白》

生活品質的優劣，完全取決於自己的慾望。修饈美味，觥籌交錯間如果掩飾的是爾虞我詐，則遠不如“三五知己坐，淡茶話家常”來得可心。

如果高官厚褥卻窮于心智，惶于任途，就遠不如“采菊東籬下，悠然見南山”活的逍遙。

 

※ 《四十以後一定要明白》

我們的伴侶看似平淡無奇，有些時候甚至難以忍受，其實歲月的年輪早已將彼此交融在一起了，即使惡習劣性，也已成為自己生命的一部分。

如果有一天你真的撕毀這不堪的婚姻，就會發現每撕一片都會連著自己的皮肉和筋骨。

 

※ 《 四十以後一定要明白》

我們對孩子溺愛就像高脂高糖一樣危害著他們的健康，我們害怕他們走歪路。我們擔心他們吃苦受罪，我們憂慮他們經風雨。

我們全家人為他們搭起了大廈，然後癡傻呆呆地望著他們柔弱的發育。

 

※ 《四十以後一定要明白》

對待父母再不可做薄養厚葬的傻事了，他們那一輩子受的磨礪太多了，善待他們就是善待我們的良心。

說起善待父母都很心疼錢的，但要動動腦筋事情就會圓滿的完成；比如，可以去酒店訂一份極品燕窩湯，端回家告訴父母說是在小攤上買的50元一碗的銀耳湯，然後看著他們幸福的享用，其實大多的時間他們根本就不需要你的榮華，每週問他們一個年輕時候的故事，然後聽著他們講完就很知足了。

 

※ 《四十以後一定要明白》

好朋友是應該相互欣賞，而不是相互利用。好朋友只能在同一階層中產生，而窮人和富人，百姓與達官，草根與明星，白丁與學者則永遠也成不了真正意義上的朋友。因為不在同一階層，便永遠也不會有對方對本階層的深刻體會與感悟。

 

※ 《四十以後一定要明白》

職位只不過是一個杯子，而你的修養和品性才是杯中的尤物，夜光杯中盛的未必就是葡萄美酒，也可能是一杯濁水，粗瓷盞裏不見得就是白開水，很可能是泡的一盞極品龍井。

箇中的品質全在自己的心境造化！

原文網址： 四十以後你一定要明白-- 網路文章分享 http://appnews.fanswong.com/show.php?id=343697&NANCY#ixzz2RSae8aDG

Courage

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

----- Anais Nin

心中的那把尺

Like to share my reading today:

第一次对心中的那把尺生出怀疑。因为这把尺，我们变得很不快乐。为一点小事或没办法改变的事实抓狂。

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世事纷纷扰扰，身边的人和事，总是被心中这把尺所左右，半点不由人。因为这把尺，爱你的人被伤害了，相爱人的感情由浓转淡了；我们觉得心如刀割，莫名其妙。当爱你和不爱你的人，你所爱和你不爱的人最后都来到同一个点，一起从你的生命中走远了。我们这才发现握在手中的时间其实是一个沙漏，沙漏没多久就会静止，静止的时候，一切妥协和争论，一切快乐和不快乐，都将不留痕迹，一动也不动了。

 

Full text at:

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/yongyala/article?mid=1141&l=d&fid=12

Wynn Chan: happy at the deep end

Wynn Chan, my nephew, and his water-polo team from Outram Secondary school, have their photograph shown on first page of Sunday Times last week (7 April 2013). 

It is a great event for him and all the family members!

I just did a google search and here are some of the links:

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Happy at the deep end: Outram Sec traces 1st water-polo B Div title to hard work and parents' support

Notes: Wynn is the third boy from the left standing. See photo from the web link

http://www.stasiareport.com/premium/sports/story/happy-the-deep-end-20130407

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B Div Water Polo: Outram stun 3-time defending champs ACS(I) 6–5 to win historic first title

Wynn Chan (#7) of Outram scored the winning goal to secure his school’s first ever B Division title. The Outram captain scored two goals in the final.

for more details:

http://sglinks.com/pages/12538336-b-div-water-polo-outram-stun-3-time-defending-champs-acs-i-6

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The google search "Wynn Chan" "outram secondary"

returned with about 108 results, and here are the first few:

Search Results

1. Happy at the deep end

   www.stasiareport.com/premium/.../happy-the-deep-end-20130407Cached

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   7 days ago – Outram Secondary's captain Wynn Chan (left) in action in the B Division final, watched by Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)'s Luke Chan.
2. B Div Water Polo: Outram stun 3-time defending ... - Red Sports

   www.redsports.sg/2013/04/03/b-div-water-polo-outram-acsi/Cached

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   Apr 3, 2013 – Outram Secondary stunned favourites and three-time defending champions ... Wynn Chan (#7) of Outram scored the winning goal to secure his ...
3. Outram new kings of B division

   www.asiaone.com/News/.../Sports/.../A1Story20130404-413592.html

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   7 days ago – SINGAPORE - Two years ago, Outram Secondary reached their first ... the thriller 6-5, thanks to a late goal from captain Wynn Chan, 16.
4. Outram win historic water polo gold | TODAYonline

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   Apr 4, 2013 – SINGAPORE — Two years ago, Outram Secondary's water polo ... and took everything too hard,” said Outram captain Wynn Chan, part of their ...
5. Hard of hearing, hard to beat in goal | TODAYonline

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   Apr 4, 2013 – Outram Secondary goalkeeper Muhammad Syafiie Muhammad Roslan ... Said team-mate and captain Wynn Chan: “At the start, we all found it ...
6. Red Sports | Facebook

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   On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, Outram Secondary made history when they beat ..... Back (L to R): Sean Toh, Wynn Chan, Glen Lim, Tan Jiong Yang, Nicholas ...
7. B Div Water Polo: Outram stun 3-time defending ... - Singapore News

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   Apr 3, 2013 – Wynn Chan (#7) of Outram scored the winning goal to secure his ... April 3, 2013 – Outram Secondary stunned favourites and three-time ...
8. Redsports.Sg Site Info - SgLinks.com

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   Wynn Chan (#7) of Outram scored the winning goal to secure his school's first ... MOE (Evans Road), Wednesday, April 3, 2013 – Outram Secondary stunned ...
9. Archives - 03 April 2013, Wednesday - SgLinks.com

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   Apr 3, 2013 – Wynn Chan (#7) of Outram scored the winning goal to secure his ... April 3, 2013 – Outram Secondary stunned favourites and three-time .

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To Wynn, it is the first memorable event in life that is being recorded in newspaper cover page!

I am sure he and his team will create more memories of this kind in their life journey!

A big cheer to Wynn and the Outram Secondary School Water-polo Team!

Dexterine Ho Soo Miang

Yvonne Yin's memories of Mrs Margaret Thatcher

Just received the following email message from my friend Yvonne Yin:

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The Telegraph, a British newspaper, invited its readers to share their memories, thoughts, etc. re Lady Thatcher. They have kindly published my contribution:

I was a Malaysian secondary schoolgirl in Kuala Lumpur (KL) in 1977 when our trainee teacher asked us to imagine we were interviewing someone who had arrived from the future in a time machine and to compile a list of questions and answers. My question no. 2 was:
Will Mrs. Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister of Britain?

And the answer I provided was: "Yes, she will. She will steer [the] British economy out of the doldrums and put an end to 'closed shop' unions". (For the record, I have kept my composition book to this day).

Later, in 1979, my father, Jordan Yin, happened to be in England during the General Election campaigning. As he had to return before the election on May 3rd, he drafted a letter to Mrs Thatcher and addressed it to No. 10, Downing Street because "I know this is where you'll be after the election."

I can still remember his scream of surprise and delight when, on 23rd May, barely 3 weeks after the election, he received a handwritten thank-you letter from Mrs Thatcher herself.

Yvonne Yin, Singapore
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The URL is here (Just use the find feature in the web browser and search for Yvonne Yin):
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9979932/Telegraph-readers-remember-Margaret-Thatcher.html

What a great link I have from someone who I know for years!

It makes my day!

Cheers!

Dexterine Ho Soo Miang

Pop-up book on quotation: INNO HANDS-ON Workshop

Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor
into pleasant tasks.

-- Stanley Baldwin

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I like to read and keep quotations, and I just design a course on:

Pop-up book on quotation: INNO HANDS-ON Workshop
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.sg/2013/04/pop-up-book-on-quotations.html

I think it is combining information and art and craft skills that make a joyful day for me today!

Here are some contents of the workshop:

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How about turning the quotations into pop-up pages that you can read and keep them as a pocket book.

In this workshop, you will learn to design ten pop-up pages with quotations of your choice.

At the end of the workshop, you will acquired the knowledge and skills in quotation searching and understand the the folding used in making paper images pop-up.

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click the link to read more about the course:
Pop-up book on quotation: INNO HANDS-ON Workshop
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.sg/2013/04/pop-up-book-on-quotations.html

Cheers!

Dexterine Ho Soo Miang

Love what you do

"To be honest with yourself and love what you do: these are the keys to success, according to accomplished entrepreneur and artist Mr Nicholas Tse Ting-fung." He conveyed this message at the inaugural talk of the Asian Leadership Series held at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on 19 April 2012 :




Inaugural Asian Leadership Series—talk by Nicholas Tse Ting-fung
http://www.bm.ust.hk/cbcs/news_19apr12.html

Press release
Nicholas Tse Shares His Secrets of Entrepreneurial Success at HKUST

http://www.bm.ust.hk/bm/Web/PressReleasePage.aspx?PressReleaseId=182&Version=English


Here are some information from the web site:
Case study

The Thompson Center for Business Case Studies is currently working on a management case study featuring the Post Production Office Group. The case study will be made available to educators on our website once ready.

Classroom video

The Thompson Center for Business Case Studies has shot a short leadership video featuring Nicholas Tse for classroom use. We hope to make this video available to educators by the summer of 2012.

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After viewing the video, I think you will see the other side of Mr Nicholas Tse Ting-fung.

Library@Chinatown

Today I followed LAS Programmes and Social Committee for a visit to Library@Chinatown.

About Library@Chinatown

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library@chinatown officially opened on 31 Jan 2013, by the Acting Minster for Culture, Community and Youth and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information.

With an total floor area of 1,000 square meters, it is the first themed library on Chinese arts and culture, library@chinatown will offer a curated collection that will cater to both arts and cultural enthusiasts and the general public, who are keen in learning more about Chinese arts and culture.

More info at http://www.nlb.gov.sg/library/images/LibInfo_CNPL.pdf

Date of visit: 04 Apr 2013 (Thur)
Time: 4.00pm to 5.00pm
Meeting point: Outside #04-12, Chinatown Point for attendance taking first.

Program

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4.00pm – Registration with LAS co-ordinator

4.05pm – Guided tour (Estimated an hour including questions and answers)

5pm – End of Event

With the visit and guided tour, I learnt more about the operation of the Library at Chinatown:

* Shelving mostly done by volunteers!

* Programmes are organised by NLB, with volunteer speakers on themes related to Chinese culture and subjects that have some links to the collection

* Only non fiction books for adults in English and Chinese are in the collection. Fiction for adults, is excluded, due to space constraints.

* CD, DVD or any AV media with single volume and single disk is in the collection.  Multiple parts, or multiple disks in one physical unit is hard for circulation control, hence will not be in the collection for the moment. 

* Shelving is in broad call numbers sequence, up to the first 3 digits only.

* Colour coded book labels, discontinued by NLB in late 2012 are  inter-shelved with black and white call numbers labels, adopted by NLB now. 

* All books are acquired and catalogued by NLB, library@chinatown is a circulation point, with a work room of 2 working desks and a pantry area for staff and volunteers.
* All books return via RFID auto scan book drop will be double scanned one at a time to ensure that no mistake occurred in the returning process.

* Officer who is on duties till 9pm will close the library with a passage way created inside the library leading to emergency exit that complied with fire safety requirement.

I visited the library@chinatown a few times, yet, it is not easy to see the way the library is managed. This visit let me see something new and gain some insightful knowledge.

Thanks to LAS Programmes and Social Committee for organising the tour!

Source of information:
Email from las.programmes@gmail.com

LAS/WSQ Level 2 training for Support Bibliographic Control Works

Just received the following email alert from LAS:

WSQ/LAS Level 2 training for Support Bibliographic Control Works Posted: 01 Apr 2013 09:52 PM PDT LAS is pleased to organize the another run of the WSQ/LAS Level 2 training for Support Bibliographic Control Works  on 7 – 9 May 2013. This 3-day course will be held at Training Room, Level 6, NUS Central Library  (Directions). REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. Register at: http://www.las.org.sg/eforms/view.php?id=29 This is one of the 5 competency based programmes at entry level ...