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A Resource Guide for MOE SG50 projects

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This resource guide is compilation of relevant and useful references related to the topics of the SG50 projects that schools will be embarking on. This guide provides access to recommended library collection in print format. It also higlights NLB electronic resources such as NewspaperSG, Infopedia, HistorySG and resources from the Singapore Memory Project. We hope teachers and students will learn more about the history, culture, development and heritage of Singapore through the wealth of information available in the library.

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Nation-based

Introduction

This resource list highlights useful references to books and websites that document the growth and development of Singapore from a British colony to an independent and thriving cosmopolitan city-state. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list but rather, hopes to provide insights to Singapore's nation-building policies and achievements, our education system, pioneer artists, the grassroots movement, the MRT system, the uniqueness of the Singaporean identity and the aspirations and concerns of the youth community.

Books

Books and texts are often mainstays of resource guides as these provide both introductory and in-depth information on a particular topic.

To find more books on [Nation-based] topics, you can search NLB’s catalogue: http://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg by using varations of these keywords:

[Singapore nation-building][Singapore future][social-values Singapore][civics, Singapore][Singapore youth][Singapore social conditions] [Singapore politics and government][citizenship Singapore][nationalism Singapore][lifestyles Singapore][social survey Singapore][national characteristics Singapore]

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• (Almost) uniquely Singapore - 18 objects by Pang Eng FongCall Number: RSING 338.02095957 ALMISBN: 9810763468http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding.aspx?bid=200124864

• 10 years that shaped a nation : an exhibition catalogue = Jian guo shi nian : zhan lan tu jiCall Number: RSING 959.5705 TENISBN: 9789810594503http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12981512

• 160 years of the Straits Times in pictures by Angelina ChoyCall Number: RSING 959.57 ONEhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding.aspx?bid=12588666

• A History of Modern Singapore, 1819-2005 by C. M. TurnbullCall Number: RSING 959.57 TURISBN: 9789971694302http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13206047

• A history of Singapore by edited by Ernest C.T. Chew and Edwin LeeCall Number: RSING 959.57 HISISBN: 0195885651http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=5914108

• A Salute to the MRT successCall Number: RSING 388.42 SALhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=6229541

• Brand Singapore : how nation branding built Asia's leading global city by Koh Buck SongCall Number: RSING 959.5700688 KOHISBN: 9789814328159http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13764490

• Chronicle of Singapore: fifty years of headline news 1959-2009 by Peter H. L. LimCall Number: RSING 959.5705 CHRISBN: 9789814217750http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=200134540

• Citizens, conversations & collaborations : chronicles of the Citizens' Consultative CommitteeCall Number: RSING q307.095957 CITISBN: 9810546645http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12664396

• Constructing Singapore : elitism, ethnicity and the nation-building project by Michael D. Barr and Zlatko SkrbišCall Number: RSING 305.52095957 BARISBN: 8776940292http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13119052

• Conversations for the future. Volume 1, Singapore's experiences with strategic planning (1988-2011).Call Number: RSING 320.6095957 CONISBN: 9810704178http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=14293331

• Encyclopedia of Singapore by Justin Corfield, Robin S. CorfieldCall Number: RSING 959.57003 CORISBN: 9810556675http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12751459

• From Lee Kuan Yew to Goh Chok TongCall Number: RSING 320.95957 FROISBN: 9971615207http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=6117975

• Happiness and Wellbeing: the Singaporean experience by Siok Kuan Tambyah; Tan Soo JiuanCall Number: RSING 306 TAMISBN: 9780415506724http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=14669462

• History of the Chinese clan associations in SingaporeCall Number: RSING q959.57 HISISBN: 9971872331http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4758114

• Imagining Singapore by Ban Kah Choon (Editor); Anne Pakir (Editor); Tong Chee Kiong (Editor)Call Number: RSING 959.57 IMAISBN: 9812102485http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12272896

• In Search of Singapore's National Values by Jon S. Quah (Editor)Call Number: RSING 306.095957 INISBN: 9812101373http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=9511364

• Management of Success: Singapore revisited by Terence ChongCall Number: RSING 959.57 MANISBN: 9789814279857http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13688096

• Past Times by Kwok B. Chan; Chee Kiong TongCall Number: RSING 959.57 PASISBN: 9812049169http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=11800570

• Population Policy and Reproduction in Singapore: making future citizens by Shirley Hsiao-Li SunCall Number: RSING 363.9095957 SUNISBN: 9781138785205http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding.aspx?bid=14278716

• Reframing Singapore: memory, identity, trans-regionalism by Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied (Editor); Derek Heng (Editor)Call Number: RSING 959.57 REFISBN: 9089640940http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13193908

• Remade, relived : modern art in Singapore 2009Call Number: RSING 709.5957 REM



ISBN: 9789810834739http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13349079

• Republic of Singapore nineteen sixty five [to] nineteen ninetyCall Number: RSING 394.26845957 REPhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding.aspx?bid=5685837

• Responding to Globalization: nation, culture and identity in Singapore by Selvaraj VelayuthamCall Number: RSING 305.80095957 VELISBN: 9789812304216http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12924605

• Road to nationhood : Singapore, 1819-1980Call Number: RSING 779.995957 ROAISBN: 9971871211http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4080648

• Singapore : from place to nation by Lee Soo AnnCall Number: RSING 959.57 LEEISBN: 9789814526739http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=14102214

• Singapore : journey into nationhoodCall Number: RSING 959.57 SINISBN: 9813065214http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=9085987

• Singapore : the first ten years of independence, 1965 to 1975.Call Number: RSING 959.5705 SINhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12885060

• Singapore : the next lapCall Number: RSING 959.5705 SINISBN: 9812042539http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=5832100

• Singapore : the unexpected nation by Edwin LeeCall Number: RSING 959.57 LEEISBN: 9789812307958http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13068783

• Singapore artists : a select annotated bibliography by Alicia YeoCall Number: RSING 016.7095957 LEEISBN: 9810590350http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12917269

• Singapore artists speak by Richard LimCall Number: RSING 709.5957 SINISBN: 9971008637http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=9080579

• Singapore places its bets : casinos, foreign talent, and remaking a city-state by Derek da CunhaCall Number: RSING 338.95957 DACISBN: 9814266507http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13234144

• The 2nd decade : nation building in progress 1975-1985 : an exhibition catalogue = Xinjiapo jian guo di er ge shi nian : zhan lan tu ji.Call Number: RSING 959.5705 SECISBN: 9789810848583http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13735512

• The Asian Modern: culture, capitalist development, Singapore by C. J. Wan-Ling WeeCall Number: RSING 306.095 WEEISBN: 9789971693923http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12919973

• The book of Singapore's firsts by Kay Gillis and Kevin TanCall Number: RSING 959.57 GILISBN: 9810561857http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding.aspx?bid=12761444

• The future of Singapore : population, society and the nature of the state by Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir and Bryan S. TurnerCall Number: RSING 363.9095957 KAMhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding.aspx?bid=200784630

• The MRT storyCall Number: RSING 388.4095957 MRTISBN: 9810002513http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4881237

• The People's Association 1960-1990 : 30 years with the peopleCall Number: RSING 307.095957 PEOISBN: 9810020295http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=5618611

• The Politics of Nation Building and Citizenship in Singapore by Michael Hill; Kwen Fee LianCall Number: RSING 306.095957 HILISBN: 0415100526http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=7380199

• The public spirit by Tan Ooi BoonCall Number: RSING 364.40458095957 TANISBN: 9971887813http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=10129299

• Toward a Better Future: education and training for economic development in Singapore since 1965 by Lee Sing KongCall Number: RSING 370.9595709045 TOWISBN: 9780821373750http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12995266

• Understanding Singaporeans: values, lifestyles, aspirations and consumption behaviors by Kau Ah Keng; Tambyah Siok Kuan; Tan Soo Jiuan; Jung KwonCall Number: RSING 306.095957 UNDISBN: 9812387307http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12272912

• Values and development in Singapore by Tham Seong CheeCall Number: RSING 303.44 THAhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=7480689

• We are one : the People's Association journey, 1960-2010Call Number: RSING 307.095957 YAPISBN: 9789814266215http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13603136



• White paper on shared valuesCall Number: RSING 306.095957 SINhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=5809358

• Women artists in SingaporeCall Number: RSING 704.042095957 TANISBN: 9814022780http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13768292

• Women empowering community : commemorating 40 years of Singapore women in grassroots, 1967-2007 by Karen Wong Tzen YenCall Number: RSING 305.4095957 WONISBN: 9789810578763http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12851004

• Young contemporary artists in SingaporeCall Number: RSING q759.95957 YOUISBN: 9810422776http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=9762354

• Youth.sg : the state of youth in Singapore 2010Call Number: RSING 305.235095957 YOUISBN: 9810876270http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13772320

Websites

• 3 stumbling blocks in the politics of identityhttp://www.todayonline.com/commentary/3-stumbling-blocks-politics-identity

• A Sustainable Population for a Dynamic Singapore: Population White Paperhttp://www.nptd.gov.sg/content/NPTD/news/_jcr_content/par_content/download_98/file.res/population-white-paper.pdf

• Citizens and the Nation - IPS Survey of National Pride and Citizens' Psychological Ties to the Nationhttp://www.ips.org.sg/press/IPS%20Survey%20_%20Press%20Statement%2018%20Feb.pdf

• Democracy and the Grassroots Sector in Singaporehttp://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Democracy_and_the_grassroots_sector_in_Singapore.pdf

• Developing an Analytical Framework on Social Cohesion in Singapore: Reflections from the framing of social cohesion debates in the OECD and Europehttp://www.eucentre.sg/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/WP17-Social-cohesion_Nhassan.pdf

• Development of Singapore's Rapid Transit System and the Environmenthttp://www.jrtr.net/jrtr18/pdf/f26_singapore.pdf

• Dynamic Governance: Embedding Culture, Capabilities and Change in Singaporehttp://www.untag-smd.ac.id/files/Perpustakaan_Digital_2/PUBLIC%20ADMINISTRATION%20Dynamic%20governance%20%20embedding%20culture,%20capabilities%20and%20change%20in%20Singapore.pdf

• Education Reform in Singapore: Towards Greater Creativity and Innovation?http://www.apecknowledgebank.org/resources/downloads/SingaporeCurriculumReformCreativity.pdf

• Getting to the core of S'porean identityhttp://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/straitstimes.com-Getting_to_the_core_of_Sporean_identity.pdf

• IPS Report on Singaporeans’ Attitudes to National Service (2013)http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/ips/news/ips-report-on-singaporeans-attitudes-to-national-service-2013

• Make nation-building a collective projecthttp://newshub.nus.edu.sg/news/1208/PDF/PROJECT-st-9aug-pA42.pdf

• Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system - Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2013-11-05_131443.html

• Moral and citizenship education as statecraft in Singapore: a curriculum critiquehttp://www.hci.sg/admin/uwa/MEd7_8678/Moral_and_Citizenship_Education_as_statecraft_in_Singapore-A_curriculum_critique.pdf

• Our Singapore Conversations Survey - Final Reporthttp://www.reach.gov.sg/Portals/0/Microsite/osc/OSC-Survey.pdf

• Patterns of Social Alignment: A Case Study of Hakka Associations in Singaporehttp://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=36&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDwQFjAFOB4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkyoto-seas.org%2Fpdf%2F32%2F4%2F320404.pdf&ei=gEG6U7TaMdPIuAThhYLgCQ&usg=AFQjCNGAVH2uFzfYcObhpCo0qq4FtDNnDg&bvm=bv.70138588,d.c2E

• People's Association (PA) - Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2013-10-18_183012.html

• PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG'S NATIONAL DAY RALLY 2013 (SPEECH IN ENGLISH)http://www.pmo.gov.sg/content/pmosite/mediacentre/speechesninterviews/primeminister/2013/August/prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-s-national-day-rally-2013--speech.html

• Reflections of our SIngapore conversation: What future do we want? How do we get there?http://www.reach.gov.sg/Portals/0/Microsite/osc/OSC_Reflection.pdf

• Singapore and its Tensed Pasts: History and Nation-Buildinghttp://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1317164

• Singapore Arthttp://biotechnics.org/artists.html

• Singapore Art, Nanyang Style, pp. 4-11http://www.microsite.nl.sg/PDFs/BiblioAsia/BIBA_0201Apr06.pdf

• Singapore shared values - Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_542_2004-12-18.html

• Singapore Youth Resilience Survey: Examining the stressors, risks and resilience of Young Peoplehttp://www.beyondresearch.sg/SYRS_final%20report_.pdf

• Singapore's Youth upbeat, survey showshttp://www.hss.ntu.edu.sg/News/Documents/Singapore's%20youth%20upbeat,%20survey%20shows.pdf

• Singapore: Rapid Improvement Followed by Strong Performancehttp://www.oecd.org/countries/singapore/46581101.pdf

• Singapore: The Politics of Inventing National Identityhttp://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/files/journals/4/articles/169/public/169-169-1-PB.pdf

• The Development of Education in Singapore since 1965http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EDUCATION/Resources/278200-1121703274255/1439264-1153425508901/Development_Edu_Singapore_draft.pdf

• The Evolution of Public Transport Policies in Singaporehttp://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Transport-Planning-for-Singapore.pdf

• Youth aspirations 'not radically different'http://newshub.nus.edu.sg/news/1106/PDF/RADICALLY-mp-8jun-pA4,%20pB1%20&%20pB4.pdf



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Place-based

Introduction

The Singapore socio-cultural and historical landscape has undergone such rapid development and change that it has spurred a strong interest in heritage and nostalgia. This resource list highlights useful references to significant historical places and memories in Singapore such as Bedok, Chai Chee, Changi, Joo Chiat, Jurong, Katong, Kranji, Sembawang and Woodlands.

Books

Books and texts are often mainstays of resource guides as these provide introductory and comprehensive information on a particular topic.

To find more books on [Place-based] topics, you can search NLB’s catalogue: http://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg by using these keywords:

[heritage places Singapore] [buildings and landmarks][hawker culture] [street names] [Singapore garden city] [Ang Mo Kio] [Bedok] [Bishan][Bukit Timah] [Bukit Batok] [Bukit Panjang] [Chinatown] [Dover Road] [Eunos] [Fort Canning] [Chai Chee] [Choa Chu Kang] [Geylang] [Jalan Kayu] [Joo Chiat] [Katong] [Jurong] [Kranji] [Little India] [Kampong Glam] [Seletar] [Sembawang] [Toa Payoh] [Telok Ayer] [Telok Blangah] [Ulu Pandan] [Yishun][Woodlands]

• 10-stories : Queenstown through the years by Calvin LowCall Number: RSING 959.5705 LOW -[HIS]ISBN: 9789810592554http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12949048

• 50 best kept secrets in Bukit Timah : an insider's guideCall Number: RSING 307.76095957 FIFISBN: 9810538669http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12722585

• A guide to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve by Choo-Toh Get TenCall Number: RSING 333.78095957 GUIISBN: 9971880601http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4141446

• Ang Mo Kio : a heritage trail by Tan Chui HuaCall Number: RSING 959.57 TANhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=14119281

• Anniversary souvenir magazine by Kampong Eunos Community CentreCall Number: RCLOS 300.95957 KECCAShttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=5041329

• Bukit Merah : from a hilly kampong to a modern townCall Number: RSING 959.57 BUKISBN: 9810123299http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=7968280

• Bukit Timah : a heritage trail by Tan Peng TingCall Number: RSING 915.957 TANhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12946739

• Chai Chee revisitedCall Number: RSING 959.57 TAN -[HIS]http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=6608944

• Changing landscapes of Singapore by Peggy TeoCall Number: RSING 333.7315095957 CHAISBN: 0071234799http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12274689

• Changing landscapes of Singapore : old tensions,new discoveries by Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho, Chih Yuan Woon and Kamalini RamdasCall Number: RSING 307.76095957 CHA



ISBN: 9971697726http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=200130861

• Chinatown: An Album of a Singapore CommunityCall Number: RSING 779.995957 CHIISBN: 9971651173http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=3213762

• Down the Seletar River : discovering a hidden treasure of Singapore by Eugene WijeysinghaCall Number: RSING 959.57 WIJISBN: 9710579207http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=200141459

• Forest trees of Bukit Timah : population ecology in a tropical forest fragment by James V. LaFrankieCall Number: RSING q333.75 FORISBN: 9810531052http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12543179

• From the blue windows: recollections of life in Queenstown, Singapore, in the 1960s and 1970s by Tan Kok-YangCall Number: RSING 959.57 TANISBN: 9971696509http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=14711362

• Gedung Kuning : Memories of a Malay Childhood by Hidayah AminCall Number: RSING 305.8992805957 HIDISBN: 9789810847562http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13348031

• Geylang Serai : down memory lane : kenangan abadiCall Number: RSING 779.995957 GEYISBN: 9971641062http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4680212

• Good food. 500 great eating places near the MRT station by Vanessa Lee, Jacqueline Tan, Wyn-Lyn TanCall Number: RSING 647.955957 LEEISBN: 981042127http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12033772

• Guides to Gardens by the Bay. Heritage garden plants and recipes by Daniela C. Zappi and Arthur VooCall Number: RSING 581.632095957 ZAPISBN: 9810763077http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=200137607

• Heritage places of Singapore by Wan Meng Hao and Jacqueline LauCall Number: RSING 959.57 WANISBN: 9789812618580http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13220774

• Joo Chiat : a living legacy by Lily Kong and T.C. ChangCall Number: RSING q959.57 KONISBN: 9810427301http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=10354011

• Joo Chiat sweet memories by Irene JansenCall Number: RSING 641.595957 JOOISBN: 9789810597450http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13185305

• Jurong journeysCall Number: RSING 959.57 JURhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=8082654

• Kampong days : village life and times in Singapore revisited by K.F. TangCall Number: RSING 959.57 KAMISBN: 9971990873http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=6434970

• Kim Seng : a reflection of Singapore's success by Sumiko TanCall Number: RSING 959.57 TANISBN: 9810085761http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=8123471

• Kreta Ayer : faces and voicesCall Number: RSING 959.57 KREISBN: 9813002735http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=6908085

• Live, work, play : Ang Mo Kio.Call Number: RSING 363.585095957 ANGhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13234256

• Nutmeg, and a touch of spice : the story of Cairnhill Road by Sharon SiddiqueCall Number: RSING 959.57 SIDISBN: 981042535Xhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=9910543

• Of hearts & minds : the story of Sembawang shipyard by Melanie ChewCall Number: RSING 623.83 CHEISBN: 9810406703http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=9306258

• Portraits of places : history, community and identity in Singapore by Brenda S.A. Yeoh and Lily KongCall Number: RSING 959.57 PORISBN: 9812046046http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=7468347

• Sari, Sarong and Shorts: Singapore's Kampong Glam & Little India by Khong Swee Lin and Carl-Bernd KaehligCall Number: RSING 305.80095957 KAEISBN: 9789812481788http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12924791

• Serangoon Road : a pictorial history by Sharon Siddique and Nirmala Shotam-Gore (Eds,)Call Number: RSING q779.995957 SERISBN: 9971023512http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4079982

• Singapore changing landscapes : Geylang, Chinatown, Serangoon : based on the SBC TV documentaries by V. Gopalakrishnan, Ananda PereraCall Number: RSING 959.57 SINISBN: 9971102714http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4082282

• Singapore landmarks, past and present by Ramachandra, S.Call Number: RQUIK 959.57 RAMhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4141528



• Singapore's heritage : through places of historical interest by Dhoraisingam S. SamuelCall Number: RSING 959.57 SAM -[HIS]ISBN: 9789810866501http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13695618

• Singapore's Little India: past, present, and future by Sharon Siddique and Nirmala Puru ShotamCall Number: RSING 305.89141105957 SIDISBN: 9971902311http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4082449

• Street names in selected areas of Singapore : a study in historical geography by Tan Bee ChooCall Number: RQUIK 959.57 TANhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4412339

• Street smart : Singapore by David BrazilCall Number: RSING 959.57 BRAISBN: 9789812040657http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=5796453

• The story of Kampong Ubi by Shirley Tan-Oehler (Ed.)Call Number: RSING 959.57 STOhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=6584773

• Toponymics by Victor R. Savage and Brenda S. A. YeohCall Number: RSING 915.9570014 SAVISBN: 9812103643http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12303283

• Trees of our garden city by Tee Swee PingCall Number: RSING 582.16095957 TREISBN: 9789810837143http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13344934

• Yishun Sembawang : a heritage trail by Tan Chui HuaCall Number: RSING 959.57 TANhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=14311322

• Your passport to the Jalan Kayu trailCall Number: RSING 959.57 YOU -[HIS]http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13203465

Websites

• Biodivercityhttps://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=153

• Bishan & Toa Payoh Draft Masterplan 2013http://www.ura.gov.sg/MS/DMP2013/regional-highlights/~/media/dmp2013/Planning%20Area%20Brochures/Brochure_Bishan-TaoPayoh.ashx

• Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park by Atelier Dreiseitl Asiahttp://www.indesignlive.sg/articles/BishanAng-Mo-Kio-Park-by-Atelier-Dreiseitl-Asia

• Bukit Batok Town Park - Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_546_2005-01-24.html?s=Bukit Batok Park

• Bukit Panjang Draft Masterplan 2013http://www.ura.gov.sg/MS/DMP2013/regional-highlights/~/media/dmp2013/Planning%20Area%20Brochures/Brochure_BukitPanjang.ashx

• Chinese villages in the North - Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_385_2011-01-07.html

• Choa Chu Kang Draft Masterplan 2013http://www.ura.gov.sg/MS/DMP2013/regional-highlights/~/media/dmp2013/Planning%20Area%20Brochures/Brochure_Choa%20Chu%20Kang.ashx

• Early Tourist Guidebooks to Singapore: The Handbook to Singapore (1892) - pp 33-35http://www.academia.edu/4098594/Early_Tourist_Guidebooks_The_Handbook_to_Singapore_1892_

• Exciting additions to the Woodlands Waterfronthttp://www.ura.gov.sg/skyline/skyline10/skyline10-03/html/p03.html

• Fort Tanjong Katong - Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1616_2009-11-30.html

• From exclusive to inclusive remembrance: the Civilian War Memorial - pp16-21http://www.rsis.edu.sg/cens/PDF/BIBA_0702Jul11b.pdf

• From garden city to gardening city - pp 4-9http://www.microsite.nl.sg/PDFs/BiblioAsia/BibAsia_v09_01.pdf

• From Kampong to regional centre: Woodlands in the makinghttp://www.ura.gov.sg/skyline/skyline02/skyline02-02/text/woodlands3.html

• Heritage trailshttp://www.nhb.gov.sg/NHBPortal/Trails/Overview?_afrLoop=3243170455999794&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=null#%40%3F_afrWindowId%3Dnull%26_afrLoop%3D3243170455999794%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Dnud8loh67_4

• Jurong - Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_246_2004-12-16.html

• Jurong: A Jewel in the Westhttp://www.ura.gov.sg/skyline/skyline08/skyline08-02/text/01.htm

• Kampong Glam - Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_249_2004-12-16.html

• Kampong Glam: a heritage trailhttp://www.nhb.gov.sg/NHBPortal/content/conn/ucmnhb/path/Contribution%20Folders/NHBPortal/Contents/About%20Us/Our%20Family/Education%20&%20Outreach/Trails/PDF/KgGlamTrail.pdf

• Kranji Memorials - Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_183_2004-12-27.html

• National Parkshttps://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=101

• Rediscover the East: Katong and Joo Chiathttp://www.ura.gov.sg/uol/walking-maps-trails-to-delete/East/joo-chiat.aspx

• Reviving Chinatownhttp://orgnix.com/orgnix-ebook/biblioasia-july2011/files/assets/seo/page26.html

• Sago Lane: "Street of the Dead" - pp 34-39http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/opennlbcmscontent.aspx?id=a49b8e6e-ba2d-48a8-b03d-cbb10473c1cc



• Singapore River: historical overview - Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_148_2005-02-02.html?s=Singapore River

• The Southern Ridgeshttp://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php?option=com_visitorsguide&task=parks&id=62&Itemid=371

• Through his eyes: remembering old Singapore through the poems of Edwin Thumboo - pp 5-9http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/opennlbcmscontent.aspx?id=80cb3e84-4b5c-414f-b527-bb09914ad7cc

• Woodlands Draft Masterplan 2013http://www.ura.gov.sg/MS/DMP2013/regional-highlights/~/media/dmp2013/regional-highlights/planning-area-brochures/north-region/Brochure_Woodlands-20131119.ashx

• Yishun Draft Masterplan 2013http://www.ura.gov.sg/MS/DMP2013/regional-highlights/~/media/dmp2013/Planning%20Area%20Brochures/Brochure_Yishun.ashx

• Yishun Sembawang a heritage trailhttp://www.nhb.gov.sg/NHBPortal/content/conn/ucmnhb/path/Contribution%20Folders/NHBPortal/Contents/About%20Us/Our%20Family/Education%20&%20Outreach/Trails/PDF/Yishun%20Sembawang.pdf

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Theme-based

Introduction

This resource list higlights useful references for further research on local topics ranging from our leadership to cultural events. The topics include Singapore’s

Presidents, multiculturalism, involvement of people groups, architectural heritage, hawker culture, urban planning and land-use,Chingay and evolution of public

education.

Books

Books and texts are often mainstays of resource guides as these provide introductory and comprehensive information on a particular topic.

To find more books on Theme-based topics, you can search NLB’s catalogue: http://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg by using these keywords:

[Singapore AND president] OR [Name of the Singapore President]

[50 years Singapore]

[Singapore AND costume]

[Singapore AND education policy]

[Singapore AND hawkers]

[Urban Redevelopment Authority]

• 150 years of education in Singapore by T.R. Doraisamy (Ed.)Call Number: RSING 370.95957 TEAhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding.aspx?bid=4082032

• 50 years of government communications, 1959-2009. by Ministry of Information, Communications and the ArtsCall Number: RSING 353.7095957 FIFhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13206214

• 50 years of growing up : the history of the Singapore Children's Society by Singapore Children's SocietyCall Number: RSING q362.7095957 SINhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=11149772

• 50 years of SIA, 1963-2013 : the story of the Singapore architecture by Singapore Institute of ArchitectsCall Number: RSING 720.95957 SINISBN: 9810760566http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=200125097

• A baba wedding by Cheo, Kim BanCall Number: RSING 392.508995105951 CHEISBN: 9789812617576http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13106567

• Beyond stewardship : 50 years of MOF, 1959-2009 by Ministry of FinanceCall Number: RSING 352.48095957 BEYhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13684552

• Celebrating 50 years of school sports. by Singapore Schools Sports CouncilCall Number: RSING 796.07105957 CELhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13349298

• Chinese heritage by Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan AssociationsCall Number: RSING 305.895105957 CHIISBN: 9971001888http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=5428040

• Chingay : Singapore on parade = Zhuang yi. by People's AssociationCall Number: RSING 394.261 CHIISBN: 9810567839http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12828241

• Costumes in ASEAN by Khunying Maenmas Chavalit, Maneepin PhromsuthirakCall Number: RSING 391.00959 COSISBN: 9747102838http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=11428106

• Costumes of Malaya by Sim, KatharineCall Number: RCLOS 391.009595 SIMhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4082040

• Costumes through time : Singapore by National Heritage Board and Fashion Designers SocietyCall Number: RSING 391.0095957 COSISBN: 9971883872http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=6537440

• Culture and customs of Singapore and Malaysia by Koh, JaimeCall Number: RSING 305.80095957 KOHISBN: 9789812617576http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13221966



• Devan : nation builder, people's President by Singapore National Trades Union CongressCall Number: RSING 959.5700924 DEVhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4077655

• Four Decades of Transformation by Yap Lian-Ho Adriel; Wong Tai-CheeCall Number: RSING 333.73095957 WONISBN: 9812102701http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12229777

• Future of Space by Ooi Giok LingCall Number: RSING 307.1216095957 OOIISBN: 9812102736http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12229762

• Gateway to Peranakan culture by Lim, Catherine G. S.Call Number: RSING 305.8951 LIMISBN: 9789812293169http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13668490

• Have fun with traditional games by People's AssociationCall Number: RCLOS 394.3095957 HAVISBN: 9971943506http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4080909

• Heritage places of Singapore by Wan Meng Hao, Jacqueline LauCall Number: RSING 959.57 WANISBN: 9789812618580http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13220774

• In granite and chunam: the national monuments of Singapore by Liu, GretchenCall Number: RSING SING 725.94095957 LIUISBN: 9813065036http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=7919754

• Language, Society and Education in Singapore by S. Gopinathan (Editor)Call Number: RSING 306.4495957 LANISBN: 9812102612http://www.nlb.gov.sg/newarrivals/item_holding.aspx?bid=12212999

• Life!eats : a guide to Singapore's best food placesCall Number: RSING 647.955957 LIFhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12283317

• Living the next lap : towards a tropical city of excellence. by Urban Redevelopment AuthorityCall Number: RSING 307.36095957 LIVISBN: 9971882957http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=6135902

• Malay heritage of Singapore by Kamsiah AbdullahCall Number: RSING 959.570049928 MALISBN: 9789810860295http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13768339

• Moments from 50 years of Singapore's Public Service : a companion album to Pioneers once more : the Singapore Public Service, 1959-2009. by Public Service DivisionCall Number: RSING 351.5957 MOMhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13736314

• On the record : the journalistic legacy of President Wee Kim Wee by Ng Boon YianCall Number: RSING 070.92 NGISBN: 9810567073http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12794932

• Ong Teng Cheong : planner, politician, president by Ng, TisaCall Number: RSING 959.5705092 NGISBN: 9814155349http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12563826

• Our homes : 50 years of housing a nation by Fernandez, WarrenCall Number: RSING 363.585095957 FERISBN: 9789814266741http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13704501

• Our water, our future : 50 years with you. by Public Utilities BoardCall Number: RSING 333.910095957 OURhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=200129321

• Passage of Indians, 1923-2003 by Netto, Leslie & Robert, Godfrey (Ed.)Call Number: RSING 369.25957 NETISBN: 981048531Xhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12220781

• Pioneers once more : the Singapore Public Service, 1959-2009 by Chua, Mui HoongCall Number: RSING 351.5957 CHUISBN: 9789814266574http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13559920

• Portraits of places : history, community and identity in Singapore by Brenda S.A. Yeoh and Lily Kong (Ed.s)Call Number: RSING 959.57 PORISBN: 9812046046http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=7468347

• Road to the Presidency by S. R. NathanCall Number: RSING 959.5705092 NATISBN: 9789814260732http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=14182432

• Singapore by Gretchen LiuCall Number: RSING 959.57 LIUISBN: 981301881Xhttp://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=9651676

• Singapore by Naleeza Ebrahim; Yaw Yan YeeCall Number: RSING 647.955957 NALISBN: 9812329226http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/det_12661990.aspx?mode=BR

• Singapore Eurasians : memories and hopes by Braga-Blake, Myrna (Ed.)Call Number: RSING 305.80405957 SINISBN: 9812043675http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=6319425

• Singapore hawker centres : people, places, food by Kong, LilyCall Number: RSING 381.18095957 KONISBN: 9789812481498http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12874730



• Social engineering in Singapore : educational policies and social change, 1819-1972 by Wilson, Harold E.Call Number: RSING 379.5957 WILISBN: 0821405071http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding.aspx?bid=1828179

• Tales of chingay : celebrating 40 years of chingay by Singapore Memory ProjectCall Number: RSING 394.261 TALISBN: 9810711204http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=14449131

• The end of char kway teow : and other hawker mysteries by Tay, Leslie,Call Number: RSING 647.955957 TAYISBN: 9789810865153http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13681530

• The people's library : 50 years of national and public library services by Azizah Sidek ... et alCall Number: RSING 027.55957 SINISBN: 9789810591991http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12922679

• The religious monuments of Singapore : faiths of our forefathers by Lee, Geok BoiCall Number: RSING 726.095957 LEEISBN: 9813065621http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=11471938

• The Straits Chinese House by Peter Lee; Jennifer ChenCall Number: RSING 305.895105957 LEEISBN: 9789814155946http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/det_12804526.aspx?mode=BR

• There's no carrot in carrot cake by Ruth Wan and Roger HiewCall Number: RSING 641.30095957 WANISBN: 9789810828653http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=13557186&br=11&loc=Reference%20Singapore&s=0

• Toponymics by Victor R. Savage; Brenda S. A. YeohCall Number: RSING 915.9570014 SAVISBN: 9812103643http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=12303283

• Towards a national system of education in Singapore, 1945-1973 by aravanan GopinathanCall Number: RSING 379.5957 GOPISBN: 0195802632http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding.aspx?bid=4081865

• Traditional games by PE Unit, Sciences Branch, Curriculum Planning & Development Division, Ministry of EducationCall Number: RQUIK 796 SINISBN: 9971886340http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=9159988

• Urban Planning in Singapore by Ole Johan DaleCall Number: RSING 307.1216 DALISBN: 9676530646http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=9146945

Websites

• Benjamin Sheares, Istanahttp://www.istana.gov.sg/content/istana/thepresident/formerpresidents/bs.html

• Chingay Parade Singaporehttps://chingay.org.sg/

• Concept Plan, URA, Singaporehttp://www.ura.gov.sg/uol/concept-plan.aspx?p1=View-Concept-Plan&p2=introduction-to-concept-plan

• Conservation map, URA, Singaporehttp://www.ura.gov.sg/conservationportal/consmap.html

• Devan Nair, Istanahttp://www.istana.gov.sg/content/istana/thepresident/formerpresidents/dn.html

• Hawker Centres, Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1637_2010-01-31.html?s=hawker

• Ministry of Defence, Singaporehttp://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/army/home.html

• Ong Teng Cheong, Istanahttp://www.istana.gov.sg/content/istana/thepresident/formerpresidents/otc.html

• Preservation of sites and monuments, National Heritage Board, Singaporehttps://www.nhb.gov.sg/NHBPortal/AboutUs/OurFamily/PreservationofSitesandMonuments/NationalMonuments;jsessionid=x73_mVc_sRYGomtZswCvZkkFryLVQ7M-boarvm5L3fh71yB7GXBS!224933089?_afrLoop=2894655829701655&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=null#%40%3F_afrWindowId%3Dnull%26_afrLoop%3D2894655829701655%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Ds85ho5hfe_4

• Presidential Election, Elections Department, Singaporehttp://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_presidential.html

• S. R. Nathan, Istanahttp://www.istana.gov.sg/content/istana/thepresident/formerpresidents/mr_s_r_nathan.html

• Singapore Hawker Food: Reveiws & Recommendations, HungryGoWherehttp://www.hungrygowhere.com/singapore-hawker/

• Singapore's Presidents, Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_808_2004-12-28.html

• The Presidenthttp://www.istana.gov.sg/content/istana/thepresident.html

• The transformation of Chingay over the yearshttps://thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com/tag/history-of-chingay-in-singapore/

• Traditional and Indigenous Gameshttp://www.sportsmuseum.com.sg/games/index.html

• Traditional costumes of Singaporehttp://comesingapore.com/travel-guide/article/546/traditional-costumes-of-singapore

• Urban planning framework in Singapore, Infopediahttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1565_2009-09-09.html

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• Wedding traditions, Singapore Bridehttp://singaporebrides.com/articles/2012/10/wedding-traditions-the-traditional-bride/

• Wee Kim Weehttp://www.istana.gov.sg/content/istana/thepresident/formerpresidents/wkw.html

• Yusof Ishak, Istanahttp://www.istana.gov.sg/content/istana/thepresident/formerpresidents/yi.html

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eResources

HistorySG

HistorySG serves as an online resource guide to Singapore’s history for students and anyone interested to find out more about Singapore’s past. The portal chronicles significant events from 1299 to present. HistorySG aims to be a first-stop website with recommended resources and further readings to guide educators and students in their discovery and exploration of Singapore’s history. Articles are concisely written for users’ easy understanding. Related photographs, videos, audio clips and newspaper articles are available to enhance users’ learning. More articles will be progressively added.

Website: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history

NewspaperSG

NewspaperSG is an online resource of current and historic Singapore newspapers. You can search our digital archive of newspapers published between 1831-2009, or find information on over 200 newspaper titles in the National Library's microfilm collection.

Website: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers

PictureSG

PictureSG is a digital collection of images (including photographs and artworks) that capture people, places and past times in Singapore. It comprises images contributed by donors and partners, as well as images created and owned by NLB.

Discover, Learn and Share about Singapore’s social history and development through PictureSG.

Website: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/pictures

MusicSG

MusicSG is a non-profit digital archive set up to digitise, archive and provide access to all forms of published Singapore musical works. It assembles a collection of music composed or published by Singaporeans, music produced or published in Singapore, and music related to Singapore.

By bringing together a suite of content on Singapore music, MusicSG aims to raise the awareness of Singapore music and provide resources for research and discovery. This is also part of the nation-wide initiative to preserve Singapore heritage.

MusicSG collects and provides the following digital contents on Singapore music:

· Music recordings

· Articles on topics related to Singapore music

· Biographies

· Lyrics

· Scores

Website: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/music

NORA

NORA (National Online Repository of the Arts) is a database of digitised works in the literary, performing and visual art works by Singapore artists. These works were previously unpublished, out-of-print or inaccessible to the masses. As part of Singapore’s digital heritage collection, NORA serves as a source of reference for people interested in Singapore arts, with the resources made available for the first time, through an online platform. It also digitally preserves Singapore’s arts heritage and creates awareness among Singaporeans and researchers overseas about Singapore’s arts and culture.

Website: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/arts

Singapore Infopedia



Singapore Infopedia is an electronic encyclopedia on Singapore published by the National Library Board (NLB). It holds a collection of articles on Singapore and covers a wide range of topics, including but not limited to historical events, arts, culture, economy, government and key personalities. The number of articles continues to grow as new entries are added regularly.

The articles are written for the general reader, including students, with each article providing an overview of the topic. In addition, each article is accompanied by references that may be used to research the topic further. Related images in selected articles and cross-referencing between related articles help to create a more complete understanding of a particular topic.

Website: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia

BiblioAsia

BiblioAsia, the quarterly flagship publication of the National Library, features articles on the history, culture and heritage of Singapore within the larger Asian context, and also presents highlights of the National Library’s collections.

Website: http://www.nlb.gov.sg/Browse/BiblioAsia.aspx

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Singapore Memory Project

SMP Memory Kit

The Singapore Memory Project (SMP) is proud to announce the release of the Memory Kit: your guide to capturing personal memories. This is our very first illustrated step-by-step guide to documenting meaningful memories of and conversations on Singapore.

It is an ideal tool for first-time memory makers who would like to try their hands at capturing their own memories and that of others including family, friends and people you know. Choose from eight different formats for your personal documentation project. These include:

· Oral history

· Writing memories

· Photographing memories

· Illustrating memories

· Animating memories

· Recording soundscape memories

· Documentary filming of memories

· Visioning the future

Each chapter is written by experienced practitioners and professionals. Contributors include documentary photographer, Zakaria Zainal, local film maker, Wee Li Lin and co-founder of Animagine, Ho Wei Siong and the National Archives of Singapore.

Besides the how-tos, we also provide a set of interview questions, on selected themes, which you could use to start off conversations during interviews.

Be a memory maker and embark on your own memory project today and contribute it to the Singapore Memory Project. All memories contributed will be shared online on the singaporememory.sg portal.

Grab a copy!

Website: http://www.iremember.sg/index.php/memory-kit/

Awesome MRT Memories by Adeline Foo Volume 1 & 2

Written by popular children’s author, Adeline Foo, “The AWESOME MRT Diaries #1: One Boy’s Quest to Learn What it Means to be Singaporean” presents pages from the journal of Amos Wee, a 12-year-old Singaporean student. Fans of Adeline Foo may be familiar with Amos Wee, a fictional character in “The Diary of Amos Lee” series.



Instructional Videos

Memory Kit Guide: How to Conduct an Interview

Be a Memory Maker: Check out our new step-by-step instructional video to learn how to conduct interviews and document your memories! Get tips and learn basic techniques on the art of conducting interviews, turning ordinary conversations into opportunities in capturing Singapore's history.

English version

Chinese version

Malay version

Tamil version

Memory Kit Guide: Penning Life Stories

Be a Memory Maker: Check out our new step-by-step instructional video to learn how to begin writing memories based on life experiences! This video traces the life

story of a Singaporean father as he shares his life experiences with his children, including his memories of his first crush.

English version

Chinese version

Malay version

Tamil version

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Accessing the Resources

This page links to::http://libguides.nl.sg/lkcrl

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