VALA2014 Plenary 3 Tan

A new kind of citizens’ library through the Singapore Memory Project

VALA2014 PLENARY SESSION 3
Wednesday 5 February 2014, 8:45 – 9:55
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2014-proceedings/vala2014-plenary-3-tan

Gene Tan

National Library Singapore

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Abstract

Gene will share with us the impetus behind the Singapore Memory project – a whole-of-nation initiative to collect, create, preserve and make accessible memories of people, places, events and institutions in Singapore by the National Library of Singapore. The project builds on Singapore’s already strong collections by adding a completely new dimension – emotive and evocative memories. Gene will answer big questions such as how the National Library is preserving and sharing the memories of a nation. The ultimate vision of the project is to build a citizen’s library where content is built around the memories of citizens and every citizen has a book that truly relates to his or her experiences of Singapore. The people of Singapore are the Library.

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