The Corporation Primary School in Jurong West, Singapore, is in the process of setting up a digital library of its own. The new library will be a first of its kind in a school in Singapore and will initially host about 5,000 fiction and non-fiction ebook titles. The e-library is expected to launch by the end of this month and will be open first to the lower primary students … [Read more...] about Corporation Primary School in Singapore to Set Up Own Digital Library
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Singapore Digitizing 50 Years of Tamil Literature
Singapore has initiated the Tamil Digital Heritage Project to digitize all works of local Tamil authors. The project will cover all the literary works from 1965 till 2015 and is being targeted for completion before the nation gets to celebrate its 50th Independence Day on August 4th. The project will involve the active participation of the National Library Board, National … [Read more...] about Singapore Digitizing 50 Years of Tamil Literature
SingTel Decides To Brings Curtains Down On Skoob
SingTel has announced they are winding up their e-book business Skoob. The process is starting off on September 24th, which is when all sales from the store will come to an end; the entire store will cease to exist after November 5. This marks the closure of Singapore’s second e-book store, coming within just months of MediaCorp closing down a similar venture, … [Read more...] about SingTel Decides To Brings Curtains Down On Skoob
British Library Partners with NLB Singapore to Digitize Rare Malay Manuscripts
The British Library has joined hands with the National Library Board in Singapore with the aim of digitizing an extensive collection of materials related to the island state. This includes Malay manuscripts considered to be extremely rare, which includes a Malay letter written in golden ink in 1857 by the ruler of Johor, Temenggung Ibrahim, to Emperor Napoleon III of France. … [Read more...] about British Library Partners with NLB Singapore to Digitize Rare Malay Manuscripts
10 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab sighted plus more Galaxy Tab news
A 10 inch Samsung Galaxy TabIn an interesting development, a 10 inch device show cased at the Samsung camp at the on going FPD International trade show in Japan has led rumor mills going overboard in claiming it to be the 10 inch version of the Galaxy Tab. The highlight of the alleged 10 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab is its 10.1 inch LCD display panel that features a super … [Read more...] about 10 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab sighted plus more Galaxy Tab news
More countries join Galaxy Tab party plus more news
The Galaxy Tab is all set to make its presence felt in many more regions of the world though this time, its largely confined to the South Eastern regions of Asia. The countries to benefit with the latest round of the tablet's launch is Hong Kong, India and Singapore. And all of these countries will have see the Galaxy Tab enter markets within the first week of November … [Read more...] about More countries join Galaxy Tab party plus more news