NLB Academy

“Impressive. I learnt a lot about what NLB database has and how it can support our work and teaching.”

“The trainer, Elizabeth. Very passionate about her work and she is able to engage us.”

(Liked best?) “The practical knowledge on what are good for teachers and students.”

Thank you for sharing your (Elizabeth) passion for books and particularly how books are to be shared with everyone.  I am pleased to know that there are dedicated people like yourself devoted to preserving historical documents like the ones I have just seen in the Singapore Digital Books section.

Thank you!!  You (Elizabeth) and Ms Malar were great. It was a fruitful session.  The workshop has really given some new directions in sourcing for information.  I am also eager to show my own kids the “Tumble”  databases.  Thanks!

The coursework has been simplified and is easy to understand.

Lots of practical examples!

Ms Kathy has excellent knowledge in the subject area. She makes the course interesting and relevant to our work especially cataloguing.

The trainers shared their working experiences, which is an eye opener for non-frontline staff. I liked the case studies we worked on, as the case studies gave us a better understanding of the course.

The Course allowed me to have a better understanding of the cataloguing process. The hands-on element allows us to experience a bit of Cataloguer’s and Book selector’s work and problems faced.

Good overview of how both Public and Reference libraries handle research and reference enquiries. The sharing between staff was also beneficial. The discussions among colleagues from different libraries such as the National Library, Public and School Library allowed us to know what each division is responsible for and how they manage enquiries.

I have gained knowledge on using the different marketing platforms for the types of events / programmes. I am able to understand the branding of NLB. The trainers were very clear, and the videos shown were very concise yet entertaining.

The databases and tips you taught us yesterday were indeed very useful. I received an enquiry to find a ST news article which featured the patron’s mother (dated 1955) The patron asked whether he could get a copy of it.I went straight to NewspaperSG and found the article within a few minutes!

Thanks a lot for sharing the information. The tacit knowledge and experience that you shared during the training is very useful. I’ll never know things like TumbleBook for children, TumbleReadables for young people, and Tumble TalkingBooks for adults if haven’t learnt from you in the class.

The concepts taught in the course were clear and the trainers were fine.

I like it when we presented the powerpoint slide about cyber wellness.

The trainers are very confident and sure about what they are doing. They can also manage the class well.

I think this programme should be continued next year as it can teach us a lot (on media awareness).