We've got the latest news and it's juicy enough. The Singapore Team which embarked on the Amazing Race Asia 2 has won. Here, we provide interesting information of their journey to the top.

Also, in line with the Asian theme, these collections to pique your interest from Overdrive, OnAsia.com for an Asian Wildlife special and AsiaRom , Asia Studies Full Text Online, Bibliography of Asian Studies,

Read on to hear more about their claim to fame!

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Fancy listening to beats on a brand new 4 GB IPod Nano? Here's your chance to win it FREE. All you have to do is participate in our READ ALL ABOUT IT QUIZ! and GET HOOKED ON AN eBOOK QUIZ! After that, sign up for our TABLOID headline quiz where you stand to win a stunning MP3 player and a SANDISK thumbdrive. And if you emerge as overall WINNER in our 2 nd round, we're jolly enough to award you with a PSP.

Imagine the glee.

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12 th January 2008 marked the date of our very first event of the year and the DRS team embarked on it wholeheartedly. Coined the eBooks & eNews eXtravaganza, the line up of activities included a quiz on NLB's eNews and eBooks databases, virtual story-telling sessions, opportunities for people to sign up as digital library members and of course, a chance to explore, question and immerse oneself in the plethora of information the Digital Library has to offer.

Held in a cosy corner of the Central Lending Library, festivity was in the air (along with the helium balloons). Young and old participated in our quizzes and all walked away with prizes. We felt jolly and in the spirit of giving, we handed out thumbdrives to all the partipants in the quiz rounds as well as MP4 players and Ipod shuffles for those who championed the eBooks and eNews rounds. Imagine the glee on their faces.

In addition, people were encouraged to register as Digital Library members at our laptop kiosks while friendly staff and Friends of the Library (FOLs,as they're affectionately known) were on hand to provide information on the range of eResources NLB has to offer.

Throw in free eNews postcards with attention-grabbing headlines like "Woman's 27 Hour Kiss" plus catchy-sounding phrases like "Soak up an eBook" plastered on our eBook postcards. But there's more. It was an opportune time to distribute our eBooks and eDatabase guidebooks (a handy, pocket-sized contraption) which many commented was useful.

We were glad to find that visitors posed questions regarding the eResources, indicating their interest in the databases. Many came with specific queries on Buisness, Law or Academic databases and were surprised to find that YES, a whole repository of information in such specific subject areas is easily accessible. Likewise, mummies and daddies who were curious about eBooks and audio story-telling software they could download at home. ( to the great delight of the little ones too).

All in all, it was a memorable Saturday. And we vow to return with a greater blast this week. If you missed out on this one, catch us at the Jurong Regional Library on the 19th of Jan, 1-4pm.

We leave you with our SNAPSHOTS OF THE DAY:

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Come down to our eBooks and eNews eVent! It's THE event you would not want to miss. Here's the scoop on what's in store for you .

1) Quizzes on our eNews and eBooks databases where you stand to win tantalising prizes like MP4 players, PC Games, thumbdrives or maybe even a PSP player or a Konica Minolta camera. A plethora of goodies for all those who participate!

2) Opportunities to register as a digital library member at our laptop stations. Staff will be on hand to show you the range of eResources NLB has to offer.

3) Free eNews postcards and catchy eBook postcards YOU can use to write messages or collect as souveniers.

4) Free eDatabase guidebooks and eBooks guide which offers a step-by-step introduction to our eResources.

5) Virtual story-telling sessions throughout the event (for the little ones)

Throw in balloons in all its colourful glory, bookmarks, an engaging quiz host and friendly staff to make your day count.

After all this rambling, I hope we've got your ATTENTION. Here come the details

Date: 19th January 2008
Time: 1-4 pm
Venue: Jurong Regional Library

See you there!

Check this out folks:
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Some of you all may be familiar with our popular training sessions open to both public and staff, where we provide hands-on training in the use of our fantastic eBook and eNews resources, (which as you all know by now are entirely free - al you do is register as a DRS member). This time round, we decided to opt for something slightly different

On the 15th December’, we rolled out the first of our eBooks and eNews Extravaganzas at Woodlands Regional Library. And we would not be doing justice to all those who attended, participated and helped out if we did not admit that it was quite successful.

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The "Give Me A Reason" campaign by Digital Resources & Services was launched in January 2007. This campaign is about exploring the resources, services and activities available at NLB online.

As part of this fun-filled campaign, online quizzes were held and fabulous prizes were given away. Just how fabulous you wonder? Winners walked away with sleek iPod nanos!

Here's one of our elated quiz winners for the "Give Me A Reason" online quiz, Ms Caroline Pang. Ms Pang had mentioned that she initially wanted to purchase an iPod nano for herself but decided to wait a little longer. Patience paid off in the end as she won what she wanted eventually.

There's more quizzes to come and more prizes to be won, so watch this space!

Ms Caroline Pang, showing off her prize.

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That alluring aroma in your nostrils is coming from these newly baked additions to our e-databases.......

Business Resource Complete

Offers a collection of 11,200 (1,200 peer reviewed) business-related journals in full text covering all areas of business, including accounting & finance; banking, finance & insurance; computer science & MIS; economics; human resources; management; marketing; operations management; public administration; law and much more. And there's more ..... access to industry and market research reports from Datamonitor and country reports from EIU, Countrywatch and Business Monitor, detailed company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies as well as Bernstein's White and Black Book series with financial information..

Available at all libraries and from home

SPORTDiscus

is the most comprehensive, bibliographic database covering sport, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, physical education, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, officiating, sport law & legislation, college & university sport, disabled persons, facility design & management, intramural & school sport, doping, health, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention rehabilitation, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, sport & exercise psychology, recreation, leisure studies, tourism, allied health, occupational health & therapy, public health and more. With full bibliographic coverage, this database includes more than 750,000 records with journal and monograph coverage going back to 1800; over 20,000 dissertations and theses and reference to articles in 60 different languages. The content also consists of international references from journal and magazine articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings and more.

(Limited to 20 concurrent access for both onsite and remote access)

Available at all libraries and from home

IMAGES
1. "Street vendors wait for customers near an outdoor market in Moscow"
Image courtesy of UPI via EBSCOHost Academic Search Premier;

2. Jian Tong, of China, tosses his partner Qiang Pang during the pairs free program at the World Figure Skating Championships 2001
Reuters Pictures courtesy Factiva

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So much useful information has been offered to adults at digi.talk. Now, Digi.talk isn’t just for adults, it’s for everyone.

Images courtesy of Grolier: The New Book of Popular Science

Did you know that the NLB website offers plenty of electronic resources that are not only useful to adults but teenagers and children too. Nature.com, Grolier: The New Book of Popular Science, CAMIO: Catalog of Art Museum Images Online, EBSCOHost Searchasarus are some of the many databases available at the NLB website, that are suitable for teenagers and children to use.

Images courtesy of Grolier: The New Book of Knowledge

With these useful resources, the young ones could bask in the search for scientific discoveries by great scientists, wax lyrical about nature with information from the databases, indulge in research for renowned pop personalities, and even immerse themselves with historical information about the world.

Want to know more?
Check this out.

There will be a training session specially organised for young people digital resources.

Subjects covered:
1) Science, Technology, Nature (Nature.com)
2) History, Art, Literature (Pop Culture eCollection)
3) Art (Grove Art Online)
4) Popular Science & Knowledge (Grolier)
5) Asian, African, Latin American & Western Art Images (CAMIO: Catalog of Art
Museum Images Online)
6) Animals & Search database for children (EBSCOHost Animals & Searchasaurus)

This session is FREE-OF-CHARGE and is suitable for everyone who are interested in Young People's digital resources. There are only 46 places available. Don't think twice. Register with us now!

Training session: Young People by Digital Library Services, NLB
Date: 6th of December 2006, Wednesday
Time: 1.00 pm to 3.30pm
Venue: Nobel & Carnegie Training rooms, Toa Payoh Community Library
(6 Toa Payoh Central)

For enquiries/registration, please contact:
Privina Abhisegaran
Digital Library Services, National Library Board
DID: 6846 6741
Email: Privina_ABHISEGARAN@nlb.gov.sg

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