We have been eagerly anticipating the move from the original libguides to 'libguides 2' for quite some time. Now we finally have a migration date and all of the Reference Team are very busy getting ready for the move. So what are we busy doing? Well, Springshare, the company behind Libguides, have put together a list of recommendations to prepare for migration. The most important thing we need to do is to 'clean up' our current libguides to ensure the migration process goes as smoothly as possible. I have taken the Springshare list and adapted it slightly to create a Tanglin clean up list. We are all working hard to complete the clean up for all the libguides in our collection. | We are initially focussing on our most popular libguides but it is hoped that we can 'clean up' most (and preferably all) of our libguides before our migration date of Thursday 12th June. You can find our libguides here |
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The specimens range from leaves of trees to samples of fungi. For preservation, plants are spread out flat and mounted on paper together with important information, such as the identity of the specimen and the date and place it was found. You can search the herbarium's catalogue here. As well as visiting the Herbarium and the Public Reference Centre, we also saw the Reference Library. This area has restricted access so it was great to have the opportunity to visit one of the oldest reference libraries in South East Asia. The library has existed since 1875 and houses many rare books, including some with beautiful hand-drawn illustrations. We also saw a collection of fascinating old photographs with some showing the time when Singapore Botanical Gardens were zoological gardens (from around 1875-1905). I never knew rhinos and other zoo animals had once lived in the botanic gardens!
This video is about the New York Botanical Garden's Library. Although this is not about the library in Singapore, it does give a good explanation of what a herbarium is all about. |
Suzanne Parfitt
I recently worked as Assistant Librarian at a British International School in Singapore. I've now relocated back to the UK and I am hoping to find a job that I enjoy as much as the one I've just left! Searching the ShelvesThis is my blog for interesting things to do with my work, my Continuing Professional Development (CPD), my studies or just anything that catches my eye relating to libraries, technology or books. Archives
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