site visit to SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS: FOCUS ON DIGITAL MEDIA
The Singapore Press Holdings Information Resource Centre (IRC) serves the editorial and corporate needs of Singapore Press Holdings Ltd, and traces its origin to the 1930s. The IRC faces interesting knowledge organisation challenges, with its extensive archives in multiple (digital and physical) formats, both text and image, serving an active news organisation as well as being an important cultural heritage institution. It needs to serve both current and historical needs. Its collection centres on the newspaper publications (print/non-print) of Singapore Press Holdings such as The Straits Times, The Sunday Times, Business Times, Lianhe Zaobao and Lianhe Wanbao. Materials include hardcopy newspapers, microfilm, microfiche, news clippings, picture negatives, hardcopy and digital pictures, electronic newspaper database, and videos.
This event took place at SPH News Centre, Toa Payoh North.
AGENDA
3.00PM Arrival and registration
3.15PM Visit to Digital Media Group (RazorTV, Stomp & AsiaOne)
4.00PM Visit to ST Digital Innovation Lab
4.30PM Brief presentation on Challenges facing media librarians by Idris Rashid
5.00PM Tour of IRC, refreshments
This event took place at SPH News Centre, Toa Payoh North.
AGENDA
3.00PM Arrival and registration
3.15PM Visit to Digital Media Group (RazorTV, Stomp & AsiaOne)
4.00PM Visit to ST Digital Innovation Lab
4.30PM Brief presentation on Challenges facing media librarians by Idris Rashid
5.00PM Tour of IRC, refreshments
About the Speaker
Idris Rashid Khan Surattee is vice president of Information Resource Centre, Singapore Press Holdings. He is active in the professional librarianship and cultural heritage community in Singapore and the region, presenting and publishing on physical and digital preservation of newspapers, legal deposit, and information literacy. He has served as a board member of the National Archives of Singapore and the National Library Board, is a member of the Editorial Board of the Singapore Journal of Library and Information Management, and in 2013 was awarded the Library Association of Singapore's Professional Service Award. |
Date/Time
Venue Type of Event |
Friday 19 August 2016, 3pm-5.30pm.
SPH News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore 318994 Case Discussion | Networking | Panel | Site Visit | Talk & Discussion | Workshop * |
Resources
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