Wellness @ LIB : book display
Date: 2008
Content Type: Still Image
Description: To support the Women Health Exhibition and in conjunction with TP Wellness Day on 30 October 2008, TP Library held a book display featuring a selection of books and AV resources in late October 2008. Library resources on nutrition, sports, diet, healthy living, wellness and more were selected for display at the Lifestyle floor, Level 3, to create awareness and promote the availability of these titles in the Library.
Access Rights: Public user.
Library pathfinders
Date: 1998-2001
Content Type: Still Image
Description: LIbrary pathfinders are subject or course specific guides produced by the Reference staff of Temasek Polytechnic Library. They provided tips on locating key resources in books, periodicals, online databases or on the web. In TP Library, the pathfinders were produced respectively at the Business, Science/Technology and Design Reference floors and placed at the reference counters or were thematically arranged and displayed on brochure stands, information boards, tables or displayed on the side panels of book shelves. From 1998 to 2001, some of the pathfinders produced covered library resources on business, apparel design, culture, resources found in Art index and online databases. Signage was also created to direct users to their respective shelf numbers and subject headings.
Access Rights: Public user.
iCafe @ Library exhibition 2000
Date: 2000
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The iCafe @ Library Exhibition was held in conjunction with TP Orientation for Freshmen in 2000. The iCafe, an interactive virtual library guide was designed to introduce, in a fun and relaxing way, the services and facilities that the Library had to offer to new patrons and visitors. Based on the popularity of the coffee culture here, the cafe concept as a virtual library guide was designed by 2 Student Internship Programme (SIP) students from the Temasek Information Technology School. Inside the cafe, users could visit the Cyber Club, Edutainment Hall, view Highlights and browse the different "Coffee powders" (library collections) offered and be acquainted with "Student specials" such as past exam papers and information on recommended book collection. To publicise the exhibition, a banner was hung outside the Library and a model dressed prettily as a wait staff graced the entrance to the special display on Info cafe at the Library Exhibition Hall, level 2. The iCafe @ Library Exhibition ran from 26 June to 14 July 2000.
Access Rights: Public user.
Library displays
Date: 1998 - 2001
Content Type: Still Image
Description: Photographs of library displays and signages produced in house between 1998 to 2001 to promote and create awareness of different types of library resources. Some of these displays were held in conjunction with TP wide events such as the annual Tech month. Books of the month featured hot off the press titles such as Lee Kuan Yew memoir to current topics such as e-learning and health & nutrition. BOM displays were usually located at the Reading Lounge of the Library on Level 2. Signage on the rotoflex shelves informed patrons about newspapers clippings of current and past years' articles arranged by subject headings. Plus, signage of shelf call numbers and corresponding subject headings on Level 9, Design floor. There were also thematic glass window displays at level 3 Microcomputer Resources Room as well as outside of the Learning Resource Centre.
Access Rights: Public user.