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Publishing & Research ServicesBy Veronica Chee, Senior Librarian, and Sharon Foo, Senior Executive, Publishing & Research ServicesKnowledge is the new currencyof the future. Whether for policymaking,research initiatives orbusiness decisions, knowledge isabout accessibility, speed, relevanceand interaction.The National Library Board’sPublishing & Research ServicesDivision (PRS) provides professionalresearch services to meet the needsof the industry and the community.PRS is the research and knowledgegateway to a wide range of subjectareas focusing on creative media,health and defence, education andemployment, and library leadership.The main objectives of itspublishing initiatives are1. to publish and archive importantresearch and writings in the libraryand information field2. to capture knowledge andexpertise within the NationalLibrary and providing an avenuefor the sharing and distribution ofsuch knowledge and expertise.Services• Research Support/ConsultancyA dedicated enquiry service forcorporate clients aimed at providinginformation search and retrievalassistance services. Our assignedresearcher/s are able to provideinformation support for corporateinitiatives and planning exercises.• Industry DigestsTrack the latest trends and updatesthat are relevant to corporate decisionmakersand industry specialists.• Industry Trend AlertsA summary of new developmentsin specific subject areas related to anorganisation’s needs. It tracks thelatest developments across a broadrange of subjects for any industry.Delivered at scheduled intervals,these updates provide informationthat is current and timely. Each Alertconsists of 20-25 annotated citations.• Media MonitoringTracking of relevant newspapers andbroadcast media (print and online)to retrieve articles and web pages thatreport on any organisation’s activities.• Research ReportsCustomised reports written withanalysis on a specific topic and mayinclude the use of tools such asSWOT, Scenario Planning, ValueInnovation and Balance Scorecard.They comprise trends, statistics,charts, graphs and news-sourcesthat are presented in a concisemanner for decision-making.• Document Delivery ServiceHard copies of the articles listedin the Industry Digests, IndustryTrend Alerts and Research Reportswill be supplied if these are notavailable online. NLB will makearrangements to purchase, uponrequest, articles from the relevantlibraries, including overseaslibraries such as the British Library.• PublishingAll National Library publications willdeal with the professional content,capabilities and functions of theNational Library. Our focus is onSingapore, Southeast Asia andAsian content in three key areas:National and Heritage CollectionTo showcase and undertake researchon the National Library’s rare, donor,historical and other special collections.Library Science and PublishingTo advance knowledge on libraryscience, librarianship and steerfuture directions of libraries throughcase studies and thought leadershippublishing.Co-publishingTo collaboratively work oncommercially viable publicationsthat will position Singapore asa research services hub for Asia.ResourcesPRS’ research librarians andspecialists will make use of a richarray of library resources available,both print and non-print, to providethe most relevant and authoritativeinformation:• More than 600,00 items in theNational Library’s collections onvarious subjects and disciplinesfocusing on Singapore and SoutheastAsia, including the donors’ and rarematerials collections. Items comprisebooks, journals, manuscripts,newspapers, audio-visual materials,microfilms, maps, posters and ephemera.• More than 70 online databases andelectronic journals available through theNLB Digital Library at www.nlb.gov.sg.Highlights of databases include ProQuest,EBSCOhost, Euromonitor, GlobalMarket Information Database,Factiva, Global Insight - WorldMarkets Research Centre, SourceOECDand Emerald Intelligence.• The collections and resources ofNLB’s MOU partners, which includethe British Library, National Libraryof China, Shanghai Library andNational Library of Australia.Benefits• We will collect, verify, analyse, evaluateand package the most relevant andauthoritative information based on theclient’s requirements, saving time and effortin sourcing, integrating and monitoringcontents from different sources.• We will offer enhanced searchskills, subject knowledge and accessto the latest information from NLB’srich collection of resources.• We will do an environmental auditof the client’s research topic andrecommend suitable sources ofinformation to be used, thus ensuringthat the outcomes of the researchproject are met. We will engagein several rounds of consultationand discussion before, and duringthe course of the project to ensureprofessional service is rendered.• We will present information in a userfriendlymanner, i.e. using statistics,tables, charts and graphs. Newsannouncements, trends updates andindustry developments are presentedin a concise manner for easy reading.Costs• Research Support/Consultancy -$67 per hour or $1,700 for 3 days• Industry Digests - $1,200 per unit• Industry Trend Alerts - $1,500 per unit• Media Monitoring - $1,500 per unit• Research Reports - $5,700 onwards foreach or a bundle of 4 reports at $5,700 each• Document Delivery Service -$1,000 depositContactPublishing & Research ServicesNational Library Board, 100 Victoria St,#07-02, Singapore 188064Tel: +65 6333 7977 Fax: +65 6333 7990Email: cis@nlb.gov.sg30