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National Library Online will consolidate and integrate the National Library's digital collection (BookSG, MusicSG, NORA, PictureSG, Infopedia and HistorySG) to allow for a more seamless search for resources across formats. With the single point of entry, contents will be easily search and access which will be categorised by their respective formats , e.g. articles, books and magazines, documents and manuscripts, images as well as audio and video recordings.
Available at all libraries and from home.
NORA is a database showcasing over 400 digitised works in the literary, performing and visual arts by prominent Singapore artists. As a source of reference for those interested in Singapore arts, NORA aims to digitally preserve Singapore’s arts heritage and create awareness about Singapore’s arts and culture.
This edatabase has been replaced with National Library Online with effect from 4 Oct 2023. Available at all libraries and from home.
Classical music recordings for on-demand streaming, with supplementary material such as album covers, liner notes, inlay card, biographies of composers and artists, curated playlists, educational resources such as Study Guides, interactive music dictionary etc. For access with the NML mobile app, please refer to the installation guide.
Accessibility features for Naxos include highlight and enlarged cursor, enlarge or zoom in to control font size, crosshair to guide cursor movement. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
Available at all libraries and from home.
Previously known as NetLibrary, eBooks are now searchable on the EBSCOhost platform, providing a single source for discovering book content. It offers easy-to-use functionality with access to the latest content and best-selling titles (including Singapore & Southeast Asia titles) from the world's leading publishers. Its new EBSCOhost interface supports useful features such as browsing by subject area and by latest titles added to a library's collection; viewing of table of contents; searching by specific terms with hyperlinked pages; navigation of chapters and sections; optional download capabilities and much more.
Accessibility features for EBSCO eBooks include keyboard navigation, screen reader, braille display, zooming or scaling tools, and EBSCO online viewer. Many books are available in EPUB format that have Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection, and require Adobe Digital Editions to read offline. EBSCO also offers many DRM free eBooks, which can be used in any reader software. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
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Newslink is an online archival news information service that provides access to English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil language newspapers from SPH Media Limited dating back to 1989.
Limited to 80 concurrent access only. Available at all libraries and from home.
NewspaperSG is an online resource of current and historic Singapore and Malaya newspapers. You can search our digital archive of newspapers published in Singapore, or find information on over 200 newspaper titles in the National Library's microfilm collection.
Unlimited archive access is via the multimedia media stations at the libraries. Full article access from home (watermarked) is from 1831 to 1989 only.
OverDrive offers a wide range of eBooks, audiobooks, comics and eMagazines. To borrow and read the titles in NLB's collection, please use the NLB Mobile app or Libby app.
Available at all libraries and from home. The OverDrive app has been discontinued. It has been removed from the Apple App Store, Google Play and Microsoft store from 23 Feb 2022 and will not be available for new users. Existing users of the OverDrive app are encouraged to switch to the Libby app. The OverDrive website will continue to be accessible.
PictureSG is a collection of pictures, be it photographs or artworks, which provide information about Singapore. It contains NLB’s own pictures, pictures donated to NLB by respective donors and others contributed by our partners. It is a visual treat that allows the discovery of Singapore through images in various categories such as Architecture & Landscape, Arts, Commerce & Industry, Ethic Communities, Events, Geography, Nature, Organisations, Personalites, Politics & Government, and Recreation.
This edatabase has been replaced with National Library Online with effect from 4 Oct 2023. Available at all libraries and from home.
PressReader provides access to thousands of the world’s leading newspapers and magazines from more than 100 countries in 60 languages. Publications are presented as full digital replicas and offer advanced digital features such as keyword searching, translation, audio functionality and much more.
Accessibility features for PressReader include keyboard navigation, skip links, screen reader support, PressReader accessibility mode using speech recognition software, zooming, navigation menu labels and article mode reading. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
Available at all libraries and from home. Access to selected titles (e.g. The Edge, and SPH Media’s titles such as The Straits Times) via PressReader is available in libraries only.
PressReader provides access to thousands of the world’s leading newspapers and magazines from more than 100 countries in 60 languages. Publications are presented as full digital replicas and offer advanced digital features such as keyword searching, translation, audio functionality and much more.
Accessibility features for PressReader include keyboard navigation, skip links, screen reader support, PressReader accessibility mode using speech recognition software, zooming, navigation menu labels and article mode reading. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
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The most comprehensive ABI/INFORM™ database, this comprises ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
Accessibility features include ReadSpeaker text-to-speech functionality, various forms of simultaneous text highlighting, including the ability to display the current sentence in a larger font. ProQuest platform interface is available in 18 languages with real-time translation of articles offered in 13 languages. For more information, click here.
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This database brings together global scholarly journals with other key resources for access to reliable information in this continuously evolving area of study. Quickly locate precise results from sources ranging from current news to professional and academic journal articles covering the trends and history influencing important accounting, tax, banking, and financial issues of the day.
Accessibility features include ReadSpeaker text-to-speech functionality, various forms of simultaneous text highlighting, including the ability to display the current sentence in a larger font. ProQuest platform interface is available in 18 languages with real-time translation of articles offered in 13 languages. For more information, click here.
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The Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database provides extensive coverage of advanced technology literature, offering full-text access with comprehensive discovery through extensive abstracts and indexes structured using controlled vocabulary managed by expert editorial teams. Topics covered include aeronautics, astronautics, communications, computer and information technology, electronics, lasers, solid-state materials and devices, space sciences, and telecommunications.
Accessibility features include ReadSpeaker text-to-speech functionality, various forms of simultaneous text highlighting, including the ability to display the current sentence in a larger font. ProQuest platform interface is available in 18 languages with real-time translation of articles offered in 13 languages. For more information, click here.
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This database contains the leading agricultural journals published in North America. ProQuest Agriculture Journals offers the complete text as well as complete images from such journals as Agricultural Research, Forest Products Journal, Journal of Animal Science, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation and Plant Physiology.
Accessibility features include ReadSpeaker text-to-speech functionality, various forms of simultaneous text highlighting, including the ability to display the current sentence in a larger font. ProQuest platform interface is available in 18 languages with real-time translation of articles offered in 13 languages. For more information, click here.
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This interdisciplinary database provides full-text articles from scholarly peer-reviewed journals and selected trade and consumer publications in arts, humanities, cultural studies, philosophy, modern languages and literatures, religion, history, geography, music, theatre, film and more.
Accessibility features include ReadSpeaker text-to-speech functionality, various forms of simultaneous text highlighting, including the ability to display the current sentence in a larger font. ProQuest platform interface is available in 18 languages with real-time translation of articles offered in 13 languages. For more information, click here.
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This database provides information pertinent to the study of business and finance topics across Asia and Europe, including academic journals, newspapers, newswires, and magazines. Find information on companies, economies, markets, international trade, and overall business conditions and practices throughout these regions.
Accessibility features include ReadSpeaker text-to-speech functionality, various forms of simultaneous text highlighting, including the ability to display the current sentence in a larger font. ProQuest platform interface is available in 18 languages with real-time translation of articles offered in 13 languages. For more information, click here.
Available at all libraries and from home.
The Australia & New Zealand database is a multidisciplinary database of on-going full-text academic and scholarly journals covering subjects such as business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, arts and humanities.
Accessibility features include ReadSpeaker text-to-speech functionality, various forms of simultaneous text highlighting, including the ability to display the current sentence in a larger font. ProQuest platform interface is available in 18 languages with real-time translation of articles offered in 13 languages. For more information, click here.
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This interdisciplinary database offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Supporting over two dozen areas of expertise, this database provides access to literature from over 6000 serials, as well as conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents.
Accessibility features include ReadSpeaker text-to-speech functionality, various forms of simultaneous text highlighting, including the ability to display the current sentence in a larger font. ProQuest platform interface is available in 18 languages with real-time translation of articles offered in 13 languages. For more information, click here.
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This database contains company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analystica, and Snapshots.
Accessibility features include ReadSpeaker text-to-speech functionality, various forms of simultaneous text highlighting, including the ability to display the current sentence in a larger font. ProQuest platform interface is available in 18 languages with real-time translation of articles offered in 13 languages. For more information, click here.
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This database is a longstanding, comprehensive Canadian periodical collection covering multiple subjects and topics, with millions of full-text records. Accessible to readers and researchers at every level, the Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database features a diversified mix of publications, including scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, reports, radio and television transcripts, news, dissertations, and more.
Accessibility features include ReadSpeaker text-to-speech functionality, various forms of simultaneous text highlighting, including the ability to display the current sentence in a larger font. ProQuest platform interface is available in 18 languages with real-time translation of articles offered in 13 languages. For more information, click here.
Available at all libraries and from home.