January 18, 2012

NUS Librarian Tim Yap Fuan has recently compiled a handy list of essential resources for those researching Singapore.

NUS Library Resources
A Sense of History: a select bibliography on the history of Singapore
Compiled by Tim Yap Fuan. This select bibliography lists primary and secondary sources on the history of Singapore from its earliest times through the period of British rule, interrupted briefly by the Japanese occupation, to independence and thereafter. The bibliography will be useful to students and researchers interested in the history of Singapore.

A Sense of History: a select bibliography on the history of Singapore (in Chinese)
Compiled by Lee Ching Seng, 1998.

Singapore Literature: a select bibliography of critical writings
Compiled by Tim Yap Fuan, 2000. The bibliography contains English-language publications on Singapore literature, Singapore fiction, Singapore poetry and Singapore drama & theatre. It is useful to researchers and laypersons interested in critical writings about Singapore literature

Old Chinese Newspapers on Singapore (in Chinese)http://libapps2.nus.edu.sg/sea_chinese/sea_chinese_part5.htm

For NUS library users who would like updating when new titles on Singapore come in to the library, they can create  alerts in Library catalogue using the following link: http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=10036

National Library
NewspaperSG – http://newspapers.nl.sg/
Singapore Infopedia – http://infopedia.nl.sg/
BookSG – http://sgebooks.nl.sg/
PictureSG – http://pictures.nl.sg/

Thank you Tim!