Singapore: Digitisation Projects: Straits Times Available to the Public from Second Half of 2008

The National Library Board (NLB) and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) today signed an agreement to digitise The Straits Times (ST) archives dating as far back as 1845. The digitised archival content will be made available to the public at NLB libraries for individual research and reference purposes from the second half of 2008.

As part of NLB’s Library 2010 plan to help build Singapore’s collection of knowledge and literary assets, the National Library seeks collaborative relationships in which mutual benefits can be derived. The Straits Times, with its 162 year old history, possesses a rich record of Singapore and the region. In collaborating with the National Library, all available printed copies of newspaper will be digitised and made accessible to the public within NLB’s network of libraries in Singapore.

Source: ACCESS

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