Loo Shien is Lead (Acting) of the Resources, Discovery & Access Team. He oversees operations and improvements to the policies, procedures and workflows for acquisition and technical services for NTU Library. These areas include procurement, metadata management, holdings management, access provision, discovery of resources, internal communication, and staff training.
- Master of Science (MSc), Information Studies, Nanyang Technological University, 2010
- Bachelor of Communication Studies, Nanyang Technological University, 2004
At NTU, Loo Shien was previously a subject librarian for Communication Studies (2012-2018) and liaison librarian for the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information. Before joining NTU, he served as a Public Librarian (2008-2012) with the National Library Board.
He is a Professional Member of Library Association of Singapore.
- LAS-YBP Library Services Grant, 2015
Building on 10 years of experience with frontend Library services, Loo Shien is now honing his skills and knowledge of backend operations.
Loo Shien's professional interests include collection development, keeping up with publishing trends, and exploring new technologies.
Presentations
Law, L.S. (2018, September). Re-Branding, Co-Publishing and Full-Time Staff for LAS -- 3 ideas for the profession. Presentation at LAS-NLB Professional Sharing, Singapore
Law, L.S. (2015, September). Virtual Reality for Libraries – An Exploratory Workshop. Presentation at library@orchard, Singapore
Publications
Law, L.S. (2016, August). Virtual Reality (VR) for Libraries - A Trial at NTU Libraries. Singapore Libraries Bulletin Blog, Library Association of Singapore
