Through the Open Data programme, NLB keenly seeks alliances with industry players and individuals by offering datasets and web services, in order to create new and innovative information services that will provide an enriched library experience for users.
Answering the challenge to mash, create and collaborate, two applications created by independent developers were recently released, one catering to iOS and the other, Android.
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SG Libraries is an iOS application that allows users to search for items from NLB’s collection, find out where to borrow them, bookmark them, and read reviews.
Learn more about SG Libraries from the developer’s home page. (http://www.kentoh.com/sglibraries/)
SG Libraries can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store.
Update: Good news! SG Libraries is now also available for Android from Google Play Store.
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Taking a slightly different approach, BookeeSG is an Android application that focuses on and allows users to search for books in the National Library Board quickly, and easily.
Find out more about BookeeSG from this website.(http://benjamintanweihao.github.io/)
BookeeSG can be installed from the Google Play Store.
