S'pore library to set up ASEAN network

S'pore library to set up ASEAN network

SINGAPORE (DPA): Singapore's National Library Board has been picked by ASEAN leaders to set up a shared information resource base for the 10-country grouping, it was reported on Wednesday.

The project seeks to enable 500 million people to enjoy 40 million titles available at national libraries in the countries belonging to ASEAN in addition to obtaining access to web-based and multimedia resources, Channel NewsAsia said.

The information to be provided by the ASEAN Information Network will be in English and the indigenous languages. "We will essentially be providing the infrastructure and the advice," R. Ramachandran, the library board's assistant chief executive, told the station.

"The other countries in the region are not as well developed especially digitally and electronically," Ramachandran observed. "Therefore we will attempt to fill the gaps and link up the libraries concerned."