Operational Responsibilities :
- Plan and manage the operations of the Humanities and Social Sciences library to maintain high service standards, including the collection development, staff training, planning of new workshops and reference services provision.
- Explore library trends and develop innovative ways to engage students and faculty. Examples include integrating library resources into course management system and participating in digital humanities archival project.
- Implement the social media platform and expand library services by rolling out campus wide blogs and prototyping mobile services.
Work Experience:
Yew Boon joined NTU Library in 2005 to head the newly established Humanities & Social Sciences Library. The library grew quickly and in 2008, it moved to a new facility. Concurrently, he was appointed Head, Projects & Development Division to look into new social media and learning technologies. He had represented the library in campus wide projects such as Cool Campus Initiatives and the Blue Ribbon Commission Subcommittee on “Classroom of Tomorrow”. He had over ten years of library and information management experience with the National Library Board and Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). In EDB, he had initiated and participated actively in projects, garnering three EDB innovation awards.
Professional Interest :
- Issues pertaining to knowledge management and archiving
- Applications of social media and networking tools
- New developments in learning and educational technology
Publications :
- Nurhazman Abdul Aziz, Chia Yew Boon & Loh, Hazel (2010). “Sowing the seeds: towards reaping a harvest using social web applications in Nanyang Technological University Library”, paper presented at IFLA 2010, Sweden.
- 阮 阳，谢耀文. 图书馆如何支持大学创新？--以新加坡南洋理工大学图书馆为例= Supporting University innovation: a case study of NTU Library. 第 5届上海（杭州）国际图书馆论坛会议论文, 2010.上海:上海图书馆上海科学技术情报研究所.
- Ravi S. Sharma, Chia Yew Boon & Sean Lim Swee Ping. “A Vision for a Knowledge Society and Learning Nation: The Role of a National Library System". The Icfai University Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. VII, Nos. 5 & 6, pp. 91-113, 2009.
- Tan, M., Wu, H.J. & Chia, Y.B. (2009). Creating a virtual third place for enhancing collaborative learning. In E. McKay (Eds.), The E-learning Toolkit. London: Ark Group.
- Chia, Y. B., Wu, H.J., Ravindran, T. & Nourbakhsh, A. (2009). Motivational Factors for Knowledge Creation in Online Learning Community. In Proceedings of the Redesigning Pedagogy: Designing New Learning Contexts for a Globalising World Conference, Singapore, June 2009.
- Ravindran, T., Wu, H.J. & Chia, Y. B. (2009). Scaffolding in Constructivist eLearning Spaces. In Proceedings of the Redesigning Pedagogy: Designing New Learning Contexts for a Globalising World Conference, Singapore, June 2009.
- Wu, H.J. & Chia, Y. B. (2007). Creating a Virtual Third Place: Improving the Online Collaborative Learning Environment. In Proceedings of the Redesigning Pedagogy: Culture, Knowledge and Understanding Conference, Singapore, May 2007.
Maintained by Mr Chia Yew Boon
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