Staff Directory

Operational Responsibilities :

1. Oversee operations and development of libraries in the university

Work Experience :

Choy Fatt Cheong started work as a mechanical engineer before he joined National University of Singapore as a trainee librarian in late 1983. He was initially involved in library automation projects and after obtaining his professional qualifications, he became a reference librarian.

He then moved to set up the new SAFTI Military Institute Library as Chief Librarian. In 1995 he joined Temasek Polytechnic to set up 2 diploma courses in information studies and library studies. He left as Principal Lecturer in 2000 to become an independent consultant and was also appointed Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Communication and Information in NTU where he taught courses on management and information topics. After 4 years on his own, he returned to academia as University Librarian at Nanyang Technological University.

He was President of the Library Association of Singapore (LAS) from 1997 to March 2005 and served as a member of the Board of Directors at the Singapore National Library Board (NLB) for 6 years until 2003. He remains active in LAS and is also currently a Board member of the International Association of Technological and Scientific Universities Libraries.

Professional Interests :

1. Libraries, information and society
2. Library management

Publications :

1. Choy F.C. (2011). From Library Stacks to Library-in-a-Pocket: Will users be around? Library Management, 32(1/2), pp62-72. Available at http://dr.ntu.edu.sg/handle/10220/6831.
    
2. Choy F.C. (2010). Digital Library Services: Towards Mobile Learning. Invited paper presented at Seminar on E-books as Learning Resources in Chinese Libraries in Asia organized by National Kaohsiung University of Applied Science at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 13 Jan 2010. Available at http://dr.ntu.edu.sg/handle/10220/6286.
    
3. Lim, K.M. & Choy, F.C. (2010). Virtual library and continual learning for engineers. Paper presented at Conference of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations 2010 (CAFEO 28: Hanoi). Available at http://dr.ntu.edu.sg/handle/10220/6714.
    
4. Choy F.C. (2009). Approaches to Digital Libraries. Keynote paper presented at the Workshop on Digital Library, organized by Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, 17-18 Dec 2009.
    
5. K. Anandasivam & Choy F.C. (2008). Designing a creative learning environment: NTU's new Art, Design and Media Library. The Electronic Library, 26(5), pp650-661. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02640470810910675.
    
6. Choy F.C. (2007). Libraries and librarians - what next? Library Management 28, pp112-124. Available at http://dr.ntu.edu.sg/handle/10220/4373.
    
7. Choy F.C. (2007). Certification of continuous professional development for librarians in Singapore. Paper presented at the Library Association of Singapore Conference 2007, “Librarians: Learning,  strengthening, moving forward”, Singapore. Available at http://dr.ntu.edu.sg/handle/10220/6133.
    
8. 蔡发翔, 阮阳. (2007). 如何应对断裂性的快速变革：从南洋理工大学图书馆的做法谈起. 图书情报知识, 2007(3). 
    
9. Choy, F.C. (2005, June). Use of technology in Singapore libraries. Invited paper presented in Going digital: Experience from East Asia and the Pacific, session held at the 2005 American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Ill.
    
10. Choy, F.C. (2005, March). Preparing for the future – academic libraries in the beginning of the 21st Century. Paper presented at the International Conference on Libraries 2005, Penang, Malaysia.
     
11. Choy, F.C. (2002, Sep). Collection Development in Singapore Libraries. Asia Library News, 5(3), pp5-17.
     
12. Choy, F.C. (1998). Smart schools: enhancing education in Singapore. Paper presented at 1998 PPM/LAS Conference held from 22-24 June 1998, at Shangri-la Tanjung Aru Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.