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Access Video on Demand (AVOD) offers library patrons a collection of thousands of high-quality videos that serves the entire community. It includes award-winning documentaries, how-to programs, top-quality performances spanning the arts, biographies of history-makers past and present, a variety of TV shows and movies, and more. The video content available on this platform is rated PG13 and below.
Accessibility features for Access Video on Demand (AVOD) include closed captioning and interactive transcripts, adjustable text size, font, spacing, colour contrast, keyboard shortcuts, zooming, screen reader support, and more. For more information, please click here.
Available at all libraries and from home.
The Just for Kids Collection gives children and their parents a children-friendly media platform they can freely explore and enjoy. Just for Kids has the educational videos plus songs, games, and other interactives that are sure to entertain, educate, and inspire young patrons. The video content available on this platform is rated PG13 and below.
Accessibility features for Access Video on Demand (AVOD) – Just for Kids include alternative text for non-text content, closed captioning and interactive transcripts, adjustable text size, font, spacing, colour contrast, keyboard shortcuts, zooming, and screen reader support. For more information, please click here.
Available at all libraries and from home.
Apabi Digital Library of Chinese e-books encompasses all genres. In conjunction with hundreds of publishing houses, the Apabi database is a constantly growing library collection of Chinese e-books covering arts, agriculture, aerospace, business and management, economics, education, history, laws, literature, language, healthcare, medicine, military science, philosophy, psychology, religion and many other subjects.我馆拥有北大方正电子有限公司制作的电子图书总量为35万余种、70万余册和年鉴1千余种。其中电子图书为来自 400 多家出版社的正版电子图书，覆盖了中图法所有二级分类。
Currently, you can search and browse Apabi eBooks titles using public terminals at NLB libraries. To download and read Apabi eBooks you need to access the Apabi Library using your own computer. You also need to install the free Apabi Reader, which is available from: http://www.apabi.com/soft/MLReaderSetup.exeAvailable at all libraries and from home.
Bloom’s Literature provides all of the essential information users need to research, study, and explore literature. Bloom’s Literature offers a wealth of relevant content on the authors and works most studied in the school curriculum, multicultural classics, contemporary literature, and more. Students and researchers will find exactly what they need without having to wade through an uncurated search.
Accessibility features for Bloom’s Literature include synchronised interactive captions and transcripts for most videos, audio control, keyboard navigation, descriptive page titles, colour contrast, adjustable text size, and screen reader support. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
Available at all libraries and from home.
This eResource will not be available from 1 Jun 2024.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused. You may wish to consider other eResources from NLB's eResources website. If you have any queries, you may email us at enquiry@nlb.gov.sg.
BiblioAsia is a free quarterly publication produced by the National Library Board. It features articles on the history, culture and heritage of Singapore within the larger Asian context, and has a strong focus on the collections and services of the National Library. BiblioAsia is distributed to local and international libraries, academic institutions, government ministries and agencies, as well as members of the public. The online versions of BiblioAsia are also available.
EIU Viewpoint provides insights into a country’s political, policy and economic outlook, and proprietary ratings on the business environment and risks. We provide forecasts of 5-years, up to 30-years into the future to help you understand what is happening now, and gain insight on how each country will look in the future. Viewpoint also provides industry analysis for six major industries as well as global commodity analysis.
Previously published under title, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Available at all libraries and from home.
Euromonitor Passport covers thousands of product categories and industries, and market research helps users better understand core business and future opportunities. Passport's robust analysis and visualisation tools allow research with real-world relevance, and can be applied to strategic planning, economic analysis, industry benchmarking, competitive threats and market entry studies.
Accessibility features for Euromonitor Passport include support for non-text content, pre-recorded audio and video content, pre-recorded captions, text resizing and colour contrast.
Available for online viewing via the multimedia stations at the National Library and all regional libraries only. Downloading of any information is not permitted.
Power strategic decisions with Factiva’s global news database, deep archives, and research platform. Factiva’s 33,000 premium sources include licensed publications, influential websites, trade magazines and international/regional papers around the world. 掌握数千种全球顶尖媒体资源和出版物，Factiva协助您做出更睿智的决定。Factiva数据库收录了各类授权出版物、最具影响力网站、贸易杂志以及源自世界各地的国际或区域性论文等33,000份精选资源。
Accessibility features for Factiva include contrast between foreground and background, identifiable interactive elements, clear and consistent navigation options, headings structure and text-to-speech feature. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
Available from home with 30 days archive. Access to selected titles (e.g. SPH Media’s titles such as The Straits Times) via Factiva is available in libraries only.
Power strategic decisions with Factiva’s global news database, deep archives, and research platform. Factiva’s 33,000 premium sources include licensed publications, influential websites, trade magazines and international/regional papers around the world. 掌握数千种全球顶尖媒体资源和出版物，Factiva协助您做出更睿智的决定。Factiva数据库收录了各类授权出版物、最具影响力网站、贸易杂志以及源自世界各地的国际或区域性论文等33,000份精选资源。
Accessibility features for Factiva include contrast between foreground and background, identifiable interactive elements, clear and consistent navigation options, headings structure and text-to-speech feature. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
Available at all libraries. With unlimited archive access.
Factiva Companies and Executives brings together the most respected financial and business publishers into one comprehensive collection. Gain access to business information containing over 25 million companies and 40 million executives. Deep content sets includes financial statements, analyst reports, executives’ profiles, peer comparisons, latest company news, corporate family and more. Factiva Companies & Executives 数据库集合了最具权威性的金融商业数据，包含超过2500万家公司和4000万高管的商业信息，以及一系列的财务报表、分析师报告、高管资料、同业比较、即时企业新闻、公司结构等信息资源。
Accessibility features for Factiva include contrast between foreground and background, identifiable interactive elements, clear and consistent navigation options, headings structure and text-to-speech feature. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
Available at all libraries. With unlimited database access.
Gale Business: Insights provides business intelligence, combining Gale reference content with other business sources and full-text periodicals to help researchers understand today's global business environment.
Accessibility features for Gale Business: Insights include adjustable font, font sizes, font spacing, colour contrast and text-to-speech access for HTML articles, screen reader support and access to transcripts and closed captioning for video and audio content. For more information, please click here.
Available at all libraries and from home.
Gale's eBook platform provides top titles from the best nonfiction publishers and complements other eBook platforms. NLB’s Gale eBooks collection feature Malay language titles, and Singapore and South East Asia related topics and titles. Noteworthy eBook collections also include The Papers Of Lee Kuan Yew (19 volumes), National Day Rally Speeches and more.
Accessibility features for Gale include keyboard navigation, skip navigation links, descriptive page titles, adjustable text size and font, text-to-speech, optimised screen width and optimal contrast ratios, and option to display on-screen or download Optical Character Recognition (OCR) plain text of historical archive documents. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
Available at all libraries and from home.
Gale Literature: Books and Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. The ideal convergence of science and serendipity, this online resource leverages the Internet's unique capacity to create, build, communicate and sustain communities of readers.
Accessibility features for Gale include keyboard navigation, skip navigation links, descriptive page titles, adjustable text size and font, text-to-speech, optimised screen width and optimal contrast ratios, and option to display on-screen or download Optical Character Recognition (OCR) plain text of historical archive documents. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
Available at all libraries and from home.
Health Reference Center includes comprehensive, in-depth coverage of body systems, current health issues, major diseases and conditions, treatments, and procedures, as well as health and nutrition information specific to men, women, children, teens, and seniors.
Accessibility features for Health Reference Center include video closed captioning, audio control, keyboard navigation, descriptive page titles, colour contrast, and adjustable text size. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
Available at all libraries and from home.
This eResource will not be available from 1 Jun 2024.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused. You may wish to consider other eResources from NLB's eResources website. If you have any queries, you may email us at enquiry@nlb.gov.sg.
HistorySG is an online resource guide to events that have unfolded in Singapore's history since 1299 to the present. Each event is briefly introduced in a short write-up accompanied by links to related content from the collections of the National Library Board (NLB) as well as that of other agencies and institutions.
This edatabase has been replaced with National Library Online with effect from 4 Oct 2023. Available at all libraries and from home.
HyRead is a Chinese eBooks and eMagazines platform offering mainly titles published in Taiwan. It also includes Chinese publications from Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Malaysia. The content includes Fiction, Literature, Humanities, Business, Comics, etc. Users can access the eBooks and eMagazines via PC, or through the HyRead 3 mobile app which is available from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. 平台主要提供台湾的中文电子书与电子杂志，但也包括了来自香港﹑中国大陆﹑新马等地的中文出版品。内容种类包括文学小说﹑人文﹑商业、漫画等。可供网上阅读或下载到个人电脑及移动装置。
Accessibility features for HyRead include user font size control and text-to-speech feature (not for all EPUB format and not supported for PDF & JPEG format).
Available at all libraries and from home.
Infobase Learning Cloud offers bite-size, on-demand learning modules that help students, educators, and professionals build skills in the classroom, at work and in life.
Accessibility features for Infobase Learning Cloud include partial compatibility with screen readers (e.g. missing labels in some parts), synchronized closed captioning for videos, interactive transcripts, keyboard navigation, and colour contrast between the font and background. Text can be resized up to 200% without loss of content or functionality and intuitive navigation throughout the course and the platform. For more information, please click here.
Available at all libraries and from home.
iRead eBook is a Chinese eBook platform offering mainly titles published in Taiwan. Subjects covered include fiction, literature, humanities, social sciences, national sciences, languages, arts, business, leisure, travel, health, etc. For downloading of eBooks for offline reading, patrons would need to install iRead eBook software if they are using PC, or download the Airiti Reader mobile app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. 华艺中文电子书平台收录主要来自台湾出版社的华文电子书，可以使用电脑在网上或下载阅读，或透过手机和平板电脑下载阅读。书籍种类包括小说、文学、人文、社会科学、自然科学、语言学习、艺术、商业、休闲、旅游、健康等。
Accessibility features for iRead include audio books, user font size control, colour contrast.
Available at all libraries and from home.
JSTOR provides online access to archived contents of important scholarly journals, mainly in the humanities and social sciences. Researchers are able to retrieve high-resolution, scanned images of back issues of journals and pages as they were originally printed. Existing titles are updated and new titles are added on an ongoing basis.
Accessibility features for JSTOR include adjustable text size, font and spacing, colour contrast, keyboard navigation and shortcuts, zooming, screen reader support, navigation heading labels, alternative text for images and link destination labels. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
Limited to 15 concurrent access from home. Available at all libraries and from home.
Kanopy General Collection offers a wide range of full-length movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos. The video content available on this platform is rated PG13 and below.
Available at all libraries and from home.
For first time users:
Step 1) Key in myLibrary username under “LIBRARY CARD NUMBER” and myLibrary password under “LIBRARY CARD PIN/PASSWORD”.
Step 2) Create your Kanopy account using email and password, or sign up with your Google/Apple account.
Step 3) If you are a mobile user, please download the Kanopy app. Refer to the Step-by-Step guide for mobile access here.
For subsequent logins, you may use your Kanopy/Google/Apple account to directly access Kanopy General Collection.
Refer to the Step-by-Step guide for desktop access here.
You will be leaving the National Library Board’s site if you choose to access the content under Kanopy. Please be informed that Kanopy’s site requires you to create an account with them by providing an email address (Note: This need not be the same email address you have provided to NLB for purposes of your NLB membership). You will also need to create a password.
Accessibility features for Kanopy General Collection includes screen readers, keyboard navigation, voice control, and other assistive technologies. For more information on Accessibility, click here.
Please note that Kanopy requires the person setting up the account to be at least 18 years of age. Parents or legal guardians of those below the age of 18 years are to set up the Kanopy account that their child/ward will use to access the Kanopy platform. A parental control pin can be enabled. For more information, refer to the FAQ here.
You have to make your own decision whether you wish to create such an account with Kanopy under their Terms of Service. The National Library Board may receive feedback from you on this eResource but is not legally responsible for any disputes you may have with Kanopy.