National Online Repository of the Arts (NORA)
Digitalised works in the literary, performing and visual arts by prominent Singapore artists
- Example 1: Literary Art: Hokkien Mee by Ovidia Yu
- Example 2: Literary Art (Poetry): 象外象 ; 面具小贩 ; 皮影戏 ; 搬家记 by Wong Yoon Wah
- Example 3: Visual Art (Painting): East Coast Vendor by Georgette Chen
- Example 4:Performing Arts (Music): Yuletide Symphony : [audio recording, excerpts] by Paul Abisheganaden
A fully searchable online archive of Singapore news which offers users access to a host of newspaper titles, dating back to 1831
- Example 1:Straits Times Article dated 10 August 1965: Singapore is Out
- Example 2: Straits Times Article dated 10 August 1965: What it means
- Example 3: Straits Times Article dated 22 July 1964: Appeal for Calm
NLB's rare collection and British Library's Oriental & India Office Collection
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An online encyclopedia of Singapore places, people and customs
- Example 1: Malay Villages in the North
- Example 2: World Gourmet Summit
- Example 3: Jurong reclamation
- Example 4: Youth Olympic Games
A Singapore image bank which is open to Flickr, allowing users to post their own images
- Example 1:Portrait of Lim Boon Seng (Headshot)
- Example 2: Pulau Ubin quarry
- Example 3:Attap huts and children (general view)
Reflects Sinagpore life on the web, capturing websites of historical value
- Example 1: Speak Good English Movement
- Example 2: The Artists Village
- Example 3: No place like home: a cyberbook by Kenneth Y T Lim
- Example 4: 10 litres of water a day
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