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Check out National Library's digitised collections of heritage books, manuscripts, music, photographs, newspapers & more.

Our Digital Collections

As custodian of Singapore’s documentary heritage, the National Library, Singapore collects, preserves and make accessible our digitised and born-digital content for present and future generations.



Collection of digitised books and other printed material Singapore’s history and culture from the National Library of Singapore and British Library's Oriental & India Office Collection

BookSG
HistorySG is an online resource guide to events that have unfolded in Singapore's history since 1299 to the present

HistorySG
Infopedia is a collection of articles on Singapore and covers a wide range of topics, including but not limited to historical events, arts, culture, economy, government and key personalities

Infopedia
MusicSG is a collection of music composed or published by Singaporeans, music produced or published in Singapore, and music related to Singapore

MusicSG
NewspaperSG is an online archive of Singapore newspapers published since 1827

NewspaperSG
NORA is a database of digitised works in the literary, performing and visual art works by prominent Singapore artists

NORA
PictureSG is a collection of images, including photographs and artworks, related to Singapore.

PictureSG
PublicationSG is the National Library's collection of Singapore’s published heritage, spanning topics of literary and visual arts, business, social sciences and humanities

PublicationSG
Web Archive Singapore is a collection of Singapore websites which consists of individuals, associations, businesses, cultural organisations, significant events and news.

Web Archive Singapore
National Library Datasets

National Library Datasets
The BHL Singapore Collection contains items contributed by National Library Board Singapore and its partner institutions such as the Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board Singapore

BHL Singapore Biodiversity Heritage Library
Eye on Asia provides resources for everyone, including young Singaporeans who wish to find out more about the region and explore internationalisation opportunities abroad

Eye on Asia
Virtual Union Catalogue provides a single access point to search the collections of participating libraries

Virtual Union Catalogue
ASEAN Digital Library is a regional project that aggregates the digitised resources of National Libraries in the ASEAN region

ASEAN Digital Library