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-The National Library of Singapore was established in 1995, and houses a wide variety of different books and records. Some of these are available digitally on their [https://www.nlb.gov.sg/ website].
+*The National Library of Singapore houses a wide variety of different books and records. Some of these are available digitally on their [https://www.nlb.gov.sg/ Digital sources].
-:As Singapore gained its independence in 1965, and as the country's population spread into the suburbs, the library, in collaboration with the city's urban planners, established a presence in the suburbs by building a library branch in most of the new towns built by the Housing and Development Board. These branch libraries were each considered a physical extension of the original library at Stamford Road, rather than distinct institutions in their own right, thus the term "National Library" could be said to apply to the original institution and all its affiliates.
+*[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/ NewspaperSG] is an online resource of current and historic Singapore and Malaya newspapers. Search digital archive of newspapers published between 1831-2009, or find information on over 200 newspaper titles in the National Library’s microfilm collection. Full-text is only available for issues up to 1989. t
-:*[[National Library of Singapore|Wiki page]] listing available resources
+*The term "National Library" could be said to apply to the '''original institution and all its affiliates.'''
+*[[National Library of Singapore|Wiki page]] listing available resources
 === '''National University of Singapore Library''' ===