Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Hedwig Anuar was the first Singaporean Director of the National Library in 1960. As a librarian and an administrator, she is responsible for many of the foundations of the modern library system in Singapore. Until her retirement in 1983, the National Library made considerable developments, growing from one library to nine and a change in membership from 43,000 to 333,00. As an administrator, she began several important library projects for children and youth in Malaysia and worked extensively with the media to promote these and other services. Hedwig also contributed to the creation of the library infrastructure used throughout Southeast Asia. She was awarded the Pingat Pentadbiran Awam and is a founding member of the Association of Women for Action and Research(AWARE).. }
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- Hedwig_Anuar abstract "Hedwig Anuar was the first Singaporean Director of the National Library in 1960. As a librarian and an administrator, she is responsible for many of the foundations of the modern library system in Singapore. Until her retirement in 1983, the National Library made considerable developments, growing from one library to nine and a change in membership from 43,000 to 333,00. As an administrator, she began several important library projects for children and youth in Malaysia and worked extensively with the media to promote these and other services. Hedwig also contributed to the creation of the library infrastructure used throughout Southeast Asia. She was awarded the Pingat Pentadbiran Awam and is a founding member of the Association of Women for Action and Research(AWARE).".