Research Resources
Explore the rich collections of the National Library and National Archives of Singapore using these online research tools.
Last updated 20 August 2026
Online Research Tools of the National Library and National Archives of Singapore
National Library Online
National Library Online enables you to search the digitised collections of the National Library, Singapore. By using the database, you can find photographs, maps, newspapers, ephemera, music albums, audiovisual materials, manuscripts, documents and articles.
(opens in new tab)Spatial Discovery
Spatial Discovery is designed to allow users to explore and search maps related information across the National Archives of Singapore’s Maps & Building Plans database and National Library’s Rare Maps collection. At present, there are over 3,500 high resolution geo-referenced maps in Spatial Discovery. More maps will be made available when digitization and geo-referencing are completed.
(opens in new tab)Archives Online
To allow users easy access to our archival holdings, Archives Online is designed to allow users to seamlessly search information across NAS' various independent databases and view selected photographs, maps and plans, listen to oral history interview samplers and watch snippets of audio-visual recordings, round the clock.
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