NLB meaning in Academic & Science ?

The National Library Board (abbreviation: NLB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Communications and Information of the Singapore Government . Tasked to manage the public libraries and to lead them into the Information Age where non-print resources are making their mark, the NLB is aimed towards the creation of "borderless libraries", an initiative aimed at bringing the libraries closer to Singaporeans, and to connect Singaporeans with the outside world. NLB is a building block of Singapore's way towards knowledge society and smart nation.

The National libraries of Singapore house books in all four official languages of Singapore: English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Other than paper books, the libraries also loans CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, VCDs, video cassettes, audiobooks on CDs, magazines and periodicals, DVD-videos, Blu-rays and music CDs (the last two at the Esplanade outlet). Its flagship institution, the National Library, Singapore, has moved to its new premises at Victoria Street since 22 July 2005.