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The  Library of the University of Colombo launched its new flagship initiative, Colombo Discourses 2025, on 16th October 2025, marking a new milestone in the University’s commitment to fostering knowledge sharing and intellectual collaboration. The inaugural session, themed “Talk to an Expert,” featured an engaging discourse by Professor Indika Mahesh Karunathilake, Vice Chancellor of the [...]

The Library of the University of Colombo had the honour of welcoming Professor Indika Mahesh Karunathilake, Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, for an official visit to the Main Library on 16th October 2025. Professor Karunathilake was warmly welcomed by the Library staff and engaged in discussions with both academic and non-academic members. During [...]

A Staff Motivational Session was successfully held on 14th October 2025 at the Library Auditorium. The programme was designed for the staff members of the Main Library and the branch libraries to enhance motivation and teamwork. The session was conducted by Professor M. T. M. Mahees attached to the Department of Sociology, University of Colombo, [...]

An intensive library training programme for the Development Officers of the District Secretariat Office, Colombo, was successfully conducted at the Main Library, University of Colombo, on 08th October 2025. The one-day workshop, held at the Main Library premises, was designed to provide participants with a concise and practical training in library functions and processes. The [...]

Deputy Librarian of the University of Colombo, Dr. D. C. Kuruppu, retired from service on 30th September 2025. She began her career in the library sector in 1991 by joining the University of Colombo Library as an Assistant Librarian. She was promoted to Senior Assistant Librarian Grade II in 1997 and to Senior Assistant Librarian Grade [...]

Event 01 – Book Talk The Library of the University of Colombo is celebrating Literary and Reading Month 2025 by organising a series of programmes aimed at inculcating reading habits among undergraduates. The first programme, “The Book Talk”, was held on 18th September 2025 at the Main Library premises. The featured book was “භාෂාධ්‍යයනය හා [...]

A training session on Institutional Repository (IR) Configuration was held on 11th September 2025 at the Smart Classroom, Main Library, University of Colombo. The resource person, Mr. Buddhin Kumara, Senior Assistant Librarian, University of Moratuwa, conducted the workshop, introducing new features and guiding participants through the practical aspects of configuring the University of Colombo’s Institutional [...]

A webinar on uploading documents to the Institutional Repository (IR) of the University of Colombo was held on 10th September 2025 via Zoom, with the participation of 83 staff members from across the University. The session was conducted by Mr. Buddhin Kumara, Senior Assistant Librarian, University of Moratuwa, who introduced the new IR interface and [...]

A scholarly collection of works by Vidya Jothi Emeritus Professor Sarath W. Kotagama was launched at the Science Faculty Library on 22 August 2025. About 50 books authored by him on Ornithology, Environmental Sciences, Wildlife and Conservation were donated to the Science Faculty Library as the second addition to the ‘Scholars’ Corner’, established at the [...]

On 22nd August 2025, Her Excellency Ms. Miyon Lee, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, visited the Science Faculty Library during her official visit to the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Professor Indika Mahesh Karunathilake, and the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Professor [...]