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A workshop on freely accessible World Bank resources, organized by the Library's Training and Skill Development domain, was successfully held on 4th September 2024 in the Board Room of the Main Library, University of Colombo. The session focused on educating participants about the resources provided by the World Bank Group, such as the Open Knowledge [...]

The Library of the University of Colombo hosted a workshop on ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) on August 29th at the Board Room of the Main Library. The session was designed to help library academics better understand the functions and benefits of ORCID, a unique, persistent identifier that facilitates research visibility and attribution. The [...]

On June 14, 2024, Dr. N. M. Karannagoda, Senior Assistant Librarian at the University of Colombo Library, launched two books at the National Library and Documentation Board, Colombo. The first book, titled "Guide for a Successful Doctoral Journey: Ten Golden Principles Key to any PhD Candidate," is authored by Dr. N. M. Karannagoda and co-authored [...]

Mr. G.C. Kumara, who served as a Senior Assistant Registrar at the Main Library of the University of Colombo, retired from his position on the 18th of April 2024. Mr. Kumara began his tenure in the University system in 1991 at the University of Colombo. In 1994, he began his career in the library at [...]

On March 25th and 26th, 2024, the Library of the University of Colombo held a special training on "Current Trends of Libraries." This training was an outreach activity conducted by the Library, aimed at the library staff of the Bank of Ceylon. The training familiarized the librarians with the current trends in the library profession, [...]

The Academic Integrity Committee of the Library Quality Assurance Cell of the University of Colombo organized a seminar on “Research Ethics” on 5th March 2024 in the Boardroom of the Library, University of Colombo. Prof. Panduka Karunanayaka, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, was the resource person for this seminar. This [...]

A training session focusing on the process of uploading documents to the Institutional Repository (IR) of the University of Colombo took place on February 19th, 2024, conducted via Zoom. The primary objective of this training was to familiarize both academic and non-academic staff of the university with the uploading process to the IR. Mrs. Shabnam [...]

On January 31, 2024, Senior Professor (Chair) Premakumara De Silva, Department of Sociology, University of Colombo, presented the “Vageeshvarâbhinandana: Ven. Migettuwatte Sri Gunananda Thera Bicentennial Commemorative Volume (1823-2023)” (වාගීශ්වරාභිනන්දන මිගෙට්ටුවත්තේ ශ්‍රී ගුණානන්ද නා හිමි ද්විශතාබ්දානුස්මරණ ශාස්ත්‍රීය සංග්‍රහය 1823 - 2023) to Dr. D.C. Kuruppu, the Acting Librarian of the University of Colombo. Professor Premakumara served [...]

Mr. Wang Li, representing the China Cultural Centre in Sri Lanka, donated some books focusing on Chinese Culture, Medicine, Religion and language. These valuable books were formally presented to Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Colombo, on January 30th, 2024, at the College House Premises. The event was attended by [...]