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In a move to enhance the technological proficiency of its library staff, a training session on the Linux Operating System was conducted on 04th December 2023. The session was led by Mr. N. Hettiarachchi, the Librarian at the University of Ruhuna, and was aimed at equipping senior staff and selected Library IT Team members with [...]

The Library had successfully conducted its Library Research Symposium-2023 in parallel to the Annual Research Symposium of the University of Colombo on 7thof November 2023. This year the Library marked the Library Research Symposium for the sixth consecutive year under the theme of Libraries for Research Excellence which specifically emphasized on and communicated the role [...]

The University of Colombo held its Annual Research Symposium 2023 on November 2nd, 2023, with the theme "Research Excellence and Beyond" in the Professor V. K. Samaranayake Auditorium, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC). During the event, the Senate Awards for Research Excellence, which recognize outstanding research contributions of academics in the university, were [...]

The Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies (CCIS) of the University of Colombo transferred its library collection to the Main Library of the University on 16th October 2023. The CCIS is a Centre that promotes research and knowledge on contemporary India and was initiated in 2012 under an MOU between the High Commission of India in [...]

The Opening ceremony of the "Indian Corner" of the Library, Faculty of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo was held on 5th October 2023. The event commenced with a welcome address from Prof. P.K. Perera, the Dean of the Faculty of Indigenous Medicine. Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo graced [...]

Mr. M. A. Milton, who served as a Senior Assistant Librarian at the Main Library, University of Colombo, retired from his service on 30th September 2023. Mr. Milton joined the University of Colombo Library in 2018 as a Senior Assistant Librarian (Grade I). During his six-year tenure at the University of Colombo, he served as [...]

Former Vice-Chancellor, Senior Professor Kshanika Hirimburegama, has donated 25 books related to Management and Finance that she received from the University of Turku in Finland. These valuable books were presented to the Vice-Chancellor, Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne on September 18, 2023, at the College House Premises. The event was attended by the Acting Librarian, Mrs Sajeewanie D. Somaratna, [...]

The book titled "A Practical Guide to Basic Networking," authored by Mr. Tharindu Wijethilake, Dr. Chamath Keppitiyagama, Mr. Kenneth Thilakarathna, and Dr Ajantha Atukorale of the University of Colombo School of Computing was donated to the Library by the Colombo University Press on August 24th, 2023. This is the very first publication produced by the [...]

Students of the Diploma in Library and Information Sciences (DLIS) of the Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) had their practical library training at the Library, University of Colombo. The Library of the University of Colombo supports this training every year as an outreach program. A ten-day program started from August 7th to August 18th, 2023, [...]

Mr. M.M. Rifaudeen, the Librarian, along with the library staff of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL) paid a visit to the University of Colombo Library on 20th July 2023 to witness the best practices at the Main Library and cutting-edge technologies at the Science Library of the University of Colombo. The Acting [...]