May
27
Library Tour for NILIS Students
The National Institute of Library and Information Science (NILIS) of the University of Colombo arranged a Library Tour for the students of Diploma in School Librarianship (DSL), Diploma in Library and Information Management (DLIM) and Advanced Certificate in Librarianship (ACL) on 27th May 2023. Students were taken to the Main Library and then to the [...]
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May
24
A Team from the National Library and Documentation Services Board of Sri Lanka Visits the Science Library of the University of Colombo
A team from the National Library and Documentation Services Board of Sri Lanka visits the Science Library of the University of Colombo. Mr. W. Sunil, the Director General of the National Library and Documentation Services Board of Sri Lanka (NLDSB), Mrs. Padma Bandaranayake, the Director of the National Library and Documentation Centre (NLDC), and other [...]
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May
23
School Students’ Visit of the University of Colombo, Library
As part of the Learning Attitude Development Program, Matara Beralapanathara National School arranged a visit to the Library of the University of Colombo. Students and their teachers visited the Main Library on 23rd May 2023. Librarians and library staff provided the instructions and information to the students during the tour. Students had an opportunity to [...]
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May
22
Training on UCLIMS- Analytical Records
The Library of the University of Colombo organized a training on "UCLIMS- Analytical Records" in the Smart Classroom on 17th May 2023. This training was aimed at training the Library Information Assistants (LIAs) that are handling the UCLIMS-Serials module. Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi (Librarian/ University of Ruhuna) & Ms. Gayani Perera (Senior Assistant Librarian/ Main Library, [...]
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May
12
Tagore Jayanti 2023
Marking the 162nd commemoration of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, his bust was garlanded in the Main Library of the University of Colombo, on 09th May 2023. The event was graced by His Excellency Gopal Baglay, the Indian High Commissioner for Sri Lanka and Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, the Vice Chancellor of the University of [...]
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May
12
Library Pre-Symposium Workshop
Library "Pre-Symposium Workshop" on "How to write a winning abstract” was held on 10th May in the Board Room of the Main Library. The Pre-Conference Workshop was held concurrently with the Library Research Symposium (LRS) 2023, with the goal of preparing the young Assistant Librarians for the upcoming conference. Mrs. H.M.D. Sajeewanie D. Somaratna (Acting [...]
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May
12
Training in Document Designing
The Library of the University of Colombo has organized a training session on "Document Design using Adobe Indesign" for the Library Information Assistants (LIAs) on 09th May 2023. The main aim of this session was to train the LIAs to assist with the publication and document design activities carried out by the Library. Mr. Madhushan [...]
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Mar
31
Training on Basic IT Skills for Library Attendants and Work Aides
The Library conducted a training session on “Basic IT Skills for Library Attendants and Work Aides” on 17th and 20th March 2023. The objective of this training was to train the library staff to solve routine IT issues at the Library. Ms. Gayani Perera (Senior Assistant Librarian), Dr. Neluka Karannagoda (Senior Assistant Librarian), and Mr. […]
Mar
31
Workshop for Library Information Assistants on Advanced MS-Word
A workshop on the “Advanced MS Word” application was conducted for the Library Information Assistants on 18th and 25th January 2023 at the Smart Classroom of the Library. Dr. Neluka Karannagoda (Senior Assistant Librarian, Main Library) contributed as the resource person of the session. 37 participants representing the library of the University of Colombo attended […]
