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A discourse on "Redefining Academic Integrity in the AI era: Where do we draw the line?" was held on 24th May 2026 from 10.00 AM to 02.00 PM at the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo. The program was organized and coordinated by Dr. N.M. Karannagoda, Senior Assistant Librarian, the Faculty of Graduate Studies [...]

The Main Library of the University of Colombo successfully hosted the “Arts Orientation” and “Talk to an Expert 2026” programme on 04th May 2026 from 1.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. at the Main Library and the Faculty of Arts, welcoming nearly 800 newly enrolled Arts students to university life. The event was organized with the [...]

Continuing its annual tradition, the University of Colombo Library celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year on 22nd April 2026 in a warm and festive atmosphere. The programme included the customary lighting of the oil lamp and brief remarks by senior library officials. A delightful array of traditional sweets added colour to the occasion, making [...]

The Main Library of the University of Colombo successfully organised a “Workshop on Article Reviewing” on 24th March 2026 from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. at the Smart Classroom of the Main Library. The workshop was conducted for librarians attached to the University of Colombo with the aim of enhancing their knowledge and skills in the [...]

The second Book Talk organized by the Library of the University of Colombo was successfully held on 11th March 2026 at the Main Library. The session featured the book “ගණනාත් ඔබේසේකර ගේ පත්තිනි ඇදහිල්ල පිළිබඳ සමාජ මානව විද්‍යාත්මක ප්‍රතිපරීක්ෂාවක්” (A Socio-Anthropological Reexamination of the Cult of the Goddess Pattini of Gananath Obeysekara), authored by Senior Professor Premakumara [...]

The Library of the University of Colombo successfully conducted two internship programmes for undergraduate students from the University of Kelaniya and the University of Colombo from  December 2025 to February 2026. The programme was designed to provide practical exposure to the core functions of an academic library. During the training period, the interns worked closely [...]

The Main Library of the University of Colombo successfully conducted a Fire Safety Training and Demonstration Programme on 13th February 2026, aimed at enhancing awareness and preparedness for fire emergencies among university library staff. The programme was organized to equip participants with essential knowledge on fire prevention, emergency response procedures, technical aspects of the fire [...]

A hands-on training session on document uploading to the Institutional Repository (IR) of the University of Colombo was successfully conducted on 28th January 2026 at the Skill Lab of the Science Library. The session was organised for Library Information Assistants with the objective of enhancing their practical knowledge and technical competencies in managing and uploading [...]

The second session of the Colombo Discourse: Talk to an Expert series, titled “සාහිත්‍යය, සංස්කෘතිය, සහ පුද්ගල සංවර්ධනය : ජීවන අත්දැකීම් ඇසුරින්”, was successfully held on 20 January 2026 at the Main Library of the University of Colombo. The programme featured Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, former Professor of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, as [...]

The University of Colombo held its annual long-service award ceremony at the New Arts Theatre on 2nd January 2026. During the event, three members of the University of Colombo Library staff were honored for their dedicated service: Dr. D.C. Kuruppu (Former Deputy Librarian), Ms. W.H.K. Silva (Senior Staff Assistant), and Mr. E.G. Saman (Work Aide). [...]