2010 KOICA Volunteers visits University of Kelaniya Library

The 2010 KOICA Volunteer team along with the KOICA Officials visited the University of Kelaniya Main Library on 20th January 2010.

Lecture for KOICA Volunteers

I delivered a lecture for the 2010 KOICA Volunteer Team at the KOICA Volunteers Orientation Program at the KOICA Office, Colombo on 12th January, 2010. Theme of the lecture was "Introduction to the history, culture & etiquette in Sri Lanka". 18 KOICA Volunteers attended the program.

SLLA New Website Launched

Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) launched its' new website on 18th December 2009 at the OPA Auditorium, Colombo.

URL: http://www.slla.org.lk

Dr. Ruwan Gamage (Snr. Asst. Librarian, University of Moratuwa) is the Web Co-ordinator of SLLA and Mr. Tharanga Ranasinghe (Asst. Librarian, University of Kelaniya) is the Web Master of SLLA.

ULA Workshop on Executive Etiquette and Social Behaviour

University Librarians' Association (ULA) of Sri Lanka organized a one day workshop on "Executive Etiquette and Social Behaviour" on 16th October 2009 at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo.

The workshop was conducted by well known social etiquette experts Mr. Toni Fernandez and Mrs. Michelle Mortier Fernandez.

ILIG International Award to Dr. Gamage

Dr. Ruwan Gamage, Senior Assistant Librarian, University of Moratuwa, was awarded the ILIG (International Library and Information Group) International award 2009 for making a difference in libraries and information services outside the UK.

It was awarded to Dr. Gamage for his development of the Sri Lanka Library Friends discussion group.

For more information, pls. visit: http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/international/awards/newintaward.htm

Korean Speech Contest Video

Dear All,

Here is the link for YouTube video of my Gold Prize winning Speech at the Korean Speech Contest, on 16th May 2009 at Colombo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtdRSeVCh0w

Internet Searcher's Handbook

Internet Searcher's Handbook is the latest weblog I developed. Aim of this blog is to introduce the trends and techniques of online environment particularly to the Sri Lankan academic and library community with the aim of equipping them with necessary knowledge and skills to be successful in the online information environment. Special features of this blog are:

• Search Tip of the Month (to introduce an effective search tip)
• Website of the Month (to introduce a useful local website)
• Specific Online Resources (to introduce useful Online resources)

The idea of developing this blog came to my mind during a workshop conducted by me for the academic staff members of the University on 09th July, on "An Introduction to Online Information Resources & Effective Online Searching Techniques ". I wanted to keep them regularly updated by sharing what I find. URL: http://ishandbook.blogspot.com/

A week of Library Profession

June 25th - July 3rd was an important & busy week for librarians. Because the NACLIS Conference and AGM of SLLA (Sri Lanka Library Association) was held on 25th & 26th June where as the International Conference & the AGM of ULA (University Librarians' Association) was held on 2nd & 3rd July. Both events were held in Colombo. I attended the SLLA AGM, where I was offered the Associateship of the SLLA, which was followed by a nice musical session in the afternoon. And also I attended both events of the ULA.
Quite a busy week, but with lot of opportunity to meet library professionals around the country after some time.

Lecture for KOICA Volunteers

The new KOICA Volunteer (한국국제협력단 자원봉사) team members (20 volunteers) came to Sri Lanka at the end of May 2009. They will be volunteering in Sri Lanka in different organizations, for the benefit of Sri Lankans in next couple of years. I had the opportunity to conduct a lecture for them to introduce history, culture and etiquette in Sri Lanka. It was conducted on Thursday, 18th June at the KOICA Office in Colombo. The objective of the lecture was to aware the volunteers about the culture and etiquette of Sri Lanka, in order to make their life more comfortable and fruitful during their stay in this country. It was a great pleasure for me to meet this young and energetic volunteer team and have a nice time with them.

Korean National Digital Library - Dibrary

The National Digital Library (NDL) of Korea is functioning now. During my stay in Korea in last summer, the construction work of the digital library was in process, and it is my pleasure to announce now it is functioning. The digital library (dibrary) was opened in late May (25th) 2009.

The six principles of the basis for the NDL’s missions are as follows:

1. The Digital Library approachable from anywhere
2. The Digital Library with no barriers
3. The Digital Library encouraging participation
4. The Digital Library as the Global Knowledge Information Hub
5. The Digital Library providing Information Literacy Service
6. The Digital Library providing Information Reference Service

Pls. visit the dibrary and experience it! http://www.dibrary.net/intro/intro.html