86. Library, Telecom Training Centre Assistant Librarian Ms. L Mulin Mendis This library caters for the staff and students of the center. The collection includes around 7000 books and several common Library, journals. Telecom Training Centre Negombo Road, Welisara, Ragama +94 11 295 6262 +94 11 2960599 Attn:Librarian [email protected] N/A 87. Documentation Centre and Library, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka Librarian Maintains a documentation centre and library for public and Mrs Damayanthi Samarakoon / Mrs Priyani internal staff containing: all Commission documents required Hettiarchchi by the staff; documents for public as required by the WTO agreement; documents relevant to the telecommunications Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of sector. Sri Lanka 276, Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 08 Page 51 of 73
+94 11 2684865 / 2689345 extn: 4200 / 4201 +94 11 2684865 [email protected] / [email protected] http://www.trc.gov.lk/ 88. Library, Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission This special Library houses resources on Tertiary and Librarian Vocational Education and collection around 5000 books. Mr Anura Weerakoon Researchers could do reference. 'Nipunatha Piyasa' 3rd Floor 354/2, Elvitigala Mw, Colombo 05 +94 11 5849291 +94 11 2555007 [email protected] http://www.tvec.gov.lk/ Page 52 of 73
89. Library, Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo The absorption of the Ayurveda College to the University of Senior Assistant Librarian Colombo, the Institute of Indigenous Medicine offered BAMS Mrs. C.K.Gamage and BUMS degrees to the students. With this development, the library was expanded to meet the requirements of the Library, undergraduates. In the recent past postgraduate studies were Institute of Indigenous Medicine, introduced and the library had to extend its services to these University of Colombo, postgraduate students too. Today the library caters to the Rajagiriya. requirement of about 700 undergraduates and 50 +94 11 2674854 / 2692385 | 2694308 extn: 220 postgraduate students, academic and non academic staff. / 221 It has a good collection of books on Ayurveda, Unani and +94 11 2697175 attn: Senior Assistant Librarian Western medicine, approximately 28,000 in number in various languages. The collection covers a wide range of medical [email protected] books relating to clinical medicine, Pharmacology, Dentistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Toxicology, Surgery, Psychiatry and http://iim.cmb.ac.lk/resources/library allied subjects. Actg. Librarian 90. Main Library, University of Colombo Mrs. D.C. Kuruppu The University of Colombo inherited the collection built up by Main Library, the two Colleges – the Ceylon Medical College and the University of Colombo, University College. The Library system currently consists of P.O. Box 1698, the Main Library located at Philip Gunawardena Mawatha Colombo 07 (Reid Avenue) and the libraries of the Faculties of Medicine +94 11 2583043 / 2586432 (located at Kynsey Road), Science and Graduate Studies located respectively at the Medical Faculty and Science +94 11 2583043 Faculty, and the FGS premises. Page 53 of 73
91. Medical Library, University of Colombo [email protected] The Library of the Medical Faculty, University of Colombo was http://www.lib.cmb.ac.lk/ founded in 1870 the same year the Medical Faculty was inaugurated. It was set up in the present building in 1955. At Senior Assistant Librarian the beginning, there were 15 departmental libraries attached Mrs. Anuja de Silva to the departments of the faculty in addition to the central library. The library is the second oldest medical library in the Medical Library, whole of Asia. The medical library offer services especially to Faculty of Medicine, health professionals and the para-professionals in the island University of Colombo, as well as in the South East Asian Region. Colombo 08. +94 11 2692068 / 11 2688748 Ext: 218 +94 11 2692068 [email protected] / [email protected] http://192.248.19.6/ Page 54 of 73
92. Library, Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo The absorption of the Ayurveda College to the University of Senior Assistant Librarian Colombo, the Institute of Indigenous Medicine offered BAMS Mrs. C.K.Gamage and BUMS degrees to the students. With this development, the library was expanded to meet the requirements of the Library, undergraduates. In the recent past postgraduate studies were Institute of Indigenous Medicine, introduced and the library had to extend its services to these University of Colombo, postgraduate students too. Today the library caters to the Rajagiriya. requirement of about 700 undergraduates and 50 +94 11 2674854 / 2692385 | 2694308 extn: 220 postgraduate students, academic and non academic staff. / 221 It has a good collection of books on Ayurveda, Unani and +94 11 2697175 attn: Senior Assistant Librarian Western medicine, approximately 28,000 in number in various languages. The collection covers a wide range of medical [email protected] books relating to clinical medicine, Pharmacology, Dentistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Toxicology, Surgery, Psychiatry and http://iim.cmb.ac.lk/resources/library allied subjects. Senior Asst. librarian 93. Science Library, University of Colombo, Colombo Ms. H M D S D Somaratne The Science Library is fully automated and entire collection of Science Library, books in the library was bar-coded and each student of the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science is issued a bar-coded library cardThe University of Colombo, Science Library consists of approximately 30,000 books and PO Box 1490, periodicals. Number of books is added to its stocks every Colombo 03. year. The collection covers all aspects of subjects such as +94 11 2583883 / 2158403-5 / 2583883 Pure Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Computer Science, Nuclear Science, Biotechnology +94 11 2583883 and Applied Sciences. The E-resource centre of the Science Library is very popular among the students. Any student in the Faculty of Science can reserve a terminal for the duration of 01 hour at one time to access e-resources. Page 55 of 73
94. Library, University of Jaffna [email protected] / [email protected] The university library has three branch libraries at Faculty of http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/Science/science- Medicine, Department of Siddha Medicine and Ramanathan library Academy of Fine Arts. The Ramanathan Library consisted mainly of materials collected by Sir.Pon.Ramanathan during Librarian his long, varied and eventful career. There were books on Ms.S.Arulanantham Law, Hindu Philosophy and Religion, Christian Theology, Economics, Law, English History and Literature, Politics and Jaffna University Library Government. The Library of the undergraduate section of the Thirunelveli, Jaffna College was essentially a working collection for Jaffna. undergraduate study. The Vidyananthan library is the main +94 21 2222970 library of the University and is housed in a spacious building at a central spot in the Thirunelvely Campus. +94 21 2222970 [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] http://www.jfn.ac.lk/library/thelibrary.htm Page 56 of 73
95. Main library, University of Kelaniya Librarian Mr. L.A. Jayatissa The University of Kelaniya Library was crystallized around the Vidyalankara Pirivena Collection with the elevation of the Main Library, Pirivena to a fully pledged University status in 1959. University of Kelaniya, Throughout its existence, the Library was located in several Dalugama, places and finally moved to its present building in 1977. Kelaniya, The present library collection encompasses over 180,000 books pertaining to various academic disciplines ranging from +94 11 2911918 or +94 11 2903170 / 112903903 Archaeology to Zoology and subscriptions to about150 extn: 170 academic journals. Further, the library provides electronic access to full text databases through the terminals located in +94 11 2911918 the Library Multimedia Section and other departments. [email protected] / [email protected] 96. Medical Library, University of Kelaniya http://www.kln.ac.lk/units/library/ The library collection has about 16500 books and 15 subscriptions together with access to Hinari Database through Senior Assistant Librarian WHO. Being the only university that has Speech science, this Mrs Chitra M Abeygunasekera library specialize in speech & language therapy and audiology. Medical Library, P.O.Box 6, Page 57 of 73 Thalagolla Road Ragama +94 11 2961154 / 2961000 extn:154 / 145
+94 11 2958337 [email protected] / [email protected] http://www.kln.ac.lk/medicine/index.php/centres-a- units/medical-library 97. SIDA/SAREC Research Library, University of Keleniya This library gives reference materials relevant to the Social Demonstrator Sciences. The Research Library is organized under three Miss Suleka Pathmini categories.It provides reference facilities for the academic staff members of the Faculty of Social Sciences. SIDA/SAREC Research Library, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Keleniya, Dalugama, Keleniya. +94 112 2903817 N/A [email protected] http://www.kln.ac.lk/socialsciences/web/ Page 58 of 73
98. Library, University of Moratuwa Librarian Mrs. Ruwani Kodikara The University of Moratuwa Library (UML) is one of the most prominent technology libraries in the country. It's main areas Library, of specialization are Engineering, Architecture and Information University of Moratuwa, Technology. However, the library caters for the requirements Moratuwa 10400 of the membership by housing books and other materials of +94 11 2650161 / 2650301 extn: 1501 general interest too.Their priority is given to the academic & non-academic staff and the students of the University of +94 11 2650622 Moratuwa, as well as to the Institute of Technology (ITUM). Yet, our services extend beyond this administrational [email protected] boundary, and serves the entire technology community of Sri Lanka through information dissemination and networking. http://www.lib.mrt.ac.lk/ 99. Agriculture Library, University of Peradeniya Senior Assistant Librarian Mrs. Irangani Mudannayake The Agriculture Library emerged as a separate library in the University Library System in 1960s catering to the information Agriculture Library requirements of the Faculty of Agriculture. In 1980 it was Faculty of Agriculture amalgamated with the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture PO BOX 55 Library and was shifted to the four-storied new building in University of Peradeniya 1996. The most unique feature of the Agriculture Library is Peradeniya that it serves two institutions of higher education in the University of Peradeniya, namely the Faculty of Agriculture Page 59 of 73
and the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture. +94 81 2388956 / 2395552 / 2395550 / 2395554 100. Dental Library, The University of Peradeniya +94 81 2388318 Attn: Senior Assistant Librarian The main objective of the Dental Library is to develop a [email protected] / [email protected] collection of print and non-print materials for the Faculty in Dental Sciences to be a national leader in higher education http://www.lib.pdn.ac.lk/Libraries/AGRL/index.html and research. The clientele of the Dental Library now comprises the members of the academic staff, Senior Assistant Librarian undergraduates Dental Sciences. The dental library houses Mr. Sunil Premarathne the collection of books and journals pertaining to Dentistry. The collection comprises of about 1500 books and 15 titles of Dental Library, periodicals. Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka +94 81 2397500 +94 812388948 Attn: Dental Library [email protected] Page 60 of 73
http://www.lib.pdn.ac.lk/Libraries/DENL/index.html 101. Engineering Library, University of Peradeniya Senior Assistant Librarian Ms.Neetha Damayanthi Peiris The Library moved to the newly constructed two-storied Engineering Library, Engineering Library Building in January 2000. The collection Faculty of Engineering, contains about 35000 information sources such as books, University of Peradeniya, periodicals, theses, BS codes, project reports etc., on Civil, Peradeniya Chemical, Production, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Engineering Mathematics and Computer Sciences. +94 812393318 / 2393311 +94 812388158 Attn: Senior Assistant Librarian [email protected] / [email protected] http://www.pdn.ac.lk/eng/eng/academic/library.htm l 102. Medical Library, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya The cliental of the Medical Library now comprises the Senior Assistant Librarian members of the academic staff, undergraduates and Mrs. Sriyani Perera postgraduates of Faculties of Medicine and Dental Sciences. The Medical Library houses the collection of books and Medical Library, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya. Page 61 of 73
journals pertaining to Medical Sciences and Dentistry. The +94 81 2396241, +94 81 2392155 collection comprises of about 20,000 volumes and 1,100 titles of periodicals stacked in 350 meters of shelving +94 81 238 8678 103. Main Library, University of Peradeniya [email protected], [email protected] The library of Peradeniya University originated in 1921 as the http://www.lib.pdn.ac.lk/Libraries/MEDL/index.html library of the Ceylon University College. The Library was shifted to Peradeniya in 1952 and was moved to the present Librarian premises in 1960. After moving to Peradeniya, the library Dr. Mrs. P. Wijethunga developed into a library network comprising the Main Library and seven other branch libraries, namely Agriculture, Science, Main Library Medical, Engineering, Vet Medical, Allied Health Science and University of Peradeniya Dental libraries. The ninth library is attached to the sub- Peradeniya - 20400 campus, Faculty of Agriculture in Mahailuppallama. The +94 81 239 2470 / 238 8678 / 239 2471 branch libraries are located in their respective faculties. The Main Library can be accessed by proceeding along the new +94 81 238 8678 Galaha road, passing the entrance to the Arts Theatre and turning right to the Senate building. [email protected] Page 62 of 73 http://www.lib.pdn.ac.lk/index.html
104. Science Library, University of Peradeniya Senior Assistant Librarian Ms.Sriyani Elleperuma The Science Library was opened in its new building in June 1993, bringing together the library collections maintained in Science Library the Departments of Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Zoology. University of Peradeniya The materials relating to Mathematics and Geology Peradeniya maintained in the Main Library were not shifted to the Science +94 81 239 4417 / 2394416 Library, considering their use by the readers belonging to the other Faculties, but the new materials relating to these two +94 81 2388018 / 2389026 Attn: Senior Assistant departments are added on to the Science Library. Some Librarian collections having special relevance to the Departments in the Faculty of Science (such as the Taxonomy Collection and the [email protected] / [email protected] Prof. Balasubramanium Collection in the Department of Botany) are still maintained in the relevant departments http://www.lib.pdn.ac.lk/Libraries/SCIL/index.html 105. Veterinary Medicine & Animal Science Library, University of Peradeniya The Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Library was Senior Assistant Librarian established in its present location in the Faculty in June 1994, Mr. A. Dharmaratne to house the collection of books and periodicals in Veterinary Medicine which were transferred from the Medical Library. Veterinary Medicine & Animal Science Library, Refurbishment of the present Library was completed in 2005. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Animal Science Fully Automated Library system was introduced in 2007. University of Peradeniya The library collection in 2010 was comprised of more than Peradeniya +94 81 2395883 / 2389136 / 2395885 6000 books and bound of periodicals. The Audio Visual Unit Page 63 of 73
of the Library contains CDs ,VCDs, Videos etc. and there are +94 81 2389136 Attn: Senior Assistant Librarian 13 titles of current Periodicals and 79 titles of Bound Periodicals in the Library. [email protected] 106. Library, University of Rajarata http://www.lib.pdn.ac.lk/Libraries/VETL/index.html Rajarata University of Sri Lanka has a library systems first Assistant Librarian consisting of following libraries. The main library was started Ms. K R M Harshani at August 1996 with the appointment of the first all other branch libraries. Libraries have been functioning since 1992 Faculty of Applied Sciences Library, under the former Affiliated University College main library. University of Rajarata, Commence services in October 1996 with a beginning of fist Mihintale. academic year of the university. Rajarata University at present +94 25 3893841 the five faculties. The main library has three branch libraries in +94 25 2266643 extn. 3039-40 different areas. The Agriculture Science faculty library is located in Puliyankulama. The Faculty library of Medical & 0252 266694 Allied Science located in Saliyapura, Faculty of Applied [email protected] Science library is located in Mihintale. The Central library in the Mihintale gives services to Social Science faculty and http://www.aps.rjt.ac.lk/library/library.php Management Studies. Page 64 of 73
107. Agriculture Library, University of Ruhuna Senior Asst. Librarian Mrs. S. L. Gammanpila The Faculty Library serves students and faculty members and covers the Agriculture related subjects. The collection of the Agriculture Faculty Library, Library includes 25,000 books and around 10 subscriptions. Mapalana, Special collection of the Asian Productivity Organization is Kamburupitiya 81100 housed in the library as well. +94 41 2292200 extn: 350 +94 41 2292816 108. Engineering Library, University of Ruhuna +94 41 2292384 Attn: Library The collection contains 14,00 books, around 20 subscriptions, ASCE database in Civil Engineering covering Civil and [email protected] / [email protected] environmental, mechanical and manufacturing and Electrical and information areas. http://www.lib.ruh.ac.lk/AgriLib/index.html Snr. Asst. Librarian Mr. J.J. Garusing Arachchi Library, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Hapugala, Galle. +94 91 2245765 extn: 1311 Page 65 of 73
109. Main Library, University of Ruhuna +94 91 2245761 Attn: Library The Library of University of Ruhuna being a central research [email protected] library in the southern region of Sri Lanka caters for vast variety of communities in the country. The Ruhuna University http://www.lib.ruh.ac.lk/Eng/index.php Library has four branch libraries in addition to the Main Library viz: Agricultural Library at Mapalana, Allied Health Sciences Librarian Library at Mahamodara, Engineering library at Hapugala and Mr. Ananda Karunaratne Medical Library at Karapitiya. The resource collection consists of more than two hundred thousand books and 200 titles of Main Library, periodicals related to courses and staff requirements of the University of Ruhuna, university. Wellamadama, Matara. +94 41 2227028 / 41 2222681/2 extn: 2210 +94 412227028 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.lib.ruh.ac.lk/web/ Page 66 of 73
110. Medical Library, University of Ruhuna Snr. Asst. Librarian The library holds about 140000 books and about 300 Journal Mr. K.T.S. Pushpakumara titles (foreign and local). These resources are available in both print and electronic formats. Services of the library includes Library, reference, lending, interlibrary loan, current awareness Faculty of Medicine, services, conducting workshops and maintaining library Karapitiya, website with useful links to online resources for which the Galle library have subscribed as well as those available free. +94 91 2234801 extn: 151 +94 912243239 111. Main Library, University of Sabaragamuwa +91 2222314 Attn: Medical Faculty Library The university has three libraries. The Main Library located in Belihuloya mainly serves the needs of the faculties of [email protected] Social Sciences & Languages and Geomatics. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Management Studies have their http://www.lib.ruh.ac.lk/Medi/index.htm own libraries. The library of the Faculty of Applied Sciences has been amalgamated to the Main Library since March Librarian 2008. The library of the Faculty of Agricultural sciences Mrs. T. N. Neighsoorei Page 67 of 73 Main Library, Sabaragamuwa University, P.O.Box-02, Belihuloya. +94 45 2280045
serves their users and the collection includes approximately +94 45 2280045 20,000 publications. It has a separate section for e-learning facilities too. It is one kilometer ahead from the main library. [email protected] The library of the Management Studies was recently established and located in their faculty premises. It serves http://www.sab.ac.lk/library/index.htm their users. It caters to the Post Graduate studies etc. It has a collection of about 10,000 publications. Librarian Mrs. N.D. Wijayasundara 112. Main Library, University of Sri Jayawardenapura Library The library was commenced with an initial collection University of Sri Jayewardenepura inherited from Vidyodaya Pirivena with establishment of the Nugegoda. Vidyodaya University of Ceylon in 1959. Subsequently it was +94 11 2804194 / 2758520 housed in a substantial area of the Sri Sumangala Building since 1961 and developed the collection over the years. +94 11 2804194 The entire collection of the library was shifted to aspirate library building in 1988. It is certainly located with provision [email protected] for a full-pledged library. The new building was designed to draw as much as natural light, ventilation and fresh air as http://www.lib.sjp.ac.lk/ possible into the complex, and to blend well with the surroundings 113. Medical Library, University of Sri Jayawardenapura This library is located on the third floor of the library building Senior Assistant Librarian-Grade II (Medical with a separate entrance. Basic texts and reference Library) materials and current periodicals are available in the section. Mrs. C.S. Dharmaratne It serves the 16 academic departments and 3 Para- Medical Library professional courses conducted by the Medical Faculty. University of Sri Jayewardenepura WHO publications including Global Package are maintained Nugegoda. Page 68 of 73
continuously. The Sri Lanka Collection Thesis/ Dissertation +94 11 2803492/ 2758530 / 2802695-Ext.530 are made available for reference within the premises. +94 11 2804194 114. Library, University of Vocational Technology [email protected] The library caters students and the staff of the university. http://www.lib.sjp.ac.lk/staff/prof.html Page 69 of 73 Librarians Ms. G.W.G. Upamalika, Mrs. U.D.H. Kanchana, Mrs. A.S.G.A. Niroshani Library University of Vocational Technology 100, Kandawala Road, Ratmalana +94 11 2630700 extn: 1502 N/A [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://www.univotec.ac.lk/library.html
115. Main Library, University of Wayamba Librarian Mr W G P Gamlath The Main Library is situated in the front side of the administrative complex of the Wayamba University of Sri Main Library(kuliyapitiya Premises) Lanka Kuliyapitiya North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, library was started as an affiliated college library. In 1999 the Layanal Jayathilaka Mawatha, library became as an independent national university library. Kuliyapitiya . The library is serving more than ten years to the University generation. The main Library of The Wayamba university of +94 37 2283169 / 2284776 Sri Lanka is serving for two faculties of the university such as Faculty of Applied Sciences and Faculty of Business +94 372283169 Studies and Finance. [email protected] 116. Makandura Library, University of Wayamba http://libsys.wyb.ac.lk/ The Makandura Library is situated at Makandura in between Kurunegala and Negambo. Faculty library at Makandura Senior Asst.Librarian serve the Faculties of Agriculture & Plantation Mgt and Mr.W.Punyawardena Livestock Fisheries & Nutrition. At present the library consists of 18,000 books and around 20 subscriptions. In Makandura Library addition, the library provides access to AGORA and Emerald University of Wayamba, online databases. Gonawila, Makandura Page 70 of 73 +94 31 2298112 +94 31 22 98112 [email protected] / [email protected]
117. Library, Urban Development Authority http://libsys.wyb.ac.lk/mkd/index.php/staff This library houses at the Urban Development Authority and Librarian covers the subject areas Urban Planning, Town Planning, Mr. W P G S Withana Architecture, Land use, Housing, Landscaping and Colombo Master Plan. Their collection has built upto 6000 Urban Development Authority which was started in 1978 6th floor, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla 118. Library, Wayamaba Training Institute +94 11 2875916-19 extn. 252 This library is not yet developed fully and operated under a +94 11 2875901 professional librarian. Currently this is managed by the Director of the Institute. [email protected] Page 71 of 73 http://www.uda.lk/index.html Director Mr Chinthaka Ranasinghe Library Wayamba Training Institute Chief Secretariat Malagane Road Wariyapola +94 37 2267370 N/A
119. Library, World Conservation Union N/A The library is located at the IUCN Sri Lanka office, and N/A provides general reference and current awareness services to its users. It has over 4000 books and reports. It also Librarian receives approximately 60 periodicals including BBC Ms Darshini Wijesignhe Wildlife, National Geographic, Plant Talk, World Conservation, CITES World, TRAFFIC Bulletin, Zeylanica IUCN - The World Conservation Union and Loris on a regular basis. IUCNSL Library Offers several Sri Lanka Country office on - line resources and services, these include: Access to 53, Horton Place, the IUCNSL Library Database / Allows you to view the Colombo 7 books, periodicals, pamphlets and CDs available at the Sri Lanka reference library / Links to on line databases and Journals / +94 11 2694094 / 2682418 Provides access to important links to environmental databases, Journals and newsletters on the Internet / IUCN +94 11 2682470 Sri Lanka Publications [email protected] 120. Library, Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL) http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka was first established in /asia/asia_where_work/srilanka/library/ 1964 by the Central Bank of Ceylon and re-incorporated in 1979 by an Act of Parliament, No.26 of 1979 to provide Librarian Mrs. Mangalika Gunatilake Page 72 of 73 Institute of Bankersof Sri Lanka, College of Banking and Finance No.1081, Maradana Road , Colombo 08
instructions and training for employees of banks and +94 0112689797, +94 115219245 conduct examinations. As a special library, it provides support service to the academic programmes and library @ibsl.lk examinations in Banking and Finance. Library membership www.ibsl.lk is open to IBSL Members and staff Page 73 of 73
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