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    Palaeographical development of the Brahmi script in Ceylon from 3rd century B. C. to 7th century A. D.
    (University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, 1949) Fernando, P. E. E.
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    A comparison of the requirements of university library quality assurance system with internationally recognised ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 9001:2008 quality management systems
    (University Librarians' Association of Sri Lanka, 2011) Dissanayake, Harshani N.K.
    Providing a quality service has become a must in the library and information science sector today. The readers expect an effective and efficient library service from the library staff. Therefore providing a customer oriented service has become a challenge to the librarians and information professionals. The University Grants Commission has initiated a Quality Assurance System for all the faculties and the academic libraries of the Universities under the World Bank project, Improving Relevance and Quality of Undergraduate Education (IRQUE). The quality management systems (QMS) ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 9001:2008 are internationally recognized Quality Management Systems. They have been successfully implemented in some Sri Lankan libraries to provide an effective service to the library users. A comparison of the requirements of the University Library Quality Assurance System and the two international standards is carried out in this study.
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    Care of the collection in University of Peradeniya library: strategic planning for the preventive conservation
    (University Librarians' Association of Sri Lanka, 2008) Alahakoon, Champa N.K.
    This paper discusses some problems which prevail with regard to preventive conservation of rare materials presently available in the university library. It reveals the problems that have arisen due to deteriorating factors and negligent areas of the library, such as lack of awareness of the importance of the documents and materials; lack of positive thinking on preventive conservation; shortage of trained staff, equipment and chemicals; and lack of funds. It points out the importance and need of preservation of different kinds of material including wooden objects and paintings and the factors that need to be addressed with regard to preventive conservation. Lastly it highlights strategic planning for preventive conservation which needs to be implemented.
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    Bridging the digital divide: libraries in developing countries
    (University Librarians' Association of Sri Lanka, 2003) Perera, Sriyani
    In this paper it discusses briefly on the situation of digital divide in general with special reference to libraries in the developing countries. It continues to describe how a situation called digital divide came into existence and became a global phenomenon and outlines the possible reasons for emergence of such a situation.It discusses on various issues those emerging along the entire spectrum of digital divide.To delineate various aspects of bridging the digital divide,the author uses the experience,information and data that was gathered during her recent educational visit to various institutes in India and uses the contexts in Sri Lanka and India as examples to explain how bridging of the digital divide could be dealt with in libraries in the developing countries.Special reference is being made on the role of library networks in bridging the divide with examples.