On 22nd August 2025, Her Excellency Ms. Miyon Lee, the Ambassador of the Republic of Koreato Sri Lanka, visited the Science Library during her official visit to the Faculty of Science,University of Colombo during her visit to the Faculty of Science to the opening ceremony of theBiomolecular Science and Industrial Biotechnology (BSIB) Office at the…
A study tour on Library Automation for the Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BALIS) students of the Open University was successfully held on 25th July 2025 at the University of Colombo. The program was organised at both the Science Library and the Main Library of the University, providing participants with valuable exposure to modern…
A scholarly collection of works by Vidya Jothi Emeritus Professor Sarath W. Kotagama was launched at the Science Faculty Library on 22 August 2025. About 50 books authored by him on Ornithology, Environmental Sciences, Wildlife and Conservation were donated to the Science Faculty Library as the second addition to the ‘Scholars’ Corner’, established at the…
On 31st July, a group of officials from the National Library and Documentation Services Board of Sri Lanka visited the Science Faculty Library at the University of Colombo to gain first-hand insights into the operation of an automated modern library. During the visit, they observed the automated circulation process, including the use of self-check machines,…
On July 23, 2024, Library staff of the University of the Visual & Performing Arts (VAPA), led by Mrs. Mudhitha Ankumbura, Senior Assistant Librarian visited the Science Library of the University of Colombo. This initiative was par with the staff development of the Visual and Performing Arts Library. Mrs. Sajeewanie Somaratna, Senior Assistant Librarian, Mr Madushan Lankathilake, Assistant…
Former Vice-Chancellor, Senior Professor Kshanika Hirimburegama, has donated 25 books related to Management and Finance that she received from the University of Turku in Finland. These valuable books were presented to the Vice-Chancellor, Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne on September 18, 2023, at the College House Premises. The event was attended by the Acting Librarian, Mrs Sajeewanie D. Somaratna,…
Students of the Diploma in Library and Information Sciences (DLIS) of the Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) had their practical library training at the Library, University of Colombo. The Library of the University of Colombo supports this training every year as an outreach program. A ten-day program started from August 7th to August 18th, 2023,…
Mr. M.M. Rifaudeen, the Librarian, along with the library staff of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL) paid a visit to the University of Colombo Library on 20th July 2023 to witness the best practices at the Main Library and cutting-edge technologies at the Science Library of the University of Colombo. The Acting…
On the first day of their academic journey, the first-year undergraduates (2022 intake) of the Faculty of Science embarked on their first visit to the science library as part of their orientation day activities on the 29th of May, 2023. The Acting Librarian of the University of Colombo, Mrs Sajeewanie Somaratna, Assistant Librarian of the…
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…
